Program: Visit from District Governor Glenn Smith

Thank you Glenn for your leadership and motivation.

Great info!

thank you!

"you must be the change" - great quote.  Changes start within one's own home and community.

I like the quote at the beginning of the meeting, "You must be the change to see the change."

Let's hope all in leadership positions at all levels follow that idea. 

Thanks for the visit Glenn,

Mel

i HAVE ENJOYED OUR DG´S COMMENTS.  WE WILL TRY TO CONTINUE IMPROVING ON EVERY FACET OF ROTARY´S MISSION.

I enjoyed the letter from your District Governor; it was a good follow-up to your last program on starting the eClub. As always, I appreciated the information and links throughout the program.

Interesting perspective presented by this District Governor.  I liked reading about his visions for the future.

Another great meeting

Thanks again.

Interesting program. I enjoyed reading the ideas on how to expand the eClub.

Fun.

Thank you.

welcome to a new members

excellent visionary program

Excellent program!

I love you're format.  I learned alot and hope to be a frequent visitor.  I am glad to see I can pay by mail. 

as usual, a wonderful meeting, thanks a lot 

Alfredo

Great program!!

Very interesting way to make up a meeting.  I was researching local clubs in my area as I needed to make up our July 21, 2010 meeting and I can say that although visiting other clubs has its benefits, I will tout the eclub as an option at our next meeting on August 4th. Thanks so much for the opportunity and best of luck with future topics

A very elaborate address by the DG.

Thanks for coming to our club for a DG visit, Glenn. We appreciate the extra effort it took to "get" here and "speak."

great club !

Congratulations Glenn Smith, I am sure you will have a successful year as District Governor 5510

I have always enjoyed the informative meetings prsented by your club.

This was my first e-meeting and I really liked the convenience.  Thanks.

Again, thanks for letting me visit the club.  Unlike my "reality" visits to other clubs when I travel, I have not be able to exchange a club banner with you.  My club is Rockdale Rotary, Rockdale County, GA "The Fun Club."  Please let me know if we can make this happen.  Perhaps there is a way to display the banners of all visitors to your club. 

cute story re the fire engine - enjoyed the president's essay re flashlights and his knowing Robert Frost.

This is my first visit so I may not have done it correctly.  I really enjoyed my visit.

I think we should do some serious electronic matchmaking here:  introduce Bubba Jay III to Miss Truly Candid.  If it works, we can start a Rotary eMatchmaking Fellowship and compete with - well those other online dating services.

Thank you for the "six steps to fulfilling a vision"!

I really appreciate the opportunity to make up Rotary meetings with you! Thanks for this invaluable service. I'm looking forward to visiting again during times of travel.

The the E Rotary Club of the Southwest,

Once again your club has helped me make up a meeting at sea.  Thank you!

DG Glenn's message has import to all Rotary Districts and Clubs.  I know our club has to change its demographics, or the club will fade.

Yours In Rotary,

Charles Adams, Bellevue Nebraska Rotary Club

Always a pleasure to do a make-up. Never dull, always something interesting. Thanks!

Thanks for the opportunity to attend, nice way to do a makeup, and I learned a few things.

Good make up. Thanks.

Thank you.

This is the first make up meeting I attended on line.  I appreciate this convenient format for me to do a make up meeting.  Please kindly email me an address for me to mail a check.  I will put $15 in the mail as soon as I receive an address.  Thank you.  Janet Wang (Irvine CA)

Good program, congratulation my Governor

I like the program and being able to makeup in this manner.

Thank you

Thank you for an informative and enjoyable meeting!

I live in Texas and would like "directions" to the town without a main street! Hook 'em Horns!

I read the District Governor's address on July 26th.  I was so impressed that I am going to download it and give copies to all our members. John G. Jones

My first time making up with your club but I have learn so much.

Very good.

very interesting to see the strategic plannning and vision ideas for developing Rotary at the club and district level.

Excellent information from Governor Glen. Thanks for making it available and thanks for this unique make up opportunity. We shall meet again.

Thanks for the meeting it is always interesting to see what other clubs are doing

I enjoyed this meeting.  The presidents letter was interesting as was the guest speaker talking about the future for his year.

