Rotary Club of Knights Pendragon

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Rotary Club of Knights Pendragon
Mahlotshi Village, Marble Hall Water Market
Garden Project Rotary International, through a
Rotary Foundation matching grants programme has
funded the provision of water from the Motsephiri
river to a system of reservoirs on a nearby hill
top for storage. Water is gravity fed over a
distance of 2.2 kilometres to a new 6 hectare
market garden at the Mahlotsi village. Fresh
produce will be sold to the local community via a
community owned business.
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Rotarians working with the Village Community
through a translator.
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Rotary Club of Knights Pendragon
Mahlotshi Village Water Project Market Garden
The Motsephiri river Weir and submerged sump
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Mono Pump motor installation
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Rotary Club of Knights Pendragon
Mahlotshi Village Water Project Market Garden
Three reservoirs gravity feed water to market
garden. Reservoir No.1
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2.2 kilometers of Piping installed between
Reservoirs and the garden.
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Rotary Club of Knights Pendragon
Mahlotshi Village Water Project Market Garden
Village labour and supervision of pipe laying
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Garden Gates and Bonnox fencing
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Rotary Club of Knights Pendragon
Mahlotshi Village Water Project Market
Garden Donations to the value of R50 000 are
required to establish a store cum shop building
to fund implements and seed farming and business
education in order to establish a viable market
garden to provide fresh produce to the members of
the village and surrounding area.
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Rotary Club of Knights Pendragon
Corporate Broad - Based Black Economic
Empowerment Opportunity With 100 Designated
Beneficiaries, Corporate Donations to this
project qualify for Enterprise Development and
Corporate Social Investment points on your
company B-BBEE scorecard.
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Rotary Club of Knights Pendragon
Bethany House Vocational Training Feeding
Scheme for Abused Mothers
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Rotary Club of Knights Pendragon
Bethany House Vocational Training Feeding Scheme
Home for abused women and children. Bezuidenhout
Valley. JHB
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Rotary Club of Knights Pendragon

• Bethany House
• Vocational Training Feeding Scheme
• Objectives
• Feed the residents a balanced diet
• Train the residents in a vocation to assist them
  towards self sufficiency.

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Rotary Club of Knights Pendragon
Bethany House Vocational Training Feeding Scheme
Kitchen to be fitted out for catering purposes.
Corporate sponsorship being sought for the fit
out and training of resident adult women.
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Rotary Club of Knights Pendragon
Corporate Broad - Based Black Economic
Empowerment Opportunity With greater than 75
Designated Beneficiaries, Corporate Donations to
this project qualify for Corporate Social
Investment points on your company B-BBEE
scorecard.
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MIDDELBURG ROTARY CLUBWATER PROJECT

• Elandslaagte Combined School
• Community Centre- Nazareth

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ELANDSLAAGTE COMBINED SCHOOL

• 200 Children accommodated at a rural school
  intended for 100 with inadequate infrastructure
• Water provided for waterborne sewerage, drinking
  water and new vegetable garden
• Storage water is placed on the ground with a
  timer allowing the borehole to come on and off
  without pumping the borehole dry.

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ELANDSLAAGTE COMBINED SCHOOL

• Lightning protection is fitted
• Booster pump is installed to fill the top tank to
  gravitate water to areas as needed.
• Total cost R74 000 plus donated labour valued at
  approximately R6 000.

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Water Tanks provided
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• Elandslaagte Principal Lene Koen receiving new
  borehole.

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NAZARETH CARE CENTRE

• Volunteer Care Givers known as The Rosebuds,
  under auspices of Aged in Action run a soup
  kitchen
• We provided a borehole and tank to the value of
  R25 000
• Vegetable garden established to supply
  ingredients for soup kitchen
• Anns Club supplies seed for food garden in
  winter and summer
• Community has access to water

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Sister Emily Clements
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Sister Emily in Winter Garden
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CHALLENGES

• Project identification
• Project costing
• Funding
• Training for after care and maintenance
• Quality assurance-come backs to Rotary

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CONCLUSION

• Clean potable water reaching over 300 children
  daily
• Effort minimal
• Improvement in quality of life ----
• IMMEASURABLE!!

