August - Membership & Extension Month

This is a time to focus on Rotary's continuing need for growth,  to seek new members and form new clubs.

• Update your classifications list and circulate amongst members and accordingly fill up the Vacancies
• Educate members about membership Procedure
• Induct New Members
• Invite Retractors to join Rotary
• Consider inviting Local Personalities to be Inducted as Honorary Members
• Organise Seminar on Club level & a Public meeting inviting non rotary friends and Rotary Alumni to emphasis Advantages of Joining Rotary

District 9800 Public Image Chair Sandi Fulcher writes:

For those who were not able to attend the training session (Sunday): Rotary People of Influence, here is the link to the recording of the video:    https://youtu.be/Dd5RBF3fQBU 

It was definitely worth attending, and I am very pleased to report that District 9800 had the most people attend. 25% of the attendees in fact! Thank you to those who did attend. 

Rochester Men Enjoy a Day Out in Shepparton

President Bryan Griffiths of Rotary Rochester reports:

Sponsored by Rotary Bendigo and fully supported by members of Rotary Rochester, a group of Rochester men recently enjoyed an outing designed as a diversion from the ongoing and unwished-for chores post the major flooding that occurred in October 2022.

Travelling in the Rotary Rochester Community Bus (a vehicle obtained for community use after the January 2012 floods), the group enjoyed a day touring the rural sights and attractions of the Goulburn Valley.

Rotary Rochester members thank everyone for their support and involvement for the day. Following the success of the inaugural outing, it is planned that the Men’s Day Out continues as a regular “must attend” event on the community calendar.  Keeping the community’s “can-do spirit” front and centre will continue to unite and support those who are still in need of a distraction from the impacts of the floods.

On Tour with Big Mac

David McNamara  provided a brief account of  his recent Ashes tour. He has done every Ashes Tour since 1993, and confesses to being a Cricket Tragic.

He enjoyed the 2^nd Test at Lords, which of course Australia won, and visited  Ireland Scotland and Southport Rotary.

He then went to the Open Golf at Royal Liverpool -Propped at Hole 17.

What a trip!