Thank you for a great meeting. I have a goal of bringing Rotary to China (Hong Kong has a club and Beijing has an ex pats club), so I wonder if our eclub might be the answer! Bubba doesn't come from Houston, Mr. President, surely you mean the one I grew up with in West Texas!

Thanks for the great message from Bill Gates:)

Thank you for sharing your vision for the future.

I am so thankful that I am able to make up a meeting online!

Motivating program from District 5510 Governor Glenn Smith who commends RECSWUSA on their newly gained permanent club status, and  encourages all Rotarians to support Rotary International President Ray Klinginsmith's "Building Communities - Bridging Continents" year. Governor Smith discusses the 5th wheel of Rotary service, added this year, NEW GENERATIONS SERVICE, to target youth and young adults for leadership training and exchange programs. We are also told about RI's Strategic Plan of emphasizing Bigger Clubs, Better Clubs and Bolder Clubs as priorities for strengthening Rotary's future. Finally Governor Smith acquaints us with his own District 5510 Strategic Plan entitled "Seize the Vision". Building upon the teachings of author Bill Carter, the District 5510 goal will focus on long term planning, the Group Study Exchange program and membership recruitment, development and retention. Excellent program. Governor Smith could be an RI president himself someday!

Thank you for allowing me to  e makeup a meeting.  I belong to the DeLand  Breakfast Rotary Club in DeLand, Florida.  My wife gave birth to our son three weeks ago and I was unable to attend last weeks meeting 7/22/10.

Very interesting information

Jimmie L. Birmingham

Thoroughly enjoyed your meeting, particularly Bubba Jay lll

Thanks for the update.

Very Concise and informative

Thanks Glenn. RECSWUSA has a unique opportunity to expand the vision of Rotary.

This is great! First time I have used an e-meeting to make up for a missed meeting. I was in South Africa last month for the World Cup, and just could not fit any meetings in so missed a couple of weeks. I have almost 8 years of perfect attendance which is very importnat to me so I will definitely use this again. Thank you!

Great meeting, more I go through all the discussions, more I see a lots of work done to prepare it... Thank you for this great work

What a great Idea you have.

Thanks to DG Glenn for his visit, and my compliments on his statement, "Clubs need to help develop leaders in their community." When we as Rotarians take responsibility for guiding younger people to become honorable, ethical leaders in our communities, we are truly serving.

Loved the joke, Bob!

Thanks for letting me make up with your club.  I'm the president of the Rotary Club of Addis Ababa West (Ethiopia) and currently traveling in the USA for a few weeks.  I enjoyed the meeting.

So far I like the EClub.

Thank you for the make up.  I truly enjoyed the story in the beginning.

Another good makeup.

Congratulations on the success of your Club!  Enjoyed reading the District Govenor Glenn Smith's comments. 

Enjoyed DG Smith's talk.

Great Meeting!  I'm from Menifee, California USA.  

Thanks,

Pamela Vasquez

Past President 2005-2006

Nice way to do a makeup.  I learned a few new things. Thanks!

Thanks for the e-meeting. I appreciate the opportunity to visit.

Thanks.

thanks for letting me makeup here.

Bigger-better-bolder indeed!

Great concept!

Thanks for letting me make-up here.  Great site and some good information!  Natalie Webb, THE Rotary Club of Monterey, CA (currently in Rhode Island!)

great job

The hardest task is long term planning for brick and mortar clubs as people are not willing to "chance" that they will be able to predict where they will be in 3-5 years.  With Eclubs I think it will be easier or so I hope;.

My first e-club meeting, enjoyed it.

I always enjoy visiting your club.

great joke about firefighters!

I am looking forward to seeing Glenn Smith in person next week

interesting

Very encouraging

I really enjoyed this meeting.  One of the most entertaining and informative.  I am a member of Quad Cities of Sharp County in Arkansas.  We have 21 members, chartered in 2005.  i served as President 3 years, and now I am serving as an Assistant Govrernor for 3 years, not sure why I seem to get these 3 year jobs, but i love Rotary.  Thanks for allowing me to share with you today.  Linda Hall

Thanks.

I liked how this simulated an actual meeting.

