D-2452 DG's Newsletter August 2014

Service Above Self District 2452 August 2014 Mr. Gary C K Huang Light Up Rotary Mr. Khalil Alsharif RI President District Governor AUGUST - MEMBERSHIP & EXTENSION MONTH: In Rotary Year, the month of August emphasize the importance of exciting and effective service projects to help attract new members and retain existing ones. The membership slogan Each Rotarian: Reach One, Keep One emphasizes the need for Rotarians to focus on both recruitment and retention in their membership growth efforts. Reach one - because Rotary membership is by invitation, it's essential that each Rotarian reaches out and invites someone to join. Keep one because it's not sufficient to simply sponsor someone into Rotary; ment in membership retention. a Rotarian, one of our primary responsibilities is to help identify and propose new members. interested in and committed to advancing the mission of Rotary. Together we can help our club fully represent commu- vice. Wishing you good luck in your membership endeavors. Khalil Alsharif District Governor - Paul Harris 1

District 2452 August 2014 PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE GARY C.K. HUANG PRESIDENT 2014-15 AUGUST 2014 In Rotary, we mark August as Membership and Exten- sion Month. There is a good reason why we remind ourselves of the importance of membership early in every Rotary year: because the job of growing our membership is one that we can never begin too soon. It is also a job that we can never stop working on. In or- der to keep serving, Rotary always needs to be grow- ing! We have talked for many years about the importance of the family of Rotary. In this Rotary year, I want to make not just the family of Rotary, but our own Rotary families, a priority in our membership. After 37 years of following me in Rotary, my wife, Corinna, finally became a Rotarian last year. We attended the chartering of a new club in Taiwan together, and she said, \"It's time for me to become a Rotarian too!\" So she joined that club. And soon, so did a lot of other people. Now that club has 102 mem- bers, and it's the second-largest club in Taiwan. Inviting our spouses into Rotary isn't just about getting our numbers up. It addresses the reality that Rotary still has far more men as members than it does women, and that is something we need to work on. When we bring more women into Rotary, our clubs become more appealing to prospective female members and become more produc- tive as well. This year we are going to have something new in Rotary: a membership support team pin. This means that if you invite a new member into Rotary, you get a special pin to wear with your Rotary gearwheel. But we all know that the job of growing membership doesn't end when a new member joins. It ends only when a new member is enjoying being a Rotarian and never wants to leave! And making sure that our clubs are enjoy- able places to be is a key part of growing membership. People come into Rotary for all kinds of reasons, but they stay because Rotary is fun to be a part of. So I want to remind all of you to have fun in your clubs and your districts. Rotary is based on the idea that our service is more effective when we serve together with our friends. So let's enjoy our Rotary service, share it with others, and Light Up Rotary together! 2

