From the Pen of the President....
Last Friday...
1. The proposed budget for 2022/23 had been circulated to the members by treasurer John Symons ahead of Assembly and was accepted, with the membership dues
being increased to R2,200 per member per annum. The increase in membership dues
was also accepted, bearing in mind that club dues had remained the same for the past two years.
2. In the past the Commemoration
Fund was used, among other things, for training of members on District, RI
and/or Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) courses.This practice is to be resumed provided that members notify their training intentions to the Board in advance and have received approval.
3. President Ann had distributed the envisaged goals for 2022/23 to all members:
v Club Membership - As we have already inducted 3 new members in the
first two months of the Rotary year it was felt that a membership figure of 40
is very achievable
v
Service participation – all members should be encouraged
to participate in service projects such as the blanket drive, Norwood Christmas
food drive and environmental initiatives. 25 should be very achievable.
v
New Member Sponsorship – how many members will
sponsor a new member during the Rotary year - 3
v
Rotary Action Groups (RAG) – how many members
will join one of the many Action Groups offered on the RI website. There is
something there for everyone and Ann would really like to encourage as many of
us as possible to join. She has set our target/goal at 10.
v
Leadership Development participation - How many members will participate in leadership
development programs or activities during the Rotary year – 5
v District Conference Participation - How many members will take part in next year’s District
Conference in April taking place in Swaziland – Surely we can get a group of 10
to attend?
1. Additional matters discussed:
a. Members are encouraged to make use of
District and RLI training courses.
b. District Conference is in Eswatini this
year and President Ann would like our Club to have as many as possible attend.
c. This year we have 3 outgoing exchange students
d. We will have to update our by-laws to accommodate that
we are now a hybrid club.
e. We no longer have to report attendance to RI. We discussed flexibility around meeting attendance versus members showing
commitment to Rotary by meeting attendance and/or participation in service and
fellowship activities of the Club.
It was noted that RI attitude is more
relaxed than it may have been in the past. The emphasis is on attracting and
retaining members.
f. 5th Fridays: The overwhelming vote was in favour of scrapping the 5th Friday meetings in favour of social events like the recent picnic and walk in the wilds. The next 5th Friday is September 30th and President Ann will ensure that notice is given of a social function to replace that meeting. It was also noted we must inform District and RI through the appropriate channels and Club Runner and our website.
g. Club directory: we discussed the merits of a having a booklet containing member details versus a digital directory, which members could
print if they prefer a paper-based booklet. President Ann undertook to
distribute a digital Club Directory by the end of September, and to obtain a quote for
a printed booklet, to facilitate a final decision on the matter.
h. Club members agreed that we should appoint
a mentor/buddy for each new member, to facilitate assimilation into the Club. Melodene, Sybille, Jean and Sonja volunteered to fulfil this function for Debi, Michelle,
Shelley and Viv.
i. Members wishing to bequeath money to the
Club can obtain a codicil template from Costa.
j. AG Jean again stressed the need for
flexibility and adaptability in the way we run the Club, particularly as we are
an international hybrid Club with members in Italy and Germany.
Invitation to Foundation Training....
Blood saves Lives...
Do your bit for World Cleanup Day ....
This Friday...
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