Thanks for your program, Glenn, and for being the first DG to visit our club! And good photo of your forehead on our home page ;)

Bob Adams - loved your humor. Keep it up:)

Always good to hear what the DG has to say.  Unfortunately the membership mantra is getting a little old as we have all heard it for several years now.  However, if we don't actually Take Action (part of the theme from my Rotary Year as Pres), we may soon find ourselves in the same position as the local Lions club where I live, very few members and that the average age is about 70.

Interesting but abstract to me.

Very impressed by DG Glenn Smith's presentation. Lots of ideas for action

Thank you for the opportunity to visit your chapter. Very informative

Bryan Jones

this is a great service.  having been in Rotary in the past and makeups were hard to complete this is great

Thank you very informative.

Charlene

Excellent program.  I love the message from DG Glenn Smith.  Every aspect of the message resonated strongly with me.  I printed it and will share it with some of my colleagues at work.  I found the demographic interesting, and reflective of my club.  Conspicuous by omission were the statistics on ethnicity and race.  Thank you.

Every meeting is certainly a pleasure...Bob Hands I must formerly appreciate your work. DG Glenn Thank u also, I share your views and even smile

Very good meeting.  The presentation by DG Glenn Smith was very interesting...interested to compare with the comments made by my DG.

I enjoyed this program.  I liked the DG's letter--very motivational!

Thought it was a well presented program.

Thank you.

I like the Every rotarian, every year motto.

Thanks for another interesting Rotary meeting.

The quotes from Ghandi and Shaw/kennedy should be repeated at the opening of every meeting, not just Rotary meetings.

I realing enjoyed the joke! My wife of 52 years is still laughing.

I just returned from London, England, where Rotary is a great opportunity to "promote International understanding".

The "New Generation" being added as a Avenue Of Service was news to me. The demographics for the long term viability for Rotary were ,to me, disturbing. Interesting to hear another DG's perspective.

The  International "flavor" was refreshing and indicative of all that rotary is about. A little humor, in good taste, is always an added plus at Rotary meetings

My name is Fran Jarrell, I'm a member of the Paintsville Rotary Club in Kentucky. I always enjoy doing my make up meetings with your club, especially the joke. Thank you for making it easy to keep perfect attendance.

Thanks for the availability to makeup on line in a Pinch.

Loved the sausage factory story... It gave the first smile of the morning, thanks a lot for having shared it :-)))

Maybe rotarians job is to make sure that the brakes never work to be able to realize the most incredible actions.

A nice week to all

This is a very fun club!  I found it informative, and I thoroughly reading about your club.  

Good program DG Glen,pleased to see the GSE team coming to Australia this coming Rotary Year it would be great if you could visit " Cawkers Well Station,'  district 9640 about 1000 klm,s away,you could fly we have an airstrip .

I like it when the governor makes the official visit to the club especially when they speak about membership development and retention. I used to chair the club Rotary membership committee in the mid 80's and early 90's. I loved it, especially when were able to retain the members over the years.

A good acknowledgment from your DG of the accomplishments your club has achieved in the area of membership development.

Enjoyed the content and flow of the meeting.

I enjoyed the program. I learned allot.

congratulations for your knowledge, interest and commitment about the way rotary functions

Thanks for making the on-line meeting available.   I'll have to visit again.

Hello all at e-club.  I truly enjoyed making up my meeting here.  I am a member of the Rotary Club of New Minas, Sunrise in New Minas, Nova Scotia, Canada.  I have served as Secretary, and President of the Club in 2003-2005 respecively.

I am employed as Faculty of the local Community College here, and also hold a part-tiime job at Annapolis Valley Radio in sales.  Prior to teaching, I worked at the same radio station as General Manager.  It has afforded me the opportunity to now teach my trade. 

As a new teacher, we have to take courses that make up a "College Diploma", so I have been away most of the month of July, so therefore, I am thankful for this opportunity to do my make up.

I enjoyed this make-up and in reflecting on the quotes, I think about change...and while some folks are afraid of change, I like it...it's kind of like the quotes...Why Not?

I also enjoyed the humour in the fire department story...good one.

Thanks to all in Rotary.

Di Best

I have just visited your site for the second time for a make up meeting and found it delightful - again. Thank you for posting a previous note I had sent.  This week, I copied and pasted the funny story about the firefighters and sent it to my older son, a firefighter with the Fairfax County Fire Department for the last 26 years. I'm sure he/his fellow officers will enjoy it. Now, do you have one for computer exec? My younger son works for Dell.

