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Michael Shields
 
What do the Rotaract clubs of Darebin, Diamond Valley and Sunbury have in common?

The Rotaract Clubs have a new resource - a District Rotaract Representative (DRR)! The appointment of Michael Shields, PP and Charter President of the Rotaract Club of Diamond Valley to be District Rotaract Representative is an important milestone for our District.

Congratulations to Michael!

The appointment means that Rotaract is on the move, so there is a need to provide additional support to develop and strengthen Rotaract. For a number of years the District Rotaract Committee has missed this linking role. The role provides benefits to Rotaractors and Rotarians (including Rotary International).

For example, what is the best way to offer training for Rotaractors; is the venue important; what are Rotaractors interested in doing for district-wide projects or multi-district projects; what can Rotary do to support the growth of Rotaract? The DRR keeps in touch with the membership and facilitates conversation and communication in both directions.

A DRR is selected in a unique way. All the District Rotaract clubs were sent information with systematic instructions on how to participate in the selection process. The Rotaractors club members submit nominations to the District Rotaract Committee then Rotaractors vote to select their representative; to be nominated a Rotaractor must complete one year as a Rotaract club president or as a member of the Rotaract District Committee, before serving as district Rotaract representative.
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Members of the Rotaract Representative Seminar

To begin the DRR role and prepare for the new Rotary year, Michael attended the District Rotaract Representative Seminar held in Sydney; Friday night, 14th May 2010 with dinner and get together until lunchtime on Sunday, 16th May. An additional meeting to organise multi- district events for Australia Rotaract clubs was held following the lunch.

Michael's initial interest is to support Rotaract Clubs by providing training so he is currently organising training for the incoming Rotaract Club officers.
District 9790 has three Rotaract Clubs, see chart below, and the Rotaract Club of Albury Wodonga is in recess.
 
Rotaract Club Sponsoring Rotary Club
Darebin Preston
Diamond Valley Diamond Creek, Eltham & Greensborough
Sunbury Sunbury
   
It is essential for Rotarians to support Rotaract; a Rotaract Club cannot be chartered without a sponsoring Rotary Club. Rotary Clubs can co-sponsor a Rotaract Club. When Rotary Clubs co-sponsor the Rotaract club benefits by the experience, background and views of the Rotarians and the Rotarians benefit from the same mixture. It is also easier to ensure that the Rotaract Club's meetings are attended by at least one Rotarian. This is a sponsoring requirement and acts as a makeup for Rotarians.

The six steps that summarise how to start a Rotaract Club are:

Understanding how to get started.
Identifying the membership base.
redbutt Holding informational meeting(s).
redbutt Holding organisational meetings.
redbutt Chartering the Rotaract Club.
Doing this well takes time and experience.
 
Let us keep the momentum of Rotaract going, as there is a hum of activity happening that is the foundation for its future.
 
Linda Gidlund PP
Rotary Club of Diamond Creek
(M) 0418 173 179
Email: saratoga@patash.com.au
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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