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Rotary Club of Morningside Sefikeng Primary
School Permaculture ProjectPresenter Joanne
Church
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What is Permaculture?

• Permaculture uses the inherent, or natural,
  qualities of plants and animals, combined with
  the natural characteristics of landscapes and
  structures, to produce a life-supporting system
  for city and country, using the smallest area
  possible.
• It was first developed by Australians Bill
  Mollison and David Holmgren and their associates
  during the 1970s in a series of publications. The
  word permaculture is a portmanteau of permanent
  agriculture, as well as permanent culture.
• Permaculture Principles (Ethics)
• Care For Earth
• Care For People
• Recycle or Redistribute Surplus

Some Permaculture principles include the
following
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Soil Conditioning (aeration, increase humus
levels, boost essential elements)
Organic nutrient teas

Compost making

Green manuring with legumes
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Worm Ranching
Mulching
Inter-cropping and companion planting
Seeds and recycling
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Making Guilds ( i.e. Large plants protect
smaller plants, smaller plants give larger
ones micronutrients)
Using natural pesticides
Planting with natures pest repellant plants
Integrating useful insects and animals into the
garden
Creating suitable habitats
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Harvesting rainwater
Using grey water for irrigation
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www.seed.org.za
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SEED Organic classroom programme

• 3 Year project working towards sustainability by
  the school
• Nursery Phase focus on productive Permaculture
  systems for education.
• Design process and stakeholder analysis is
  facilitated.
• SEED facilitators then spend 10 sessions
  implementing
• All on-ground work linked to teaching practice
  -SEEDs Growing the living Laboratory.
• Schools are assessed in July and either begin to
  implement food gardens or continue to develop the
  perennial systems. The food garden development
  focuses on fencing perimeter, windbreaks, water
  harvesting and food gardening. The Perennial
  systems are biodiversity gardens, herb gardens
  and medicinal gardens.
• The Intermediate Phase is a focussing on
  developing a garden-based entrepreneurial system
  and getting schools to the point where SEED is
  able to begin withdrawing support and growing the
  use of the garden as a living laboratory for
  relevant and joyful teaching. There is also
  ongoing enrichment of Permaculture systems.
• Schools in the Advanced Phase operate on their
  own. SEED provides six days of trouble shooting
  and training. This is a further measure towards
  sustainability of the project as SEED is able to
  support schools through any problems and provide
  relevant training if needed.
• SEED has various sources of funding but this
  years projects have been sponsored by Murray and
  Roberts

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• Sefikeng Primary School inside Leeukop prison
• Serves 387 learners from Diepsloot and surrounds
• Vegetables from the garden assist in daily
  feeding scheme (2 meals daily)
• All 11 educators active in design process
• Prison - valuable resource cow manure and prison
  labor if needed

SEFIKENG Primary School
Permaculture Project
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Meet the cousins 1.8.2009Midrand VW Conference
Centre

• District 9250
• Club Project Showcase
• Water and Sanitation
• Health and Hunger
• Literacy

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Matching Grant Success

• The Rotary Club of White River
• in support of -

Books In Homes (A non-profit organization
promoting literacy for all)
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Books in Homes

• was launched in 2007 following a initiative by
  Val Morris through Penreach, an outreach
  programme of Penryn schools, supported by Rotary.

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• Books in Homes
• is an NGO which visualises a fully literate South
  Africa.

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PP Andrew hands out books produced with Rotary
funding
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• Books in Homes
• aims to contribute to a fully literate South
  Africa by providing relevant reading material to
  needy communities.

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PP Andrew with one of BIHs authors and children
receiving books
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• Books in Homes
• promotes literacy at all levels by empowering
  educators to improve their skills.

