Two Big Rotary Events in May 2023 (Aired on May 14, 2022)

        

May 2023 was a big month for Rotary District 7210. First was a series of Membership meetings on May 15-18. Each night there was a free dinner at a restaurant in the eight-county, free not only for a person interested in learning more about Rotary but also free for the Rotarian bringing that person to the dinner. Each dinner was held in a restaurant located in a different part of the District– Diamond Mills in Saugerties, Shadows on the Hudson in Poughkeepsie, Growler and Gill in Nanuet, and Clemson Brothers Brewery in New Paltz. The goal in increasing the number of members in the 55 clubs in the district. Then on May 20, more than 500 Rotary clubs in 5 states will participate in the Day of Service, community activities such as blood drives (Kingston) starting a community refrigerator (Millbrook), or community clean-up (Red Hook). Most clubs will also join with other community organizations for the Day of Service.

Learn More:
Rotary District 7210: https://rotarydistrict7210.org/
Rotary Day of Service 2023: https://rotarydayofservice.org/
Diana Edwards, Regional Membership Chair: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-edwards-8803a345/
Kingston (NY) Rotary Club: https://www.kingstonnyrotary.org/

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June 1, 2023 · Posted in Events, Rotary District 7210, Rotary Membership  

Bringing DEI to Rotary (Aired On February 19, 2023)

                    

Radio Rotary welcomes Rotarians Boe Loendorf (Cairo Durham Rotary) and Elena Mosley (Hudson Rotary), part of the eight-member Committee for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in Rotary District 7210. The members of this committee are fanning out through District 7210, helping Rotary Clubs increase their commitment to DEI. Rotary was once an international club whose
members were primarily wealthy male businessmen or government leaders, which might still describe Rotary in some nations. But in the United States, Rotary has been growing more diverse to reflect the local community. No longer does Rotary include primarily professionals—people of all vocations are welcome. Since 1987, when Rotary clubs in the United States began to admit
women as members, the clubs in this country have become more devoted to service without abandoning fellowship. Clubs actively change their meeting schedules and practices to attract younger members and members of all community groups. From this program, you can learn about some of the ways to make DEI happen.

Learn More:
What is DEI? https://www.inclusionhub.com/articles/what-is-dei
DEI in District 7210: https://rotarydistrict7210.org/page/dei-home
Hudson Rotary Club: https://rotarydistrict7210.org/clubinfo/hudson-2
Cairo Durham Rotary Club: http://www.cdrotaryclub.org/

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March 5, 2023 · Posted in New Generations, Rotary District 7210, Rotary Membership, Vocational  

Membership Needs in Rotary District 7210 (Aired on January 2, 2022)

Highland (NY) Rotarian and past District 7210 Governor (2020-21) Tony Marmo is now the District Membership Chair. He joined Jonah Triebwasser and Kathy Kruger on RadioRotary to discuss the value of Rotary membership and his plans to increase membership in the District. Although international membership in Rotary is stable or growing slightly, Rotary, like all other similar organizations in the United States, has been shrinking somewhat as fewer Americans participate in group activities. District 7210 is no exception, having lost about 40% of its members since its high point of recent years. But the members that remain are more diverse and often younger than the older white males that once were typical of Rotarians. Today, with varied types of clubs and flexibility in meetings/arrangements, Rotary remains an important force for doing good in the world. PDG Marmo describes several ways to increase membership, although the basic first step is that each current Rotarian needs to invite community-minded friends to join.

Learn more:
Rotary District 7210: https://rotarydistrict7210.org/
Highland Rotary Club: https://highlandrotaryclub.com/
District 7210 Membership Information: https://rotarydistrict7210.org/page/membership

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January 6, 2022 · Posted in Rotary District 7210, Rotary Membership  

District Governor 2020-21 Tony Marmo (Aired on July 18 and 19, 2020)

It is the custom each year for a Rotary District to elect a new governor, and on RadioRotary it is the custom to interview the incoming governor. For the Rotary year 2020-21, which began on July 1, the new District Governor (DG) of District 7210 is Tony Marmo from the Highland (NY) Rotary Club. Mr. Marmo is the 74th District Governor and has been deeply involved with his club and the District for a long time. He has been president of Highland Rotary 3 times in his 35 years as a Rotarian. In Rotary, there is extensive training as a person passes from District Nominee, to District-Governor Elect, to District Governor (and then to Past District Governor (PDG) with continuing involvement in a Council of advisors). The current group of incoming and outgoing DGs has agreed to work as a team, which has been very effective. The goal of the team is to grow Rotary in District 7210—like many volunteer organizations, membership has been slipping in recent years, and Mr. Marmo and the team are determined to turn that trend around. Mt. Marmo also has a closer association to RadioRotary than other DGs because he is also business manager of the RadioRotary Board.

Learn more:
Rotary District 7210: https://portal.clubrunner.ca/50045
Highland (NY) Rotary Club: https://highlandrotaryclub.com/
Highland Rotary Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/highlandnyrotary/
RadioRotary: http://www.radiorotary.org/cms/

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July 23, 2020 · Posted in Rotary District 7210, Rotary Membership  

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