District 2452 August 2014 MEMBERSHIP an overview of Rotary. NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION You can keep your club and member- Help new members expand their understanding of Rotary ship active and thriving by: by hosting a series of information sessions. Suggested - topics include Rotary history, opportunities for service, - Finding new members and The Rotary Foundation. - Engaging current Rotarians COURSES AND WEBINARS Encourage new and existing members to take advantage HOW STRONG IS MY CLUB? of the many resources available through Rotary to stay Assess your club regularly to learn what works and what current. Courses in the Learning Center and webinars doesn't. Ask yourself: Do your members reflect the diverse make it easy to learn at your own pace. professions and cultures in your community? Are you HOW DO I ENGAGE CURRENT MEMBERS? club attractive to new members? Work hard to deliver an experience that will keep mem- Use the bers engaged and excited about Rotary. Successful strate- strengths. Find more ideas for evaluating your club in the gies include: Strategies for Attracting and Engaging Members guide HOW CAN I TAKE MY CLUB FROM GOOD TO Regularly recognizing members for their achieve- GREAT? ments You can find ideas for energizing your club in Be a Vibrant Keeping members involved in club projects and ac- Club: Your Club Leadership Plan. tivities Your district leaders can also offer Encouraging members to take on club leadership solutions. Contact your assistant gov- ernor, district membership commit- roles tee, or district governor, if you feel Sending out monthly email news- your club could use a boost. HOW DO I FIND NEW MEM- letters BERS? USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO AT- Rotarians join and stay with their TRACT MEMBERS clubs primarily because they seek Is your club on Facebook? Is your opportunities for community service, website up-to-date? Are you sharing fellowship, and friendship. Many of ties and projects with your commu- the non-Rotarians you know are look- nity? Having an active social media ing for the same things. Invite them presence can help attract new mem- to help with your service projects, bers and inspire current ones. Find attend a networking night, or partici- ideas for developing your social me- pate in a club get-together and help dia strategy and public images. (learn them see for themselves how Rotary at: https://www.rotary.org/ connects leaders to make a positive change. myrotary/en/public-relations). Here are some potential candidates to consider for mem- RESOURCES & REFERENCE bership: Membership Resources Connect for Good - Friends and family members Strategies for Attracting and Engaging Members - Business acquaintances Club Membership Committee Manual - Professional colleagues How to propose a new member - Younger community leaders who are already con- New Member Orientation: How-to Guide for Clubs nected to Rotary through Rotaract, RYLA, peace fellow- Membership Minute newsletter ships, Youth Exchange, and other programs TOOLS Learn more in the Strategies for Attracting and Engaging Download a club brochure template Members guide. HOST AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING Rotary Club Central You can share the benefits of joining your club by hosting Enroll in a webinar an information session for potential and new members. Find ideas, along with sample formats, resources, and Club Assessment worksheets in New Member Orientation: A How-to Guide Tools for Clubs. Go to shop.rotary.org - Download all resources men- PROSPECTIVE MEMBER INFORMATION SES- tioned above at https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/ SION en/learning-reference/learn-topic/membership Invite club members to share their experiences, talk about Orach Saisrithong, Rotary Club3of Phuket South, Thailand

District 2452 August 2014 ARMENIA RC YEVERAN PROJECT Armenia-Norway Rotarian Friendship Bings Peace to Small Armenian Villages The Rotary Club of Yerevan has a long history of partnership with Hamar Vest Rotaryklubb of Norway. In 2013, a flagship program was construction of over 2 km long water and sewerage water pipeline in the remote Tatev village of Southern Armenia. The project brought safe and clean drinking water to the village high school, ensured hygiene conditions for about 200 6-18 year old students, provided potable water to 40% of the village population. lenging program to bring peace to a village situated on Armenia-Azerbaijan border. selected to promote api breeding and honey production. The project is implemented by the Rotary Club of Hamar Vest Rotaryklubb of Norway. The project provided each of the 10 families with four beehives, necessary toolkits and hired the best api specialist to train the villagers in honey production. Berkaber is a mountainous village with rough terrain and alpine valleys that make it perfect for honey production. The village lands are not good for agriculture and The village will start harvesting honey in late July. Armenian and Norwegian Rotarians will spend two days there in early October to celebrate the successful completion of the program and enjoy the delicious, organic and ecologically clean honey. We invite all our Rotarian friends to join us for this adventure and enjoy this mysterious country. - Norway Rotarian fellowship and partnership. Submitted by IPP Margarit Piliposyan DDG for Armenia and Georgia 4

District 2452 August 2014 District 2452 Grant Management Seminar 25th June 2014 at the Gulf Hotel, Bahrain. PDG Usama Bargouthi District 2452 DRFC 2013-14 to 2015-16 conducted the Grant Management what we get, we make our - Winston Churchill 5

District 2452 August 2014 DISTRICT 2452 HANDOVER CEREMONY 25th June 2014 at Al Fanar - Diplomat Radisson, Bahrain Outgoing District Governor Jamil Mouawad pinning the Incoming District Governor Khalil Alsharif PDG Usama, PDG Nijad, DG Khalil, PDG Jamil, PDG Khaled, PDG John, DGE Mustafa & PDG Emad 6

District 2452 August 2014 Rotary / Rotaract Clubs Joint Handover Ceremony 25th June 2014 7