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Teachers at training sessions receiving BIH books
from Rotary volunteers
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A private donation from Denmark for a photocopier
and collator
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New MG Project Basics

• Simple, illustrated books written in African
  languages are produced by Books in Homes
• The books are distributed to needy communities
  for a nominal price.
• Often these are a childs first book.
• Books are sold at well below production cost.
• Production is made possible by sponsors and
  donations
• Every book produced will be branded with the
  Rotary wheel and sponsor club details.

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Books being handed out by Rotarian Malcolm.
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Recent MG Proposal

• Rotary Club of White River wished to secure a MG
  for the purchase of a large print run of books
  for distribution to underprivileged areas
• The print run to be scaled to the final value of
  the Grant.
• We envisaged joining forces with more than one
  international Rotary Club
• This could be shared between clubs / districts /
  countries.
• Rotary Club of White River pledged 1000.00 and
  our District a further 750.00 from DDF.

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Success!!!!!!!

• Proposal received support from 2 international
  clubs

• Grant application was submitted in December 2008

• The Rotary Foundation approved the Grant in March
  2009

• Grant funds received printing in progress

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The Magic of a Matching Grant

• White River R.C. 1 000

• DDF 9250 RSA 750

• Rangiora R.C New Zealand 3 699
• (accumulated DDF 9970 NZ)

• White River Junction R.C. 5 000

• DDF 7870 USA 5 000

• The Rotary Foundation 12 449

• GRAND TOTAL 27 898

R 290 139
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• That 60 000 books

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Meanwhile, in the three months to March 2009
Books In Homes

• Distributed 15,000 books
• IsiZulu books sent to KwaZulu Natal
• IsiXhosa books sent to Rotary Club of Port Alfred
• Siswati books sent to Swaziland
• Portugese books sent to Mozambique
• Books also sent to Malawi, Tanzania and Thailand

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And since May 2009

• Translations into
• Setswana, isiXhosa and Tsonga with many others
  to come.
• Books purchased for distribution via Rotary clubs
  in Botswana, Margate, Pretoria and Rustenberg.
• Colouring in Charts are now available in various
  themes.

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Our latest production

• 100 books in a box as a take away library

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His first book thanks to Rotary
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To contactBooks In Homes

• Rotary Club of White River
• Val Morris at Books in Homes
• Tel [phone]
• Cell 082 466 3363
• Email valmor_at_telkomsa.net

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Rotary AnnsDistrict 9300 and 9250

• District 9300
• 27 Anns Clubs 365 members
• 3 Inner Wheel Clubs 52 Members
• District 9250
• 16 Anns Clubs 125 members
• 2 Inner Wheel Clubs 33 members

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Rotary AnnsDistrict 9250

• Matola Maputo
• 3rd Age Community Centre

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• Pietersburg 100
• CANSA Relay for Life
• Helene Franz School

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• Pretoria East
• The Masterchefs

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• Johannesburg Rotary Anns
• Reach for Recovery Volunteer Project

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• Krugersdorp
• Golden Age Village

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• Benoni van Rhyn
• Nite Notes
• Beautiful Gardens
• Tinovimba

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• Linen
• by
• Sylvia Knoop

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• Forthcoming District Events
• 2009 / 2010
• D 9250
• DG Albie van de Venter

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Greatest Train Race

• 22 AUGUST
• Witbank
• to
• Middelburg

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RYLA CAMP

• 27 30 AUGUST
• _at_
• Warriors Adventure Camp
• Magoebaskloof

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Group StudyExchange

• Selection Interviews on
• 16 18 October

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District Conference 2009/ 2010

• 29,30 APRIL 1 MAY 2010
• INGWENYAMA LODGE
• White River

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• Forthcoming District Events
• 2009 / 2010
• D 9300
• PP Bev Frieslich Conference Chair

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Scoring against Child Mortality -Soccer
initiative for 2010

