All meetings (Except Dinner Outs) @ - Millennium Hotel
August
RI Theme - Membership and New Club Development Month
- Tuesday 27th Zac Underwood organized by PP Richard
- Saturday 31st - Rotary Boat Tour with Captain Mark This event now CANCELLED
September
- Friday 6th - Visit of District Governor Sakon Uengsroithong
 August
No one this week
 Tuesday 27th August Guest speaker is Zachary Underwood
Organized by PP Richard Jones
He will be talking about the concept of the Underwood Factory, HOME, but more importantly the ‘Art on a Helmet’ event at HOME, Kalim on September 14th with a Q&A.
FYI PP Richard has donated 20 – 30 Helmets for this event to be painted by local artists & along with the Exhibition, there will be a catwalk where the helmets will be auctioned by myself on the Night for our ongoing ‘Helmets for Kids’ project.
20th August 2019
IPP Karen acted as chairperson because President Jonathan was excused to attend the meeting.
IPP Karen acted also as the meeting organizer and as SAA. A great one-woman show we got.
Attended: IPP Karen, PP OB, PP David, PP Richard, PP Walter, Rtn Jaspal, Rtn Stewart
Guests: Darren Blakely as Guest Speaker, Michael Sobel, Frank, Buddy
Not much club business to be reported.
PP Richard mentioned Zac Underwood is running an art project “Arts on Helmets” with a vernissage and catwalk on September 14 and at the end, the art pieces are auctioned for supporting our helmet for kids project. As PP Richard is the meeting organizer next week he invited Zac Underwood to be our guest speaker to learn more about this art project.
The family boat trip on august 31st has only attracted 3 members so far but many already declined. We are in talks with Capt. Mark to possibly find a new date if by Sunday we do not get enough people to participate. We need at least 20 paying people.
Darren Blakely. A New Zealander who founded the U-Fit Gym in Singapore and who has a Master in Nutrition and fitness was the guest speaker with a very interesting talk about keep us fit and healthy.
His basic principles of a healthy life are based on
- Mental Wellness
- Rest & Sleep
- Nutrition
- Exercise
One of the conclusions of last night we learned is: DRINK EVERY DAY A BIG GLASS OF GREEN JUICE
(whatever green ingredients you can find, add it)
It was an interesting and interactive talk and for a long time we were running late because we were all interested in this good talk.
IPP Karen could close the meeting at 21:15
Night report: PP Walter Photos: PP Richard E&OE
The prompt sending of the above to me enabled an earlier sending of the Bulletin
Thank you - ed Denis
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3 steps to a 100 percent membership increase
By Dinesh Gajeelee, Rotary Club of Haute Rive, Mauritius
One of the ongoing challenges in Rotary is maintaining a healthy level of membership. My club of Haute Rive is no exception. We started the club in 2014 with 20 members, and despite the fact that we have gained new members since then, we’ve also lost a few. So much so that membership fell to just 18 as of 1 July 2017. Fortunately, our leadership team was proactive and began forming a plan to address the situation.
- As club president, some of the responsibility fell upon me to understand the situation. It was clear we couldn’t approach recruitment the same way we had been from the beginning, asking members to suggest their friends and business partners. We needed a more defined and deliberate strategy. I began looking into many different options, and we decided to pursue a couple of different strategies.
- We opened our meetings to guests from the community by deliberately organizing talks on topics that would interest non-members, like the environment, our laws and constitution, and current events. These gave people a no-risk opportunity to attend a Rotary meeting while giving us an occasion to share with them what we do. This proved to be successful beyond our expectations, and at the same time, enhanced the image of Rotary in our community.
- After much research, we also decided to pursue a satellite club. This required considerable planning and explanation, because there were many Rotarians in our district who did not know what these are — a group of members connected to the main club who meet at a separate time and location. But after much discussion and an extensive amount of info sharing, we had an enthusiastic group of people, and we formed a core team with the help of a Rotaract club we sponsor. As of June, we had organized the first satellite club in our district.
With these strategies, and the hard work and determination of our members, we ended the year with a 100 percent increase in membership, and five more prospective members visiting our club.
A club’s health is, of course, not just a question of numbers. But having more members does help create enthusiasm and increase participation in projects and events.
In this journey, we developed quite a few tools that helped us implement our plan, including some slideshow presentations, answers to frequently asked question, and more that we would be happy to share with any interested clubs by contacting me at rotary@gajeelee.com.
If you are willing to address your situation, and put in the time and research, it is possible to achieve a 100 percent membership increase.
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Thank you PP Walter
At a travel agency in Shanghai, I asked the Chinese girl behind the counter if she could escort me on a city tour and asked her for her mobile number so I could call her to make arrangements.
She gave me a big smile, nodded her head and said, "Sex sex sex, wan free sex for tonight".
I replied, "Wow, you Chinese women are really hospitable!"
A guy standing next to me overheard, tapped me on the shoulder and said, "No, what she really said was: 666136429."
A Jewish grandmother is giving directions to her grown grandson who is coming to visit with his wife.
"You come to the front door of the apartments. I am in apartment 301. There is a big panel at the front door. With your elbow, push button 301. I buzz you in. Come inside and elevator is on the right. Get in, and with your elbow, push 3rd Floor.
When you get out, I'm on the left. With your elbow, hit my doorbell. OK?"
"Grandma, that sounds easy, but, why am I hitting all these buttons with my elbow?
"What ... You're coming empty handed?"
Thank you PP David
Members - your contribution awaits
The Joke bank is 4
Please Note:
As Bulletin editor, I reserve the right to not publish anything considered inappropriate in the Joke section or elsewhere in the Bulletin - Ed Denis
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