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A Rotary Opportunity

• Presenter
• Cornell C. Frank

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Subtitle

• The Winds of Change
• The E-club Concept

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Objectives of this presentation

• 1. Introduce the Districts E-Club
• 2. Need for DG and PDGs Involvement and support
• 3. Identify and encourage involvement of
  potential members who otherwise could not become
  Rotarians
• 4. Make-Up Opportunities

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By show of hands

• How many of you are members of a Rotary Club in
  District 7250
• that meets on
• Monday

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By show of hands

• How many of you are members of a Rotary Club in
  District 7250
• that meets on
• Tuesday

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By show of hands

• How many of you are members of a Rotary Club in
  District 7250
• that meets on
• Wednesday

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By show of hands

• How many of you are members of a Rotary Club in
  District 7250
• that meets on
• Thursday

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By show of hands

• How many of you are members of a Rotary Club in
  District 7250
• that meets on
• Friday

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By show of hands

• How many of you are members of a Rotary Club in
  District 7250
• that meets on
• Saturday?

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By show of hands

• How many of you are members of a Rotary Club in
  District 7250
• that meets on
• Sunday?

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What have we just learned?
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• Now let us drill down a bit deeper...

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Again by show of hands

• How many of you are members of a Rotary Club in
  District 7250
• that is considered a
• Breakfast Club

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Again by show of hands

• How many of you are members of a Rotary Club in
  District 7250
• that is considered a
• Luncheon Club

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One more time by show of hands

• How many of you are members of a Rotary Club in
  District 7250
• that is considered a
• Dinner Club

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When our clubs meet during the day
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Million Dollar Question

• How many friends, colleagues, co-workers,
  executives of corporations to owners of smaller
  businesses do you know who would make
  excellent Rotarians and, thus, would Enjoy
  Rotary and change lives?

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However, potential members cannot attend our
Rotary meetings when we traditionally hold the
meeting?
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Lets ask the question another way

• How many potential Rotarians attended your
  meetings, as guests and showed an interest in
  joining Rotary, however, when it came to becoming
  a member they informed you that they just cannot
  attend your meetings when you hold then?
• Or they joined your club and soon dropped out
  due to job reassigned or schedules that made
  attending your meetings impossible?

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In the past....

• We lost those members! ?
• Now...
• There is an alternative available.... ?

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The Alternative..

• Direct these members, who would otherwise be
• lost to Rotary to the
• Rotary E-Club of District 7250

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A little History

• In 2001 the Rotary International Council on
  Legislation adopted resolution 01-226 to provide
  for cyber clubs. In June 2001, Decision 348, the
  RI Board agreed to support a pilot project
  establishing cyber Rotary clubs.

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Key Elements

• For this pilot project were
• To extend Rotary to business,
• professional, and community leaders
• who are unable to meet traditional attendance
  requirements because of
• 1). extensive travel, or
• 2). conflicting occupational demands, or
• 3). physical immobility, or
• 4). resident beyond reasonable distance from an
• existing Rotary club.

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Purpose

• Web communities in this project would
• 1). Foster Friendship and
• 2). Good Will
• among its members and
• pilot clubs would determine the viability and
  effectiveness of a cyber Rotary club framework.

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A missing ingredient

• From reports and conversations with other E-club
  presidents, the president of the Rotary E-Club of
  District 7250 learned that the more successful
  E-clubs have had Past District Governor direct
  involvement by transferring their membership to
  the respective E-clubs.
• This is lacking in our case. Hope this can be
  changed!

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Serious Request

• We are thus requesting that the District
  Leadership encourages as many PDGs as possible to
  transfer their membership to the Rotary E-Club of
  District 7250 and also
• Bring other interested Rotarians along who
  otherwise cannot attend regular meetings.
• (A Rotarian can only be a member of one Rotary
  club).

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Reality Check

• Chartering a new Rotary club, regular or E-club,
  in not an easy task.
• We have a chartered Rotary E-Club in the
  district.

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Positive Feedback

• We get positive feedback from members and
  visitors. The following comment is typical
• Thank you for the opportunity to do an online
  make-up via your E-Clubs web site. I found many
  interesting thing about your club and your views
  of the Rotary world.

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District Clubs Support

• We are anxious to get district and club support
  to help us grow our membership.
• We are not trying to raid a single Rotarian
  from existing Rotary clubs.
• We need your help in identifying interested
  potential members and Rotarians, who did not stay
  in your club, because of other commitments while
  your club meets.
• Please encourage such potential members to visit
  us at
• www.RotaryEClubLongIslandOne.org

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What is an E-Club?

• Rotary E-clubs are Rotary clubs that meet
  electronically.

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What is the difference between Rotary clubs and
Rotary E-clubs?

• Rotary E-clubs follow the same policies as all
  Rotary clubs. The key difference is that an
  E-club conducts its weekly meeting on the clubs
  web site. Rather than being physically present at
  an appointed day and time, members may attend
  meetings at any time and any day of the week.

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Explanation of E-clubs continued

• As all Rotary clubs do, Rotary E-clubs meet
  weekly, perform service projects in local and
  international communities, support The Rotary
  Foundation, and enjoy fellowship among members.
• And the key to their effectiveness are also
  the same service-minded members, opportunities
  for fellowship, and strong leadership.

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How do E-clubs work?

• E-club meetings are hosted on a unique web site.
• The Rotary E-Club of District 7250 address is
• RotaryEClubLongIslandOne.Net

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How do E-clubs work?

• The official meeting time is considered to be
  when the Web Administrator posts material for
  weekly discussion, but members may access the
  site at their convenience at any point during the
  week.
• The Rotary E-Club of District 7250 posts the
  meetings Sunday mornings at 845 A.M. and the
  material is available until 844 A.M. the
  following Sunday.