• District 9300 league 19th September
• Inter District friendlies and life skills
  workshops 27th to 30th September
• Serious TRAINING - October to March
• Semi-finals Finals Child Protection Week
  June 2010
• Winners recognition District 30 June 2010
• 15 teams needed for our District
• Girls 12-16 Boys 12-14 Boys 14-16

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DISTRICT HOMELESS SLEEP-OUT / AWARENESS NIGHT

• Friday 4th SEPTEMBER 2009
• Venue TBA
• Get in touch with what its like to be homeless
• This is an annual event and is quite safe
• We will go in groups to places where the homeless
  go to sleep at night quite a humbling
  experience ??
• More information to follow later-
• so keep the date free!

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Literacy, Heritage and Culture Day

• HUMANITARIAN CENTRE
• 26th September 2009 1100 to 1600
• Bring your gifted children from your projects
  music, dance, poetry, song talent spotting
• Book gifts for participants
• Refreshment stall
• A day of celebration

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GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY

• 16th October 2009

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Challenge the Challenged

• Sunday 6th DECEMBER
• GREENSTONE SHOPPING CENTRE
  (near Edenvale)
• 11h00 to 15h00
• AIM
• Rotary D 9300 - in association with the GPAPD
  (Gauteng Provincial Association for Persons with
  Disabilities) aims to
• Create an awareness of the daily challenges
  faced by persons with disabilities

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CHALLENGE THE CHALLENGED - Continued

• Non Disabled VIPs will enter a relay race
  against people with disabilities.
• Tasks to be performed
• Supermarket shopping
• Going up in the lift
• Going to the toilet
• Using an ATM
• Showcase the skills and activities of persons
• with disabilities allow them to market
• their wares / products / paintings etc

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CRUISE on the SINFONIA (SI 35) Friday 12
Monday 15 MARCH 2010
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Cruise through yourDISCON 2009/2010

• On a voyage toDISCOVER DEVELOP DELIVER
• from Durban to Portuguese Island
• ? 4 days and 3 nights ?
• Bring your family friends and show
• them ROTARY in action

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Activities on Board

• Movies, Video games, golf simulator
• Wi-Fi, Internet café
• Shops, Beauty Salon Spa
• Night life Cabaret, Dancing girls, Comedians, 3
  bands Floor shows
• Smokers lounge
• Casino

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More Activities on Board

• Irish Pub and other lounges with bars
• Full programme of daily activities for children
  aged 6-12 with trained hostesses to keep them
  safe and entertained
• Swimming pools and Jacuzzi
• Tanning and relaxing in the sun

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CRUISE BOOKINGS

• Book individually at STARLIGHT Cruises
• Call Gill or Cyd 011 807 5111
• Email gill_at_starlight.co.za/ cyd_at_starlight.co.za
• Deposit of R1,000 when booking
• Cabins allocated as per your Category
• NB When sharing 3rd / 4th person, NAMES of
  the people must be provided at the time of
  booking

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OTHER COSTS

• Miscellaneous
• Trip to Inchaca Island (optional)
• Port charges, Insurance, any fuel and/ or
  currency supplements that may apply at the time
  (approximately R440)
• Drinks on board
• Currency on board is US

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OTHER COSTS- Contd

• Transport / Travel
• PASSPORTS VISA ( 25 for non African passports)
• CAR - petrol, Toll, Quay side secure parking R65
  per day available on a first come basis
• FLIGHTS tickets, transfers to airport/harbour
• Visit to uShaka (Optional)

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OSCARS AWARDS NIGHT

• Tuesday 30th JUNE 2010
• TURFFONTEIN RACE COURSE
• Join us for a fun evening as we
• Bid farewell to District 9300
• and
• Welcome in our new combined
• District 9400

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Growing Rotary

• Presentation to Meet the Cousins
• District 9300 and 9250 Event

VW SA Convention Centre Midrand Saturday 1 August
2009
Martin Westcott
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What we all know about membership in our
district(s)

