Before the visit report let’s get some important business done.
First, Congratulations to Peter Roaf who was the lucky name drawn at the District Governor Installation last month for the Free Registration to our District Conference at Sunpeaks May 3,4,5, 2019. Please note there is a registration price increase August 31, 2018. So sign up now.
In recognizing our continued growth and welcoming our new clubs, we are celebrating ourselves and our increased capacity of all of us as People of Action to provide community and international service. We are also celebrating our shared experience in fellowship and attraction of new ideas in Service Above Self. Number of members in our clubs, retained and recruited, is an important measure of our strength in service, but so are funds we donate to fuel that strength and the number of projects and volunteer hours we need to track more completely and post in Rotary Club Central.
There is vast array of valuable resources available for prospective and current members. Improving members’ experience so that we both increase membership and retain current members is what it’s all about.
With our new District Training Committee in place we are continuing to bring more learning opportunities, both in person and online, to all the Rotarians in District 5040. Watch for these events as they are offered in your areas.
CLUB VISITS
Since our last report we have visited Whistler, Lillooet, Pemberton, Whistler Millennium, Powell River, Powell River Sunrise and Pender Harbor and were we ever Inspired!
As much as we are enjoying the club meetings and sharing in our passions about Rotary the tours of the projects is exhilarating. The caliber of the projects that the clubs are doing is truly remarkable.
In the northern Sea to Sky corridor Rotary is doing awesome things. The colourful chairs around the Olympic Plaza in Whistler, the One Mile Lake walkway in Pemberton, Whistler Millennium’s support of the Community Services building, which we toured, and it is an amazing multi-use building. These are just single examples of how active these clubs are.
Both the Powell River and Power River Sunrise clubs area are clubs involved with many local projects such as the outdoor exercise area at Willingdon Park and the ongoing wall of remembrance at the Westview Viewpoint and many, many more.
Pender Harbour area benefits from many local initiatives the Rotary Club does there. Most recently a dock at the Marine Park in Garden Bay.
Even as young as the Rotary Club of Lillooet is they have several project ideas for their community.
What Doug and I have been viewing are District 5040 club’s local projects. What I am reminding clubs is that projects we/they are involved with are usually local projects. The clubs that we partner up with in other countries, are doing local projects. Through the power of Rotary Membership we are Inspiring each other to make the world a better place for everyone.
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posting our adventures on Facebook so make sure you are connected to the District Facebook page and mine if you’d like, to see the club visits as they happen! You may see “Teddy”, our International Traveling bear who has accompanied us for years as we have traversed continents and you may see another bear who is coming with us on our club visits and is putting pins on his red vest but he has no name yet. Perhaps when we are visiting your club you could suggest a name for him.
For all the clubs we have visited-Thank You. Doug and I appreciate your warm Rotary hospitality.
Coming up next- Prince George/Mackenzie area. Stay tuned as the DnD team continue to be the Inspiration and be Inspired as;
Together, we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – change across the globe, in our communities, and in our selves.
Call for District Governor applications:
PDG Don who is the chair of the nominating committee, will send a message out with appropriate forms etc. What I am responsible for is to have the pertinent sections of the bylaws in both the newsletter and posted on the website which are:
4. DISTRICT GOVERNOR DESIGNATE – NOMINATIONS AND ELECTION
4.1. The Manual of Procedure of Rotary International provides that a District Governor is nominated by the clubs in a district and elected by the Rotary International convention.
4.2. On or before October 1 of the second year prior to the year in which it is anticipated a District Governor shall assume office, the President of a club wishing to place the name of one of its members in nomination shall file with the chair of the nominating committee and the District Governor a resolution of the club, adopted at a regular meeting of the club naming such candidate and certifying that the candidate meets the qualifications for District Governor as provided by the Manual of Procedure for Rotary International.
4.3. The club resolution shall be accompanied by a current photograph of the candidate and a resume setting out both Rotary service and their personal background.
4.4. The District Governor, in the Governor’s August Newsletter and on the District website, will publish Section 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 above as an invitation to all clubs in the District to propose a member for District Governor Designate.
I encourage you to talk to your club President about this opportunity. I’m only getting my feet wet but it has already been an incredible experience and I have no doubt both Doug and I will cherish all the memories that we are in the process of making.
On another note, Club Presidents please refer to a letter emailed to you July 1st from General Secretary John Hewko, and resent by me last week. This email gave you information about the process and guidelines clubs need to take to put forward qualified Rotarians for consideration by the Nominating Committee for Director for our Zone to be received no later than September 1st, 2018. Our next RI Director for our Zone will be elected at the International Convention in Hamburg June 2019 and will serve in 2020-2022. This opportunity comes up for our District/Zone every 4 years as the directors are elected to a 2 year term and they serve 2 different zones.
As you can see by these two processes these leadership positions are made by applications from the clubs. Not from Rotary International leaders.
You can learn more about the different Leadership roles in Rotary in the August Rotarian magazine.
So here we are, entering the second month of our new Rotary year. Time flies when you are having fun and Doug and I are certainly doing that along with all the Rotarians that we have had the privilege of spending time with this past month as we have continued the club visits.
It’s exciting to report another year of member growth for our District 5040 as Rotary recognizes Membership and New Club Development in August. Last year at this time we recorded net growth of 14 members. This year, as of July 1, 2018, we have recorded 31 new members, taking us to a total 1,473 thanks to all our now 51 clubs.
As of June our growth included two new clubs. We give a warm welcome to the Rotary Club of Lillooet, launched with 22 members, led by President Angela Bissat and her team; and to the Rotary Club of Dragon Greater Vancouver, launched with 34 members, led by President James Wang and his team. Congratulations to both of our new clubs, which we all plan to celebrate at their Charter nights October 20th in Lillooet and Sept 7th in Burnaby. Mark your calendars and watch for the events on the website.
After three years of outstanding leadership by Tom Smith, our District Membership Committee now has two new co-chairs, Rotarian Shirley-Pat Chamberlain and Rotaractor Eric Young. We are excited to have both Shirley-Pat and Eric working with all our clubs to support us in this important area. Tom remains on the committee taking care of Membership Extension.
With the start of a new Rotary/Rotaract year, the new executives of Rotaract District 5040 stepped into their new positions. The District BBQ, held on July 14th, gave Rotarians and Rotaractors a great opportunity to mingle and connect.
2019 District Conference
