We’re Setting Membership Goals
It’s that time of year when the Board of Directors has its annual retreat, and we set goals. As Membership Director, I am assessing what we can hope to achieve in 2018-2019. But what will you achieve in the membership category in the year ahead? We can never lose sight of the shared responsibility among all Club members in membership growth. Without you asking those you know and respect to come to a meeting, we can’t make much progress. It’s not just a single person who can galvanize the Club to move forward in membership growth. It’s not just a committee. It’s our shared efforts that make us succeed. And hasn’t it been a fun 12 months as the membership has grown and new and talented people have joined us?
Our Membership Contest is moving right along with two new members in the second semester both sponsored by Anita Stangl, and 2 of 3 likely new members to be inducted in March stemming from a member recommendation. In the first semester, 70% of new members were sponsored by direct invitation from you to join the Club. Your invitations to friends and work associates are what move the Club forward into the future. Remember that before the second semester comes to a close, you can have the pleasure of inviting a colleague to step up into a new world of giving back, of being a Rotarian. And maybe you can win a week in Hawaii. I’m counting on you!
Chris Davies, sponsored by Anita Stangl, is our newest member to join in February. Chris has a long history of giving back, especially regarding Alliance for Smiles and his work on a couple of missions for them. He is partially retired, although he keeps his hand in the property management business. He looks forward to being involved in many of our projects including both local and international projects. He also much admires our Four-Way Test, finding it a useful guide in times as challenging as ours. He and his wife, Diane Davies, live in the Haight Ashbury.And in closing, I want to thank everyone in our Club for all the work you do for our membership efforts. Be sure to greet newcomers, ask them to sit with you, let them know what’s coming up, or just listen to their stories.