• It has declined/is declining dramatically

District 9300 1993/94 approximately 1500
members in 58 clubs 2007/08 approximat
ely 1000 members in 49 clubs

• Internationally and in South Africa
• Rotarians are predominantly
• male (over 80 of members)
• over 50 ( 60 of members)

We are creatures of habit, guided by consistent
polices, procedures and practices (many of which
are good and beneficial)
Were not big on change out of the box
thinking, and bucking the system
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What have our members (Rotarians) told us about
Rotary?(Opinion Survey 36 of the Rotarians in
D.9300 results presented at Discon 2006)
1. Rotarys Value Proposition

• Most people join Rotary (i) through interest in
  the Rotary service ideal (ii) for
  fellowship/social contact and/or (iii) to attend
  interesting meetings,
• but not necessarily for business reasons

2. Rotarys Public Image
Highly regarded by those who know about it
Good visibility in local communities
Better national visibility needs to be part of
our vision (strong enhancement, past 2-3 years)
3. Costs
Not considered a major disincentive
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What have our members (Rotarians) told us about
Rotary? (Opinion Survey 36 of the Rotarians in
D.9300 results presented at Discon 2006) - contd
4. Membership
Good quality people but too pale male
dominated need to improve diversity and
representivity
5. Quality of Meetings and Events
Good meeting content, generally well run, good
fellowship and worthwhile projects
6. Leadership Quality
Leaders are generally committed, motivated,
organised and capable
7. R.I. Organisation Admin.
R.I. achieves highly impressive results
Paperwork irksome but essential in a global
organisation
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What can we Learn from our Alumni (former
Rotarians)? (Opinion Survey 231 Alumni D.9300
over 20 of membership results presented at
Discon. 2007)

• Why they left Rotary?

Business pressure (36)
Loss of interest / loss of identity with Rotary
ideals (16)
Club difficulties / politics / loss of respect
for leadership (15)
Costs / affordability (4)
Other reasons (family / relocated / personal
conflicts / etc (29)

• Would you rejoin?

72 replied YES!!

• Perceptions about Rotary

Generally very little / no significant
differences with opinions of current Rotarians

• Those who resigned were not limited to
  R.I.N.O.s they included many who had held
  leadership positions.

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But we continue to lose members!

• Clubs are unable to function effectively without
  adequate and increasing membership. If the
  increase does not match or exceed the natural
  rate of attrition, the answer is obvious!

• A strong club membership base is essential to

tackle and implement worthwhile and successful
projects that address community needs (Rotarys
demonstrated output our service delivery)
support The Rotary Foundation both through
program participation and financial
contributions (Rotarys global output e.g. the
Polio Program)
share the load of managing and administering the
club affectively
develop future leadership both within the club
and beyond club level
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Membership Growth
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A Few Facts About Recruiting New Members
Anecdotal evidence suggests that only 5 of
Rotarians have actually introduced new members
into Rotary
Finding new members and younger members is
difficult for some their peer group are all
Rotarians they dont interact / socialise
regularly with 30 and 40 year olds work
situation may provide limited opportunity etc
A more creative, out of the box approach is
required
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Creative Approaches to Increasing Membership
Major Potential Initiatives

• Source new members from or start clubs within
• large corporates with c.s.i. / social
  responsibility strategies
• civic organisations active in the community
  service area
• N.G.Os and political organisations
• churches / religious movements

Continue to build Rotarys image in society
Tackle the diversity issue
Target opportunity areas for establishing new
clubs e.g. O.R. Tambo, unserved communities.
Tactics at Club Level
Scan and survey the local community
Club publicity create a club flyer or brochure
Use the media advertisements / articles in local
newspapers or magazines
Access other (younger) interest groups
Use technology (Facebook, Twitter, the Web)
Reward / recognise those who do bring in new
members
New member growth as an agenda point at committee
meetings
Dedicated membership committee / club champion
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Member Retention

