Sunday, March 25, 2018
Friday, March 23, 2018
Fourth Annual Evening of Elegance hosted by the Dixie Sunrise Rotary Club Foundation
When: April 7th, 2017, 5:30 PM
Where: SunRiver Community Center, 4275
Country Club Dr, St George
How much: $50/person, $350.00 for a full Table of 8.
What: 4th Annual Dixie Sunrise Rotary Foundation
Evening of Elegance
The Dixie Sunrise Rotary Foundation is
hosting the 4th annual Evening of Elegance fundraiser. The
Washington County Search and Rescue is the primary beneficiary of the event. The Arts Council of Washington County, Memory
Matters and a new charity in the community, Neighborhood Connections are also
partners in this event and will receive a portion of the proceeds. The evening
will include fine dining and a silent and live auction featuring a variety of
items including an African Safari for 2, a gourmet Italian dinner for six and
other great items.
The Evening of Elegance will be held at
the SunRiver Community Center, 4275 Country Club Dr., St
George April 7th, beginning at 5:30 PM.
Tickets are $50 per person or you can purchase a table for 8 for $350.00.
Formal wear is encouraged for the evening
Dixie Sunrise Rotary is a member club
of Rotary International, a worldwide service organization with 1.1 million
members. Our club was founded in 1996
and has been active in the St. George Community ever since. Today we are
40 professional men and women who meet weekly in fellowship and perform local
service projects at least once a month.
On any given weekend, you can find Dixie Rotarians working on projects
such as road clean up, restoring Snow Canyon State Park or cooking dinner for
Switchpoint clients. We also have sponsored important international
service projects in Mexico, Costa Rica, Africa and Grenada.
Currently the Evening of Elegance is
our major fundraising event for the year. Over our 20 years of service we
have raised over $200,000.00 which has supported the St. George Police, Dixie
Regional Medical Center, the Washington County Search and Rescue and a variety
of other local charities. We know that many lives have been saved and
improved because of our efforts to support the St. George Community.
In 2016, we formed The Dixie Sunrise
Rotary Foundation, a 501-c-3 organization that allows us to expand our
fund-raising efforts and service. “The Rotary Foundation the mission is ‘To
advance world understanding, good will, and peace through the improvement of
health, the support of education and the alleviation of poverty’. This mission inspires us to serve the most
vulnerable populations in our community and abroad,” said Janet Haines, 2018
Foundation President. “We are proud to once
again sponsor the Evening of Elegance,” she adds.
Rotary Youth to Rwanda
Rotary
Youth Service Trip / Also open to Non Rotarians
$1999 (plus airfare)
$1999 (plus airfare)
Experience the magic of play in Rwanda; Promoting
Gender Equality and Education. If you’re a young adult
with a desire to make the world a better place while enriching your own life,
you’ve come to the right place. Through Rotary’s partnership with Kids Play,
you’ll make a powerful difference working alongside Rotarians in Rwanda and be
inspired by the children and coaches in the rural community of Gatagara.
Join us on an unforgettable journey!
KPI
and Rotary are teaming up for an inspiring service trip to Rwanda! This
is an amazing opportunity for you to take part in our Let’s Play Fair program
with our coaches and kids, meet our players families, meet Rwandan Rotarians,
learn about the Genocide and much more.
SAVE YOUR SPOT BY PLACING A $500 DEPOSIT TODAY!
On
this adventure we will immerse ourselves in Rwanda’s vibrant culture. We
will have VIP access to the Genocide memorial where we will have a Q and A with
with genocide survivors. You will be a key participant in KPI’s Let’s
Play Fair program. This is an experience of a lifetime, as you volunteer
alongside other Rotarians and share the Olympic values with the children who
participate in our Let’s Play Fair program.
TRIP LEADER: This Volunteer Trip will be led by
Rotarian members
Contact Cathy King credking@gmail.com for more information.
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
4th Annual Dixie Sunrise Rotary Foundation Evening of Elegance - Please attend!
When: April 7th, 2017, 5:30 PM
Where: SunRiver Community Center, 4275
Country Club Dr, St George
How much: $50/person, $350.00 for a full Table of 8.
The Dixie Sunrise Rotary Foundation is
hosting the 4th annual Evening of Elegance fundraiser. The
Washington County Search and Rescue is the primary beneficiary of the event. The Arts Council of Washington County, Memory
Matters and a new charity in the community, Neighborhood Connections are also
partners in this event and will receive a portion of the proceeds. The evening
will include fine dining and a silent and live auction featuring a variety of
items including an African Safari for 2, a gourmet Italian dinner for six and
other great items.
