A big thank you and our appreciation go to Heather for organising a most successful Christmas party at Bella Italia on Thursday. The evening was great fun and enjoyed by all. The food was delicious and abundant, and everyone was in excellent spirits, we even have the photos to prove it.
Thank you also to all those who gave gifts most generously to the House of Grace. Bev managed to collect two large suitcases of various items which we will donate to the House nearer to Christmas. If you missed the party and would like to donate, you have an opportunity at our meeting on the 4th of December.
I attended a Wellington Presidents cluster meeting on Monday. It is always interesting to learn what other Clubs in our area are doing but sadly some of the Clubs in the District are having challenges, and the figures are sobering:
71% of Clubs have negative or no membership growth
While it is improving the gender balance for 9940 is 25% women
The District has lost 237 members over the last 5 years
The good news is that many activities are in place to reverse this trend. However, the data just reinforces the need for Rotary to change our offering and attract a younger demographic.
On that note, the Rotary Club of Wellington commissioned a study by Victoria University MMBA (marketing) students to provide their views and thoughts on what RCW need to do to position themselves as an enduring service organisation. The report makes interesting reading and if anyone would like a copy to let me know.
Over the next couple of weeks, I will share some of the conclusions, findings and recommendations, as I believe we can all learn from this study
Have an excellent week
David
PS
Did you know that as Rotarians we have access to many special rewards and discounts at major retailers such as Amazon, Harvey Norman, also hotel and travel companies etc. Many of these companies also provide a “give back to Rotary” in their price. All this can be found at the Rotary Global Awards page on rotary.org see link below
https://my.rotary.org/en/member-center/rotary-global-rewards/offers#/offers?page=1
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