Thank you for extending the Rotary hand of friendship to me. I'm sure I'll be visiting again, especially since I've received several nice e-ms from Bob Hand.

Best wishes, Nancy Wright Beasley

DG Glenn Smith has some wonderful information in his official Rotary speech to the eClub. I was pleased to see the accolades he accorded our club regarding our rapidly increasing membership. I look forward to Glenn's year very much. And I think that should Bubba III and Hummingbird Rose ever travel to the Rockies in Colorado and happen to stop in Quaking Aspens or Podunk Pines that Miss Truly Candid would be happy to show them around in her Edsel. She might even write a story about them in the Podunk Pines Weekly News.

I strongly believe that every onganization...group, club, community, etc...needs to have a vision of what it will become, what its role in the world will be.

Because of our diverse nature...geographically, culturally, even linguistically...a eClub is bound do differ from the typical local club.  This makes creating a vision a challenge.

Nevertheless, I believe we're up to the challenge.  I hope we can perceive a vision worthy of our role in the world.  It'll be an exercise worth the effort.

Good anecdotes, the information regarding email scams was quite good, informative and I will recommend it to my own club.

I enjoyed reading about Bigger-Better-Bolder as well as DG Smith's goals for District 5510.

Sammy

Thanks Glenn for your vision, the future seems very bright for our district.

Love it that the DG even visits the e-club:)

Interesting letter to club by the District Governor.  Couldn't attend meeting in Hilo due to conflicting appointment on 7/13/2010.  Great site and great topics. 

I ejnoyed hearing about Bigger, Better, Bolder and the goals of DG Smith for District 5510.

Good information from DG Glenn Smith.  First I had heard of New Generations as the 5th avenue of service.  Specifically, I commend him on his stance re: Bold club leadership and direction.  We have to become more imaginative and distinctive in our service approaches.

HI everyone,

Thank you to our governor for sharing his vision with us.

I am a recent member of southwest,and do not know well all what's going on

But if our board needs some working force for the plan,the stategy,the vision of our e-club,I can be of some help to work on it under such a  project manager authority

I wish all of you an excellent week

your's in Rotary

GERRY(Gérard EPIN ,France)

7-26-2010District Governor Glenn Smith’s comments regarding Rotary themes for the coming year and the coming 3-5 years was great. I think Rotary’s emphasis on an analysis of our membership’s demographic traits is vital as we move forward to attract more and more members who reflect not only the current demographics of the world but who also share and embrace the values of Rotary.Thank you.

Another great program. Was it JFK or Cicero who first used the " ask not" speech...regardless it still rings true today and fits with our call to service. Also, always love your fun stories and "the sausages" made me laugh out loud!

Wonderful program. I wrote to our DG and thanked him. He is a subscribing member of RGHF. His president, RIP Ray, is a full member, as is our eClub president, and the two Rotarians who proposed and motioned the Fifth Avenue of Service.

Enjoyed the story of Bubba Jay.  I will look him up and check out his work.

Thanks for allowing me to make up

I wish to thank DG Glenn Smith for this glimpse into what the District has to help our eClub grow. I especially liked the discussion about club visioning and growing membership. We will work this year on a vision statement that will give our members and the District on what we will be in 2020 (a play on 20/20 vision). Also we will work on our membership, helping each member to know and grow as a members (being helped by a mentoring system when new members come in the club).

I turned my head to other business over the weekend and all at once we had five very new members (bringing our total membership today to 74, which is roughly 30 more than we had in July of 2009): John Degaw, Immanuel Freedman, Sandy Apalos, Elif Tamac, and Curl Larson. I welcome you all to our Rotary club, our eClub. As an eClub that is growing as we sleep, we must welcome all who wish to join this vision; making sure that all know what is happening, keep in touch so that all has traditional fellowship and club opportunities, and giving all the pleasure to serve.

As I said, I welcome John, Immanuel, Sandy, Elif and Curl, plus this marvelous gift to talk with our District Governor Glenn. Even my imaginary artist friend, Bubba, greets you since I have told him so much about you all this glowing Texas morning.  

I keep learning new things about my new club... I love this