This opportunity to talk to quite a number of women (and one man ... was he lost?) about Rotary and why they enjoyed belonging to their club and Rotary in general was very effective. Most women spoken to were unaware that they could join Rotary and were very impressed at the level of involvement by women in Rotary and the contribution they were making.
The display generated a list of women interested in learning more and visiting clubs. Each interested woman was matched with a Rotarian who will follow them through the process of introduction to a club to, hopefully, induction. This will give an indication of how well this type of publicity for Rotary works in creating new members. The display had:
- a Flyer for handing out (click here to download )
- a supporting website at www.WomeninRotary.rotarysouthpacific.org
- the October Rotary Down Under magazines kindly provided by RDU to provide the regional perspective and success stories
New Zealand and Pacific Islands Rotary Down Under Manager Beryl Robinson showing off the October issue (pictured below) |