PLANS UNDERWAY TO CHARTER DISTRICT-WIDE E-CLUB
Preliminary phone meetings to assess interest in a District-based e-club began in November, and will continue the first Tuesday of December.The e-club is a response to a common dilemma: Rotary is great … but some people just can’t attend their local club meetings, either because of work/family schedule, because they travel or spend considerable time outside of the district, or perhaps because of the cost.
The plan is that through the Rotary e-Club of District 7780, members can feed their Rotary passion…enjoy Rotary friends and fellowship....get involved in service projects and grants…and “meet” only bimonthly or monthly via a phone call – with no concerns about schedule, attendance or makeups.
Members of the e-club of District 7780 will take advantage of international projects via Rotary Action Groups and they will visit local clubs for hands-on involvement in community projects. Meanwhile, the traditional clubs in the District will profit by having extra Rotary “hands” available to help out with their service projects and fundraisers.
Right now, the e-club is in its formative stage, with a plan of chartering toward the end of this Rotary year. The next planning meeting will be held via our Zoom teleconference service on Tuesday, December 3 at 7:00 p.m. PDG Sheila Rollins, who is leading the charge for the new club, has asked all prospective participants to do a bit of thinking prior to the phone call to be ready to suggest potential service projects for the club and also potential speakers for upcoming meetings – potentials that they are excited about!
For more information, contact Sheila Rollins, District Rotaract chair (who hates getting up for breakfast meetings) @ 207-958-3786; wwwings@megalink.net or,
District Growth Chair Marty Helman (who travels too frequently to be a good meeting-attender)
207-233-8741; martyrotary@gmail.com
Call-in info: Marty’s online club Zoom meeting.
Tuesday, December 3, 2019; 7:00 pm ET
To join online: https://zoom.us//j/8209252012
Or, to dial in:
*1 646 558 8656 US
Meeting ID: 820 925 2012
Or, with iPhone One tap mobile:
+16465588656,,8209252012# US
This club is open to everyone based on passion for service … not where members live or how often they come to meetings. And it’s all possible thanks to Rotary International’s recognition that it is service, fellowship and involvement—not meeting attendance—that makes a Rotarian.