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Rotary Coordinators’ Newsletter September 2019 Volume 10 - Issue 3
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CONNECTS THE WOR
‘HOW DO YOU INVITE SOMEONE TO ROTARY?

JUST ASK!’
Article by RC PDG Adrian Roach

Last weekend I attended a Rotary Australia World Community
Service Ltd. (RAWCS) Eastern Region Meeting in Katoomba.

What a wonderful experience to see the projects that our Rotarians
are working on around the world. This was a great opportunity for
Rotarians to see what happens outside their clubs and perhaps
In this issue: become involved in an International project. These meetings are held regularly,

usually once a quarter, not only in Eastern Region but also in other regions.

https://rawcs.org.au/.
Just ASK Involvement in RAWCS or other Club projects have also been shown to be a
1 fabulous way to introduce people to the work of Rotary. Rather than asking
someone to join a club, ASK them to help out with a project as a volunteer. It can

be a RAWCS project, or any other project that your club is involved in within your
Regional Membership community. People are more likely to want to be involved in Rotary after they
2 Officer Update experience what we do.
Recently I attended a Christmas in July fundraising dinner where we were raising

- Support and funds for Rotary Youth Programs. We had a fantastic night with a delicious dinner
Acceptance prepared by club Chefs and catering experts, and entertainment from local
3 - 2021-22 RI President musicians. The night was BYO, so what you saved on refreshments you could spend
on fund raising balloons.

I had the privilege of sitting next to one of the musicians who told me about his local
Membership and work volunteering his time and talents with youth and the disabled. After hearing
4 Retention his story, I asked him “are you a Rotarian? By the sounds of it you should be”. He
replied “No I am not. No one has ever asked me to be a Rotarian. How do you
become a Rotarian, because I would love to be more involved with Rotary?” I told
- Club Conflicts him, he needed to be invited and I was inviting him. I spoke with him some more
5 - Progress in Rotary about what he was doing and how this fitted in with rotary youth and disability
projects. A friend of mine who is a local Rotarian is making sure he gets a personal
invitation to the local club that will suit him best.

- One-To-One There are so many people who would love to be a part of our organisation, but they
- Growth is the Only have never been ASKED. Also, so many people don’t know what we do and helping
6 Constant them to have a Rotary experience will possibly lead them to ASK about making a
more significant commitment.

It’s clear, the key to membership is to ASK and provide the opportunity to be
Success Story ASKED.
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Check out the membership resources on
- Program for Young Rotary.org https://my.rotary.org/en/learning-
Talent reference/learn-topic/membership
8 - Club Models
- The Team ß RAWCS Volunteers ( left picture)
preparing the Paul Tunn Dental Clinic in
Minj Jiwaka Papua New Guinea from the
Rotary Clubs of Greenhills- Maitland,
Nondugl and Scone.