As a start up group, ten participants from the seven of the Rotary Clubs in the greater Nelson area attended. Facilitators DGN John Rickard from Ashburton Club, IPDG Margaret Reeve, and AG Valda Cordes from the Riccarton club, in Christchurch, travelled up to join with local PDG Rex Morris, from Nelson, for the training.
Part one of the syllabus was completed in Nelson and another Part one is programmed for Ashburton on the 15th of July. Timings for future training and the Part two and Part three aspects are yet to be arranged but they will probably follow the regional set up, with additions to include Rotarians in Christchurch, The West Coast and the Marlborough area.
The training promotes Rotary knowledge for Rotarians, and covers the subjects of Leadership characteristics and team building, Rotary beyond the club, Service projects, Membership retention, and The Rotary Foundation.
District 9970 is building on the success of the other Rotary Districts in New Zealand and Australia and also the other 141 Districts throughout the world that have adopted this grassroots Rotary development programme for Rotarians by Rotarians.
One participant observed, after the training, that he had learnt how little he knew about the workings of Rotary, leadership, management and the history of Rotary, and that he had now become very interested in Rotary International and the Rotary Foundation.
Rotary Leadership Institute - the Rotarian development forum www.rli.rotarysouthpacific.org
