08/18/2010

RI United Nations Day

Plans have been completed for District 7390 to send a bus to the RI/UN Day on November 6, 2010. Please announce to your membership at this week’s meeting and each week until October 1^st, the final day for registration, or until you receive a message that the bus is full. Members who wish to travel on their own may also register. Exchange students and accompanied high school students are also invited.

Each year at Rotary UN Day, more than 1300 Rotarians including many Rotary International Directors, Foundation Trustees, past Senior Leaders, and guests come together at UN Headquarters in New York. The program is designed to inspire and educate all participants as well as provide insight into the relationship between Rotary and the United Nations. In the past, the day has been very successful and has sold out.

The day will begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude by 4:00 p.m. Lunch will be in the UN Cafeteria, overlooking the East River. Please note – UN Day will be held in the new temporary building located on the north lawn. The new facility is a little smaller so they will not be able to accommodate as many participants as in the past. Don’t be disappointed, so please make your reservation early!

Once again, they have designed a special program for High School age Youth. The Youth program will begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude at 12:00 Noon followed by lunch. Participants are welcome to join the adult program after lunch.

Please complete your registration as soon as possible! Seating for UN Day is limited. Spouses and friends are also invited. Please High School Students only.

An Executive Charter Bus will leave Queensgate Shopping Center (Springwood Rd), in York (please park by Bon-Ton) at 4:00 a.m. and Lancaster Shopping Center (just off route 30, between Lititz Pike (route 501) and Oregon Pike (route 272) at 4:30 a.m. The UN day will conclude at 4:00 p.m. The bus will depart the UN at 4:30 p.m. There will be a fast-food breakfast stop in the morning and dinner stop on the way home, returning to the same sites between 9:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.

Note: Separate Registrations must be made for the bus and for RI/UN Day.

Complete a bus registration form. If we do not have enough bus registrations by October 1 to fill the bus, we will cancel the trip! Please register early!!!
You can register for UN Day at www.riunday.org. You can either register on-line or download the form and mail to the registrar. Attendees must pre-register by October 1^st to allow for processing and security clearance

08/17/2010

Membership Seminar

Is your Rotary Club trying to fit together the many puzzle pieces forming your membership recruitment and retention? Do you have trouble attracting new members or get new members in place and then discover others are “missing”? If this seems far too familiar, sounds like you need to attend the District Membership Seminar on Saturday, September 18 at the Susan Byrnes Health Education Center (515 South George Street, York). Arrive for registration and continental breakfast between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m. The Seminar will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. and end at 12:00 Noon.

The District Membership Chair Barry Ramper (Harrisburg) is putting together a program to help Clubs enhance their membership efforts. The seminar will in include:

· Discussion and presentations on the actual successes that other Clubs have had in retention and recruiting.

· Break-Out sessions for specific assistance to those who have a membership development orientation & retention plan and for those who need assistance in developing a plan.

· A wrap-up session for assistance & understanding on how to implement the plan.

Meet with your fellow Rotarians as we learn, share, and create a customized action plan for your Club to use in the upcoming year to improve membership. We’ll give you some hints on how to make this happen at your Club level.

Please complete a registration form and return it to the District office (515 S. George Street, York, PA 17401) by September 10. The cost for the Seminar is FREE (included in your dues), but pre-registration is required in order to plan for materials and food service.

08/05/2010

2010-11 Best Club Awards

The purpose of the District 7390 “Best Club” Awards is to encourage Clubs to aggressively pursue excellence through friendly competition with like sized clubs.

To encourage participation there are 6 Club size categories, based upon the membership reported on the June 30, 2010 Semi-Annual Report. The Club’s category will not change throughout the Rotary year even if its membership rises or declines. Any new Clubs will be assigned based upon the number of charter members. The 2010-2011 categories are:

Extra Small Less than 20 members

Small 20 to 29 members

Medium 30 to 49 members

Large 50 to 99 members

Extra Large 100 to 299 members

Extraordinary 300 or more members

Clubs will track their own accomplishments through March 31, 2011 on the Report Form and submit it to the District Office by April 5, 2011.