[D9640general] [eFlash_Rotary] Digest Number 758

[Garry Krischock]

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  1. 1442: Video of theme speech by Lee From: Sunil K Zachariah 

  2. 1443: Speakers stress membership growth, leadership, during IA plena From: Sunil K Zachariah 
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  1. 1442: Video of theme speech by Lee 
Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:36 pm (PST) 
Watch video clipping of Rotary International President-elect Dong Kurn 
Lee announce the 2008-09 RI theme at the Rotary International Assembly 
at San Dieago International Assembly

http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/081501_news_ia08_leevid
eo.aspx

Source: Rotary International
Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary


  2. 1443: Speakers stress membership growth, leadership, during IA plena 
Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:40 pm (PST) 
Speakers stress membership growth, leadership, during plenary
By Ryan Hyland 

During the third plenary session at the International Assembly today, 
Past RI President Cliff Dochterman emphasized the need for incoming 
district governors to make membership growth a focal point in the 
upcoming year. "Membership in your district will not grow or blossom 
unless some very necessary steps are taken," he said. "Rotary's very 
survival depends upon it." 
Dochterman outlined three areas in which clubs can expand membership: 

Seek new members for clubs 
Retain current members 
Sponsor new clubs in the community

Seek new members
New members are everywhere, Dochterman said. Potential members 
include Ambassadorial Scholars, Rotaractors, and Group Study Exchange 
team members. He also recommended that clubs set specific membership 
goals, such as one new member per month. 

Retain current members
Keeping current club members is just as important as bringing in new 
ones, Dochterman said. A willingness to adapt is key. "The truth is, 
many of us in the older generations must be willing to change some of 
our thinking, provide a little more freedom in our regulations, and 
give a lot more consideration to the demands and expectations that 
business and professional executives face today," he said.

Sponsor new clubs
Dochterman encouraged the incoming district leaders to consider new 
types of Rotary clubs. "How about clubs with professionals under the 
age of 40? How about a new club in an ethnic or minority section of 
your community?" he asked. "Or a new club in a shopping mall, an 
airport, a high rise, or a large university campus?"

"Membership development is up to you," Dochterman concluded. "The 
bigger question: Are each of you up to the task? I think you are, so 
go for it!"

Leadership plan helps Rotary stay relevant
Earlier in the session, Leigh Higinbotham, past governor of District 
5040 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, spoke about the 
importance for each club to build its own identity. The Club 
Leadership Plan is an essential tool for this, he said. 

"It is vital to the stability, growth, and success of our 
organization," said Higinbotham. "It provides clubs with leadership 
techniques and an administrative structure to guide their activities."

The Club Leadership Plan steps are critical for effective Rotary 
clubs, he added. "A club may address these functions in any way it 
chooses. This flexibility allows the Club Leadership Plan to be 
implemented throughout the Rotary world."

The RI theme for President-elect Dong Kurn Lee's year, Make Dreams 
Real, will need strong clubs, Higinbotham said. "As district leaders, 
it is your role to effectively lead your clubs during the upcoming 
year. One sure way to support D.K. Lee's theme is to encourage the 
clubs in your district to implement this plan."

Source: Rotary International News
Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary
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