PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

 AUGUST 2010

ROTARY eCLUB ONE - INTERNATIONAL

August is Rotary Membership Month. 

Rotary International has adopted a new strategic plan. Its vision is simple: We will be the service organization of choice with dynamic, action-oriented clubs whose contributions improve lives in communities worldwide.

The first of Rotary International’s Strategic Priorities is to support and strengthen clubs. If a club is dynamic, it not only attracts new members, but it also retains existing members.

What makes our club, Rotary eClub One, dynamic?

Unique membership base

We maintain very high membership standards, requiring applicants to submit letters of recommendation (the number is based upon whether the applicant is new to Rotary, a returning Rotarian, or a transferring Rotarian) along with detailed application documents. Our Membership Chair checks and verifies these before presenting them to the Board for approval. 

Our membership is now drawn from five continents. Talk about diversity! We are doctors, lawyers, and professors; we manage hotels, run foundations, and attend graduate school; we have an actor and a security expert in our club…the list goes on and on. Most importantly, though, we are united in our love for and dedication to Rotary.

Commitment to service

When we join Rotary eClub One, we make a commitment to give at least 12 hours per quarter of service to our community. Our members dedicate their time to young people (i.e., RYLA, Advanced RYLA, programs in local schools, reading to children, youth sports), community projects (i.e., Meals on Wheels, libraries, health programs, community gardens, animal safety and shelter), and international projects…again, the list is lengthy and heartwarming. 

Flexibility

Each of our members has a unique reason for seeking out Rotary eClub One.  Work hours, children, relocation, health, retirement…all are reasons our members have joined. We are able check in to our Fellowship Forum any time, day or night, and we can meet our service commitment when our schedule allows. 

If you know someone whose current situation makes him or her a match for Rotary eClub One, we encourage you to point the way to our website. We’ll take it from there!

 and bridge continents.

Carol Lightfoot Steen

President 2010-2011

Rotary eClub One of District 5450