Rotary International President: John Kenny Rotary District 5160 Governor: Earl Kilmer Durham Rotary President: Mike Crump _____________ Rowel Editor: Phil Price
	November 3, 2009	The  2010 Crab Feed will be held on January 30, 2010

 

President Mike called the meeting to order.  Kent Jackson led the pledge of allegiance.  Jim Patterson gave the invocation.   President Mike finally had the Club Bell back.  He had opened the cylinder that the Bell showed up, welded in, last week.  He now has modified the cylinder with a hasp and lock to keep the Bell in.

 

VISITING ROTARIANS & GUESTS

 

Dan Davis introduced Pam Gray, Assistant Governor-North Valley, of the Paradise Club, and Brian Gray, Membership Leader-North Valley, of the Paradise Club.  Ryan Sutton introduced Stan Thompson, District Foundation Leader-North Valley, Chico Club and Travis Edsall, Red Badge new member.  Tom Vanella introduced Dan Driscol, Red Badge new member and Earl Kilmer, District Governor, of the Fairfield Club.   Phil Price introduced his wife, Cindy.  Although it was a spouses night he was the only one to invite his spouse.

 

NEXT MEETING

 

NOW PAY ATTENTION TO THIS.  The next meeting is a Monday Night Football meeting.  The meeting is at  Mountain Mike’s Pizza at 1722 Mangrove Avenue, Chico  It is MONDAY night, not Tuesday.  Dar has made the arrangements, and will have his chart for the football pool.

 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

 

The regular monthly Board of Director’s meeting was held before this meeting.  The Board approved sending 4 students to Camp Royal next year.  Tanner Vincent thanked the Board for assistance in his Eagle Scout project at the High School Girls Softball Field.

 

After this meeting the Board again met regarding the Christmas Party on December 15^th.  The Board approved the new format for the party.  There will be no cost, to members, for the dinner.  The Club will absorb the cost.  It will begin at 5:30 pm.  There will be no silent auction.  Instead there will be three centerpieces to be bid on.  Each member or member couple will bring one gift of a value under $20.  Each member or member couple will then be able to select a gift to take home, but another member or member couple can take it from the one who originally selected it.  That can only happen twice.  The third member or member couple to get it keeps it.  Larry Bradley will lead singing.  The High School orchestra will play.

 

REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

Camp Royal Program Needs a Chairperson

 

Roy Ellis  needs a member to take over the Camp Royal Program.  He indicates that the interviews come at the same time as he is dealing with the scholarship interviews an he can no longer do both.  If you are interested call Roy.

 

Trip To Monterey, Mexico to Deliver Wheelchairs

 

NOTE:  This is one of the things that Rolando Chavez talked about during the program on October 6^th.

 

From Bradford R. Howard, Rotary District 5170 Governor, 2002-2003:

 

Since 2004, Rotarians from District 5160 and 5170 have been traveling to Monterrey, Mexico to deliver wheelchairs, support matching grants and create lasting friendships.  Almost 200 people have made this trip, and in the process this trip created many new “Rotarians.”  The purpose of this correspondence is to invite you, your club members to join this year’s reunion trip.

 

In January, 2010, were are going back to Monterrey to delivery wheelchairs, continue our humanitarian efforts and make new friends in Rotary.  The Rotary Club of Danville/Sycamore Valley (District 5160) has organized the trip and already signed up 20 people on the trip.  They have asked us to invite other Rotarians would like to join them and be a part of one of these experiences.  The basic information of the trip is:

 

Depart:  Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Return:  Sunday, January 17, 2010

Cost of Program:  $1,539, double occupancy – which includes roundtrip airfare, hotel accommodations, all meals, wheelchair delivery, sightseeing, Rotary events, etc.

 

Attached is a PDF file that will give you all of the information about the trip (dates, time, cost, etc.)  If you, or members of your club would like to join us, simply complete the enclosed application and return it to my office with a deposit and we will help you the rest of the way.

 

This is an extraordinary experience, filed with emotion, purpose and tremendous international fellowship.  As a club president, you can change the lives of people in your community and throughout the world.  But the greatest effect you can have is to change the lives of your members.  Involvement in Rotary gives the ordinary Rotarian extraordinary opportunities to do things that they could never do unless they were in Rotary, and it will get them more deeply involved in your club. 

 

In addition to the delivery of wheelchairs, we will spend time, one on one, with the Monterrey Rotarians in their homes and in their communities to see the service and experience fellowship that only Rotary can bring.  Since we began making these trips, more than 30 matching grant projects have been completed.  A wonderful part of this process is that the Rotarians can put someone into a chair and see how they respond as their life is changed. We invite you and the members of your club to join us. 

