The NZ-wide Rotary radio advertising that commenced on Monday 1 October is a stunning opportunity for all clubs to build their membership, and hopefully your club will receive referrals as a result of this. Information about these radio clips is at www.radio2012.rotarysouthpacific.org where you can also listen to them.
These clips direct listeners to:
• 0800 4 ROTARY – they will then be referred to club Presidents – are you ready to welcome these prospective members?
Importantly, people interested in Rotary will want to know what Rotary actually does, and in particular what we do locally, so this is why the attached newsletter is so valuable to you because it summarises our stories from NZ and the SW Pacific that you can use to illustrate the value of Rotary to the community and show the sorts of activities that Rotarians get involved in.
Prospective and new members want to learn about Rotary as an organisation so they can be involved, and the simplest way to achieve this is by referring them to October Rotary Down Under magazine as a simple, comprehensive introduction to Rotary.
Most clubs send some information to prospective members, and the following is an extract from what our club sends immediately following the first contact with a prospective member:
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To find out more about Rotary, please visit:
Rotary NZ & Pacific Islands’ website www.rotarysouthpacific.org
Rotary success stories blog www.rotarystories-nzandpacific.blogspot.co.nz
Rotary International website www.rotary.org
Rotary Down Under, Life & Leisure, and Traveller regional magazines are available online at www.rotarydownunder.org
Rotary NZ & Pacific Islands’ website www.rotarysouthpacific.org
Rotary success stories blog www.rotarystories-nzandpacific.blogspot.co.nz
Rotary International website www.rotary.org
Rotary Down Under, Life & Leisure, and Traveller regional magazines are available online at www.rotarydownunder.org
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Give all visitors and guest speakers a copy of the current Rotary Down Under magazine on their first visit. Also by including questions about interesting aspects of Rotary taken from RDU magazines in your Sergeant’s sessions, you do more than just help educate members and extract coins - you also talk about Rotary activities they would probably not have been aware of and thereby increase their interest in hopefully joining.
A friendly reminder: Please let up-and-coming leaders in your club and district know about the special opportunity to grow their leadership skills in Rotary, business and life on 15 October by directing them to www.futureleaders2012.rotarysouthpacific.org.
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| On-line magazine at www.rotarydowunder.org |
ARTICLES FROM OR FEATURING NZ AND SW PACIFIC IN THE OCTOBER 2012 ROTARY DOWN UNDER MAGAZINE
RDU: (Page 9) Call to action
(13) Bikes for the Solomons
(17) The best little Rotary club around
(19) Small comforts no mean feet
(20) Pippa’s passion was rewarded tenfold
(21) Hospital beds donated to Fiji Ministry of Health
(23) Top End school gets growing
(24) World First for Rotary
(24) Asylum for neglected children in Samoa
(25) Group Study Exchange benefits 2,900 in the Philippines
(39) Paul Harris Fellows; Called to Higher Service; and Changes
Life & Leisure: (46-47) Your guide to what’s happening this month
Traveller: (58-59) Here comes the sun
(60) There’s more to Norfolk Island
(62) South Pacific gem soon to be Rotary Island
