This week we welcomed 13 members as well as Rotarians Marni Fraser, our guest speaker, Tom Smith and John Charbonneau.
Announcements:
* We are invited to the "Hope in the City" breakfast Wednesday, December 5 @ 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM at the Vancouver Convention Centre West. More info here: https://salvationarmy.ca/britishcolumbia/home/events/hope-in-the-city-breakfast/
* Save the date! Our Christmas party this year will be at the Obregon's home on December 22nd at 5 pm. Details will follow via email.
* Did you know that you can contribute to the Rotary Foundation every time you buy something on Amazon.ca? Please use this link to get to Amazon's website before you buy and they will donate a percentage of your spend:
https://amzn.to/2DHbxjq
Rotary Moment
Our Rotary moment today was the announcement by Tom Smith about the upcoming 2020 District conference, to be held in Vancouver April 24-26 2020.
Guest Speaker
Today was our guest speaker was Marni Fraser, former member of our club and a third generation Rotarian. The title of her presentation was "Rotary challenge: fostering a reliable membership pipeline for a sustainable organization".
Some of the key takeways from the presentation were:
1) The importance of young member retention in a deliberate and strategic way.
2) Outreach to a younger demographic is crucial for our clubs.
3) Less than 5% of RYLA and other Rotarian youth projects end up becoming members.
Thought of the day:
"Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end." - Scott Adams
Why Rotary? Read more here: https://www.rotary.org/en/why-rotary
About Rotary: https://www.rotary.org/en/about-rotary