This Friday will be a wonderful opportunity to hear directly from our District Governor, Erik McGuire, learn about his vision for the year, and gain insights into the broader goals of Rotary.
We encourage everyone to attend and take part in this special meeting.
Please make sure to mark your calendars and come prepared for an engaging and insightful session.
We look forward to seeing you there!
A Note of Thanks
The thank you note below is from Paige Thomas, a local 14 year old Girl Scout, is working on her Gold Award.
Her project involves creating a percussion park at Rotary Camp on Colbern Road. She has received Council approval and collaborated with Laurie, the camp director.
Member News!
Member News is a new section in the weekly newsletter. Have news you want to share with Parkville Rotary members? Email Dalyn at dnovak@wskfarch.com to have your news added.
Where in the world is Sandy K!?!
She's in Salzburg, Austria...
and Wittenberg, Germany!
Rotary Fact of the Week!
50 Things Every Rotarian Should Know about Rotary
by Steve Garret, District Governor 1994-95, District 5300
#10 - The Sponsor of a New Member
The bylaws of Rotary clearly outline the procedure for a prospective member to be proposed for Rotary club membership. The "proposer" is the key person in the growth and advancement of Rotary. Without a sponsor, an individual will never have the opportunity to become a Rotarian.
The task of the proposer should not end merely by submitting a name to the club secretary or membership committee. Rotary has not established formal responsibilities for proposers or sponsors, however, by custom and tradition these procedures are recommended in many clubs. The sponsor should:
Invite a prospective member to several meetings prior to proposing the individual for membership.
Accompany the prospective new member to one or more orientation/informational meetings.
Introduce the new member to other club members each week for the first month.
Invite the new member to accompany the sponsor to neighboring clubs for the first make-up meeting to learn the process and observe the spirit of fellowship.
Ask the new member and spouse to accompany the sponsor to the club's social activities, dinners or other special occasions.
Urge the new member and spouse to attend the district conference with the sponsor.
Serve as a special friend to assure that the new member becomes an active Rotarian.
When the proposer follows these guidelines, Rotary becomes stronger with each new member.
The Membership Committee has been hard at work putting together new membership forms! All members can `access the forms by clicking on the blue box below which will take members to a dropbox link with the forms. Give these to potential members! The new spouse forms can be found here as well.
The following forms can be found in the link:
Standard Rotarian Membership Packet
Corporate Membership Packet
Spouse Membership Packet
Please submit the forms filled out to Dalyn Novak (dnovak@wskfarch.com) so she can get new member information added to ClubRunner after the board's approval!
When you have a speaker scheduled please make sure to provide the following information to Sandy Knoernschild, SandyKnoe@outlook.com, who is managing our events calendar.
Speaker Name
Speaker Bio
Speaker Topic
Any other information you think members would like to know about your speaker, photos are welcomed too!
This information is included in this weekly newsletter and can really get people excited to come listen to our weekly speakers!