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People of Action Open House - Membership Event

Posted on Apr 18, 2018

The People of Action open house is an opportunity for the community, as well as current, new and potential Rotary members, to learn about local Rotary clubs, and the programs and projects they support. This open house is sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of Loves Park, North Winnebago, Rockford, Rockford East/Cherry Valley, Pecatonica and 815. Mark you calendars for this event to be held on May 16th from 5-7 p.m. at the Community Room of the Hand N Hand Daycare Center located at 9350 Forest Hills Rd, Loves Park, IL, 61111. There will be opportunities for interaction with Rotary Members who have taken part in global service projects, and students who have participated in many of the youth focused programs.

This is designed to be a relaxed, fun and informative evening for potential members to learn about Rotary and different clubs available to join in the area. There will be light hor d'oeuvres; and non-Rotarians completing an exhibit passport will be eligible for prize drawings. The event will showcase just a few of Rotary's global and local projects. Participants will be able to see, touch, talk to, and hear from Rotarians and participants about:

Peacebuilding Through Education and Literacy Conference

Posted by Linda E Gerber on Jan 27, 2018

The Chicago Rotary International Peacebuilding Through Education and Literacy will be held on June 2, 2018 at the Chicago South Shore Cultural Center established in 1905, the same year Rotary International was founded by Chicagoan Paul Harris. The South Shore Cultural Center is located on Lake Michigan and is in the heart of Chicago.

This is one of 6 Presidential Peacebuilding Conferences, host by Rotary International President Ian Riseley, around the world in 2018. Chicago is the only site for the U.S. based Peacebuilding Conference focused on Peace through Education and Literacy. The Peacebuilding Conference in Chicago will highlight the many opportunities we all have to build peace through education and literacy locally and globally.

Be Inspired --- Learn about the many innovative ways Rotarians and other groups are Peacebuilding through Education and Literacy

Form Partnerships - There will be many opportunities to meet and develop partnerships as there will be over two dozen organizations sharing their best practices in effecting peace

Take Action - You will leave the meeting inspired, excited to develop partnerships, and ready to take action in Peacebuilding through Education and Literacy

http://www.rotaryliteracy.org/register.html

District Information Now Included on Mobile App

Posted by Linda E Gerber on Jan 27, 2018

ClubRunner announced the release of an all-new ClubRunner mobile app that now includes both Club and District Information. The App is available through Google Play Store and the Apple App store for you smart phone or iPad. All you need to do is search for ClubRunner (The logo will be a white CR with the blue background). Note: If you are already using the ClubRunner App you will need to update the app or reinstall the latest version to get these features.

When you install this app you will be asked to sign in with your Rockford Rotary member log in and password. After you log in you will automatically be connected to the both the Rockford Rotary and District Directory. In addition to the Rockford Rotary information you will now be able to view District Executives, stories and up coming events.

Another exciting feature is the ability to access the District's club directory from your phone. You can check out a club's meeting time/day, upcoming events and executives. It just got easier to find neighboring clubs for make-ups or coordinating communication for projects.

From time to time you will need to refresh the app to ensure you have access to the latest information, including new club members.

To learn more about this app you can watch a youtube clip at: https://youtu.be/eAqGVrHj25E or to learn more about the new District Features go to the clubrunner blog: https://iloveclubrunner.blogspot.ca/2018/01/introducing-clubrunner-district-mobile.html

New Membership Dues Option for Spouses and Partners

Posted by Linda E Gerber on Jan 26, 2018

The Rockford Rotary Board, on January 23rd, approved a new membership dues option for Spouses and Partners who want to join Rockford Rotary together. With this new policy prospective new members have three ways to join Rotary: as an individual; in a Corporate group; or with their spouses or partners. Potential members, regardless of which category, must still be sponsored by a current Rockford Rotary member, complete the club's application and be approved for membership. All members are expected to support the goals and objects of Rotary through service at the club and district level, as well as, through annual giving to The Rotary Foundation and Polio Now fund.

The goal of these additional membership options is to attract new members, allowing Rockford Rotary to more in both our local and global communities. The more people to help, the more we can DO GOOD IN THE WORLD.

Both of these policies can be found at http://www.Rockfordrotary.org under the Members Only tab, but can be accessed without a password.

They can also be viewed here:

http://portal.clubrunner.ca/5768/Documents/en-ca/be00c57a-a678-47ec-bbca-206e757dd13d/1/

http://portal.clubrunner.ca/5768/Documents/en-ca/9cd3f83f-39d1-4e87-a7a7-bfbc14352789/1/