Inspiration, information and understanding - this course is a must do

The following is feedback from last Sunday's (15 June 2014) Rotary Leadership Institute Part1 , Part 3 and Graduate courses in District 9920.  This serves to illustrate what the participants get out of attending.  Participants were from District 9910 and 9920 and were Rotarians  ranging from quite new to Rotary through to long serving.

“RLI has enabled me to connect with other Rotarians & share ideas on what we could do better” – Denise, Rotary Club of Auckland

“RLI is a foundation that every Rotarian should be given to attend as it improves your understanding of what you can achieve through the power of Rotary.  RLI has inspired me to step into district roles to make a difference” – Bart, Rotary Club of Manukau City Sunrise  

“RLI has broadened my knowledge of Rotary & introduced me to other like-minded Rotarians in District 9920.  Thanks.” – Richard, Rotary Club of Botany East Tamaki

“RLI is an informative interaction group that builds a greater knowledge of Rotary.  It helps focus on your involvement, & the part each member personally participates in their club.” – Neville, Rotary Club of Mt Eden

“RLI provided the opportunity to step back & review the results & expectations we have for our Rotary service.  Discussion with like-minded people who challenge the norm was exceptional & refreshing” – Mark, Rotary Club of Auckland East

“RLI has given me some ideas on how to be a more effective Rotarian.  RLI has taken some of the mystery & ambiguity out of Rotary & its terms.  RLI has made me think about what Rotary is & what being a Rotarian means.” Jeanette, Rotary Club of Otahuhu

“RLI has given me the opportunity to learn more about Rotary, exchange ideas with like-minded Rotarians, & look at challenges other clubs have & how things can be handled differently.” – Jan, Rotary Club of Mt Eden

“Today the graduate programme was the most valuable of all the sessions … What a coup Rotary has made having you 2 [Ingrid and Beryl] as Facilitators. Today was a consolidation day for me. Shall give it my best shot!!” – Mary Ann, Rotary Club of Highbrook

“RLI & me – kept my fire alive!”  At the end he added, “I’ve really enjoyed RLI, so what about an RLI alumni programme?” - Craig, Rotary Club of Auckland

More information:  www.rli.rotarysouthpacific.org

Biz is Awesome encourages business entrepreneurship instead of a career in the professions

15 Years ago Remuera Rotary Started Biz Is Awesome For Year 12 and 13 Students to encourage business entrepreneurship instead of a career in the professions.
Simple objective, with some great outcomes over the years.

This year with promotional support from District and Rotary trusts the number of Schools in our District was expanded to 14.

120 Students attended this year's Workshop on Friday 15th February, Early in the school year to encourage their Goals/ambitions with their Biz Plans at school.

Students are split from their schools and mixed in Teams of 10 for the day.

They develop a Business take it to a Market place to test it then present their plans to Angel investors.

A Quote from a Teacher.

" Wonderful learning experience as they were put outside their comfort zone having to work with students from other schools, different cultures and different knowledge base backgrounds. It took a a while for some students to feel confident enough to actively participate, after the barriers broke down nothing seem to hold back certain students. They learnt so much, found out their weak areas and discovered that they could achieve success when working as a team. The school van was totally abuzz on the Journey home.."
"Really enjoyed the vibe, the way the sessions flowed and added challenges to keep the students engaged throughout the day."

Where to next....well it can't get much bigger but other districts/clubs can observe next years and run the day themselves, wonderful opportunity...

Submitted by Brett Murray, Vocational Director, Rotary Club of Remuera Inc.

Rotary Leadership Institute - new curriculum format

There are three clear foci under the new curriculum:

Part 1 focuses on the Rotarian

Part 2 focuses on the Club

Part 3 focuses on the Rotary journey

For more information go to www.rli.rotarysouthpacific.org

All New Zealand-based districts run RLI courses.  These are open to all Rotarians though their club - the club pays for the Rotarian.

Rotary Leadership Institute is a Rotarian development forum.  The three days are taken in sequence and course dates are run two or three times as year in most districts.