The Evening of Elegance will be held at
the SunRiver Community Center, 4275 Country Club Dr., St
George April 7th, beginning at 5:30 PM.
Tickets are $50 per person or you can purchase a table for 8 for $350.00.
Formal wear is encouraged for the evening
Dixie Sunrise Rotary is a member club
of Rotary International, a worldwide service organization with 1.1 million
members. Our club was founded in 1996
and has been active in the St. George Community ever since. Today we are
40 professional men and women who meet weekly in fellowship and perform local
service projects at least once a month.
On any given weekend, you can find Dixie Rotarians working on projects
such as road clean up, restoring Snow Canyon State Park or cooking dinner for
Switchpoint clients. We also have sponsored important international
service projects in Mexico, Costa Rica, Africa and Grenada.
Currently the Evening of Elegance is
our major fundraising event for the year. Over our 20 years of service we
have raised over $200,000.00 which has supported the St. George Police, Dixie
Regional Medical Center, the Washington County Search and Rescue and a variety
of other local charities. We know that many lives have been saved and
improved because of our efforts to support the St. George Community.
In 2016, we formed The Dixie Sunrise
Rotary Foundation, a 501-c-3 organization that allows us to expand our
fund-raising efforts and service. “The Rotary Foundation the mission is ‘To
advance world understanding, good will, and peace through the improvement of
health, the support of education and the alleviation of poverty’. This mission inspires us to serve the most
vulnerable populations in our community and abroad,” said Janet Haines, 2018
Foundation President. “We are proud to once
again sponsor the Evening of Elegance,” she adds.
Thursday, January 25, 2018
2018 Membership Report - State of our District
During the first half of the
Rotary year, District 5420 was showing positive growth being up 16 members
through November. Those numbers soon
dropped as the Clubs cleaned up their membership rosters and dropped those
members that have stopped participating in Rotary. This semi-annual cleanout, each December and
June, results in large drops in membership (we are minus 18 in the District as
of January 10th, 2018).
So, what can we do minimize the
semi-annual drops in membership? The key
to growing your Rotary Club is adding new members but more importantly keeping
the members you already have. As our Zone website indicates:
“Rotarians
actually do a great job of recruiting new members each year. The challenge
clubs have is retaining members. Statistical data indicates that approximately
50% of new members leave Rotary within the first 12 months of their membership
in the service organization. This is an indictment on the way in which we
recruit and teach our new members about one of the most significant service
organizations in the world.”
The Retention problem (really the
lack of Member Satisfaction) is about how we manage member expectations and
experiences. The Rotary “We Care”
program (A Guide for Building Strong, Effective and Fun Rotary Clubs for the
New Millennium) states the following:
“One of our
greatest challenges in Rotary is to better understand what type of expectations
new members of Rotary have. We need to
take time and analyze what attracts new members and what will keep them in
Rotary. One of the foremost needs of new
members is a strong desire to feel that they are spending their time
wisely. If they feel someone is wasting
their time they have a tendency to avoid or eliminate whatever they feel is
causing it. New members need to be able
to see immediate productivity. They
challenge us on a daily basis to teach them about Rotary at a quicker
pace. We must prove to them that Rotary
is an organization that they should be part of.
Too many times we do not take the proper amount of time to reach out and
help new members become part of Rotary.
New members must be educated quickly so they feel that they are part of
the organization. The question is, are
our Rotary Clubs attractive, interesting, and do they give all individuals a
feeling of accomplishment? We all need
to review our club’s attitude, environment, posture and direction. This will
help to ensure that we meet the need of the new Rotarian of the 21st
century. During this process we must
never lose focus of our duty and goals of being Rotarians. Most importantly, we
must never compromise our beliefs.
Instead, we must modify our goals and expectations to be realistic and
give our members the ability to reach the goals. Our members must have the opportunity to feel
they have accomplished something special and important. Consistent direction and understanding are
the keys to a successful club!”
Please take steps to ensure that your existing members are
having their expectations met and that they are having a positive Rotary
experience. Consider how you conduct New
Member Orientation, look at updating your Club Membership Plan, or conducting a
Rotary Club Health Check. Additional
membership resources can be found at the following web sites:
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