Month: March 2012

You can never get enough books in the hands of children, says country music legend Dolly Parton.

Since 2009, Rotary International has been working with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to promote early childhood reading. Through the program, a child receives an age-appropriate book each month until age five. Rotary clubs throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom have been teaming up with Dolly to bring books to children in roughly 300 communities.

You can read bout Rotary’s work with the Imagination Library in your March issue of The Rotarian magazine.

Community Service Update

Have you  heard of Pinterest?  It is a virtual pinboard to organize and share website ideas and get inspiration from people who share your interests. Now Rotary’s worldwide activities are just a click away on Pinterest.  http://pinterest.com/rotary.

Next Wednesday, Ann Nelson invites Rogers Rotary to tour and meet at The Storehouse, located in the strip mall near Guadalajara’s Restaurant on John Milless Drive. The Storehouse works with the Rivercenter International Network of Christians. Similar to CROSS, The Storehouse supplies home furnishings to families.

Rotary International offers live webinars on key Rotary topics several times a month through www.GoToMeeting.com.

The March 13 webinar is “Re-energize Your Club: Best Practices to Engage Today’s Young Professionals.” Join a panel of Rotarian experts to learn tips to engage today’s young professionals and how to convert them into members, including discussions of:
•  Best practices
•  Communicating with different generations
•  Using the classification concept in a flexible format to target gaps

During this 60-minute webinar, panelists will also focus on maximizing your club communications for your existing members and prospective members. Register at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/954249705

Thank you, six brave Rogers Rotarians and videographer Paul Kelzer! The Rogers club is well represented in District 5950’s “Rotary Story” video campaign.

Paul edited and uploaded the videos to the district site and created a YouTube channel to see the videos: www.youtube.com/user/RogersRotary.

He has offered to video more members’ stories when he returns from business travel later this month. Take Paul up on his offer and tell your story in 60 seconds (or less!).

Rogers Rotary welcomes Beth Westerman and Heather Farr into full membership. Because of you, President Floyd has been able to lead the club to a significant milestone of 40 members. Rogers Rotary is now on the brink of becoming a “medium-sized” District 5950 clubs—quite an accomplishment since chartering in 2006.