Fellow Rotarians,
It is hard to believe that winter and the holiday season are upon us. I’m looking forward to spending some time with family and friends, after doing holidays virtually last year. It’s a great year to mix-up the usual- try out a new social, mixer or holiday party with your club.
The other two Colorado Rotary Districts have been working hard to get a new Rotary license plate! It’s very exciting, but we aren’t there yet. We need to get at least 3,000 signatures on the petition. If you live in Colorado, please find the online petition (Kellie sent to your email last week). The money raised from the special plate will go to the End Polio Now campaign.
A quick reminder to the Presidents and Treasurers out there. Please remember to file your IRS annual report- for most clubs this is due by November 15th.
This month, the District leadership will be traveling to Tucson for Zone Institute, and Governor’s Trainings. I know we are all so excited to get together in person, after so much online and Zoom training over the last two years. We won’t be doing any Zoom meetings between the 9th and 14th. Feel free to reach out via email. Look forward to some refreshing new ideas to come in the next few months.
Good news on the membership front. We started the Rotary year at 2,608 total membership in our District, and closed October at 2,617. Up by 9 so far. Each One Bring One strategy seems to be working so far! We generally go up a little this time of year, then lose folks in the Spring, so we aren’t out of the woods yet! Keep inviting new people to visit your club. Keep up the great work with engaging your members. We can turn our membership trends around, it just takes all of us working together.
This job, being your District Governor, is one of the most fulfilling jobs a person could ask for. If you, or someone you know, are interested in being a District Governor, Kellie sent out an application, with more information, by email. The application is due back on December 15th. We sincerely hope you will consider applying. We would love to have you as part of our team!
Hope you and your family have a great Thanksgiving.
Shurie
