How to Kill a Dream

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Bel Pesce is a successful Brasilian entrepeneur, who made her fortune in Silicon Valley before returning home.

In this short but evocative TED talk, Bel challenges us all to look again at the reasons why our dreams sometimes fail to come to fruition. Bel goes on to explain five common causes that are very easy to understand, but perhaps a little more challenging to address.

All of Bel’s suggestions are relevant to clubs and other organisations, too. How often, for instance, do we focus on our club goals or some other organisational construct, rather than ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy the journey? If people are enjoying an experience, they’re much more likely to commit and continue.

Enjoy Bel’s talk……

Kero O’Shea
President – EWA Rotary

E-WA President-Elect Alison Creates History in Bruce Rock

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E-WA Rotary is delighted to announce the election of Alison Lockwood as President of the Provisional Rotary E-Club of Western Australia (E-WA Rotary) for the 2016-17 year.  Alison’s election is a first, as Bruce Rock has never before had a resident Rotary club president.

As a past Rotaract club president and an experienced Rotarian, Alison brings a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to her new role.

Alison (left) at a recent club get-together
Alison (left) at a recent club get-together

Alison, a health professional at Bruce Rock Memorial Hospital and partner Tim (our first Partner Associate) have set up home in Bruce Rock and are keen for their adopted community to experience the benefits of a Rotary presence.

In her current role as our E-WA Rotary Community Director, Alison played a key role in organising our first E-WA Rotary initiative in Bruce Rock in February 2015, when we conducted the successful Swim for Bruce Rock Kids, which raised funds for a literacy development program in the local community.

Alison is looking forward to her term as E-WA Rotary President.

Kero O’Shea
President
Provisional Rotary E-Club of Western Australia (E-WA Rotary)

 

 

Stay with Us – Enjoy the New Rotary Experience

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Are you feeling a bit jaded about your Rotary involvement? Thinking of leaving? That’s not unusual at this time of year as busy people are faced with decisions about how to allocate their precious discretionary free time or what to spend their recreational budget on.

The big thing that’s often overlooked is that spending a bit of your free time volunteering for a good cause is good for your mental health. Yes! A positive Rotary Experience will make you happier and healthier! 

Rotary is also offering lots of different ways to participate. These include very time-efficient and low cost club models. 

So before you decide to go, look at all the options. You may be very pleasantly surprised.

 

 

The S.T.A.R. Program: How to Retain Members in Rotary

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Mill Point Rotary Membership Director Kerry Green
Mill Point Rotary Membership Director Kerry Green

Membership Director Kerry Green of the Rotary Club of Mill Point had one of her Rotary moments when she transferred to the Port Macquarie Sunrise Rotary Club in 2005.  Although Kerry was by then an experienced Rotarian, her new club invited her to take part in the Special Training for Action in Rotary (S.T.A.R)  program.

By the time Kerry returned to Mill Point Rotary some years later, she was a devotee of the innovative member induction and development program.  Her enthusiasm and passion for the program persuaded the Mill Point Board to give S.T.A.R a try. They haven’t looked back and the program is now at the core of Mill Point’s member retention and development processes.

What’s so good about the S.T.A.R program?   Listen as Kerry tells you the story of S.T.A.R and the Mill Point starlet who speaks so highly of this innovative program.

If you’d like to find out more about the S.T.A.R program, you can download copies of the Mill Point Rotary presentation and training guides here .

 

Situation Vacant: Public Relations Director (Voluntary)

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Are you looking for a stimulating volunteer role in which you can make a real difference for our community? Do you want to hone your new & traditional media skills whilst promoting the message of Rotary?

The Provisional Rotary E-Club of Western Australia (E-WA Rotary) has a vacancy for a Public Relations Director. We are a 6 month old provisional Rotary club which is developing a business-based mode of operation, in order to ensure that we serve our community effectively, whilst providing an environment in which our members can learn and grow.

The Public Relations Director will lead our PR campaign while working with our media team to help build the profile of E-WA Rotary, through the innovative use of media tools.

Our club uses a combination of face-face, web-based and video meetings to socialise and conduct business. We are a group of professionals who value our family, business and other commitments in life and recognize that these will take priority over Rotary commitments from time to time. We want to help each other succeed.

To take up this role, the successful candidate will become a member of the Provisional Rotary E-Club of Western Australia.

For more information, please contact Kero O’Shea on 0408802490.

My Community Radio Journey: A Chat with Hui Lin Tan

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Hui Lin Tan is an organisational psychologist who works  in the Western Australian local government sector. Hui Lin is also a dedicated and passionate Mandarin and English language broadcaster, who believes in the power of giving back to her community and encourages others to reap the benefits of volunteering.

Community radio has a vital role to play in the maintenance of local social networks amongst common interest groups, and provides an important platform for the airing of community concerns. Local community stations also provide a springboard for emerging artists to share their stories.

Listen to Hui Lin’s story here:

Tony Devitt: Rotary District 9465 Albany Conference 2015

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Tony Devitt is the Rotary District 9465 Conference Chair.  In this interview, Tony explains his role and outlines what Albany Conference 2015 will offer Rotarians, Rotaractors and partners. The conference is also being pitched as a public event, with content designed for a broad audience, including local residents.

Find out more about the Rotary District 9465 Conference in Albany here. #9465con15

 

Help Save the Kaarakin Cockatoo Rescue Programme

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Our Sponsors, the Rotary Club of Southern Districts are proud supporters of the Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Rescue Centre.   Kaarakin needs your help to save their Cockatoo rescue programme. See below.Kaarakin

Help us save our Cockatoo Rescue Programme!

Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre is beginning a crowd-funding campaign to ‘Save our Cockatoo Rescue Programme’, as we are desperately seeking funding to continue to run our cockatoo ambulance, keep our vet nurse, and pay for clinic and rehabilitation aviary supplies for 2015. Our goal amount is $50,000. Luckily for us, the 2014 programme was funded by WWF, however unfortunately they cannot continue the funding for another year so we need your help!
Our campaign is being run through chuffed.org, and is running from November 28th until January 9th. You can access our campaign and see our progress on:

https://chuffed.org/project/kaarakinrescuefunding/
https://www.facebook.com/kaarakin

We ask you to PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE support us with our campaign; even small donations make a difference. Please let everyone you can aware of our campaign too – people, businesses and other organisations by sharing the campaign on social media, email or by word of mouth! All enquires head to our facebook page, or contact Rachel at kaarakin@kaarakin.com.

Meet Anthea, Our District Rotaract Representative

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Anthea Charlotte McCormick is the District Rotaract Representative (DRR) for our District 9465. The DRR has a leading role in a Rotaract district and is responsible for providing support to clubs.

In this conversation with Anthea we cover a range of issues, including what she sees as turnoffs for young professionals seeking to move from Rotaract to Rotary. Clubs that throw open their doors, provide mentoring and offer early access to board roles will be seen as attractive places to be.

Here’s our interview with Anthea: