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The weekly newsletter of the
Rotary Club of Norristown,  
P.O. Box 119, Oaks, PA 19456 - (484) 994-2349
 
Aug 12, 2023  - No. 2731
 
 
 
Aug 17, 2023
In Person
Hyatt House
at noon
Speaker Cindy Serratore
Norristown Area Girl Scouts
 
 
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Board Meeting at 11:00 am
 
 
 
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Aug 17, 2023 12:00 PM
Norristown Area Girl Scouts
Sep 07, 2023
Norristown Bocce League
Sep 21, 2023
Personal Experience
Oct 05, 2023
Easter Seals of PA
Oct 19, 2023
District Governors Visit
Nov 02, 2023
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Club Meeting Information
Thursdays at 12:00 PM
HYATT HOUSE (1st & 3rd Thurs)
501 E Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
United States of America
Phone:
(484) 994-2349
NOTE: The club meets at the Hyatt in person the 1st & 3rd Thursdays 12 noon and virtually on Zoom at noon on the 2nd & 4th Thursdays. For more in contact rotaryofnorristown@gmail.com or leave a message at at (484) 994-2349
Happy Birthday
Member Birthdays
Denise R. Ashe
August 9
 
Kelly Richardson
August 11
 
James L Hollinger
August 17
 
Since 1921
 
 
 
Upcoming Events
Board Mtg
Aug 17, 2023 11:00 AM
 
In-Person
Hyatt House
Aug 17, 2023 12:00 PM
 
In Person
Hyatt Hotel
Sep 07, 2023 12:00 PM
 
Art in the Park Rotary Expo @10a Elmwood Pk Zoo
Elmwood Park Zoo
Sep 16, 2023
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
 
Board Mtg
Sep 21, 2023 11:00 AM
 
In-Person
Hyatt House
Sep 21, 2023 12:00 PM
 
In Person
Hyatt Hotel
Oct 05, 2023 12:00 PM
 
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* ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
Please Help the Ronald McDonald House 


The Board has decided to ask our members to collect aluminum can zip tabs or 'pop tabs'. These can be found on not only soda cans but all sorts of canned drinks.  The local chapter of the Ronald McDonald House still collects them to turn in for recycling and proceeds go to help local families by paying family expenses to stay will their child is in the hospital.  Start a jar, they add up.  At the end of the year we will accumulate our collections and donate them to the Ronald McDonald House. Please see Vanessa Cossari for more information


 
Celebrate Community 9 11-17
Celebrate Community 2023
 
Rotary International and District 7430 have asked clubs to participate in Celebrate Community week Sept 11-17, 2023.
 
All four organizers are working to gather to plan projects together during this week to help the community.  
Our club has begun discussions with a Kiwanis club in the area.  President Mary Onama is chairing the initiative and began working with them.  If you have ideas and wish to work with Mary please reach out.
 
 
ANNUAL BUDGET
Please make sure to send to Tim Meyers any items which are new to the budget for this year 2023-2024 and he is preparing it and we plan to approve it next Thursday at the Board Meeting.
   
Sole Harvest 5k  2023  10-14
 
Our club will be supporting the Sole Harvest 5k again this year. Turnout last year was good. We had transportation and a loud cheering station out by the water tower, made lots of noise and had a lot of fun. And an opportunity to help the Norristown Hospitality Center as well as our community.
 
This year we will be displaying our support rally signage and Rotary's commitment to serving our community.  Look for an electronic signup link coming soon.
 
 
 
 
 
* NEWS
LAST WEEK
 
Last week was a club assembly conducted via zoom with a focus on club fellowship.
 
 
 
President Mary conducted an introspective exercise with each attendee participating. Members shared someone they admire, what attributes they admire and what question would they ask them, if they could.
 
Mary is working on the Celebrate Community project with the Kiwanis to see if there is a project which fits the timeframe.
 
We discussed the ongoing membership retention project we are conducting to try to increase meeting attendance. We will be reaching out to some members to learn if there are obstacles to attendance. team members have assignments and a service project schedule for the next year was sent out.
 
Mary reviewed the Kid's Fair held in Elmwood Park on Wednesday August  3rd.
 
Mary mentioned the upcoming meeting with the potential local Rotaract group likely two weeks from now.
 
Alan informed us that speakers are booked though October and Mark indicated new membership inquiry activity.
 
Mark reported the quarterly District Membership Workshops are scheduled and we will have announcements in Spoke, they are open to all membership teams. July/August was Membership Toolbag,  November - ClubRunner Events, February - Membership engagement, May - Retention.
 
 
New Member Engagement System
Clubrunner  "'Membership Success"
 
Our club has begun using a new member prospect engagement application.  It is called 'Membership Success' and it is a sub module which is distributed for free use with your basic ClubRunner License.
 
The application hosts a prospect repository integrated with email and forms to attract, engage, and manage potentially interested visitors on Social Media and the Web.  It includes a full cycle member engagement workflow.  Here is the engagement process.
 
Member Engagement Process Workflow
 
It comes with a couple of electronic web forms, one for web visitors and one for club members to refer potential Rotarians.  Here is the inquiry form visitors would fill out with basic contact information.  More information can be requested later in the process.
 
Inquiry Form
 
As you can see once it is linked the form takes on the appearance of your website and functions like it is part of your website.  Our web site and Facebook home page are already inviting people to apply for membership through the application. They fill in a few contact details, ask any questions and indicate some of their Rotary history. When they hit submit, they receive a confirmation email and the system sends an email to our Membership team members to respond to the inquiry.  All details are housed in a ClubRunner repository along with every interaction (emails, phone conversations, meeting details through the entire engagement process). They can literally apply online, paperless. 
 
It also contains 19 customizable email communications templates which personalize all communications with the prospect. Below is the inquiry response and invitation to a meeting email we have used to engage several prospects already. Another club using this claims numerous successful engagements with the module.
 
Inquiry Response
 
After notification, the membership team insures the prospect is invited to a couple meetings or events so they understand Rotary and once vetting is complete, they are presented to the Board for approval. Once they are approved, the system notifies new member and asks them to confirm and attend induction before it enters their same information into ClubRunner as a regular member. There are numerous  email communications automatically triggered and sent as the candidate moves from Prospect, to Applicant, to Member.
 
This central repository/notification application will allow Membership to work as teams and everyone on the team will know every up to the minute detail in the process.  The templates will insure constant, low effort communication to the prospect.  The tool even includes a marketing email drip campaign should then club choose to turn it on.
 
 
District 7430 News
* DISTRICT 7430 NEWS
 
Sep 16, 2023 - RLI  Rotary Leadership Institute (Penn College, HARRISBURG)
 
Sep 26, 2023 - Welcome to Rotary hosted by D7430 6pm via zoom
                        great opportunity for Rotarians 3 years or less
                        Register Here
 
October 7, 2023 Vibrant Clubs Summit (DeSales Univ 8am-1pm) Fee $45
                        Register Here

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