ROTARY DISTRICT 7430 GOVERNOR LEN GIESLER
On Thursday August 11, our Rotary District 7430 Governor LEN GIESLER, visited the Rotary Club of Norristown, presenting his vision for the district and reviewing our club's plans for the coming year. Len concentrated on three areas of concern for the coming year:
MEMBERSHIP- stressing that getting new members is only half the job, retaining members is equally important. He had some pointers on how to achieve that by listening to the expectations and goals of not only new/ prospective members, but also our 'seasoned' club members, and then acting on those inputs.
He pointed out the theme of IMAGINE as the backbone of this year's efforts to expand the membership and , equally important, the spreading of image in our communities so they can better know what Rotary is about and what our clubs are doing.
ROTARY FOUNDATION-stating that it has been one of the world's top ten foundations for some time. It has delivered a high percentage of funds received to essential projects. One of its unique features is that individual clubs have a say in how funds are distributed, with grant money coming back to clubs for local projects. Currently our district has 22 clubs and they are involved in 19 district projects.
POLIO- the third area Len covered, pointing out that although there has been great success in eradicating polio throughout the world, it still exists, citing recent case in New York. We need to stay vigilant.
Len stressed the need to get back to full in-person meetings in this post pandemic world as one-on-one fellowship is critical to club success, and that we must strive to engage all our members in going out and 'doing' good for our communities, not just talking about it.
Thanks Governor Giesler.
GOVERNOR LEN GIESLER IS WELCOMED BY CLUB PRESIDENT SUNANDA CHARLES AND VICE PRESIDENT MARY ONAMA
