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Rotary Foundation Presentation August 23
Deb Pullin-Van Auken will be talking about the latest with the Rotary Foundation on Monday at the Best Western Hotel in downtown Waterloo.
 
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The Rotary Foundation is a non-profit corporation that supports the efforts of Rotary International to achieve world understanding and peace through international humanitarian, educational, and cultural exchange programs. It is supported solely by voluntary contributions.
 
Lunch will be offered by GR Kitchen and Taps Restaurant. You may pay at the restaurant where you will also place your order. Please RSVP by FRIDAY 8/20 and let us know you are coming and if you plan on eating. Open 11:30-1:30 to members. 
 
 
Upcoming Programs
Below are programs coming up in the next few weeks...
 
August 30...........................@ Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, Steve Carignan
September 6........................No Meeting (Labor Day)
September 13.......................@ Northeast Iowa Foodbank (Service Project)
September 20.......................TBD
September 27........................Friend of the Family, Beth Brustkern
October 4..............................Head Start Program, Tri-County Child and Family Development Council
 
 
 
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Growing Rotary Membership
Pursuing membership leads can be the first step to growing a passionate, engaged #Rotary club. Read KR Parthasarathy’s advice on motivating potential and existing participants to get involved:
 

The Rotaract Club Of Secunderabad Medicos donates oxygen beds to Gandhi Medical Hospital.
 

Doing something good in the Rotary world has always been my passion. The reach and access that I was afforded as an assistant governor in my district in India made it possible for me to reach my goals. 

My endeavor to grow Rotary in my region began with an idea to revive our 52-year-old community based Rotaract Club of Secunderabad. It was chartered in April of 1968 and is one of the oldest Rotaract clubs in the world. Until the last few years, the club was slumbering with not much activity and not a lot of member engagement. We started at the top, revamping the leadership and bringing in passionate and active people. We were then able to induct 30 new members and discover ways to get them involved in voluntarily community services activities that they were proud to participate in.  

Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of blog posts for Membership Month where experts share how they reach out to prospective members, keep existing members engaged, and create an environment that allows new clubs to form and thrive. Click below to read the full story:
 
 
 
 
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