• Arguably the most critical factor in stabilising
  and growing our membership base
• Factors which can impact member retention

a professionally run club with meaningful
programmes in each avenue of service
Interesting speaker programme
Socialising new members into the club (invites
and involvement)
Proper orientation into Rotary (yearlings
programme)
Give all members (and new members in particular)
specific tasks and responsibility
Participation in make-ups, district meetings and
events
Club wide participation in community service and
R.I. programmes
Interest groups within the club e.g. running and
cycling, wine tasting, bridge, birds and wild
life, dinner club, etc.
Recognition for attendance (100 club), service
above self, etc.
Retention mentors (new members, low attendees)
Rotary information slot at meetings
Survey what is important to members within your
club
Friends of Rotary groups
Be sensitive to cultural issues club cultures
need to understand and accept diversity
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There is much, much, more.We have merely
touched the top of the mountains in
passingThank you and good luck
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Meeting The Cousins

• Membership Drive
• Why I am still here!
• Mgezi Mazibuko Three Rivers Rotary Club

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Why I Joined RI

• Prestige? Probably!
• Socialising? Nomy rowdy crowd would never fit
  in!
• Boredom? I had enough on my plate and did not
  need another distraction!
• The 4 Way Test? Definitely and what a powerful
  test of attitude!
• But nothe main reason I joined RI is making
  change that I can believe in!

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Make change you can believe in!
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What excites me about RI!

• Vibrancy there is always something new
  happening at Rotarylike today!,
• Diversity you get to come across all kinds of
  characters,
• Running of club meetings A classic professional
  approach,
• Changing of guard annually an excellent
  indicator of service above self!

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Change of Strategy
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Things that dont make sense!

• It takes longer to know whos who in the zoo a
  need for induction of new members
  arisesmentorship is just not enough!
• Statistics and general information on RI issues
  is haphazardly available. There is no central
  database centre of information.
• Embracing projects that are not relevant to our
  situation polio in SA? How do I support such a
  project from a local level?

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What keeps me going!

• Opportunity to transform RI in my community and
  SA in a changing SA it remains lilly-whiteit
  cannot be!
• Active involvement and more involvement,
• Making it happen for my clubmy community and my
  world!

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Future Vision Update
The Business of Rotary
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Financial Constitution Policies

• Completed for Ballot
• Mail Ballot commences August
• 6 Weeks response
• Points to note
• Travelling allowance after 100km
• DG Anns Allowance
• DRFC or alternate as member
• New Generations Chair or alternate as member
• Paid on claim only
• All funds report into District Fund
• Accommodates Pilot District requirements
• Asset Officer
• Record retention
• Powers
• Emergency amendments

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Other Policies

• DG Nomination Policy Completed
• Recognition Policy Completed
• Regalia Finalised

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Other Actions Underway

• Preparing D9400 Website
• Combining District Databases
• On Line District Membership Updating
• On Line Attendance Reporting
• On Line Rotary Shop Purchases
• Information on 2010/11 Club Officers

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Consolidation Update
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District Leadership Structure (Part)
District Governor
Asst. Governors
PDG Greg Stathacopoulos
Rotary Foundation
PDG Mark Doyle
PDG Trevor Nienaber
PolioPlus
PDG Chris Pretorius
Fundraising
Grants
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Areas of Focus

• Basic Education and Literacy
• Disease Prevention and Treatment
• Economic and Community Development
• Maternal and Child Health
• Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution
• Water and Sanitation

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D9400 Qualification

• Appoint DRFC 1 August v
• Set up Bank Account
• Set up Audit Processes
• Sign MOU with RI
• Set up Grant Allocation Processes
• Set up Club Qualification Process
• Training San Diego January 2010
• Club Training PETS March 2010
• gt District Qualification
• Grant Application April 2010
• Clubs sign MOU with District
• Club Qualification April 2010