Vocational Service in Action

The second Avenue of Service. High ethical standards in business and professions; The recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society.

The CD ROM Key to a Students Future... "A bright New Idea"

For a variety of reasons not every Secondary School student moves on to Tertiary education, Some move into trades while others take up positions in semi and unskilled occupations, others simply drift into long term unemployment.
Vocational Service Director of RC of Stones Corner, Brisbane D.9630 John Jukes asked a teenager "what are you going to do after school?" The reply was "I dunno".
John advertised in the Multi media Dept. of Southbank TAFE, met with a group of final year students who had to produce a working CD Rom for exams, and a new project for the Rotary Club began. Following interviews with guidance officers and students, the focus of the content material for the CD was determined. The target audience of the disc became the secondary school student not reaching full potential or in danger of dropping out. This was to be the program they could be given by the school guidance officer to play on the computer and have discussions. Deliberately planned as a user friendly student to student, not teacher student communication, the only adult audio/visual segmnents were to be intervuiews with inspirational icons known and admired by students. Eg Wayne Bennett.
The CD became "Who am I"? " What are my opinions"? "Overcoming problems". "School-should I stay or leave". "World beyond school". As well, "start your own business", "write a resume", "conduct yourself in an interview" and " searching for jobs".

This CD Rom can be obtained from the RC of Stones Corner.
John Jukes Bus. 07 3391 8188 or flagsofallnations@bigpond.com

Community Service in Action

Action Saves Lives

The National Bowelscan Committee has advised District Chairman Kevin Hassey (Yamba) that they desire all participating Rotary Clubs to coordinate their Bowelscan kit selling period from the 3rd to 10th March 2001 which is immediately after National Bowel Cancer Awareness Week.

Cost of the kits will be the same price as last year, GST will not apply to the sale price and Sullivan Nicholaides or other arrangements will continue to carry out the pathology tests.

TV advertising, plus radio, newspapers and leaflets increased kit sales last year by a massive 40%. Expect another increase this year with National Advertising as well.

Last years Campaign Statistics in D.9640.
Kits sold 16731
Returned for pathology 12,293
Positive 153

Contact Kevin Hassey 02 6646 2285 hassey@turboweb.net.au

Have you had your HungerPlus Soup? Rotarian Brad Francis nearly chokes on soup as Lesley O'Connor (Ashmore) hesitates on soup but offers to work in an Indonesian Orphanage as a FAIM Project Volunteer.

'Club within a Club' How to increase your Rotary Club Membership by a massive 40% or more - unbelievable but true!

The simple Process

• Create a list of prospective members - this can be done in a variety of ways however it is suggested that the club members be involved in the creation of this list to ensure ownership of the process.
• Circulate the list throughout the members, once again reinforcing the ownership of the project.
• If necessary, verify each proposed member.
• Present the list to the Board for approval.
• Contact each prospective member and invite him or her to attend an 'interest' meeting - in a similar manner to prospective charter members of a new club.
• Conduct the 'interest' meeting and provide Rotary and Club information. Provide an opportunity for prospective members to mix with each other and ask questions. Further information can be provided outside the meeting if required.
• Hold a second information meeting if required.
• Seek permission from those who accept the invitation to join to have their names to be circulated to the club members. This should have been explained during the interest meeting. Classifications should be finalised.
• Prospective member's names to be circulated to club members in accordance with normal club requirements.
• Successful prospective members to be invited to their induction into the Rotary Club.
• Assign a 'buddy' for each new member to ensure ongoing mentoring.

The clear Benefits

• As a group the new members do not feel like the 'odd one out'.
• Buddy system mixes experienced and new Rotarians.
• Membership is seen as a Club responsibility.
• New members form a new core for Clubs next generation.
• New members justify a strong Rotary Information program, which is useful and helpful to all Rotarians.
• The program can be repeated at regular intervals.

Each Club has been sent a Booklet setting out full details..download details from here.