 

Although the majority of funds have been raised for this container of wheelchairs, if your club would like to partially sponsor a container, you could have YOUR members deliver the chairs YOUR club funded.  Please announce this program in your club, and encourage two or three of your members to take a trip of a lifetime, and represent your club.  Ideally, you should make the trip and ask some of your members to join you!

 

For further information contact:

 

Bradford R. Howard

Rotary District 5170

Governor, 2002-2003

516 Grand Avenue

Oakland, CA  94610

Phone:  (510) 834-2260

FAX:  (510) 834-1019

E-mail:  Bhoward@HowardTours.net 

 

RECOGNITIONS

 

Jim Patterson was recognized for the picture in the paper of Riana and Daniel.  He contributed $20.

 

Dave Mulqueeney missed a meeting, but stated that he would make up.

 

Tom Vanella missed a meeting attending the 50^th anniversary of close friend.  He contributed $10 for the missed meeting and $10 just because he hasn’t contributed much this year.

 

Steve Plume auctioned the Grinder.  Dave Jessen got it for only $55.

 

PROGRAM

 

 

The program was the visit of District Governor Earl Kilmer.  He first met with the Board of Directors of the Club at 4:30 pm.  Then with the Club at 6:00 pm.  He talked about membership and the Foundation.  Regarding membership he talked about the A,B,Cs of membership.  A for activities.  You must have activities to keep members interested.  B for bodies.  You must have members to do the activities and to make doing them easier on all members.  C for cash.  You need money in order to do the activities. 

He noted that the John Kenney, International President has proposed that each club subscribe to the +1 membership program.  That is, end the year with one more member.  He also proposed at least 80% retention.  But retention depends on projects to keep the members. 

 

he District Governor also talked about the Paul Harris Foundation.  He noted that 50% of donations come back to the District, after 3 years, to be used as grants to Clubs for projects.  The income for the 3 years it is held by the Foundation supports the administration of the Foundation so that 100% of donations are used for projects.

 

He presented President Mike with a bottle of wine.  Each president in the District gets one and on July 1, 2010, all are suppose to open them, as he will, at the same time and take a drink celebrating their year in office.

 

President Mike donated $100 from his discretionary fund to the Polio Plus project in the District Governor’s name.

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Must be Present to Win” Drawing

 

Floyd Miller was not present to win the drawing of that name.

 

From Rotary International:

 

Considering the District Governor’s discussion of membership this seemed appropriate.

Engage your members, and they will stay

 
Rotary International News -- 25 August 2009 

Mike McGovern, 2009-10 chair of the RI Membership Development and Retention Committee and past RI vice president. Rotary Images

Rotarians, like most people, need to feel like they belong.

That is the No. 1 tip from Mike McGovern, 2009-10 chair of the RI Membership Development and Retention Committee and past RI vice president, on how to expand membership. McGovern says many members leave their Rotary clubs because they don't see how they are contributing, or they feel disconnected from other members.

"We need to connect with members of our club within our meetings and at our projects, but also outside of Rotary," he says. "This involves having other members and their families over for dinner or going together to be a spectator at an event."

McGovern postulates that if more clubs used the assessment tools  available on RI's Web site, they could prevent more than half the resignations that occur with the first five years of membership, effectively doubling their size and ability to serve over time.

McGovern and other members of the committee also offered these ideas on promoting membership for Membership and Extension Month:

• McGovern suggests deemphasizing attendance. "Constantly emphasizing attendance is a turnoff to many younger members and to those with family and business obligations. Rotarians should attend meetings because they are a good use of time, not because they would feel guilty not attending."
• Rotary clubs should list their accomplishments on their Web site, McGovern says. "A Rotarian recently told me that her favorite meeting was the year-end meeting at which the club president reviewed all the club had accomplished during the prior year. She felt good about being a Rotarian."
• McGovern believes that most communities need to have more than one Rotary club and that larger communities need many clubs. "We need to be in neighborhoods, and our members need to be from those neighborhoods."
• Committee member Rupak Jain suggests clubs place a placard at the head table announcing the classification the club wishes to fill. The emphasis for the next week or two would be to look for a suitable member from that classification. He also feels it is imperative for new members to be linked up with a mentor.
• Past RI Director Ken Collins, vice chair of the committee, suggests that clubs focus on finding worthwhile, hands-on projects that benefit individuals in their community, which will help produce a pool of  "satisfied customers" who will publicize Rotary to friends, neighbors, and relatives. "In Rotary, we underestimate the value and power of word-of-mouth advertising. It costs nothing and is repeated over and over again, over a wide area."

 

The Rotary International web site is: www.rotary.org District 5160 is: www.rotary5160.org The Durham Rotary Club site is:  www.durhamrotary.org The Rowel Editor may be contacted at pbhlaw@sunset.net

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