KEY CONTACTS: Tara Craaybeek TRF Chair Teddy Damron Membership Chair Steve Heiser Retention Chair

DETAILS: 2010 Foundation and Membership Seminars   When: Saturday  October 16, 2010 Time: Registration begins at 8:00 AM Conference 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM (lunch is provided in the registration fee) Where:  Ohio University - Lancaster               1570 Granville Pike  Lancaster, OH 43130               Click here for directions Cost: $10 per attendee, includes continental breakfast, snacks and box lunch (payment must accompany registration) and is open to all Rotarians in District 6690. You may pay in advance by check or bring the payment to the seminar. Agenda: 8:00 - 8:30 Registration, continental breakfast, fellowship   8:30-8:35     Welcome – District Governor Calvin Gebhart and DRFC Tara Craaybeek   8:35-9:05 State of Membership within district 6690 - Steve Heiser OR Your Rotary Foundation – what it does, its history and its Future Vision – Foundation Programs: The SHARE System; TRF Funds – Tara Craaybeek          9:05-9:35 Membership Development Best Pratices - OR District Simplified Grants – Dana Charlton, Grants Committee Chair Permitted projects and uses The application process and how to get a grant Keys to successful projects   9:35-9:45  Break #1   9:45-11:00 Membership Retention Best Pratices OR Matching Grants for International Service Projects – Gary Vaughan, World Community Service Chair & Dana Charlton Terms and conditions, how money can be used, and  how it can’t Reporting Requirements Keys to successful grant applications How do I find a project for my club? How do I find clubs for my project?   11:00-11:10  Break #2   11:10-12:00 Public Relations and Membership  -  How to get your message out. OR Giving –Dave Kott and Tara Craaybeek    Every Rotarian Every Year; Club goals  Recognition levels: Sustaining Member, Paul Harris  Fellowships, Paul Harris Society, Major Donors, Benefactors, Bequest Society  Using the Foundation Reports  How to contribute  Thoughts on increasing giving in your club   12:00-1:00  Lunch – speaker TBD         updated 090610     This annual event is designed to help our Clubs increase and retain membership, maximize giving to our Rotary Foundation and learn how to obtain Foundation funds for Matching Grant and District Simplified Grant projects – all of which are critical to Rotary’s mission both at home and around our world.  District Rotary Foundation Chairs Tara Craaybeek and Gary Vaughan, and Membership Chairs Teddy Damron and Steve Heiser, plus their committees have put together a great program to help every Club maximize its effectiveness in these two very important areas. Who should attend? You!  And all Club Presidents-elect, Membership Chairs, Foundation Chairs, Board members, officers, and anyone who wants to know more about Rotary. The program is especially valuable for new members.  Last year, several clubs encouraged new members to attend and those who did became active members.  Several even became Paul Harris Fellows!  Because these issues are of critical importance to all Rotary Clubs, we want every Club in the District to be represented! Please take a moment to recruit people to attend, then complete the attached registration form and send it in to Brent.  It’s a great opportunity to not only build your Club but also to enjoy fellowship with old and new Rotary friends.    Make checks payable to: Rotary District 6690 Registration due date is October 15, 2010

DUE DATES: Click button to register on-line Registration and payment due by October 15.