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District Governor Nominee Designate
Picked for Rotary District 5020
Yesterday was the final day to register a
challenge to the Nominating Committee's recommendation of
Judy Byron of the Rotary Club of Sidney for District
Governor for 2012-13. Having received no such challenge it
gives me great pleasure to officially announce Judy as our
selection for District Governor for those years. Judy will
follow David Stocks and as such with have the designation of
District Governor Nominee Designate for the remainder of
this Rotary year and will bring to our District a
competence, dedication and passion throughout her term of
service.
Alex Alexander
District Governor 2009-10
District 5020
Rotary District Training Assembly 2010
Feb 20-21
Port Angeles, WA
All club members in this district should be planning for
the annual district training event (Assembly 2010) on the
weekend of February 20-21 in Port Angeles WA. Here are FOUR
excellent reasons to attend.
1. A first class training program has been assembled for
incoming club officers and directors, and all Rotarians who
wish to be knowledgeable of Rotary.
2. This assembly will be the opportunity for Rotarians to
begin preparation for changes to the Rotary Foundation to be
introduced in 2010-2011. These changes will have a direct
impact on future Rotary club funding for
humanitarian/education projects.
3. Rotarians and non-Rotarians who are involved in district
youth programs must attend training sessions for youth
protection. A three-part series on youth protection will be
offered at this assembly.
4. The assembly is a wonderful opportunity to meet other
Rotarians in our district to exchange ideas for service and,
as DG Alex would say, to just “have fun”.
Register NOW
http://www.rotary5020.org/assembly/
District Digest – October 30th, 2009
World Community Service workshop confirmed for Nanaimo:
Saturday November 28th
8:30am to 3:30pm
Vancouver Island University Campus, Nanaimo
Previous 2 meetings in Chehalis and Poulsbo had 43-45
participants
Attend if you are interested in hearing more about District
and Foundation grants and more…
November is Foundation Month.
Encourage members to support the Rotary Foundation each week
during this month. Past DG and now District Foundation Chair
Brian Beagle plans to visit 17 clubs during the end of
October to early December to make Foundation presentations.
DG Alex and wife Marnee have visited 50 clubs as of October
1st. All the clubs have been very involved in doing
significant projects in their communities, and
internationally.
DLTA is scheduled for Port Angeles on
Feb 20 and 21st 2010. Encourage members, those interested in
serving on the Executive and those who plan to continue on
with the Executive and Board, to mark their calendars.
Developing club leaders is a solution for an effective club.
Registration for
the DLTA is now online.
Group Study Exchange will
be heading to Germany and Norway. Team leaders and team
members were selected in August 2009.
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) information is not yet
available but will be sometime late November-December.
Obtain updates from
www.rylanw.org website.
Youth Exchange: This year we have 34 students from 25
different countries. In the group this year is a first time
country-Kyrgyzstan. Clubs are conducting interview for the
2010-2011 outbound exchange year. District confirmation
interviews for these students will be held in Victoria
December 4th.
Membership: the membership section of
the District Web Site has downloadable documents placed
on it for the use of clubs. Check it out!
Going to the Montreal Convention?
August 17, 2009
Subject: VIA Rail Convention Fare
This will confirm VIA Rail Canada’s participation as the
major ground transportation company for the Rotary
International Convention in June 2010.
The following are the details pertinent to your special
fare:
DISCOUNT 10% off best available fare in all classes of
service system-wide (exception of Economy Special (YS) and
Business Supersaver (JX) fares)
VALID: June 10 – 30, 2010 (note: added a few days to
beginning and end of conference for delegates who may wish
to arrive earlier and/or stay later).
TERRITORY: VIA Rail Canada System Wide to/from Montréal,
Québec
IDENTIFICATION: Convention Code #11762
RESERVATION: Book your travel online at
www.viarail.ca. Choose
the best applicable fare plan or your travel needs. When
reserving, choose ‘Other special discounts’ in the ‘Discount
Type’ section, and enter ‘11762’ in the ‘Discount Code’
section. No serial number is required; the fare will be
discounted accordingly. Up to 3 additional passengers
(family & friends) can receive the discount as long as they
are travelling on the same date and train.
If you have any questions regarding your discount please do
not hesitate to contact me. Again, thank you for considering
VIA Rail for your essential business travel needs.
Sincerely,
Lisa Poulin
VIA Rail Canada Inc.
How Well Do You Know Your Club
Members?
Rotary club members provide the talent, energy and
leadership to carry out the aims and objectives of the Club,
its projects and programs, fundraising, and new member
recruitment. They determine how the Club functions in
delivering its services, both to the community and
internationally. Choosing the right individuals for your
Club, and for the various tasks within the Club, are
paramount to its success, AND to the satisfaction of its
members. This particularly applies to those elected to
leadership roles within the Club, and the members of the
Selection Committee whose responsibility it is to recruit
those for election.
Do you know your members and their reasons
for joining Rotary? Have you considered:
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Personal goals they wish to achieve as a
member
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How they see themselves fitting into the
Club
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What they would like to see the Club
accomplish
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How they would like to see the Club
function
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How, when and where they would like to
be involved in the various Club activities
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Whether they would like to serve the
Club in a leadership capacity
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What Rotary training they would like to
receive
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How they are, and would like to
otherwise be, involved in the community.
With this knowledge in hand, the Club’s
leadership can engage members in club activities so that
they feel wanted, needed
and appreciated while accomplishing their personal goals
within Rotary.
You may wish to compose a questionnaire
along these lines for use with new members so you will have
this basic knowledge about each Club member. A suggested
“Membership Satisfaction Questionnaire” can be found on
pages 46-49 of the District booklet “Getting and Keeping
Good Rotarians”. If you do not have a hard copy of this
valuable booklet in your Club, you can download a copy from
the District Web Site under “Membership”.
For assistance, contact District Membership
Chairperson John Bardsley at
johnbardsley@shaw.ca
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