http://www.middletownrotaract.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:10:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This past weekend, I took a trip up to Montreal, Canada, with our newly-elected President, Shauna, for the annual Rotaract Preconvention. Despite the cultural differences, mainly French being the primary language and use of the Metric system (the speed limit on the highway is, in fact, 100 k/hr, not mph...), ... http://www.middletownrotaract.com/blog/?p=23 This month's meeting included voting on next year's exec board. Congrats to all! President: Shauna Varela Vice President: Angela Zurlo Treasurer: Dan Fitzpatrick Secretary: Anne Campbell At some point our website will be updated as well, including the upcoming events page. We have some good stuff planned, so stay tuned. http://www.middletownrotaract.com/blog/?p=21 On Sunday, January 31st, Rotaract participated in Wallkill East Rotary's first annual Pancake Breakfast. We set up our table at 8:00 a.m. (earlier than usually for us, on a weekend, at least) and provided info on Rotaract and some prizes off for raffle. All in all, turnaround for the event ... http://www.middletownrotaract.com/blog/?p=18 This year's breast cancer walk occurred on, perhaps, the most miserable day of the year. It was cold and rainy, and I carried an umbrella the entirety of my walk around Woodbury Commons. But despite this, we had a small group of Rotaractors in attendance and bundled up to fight ... http://www.middletownrotaract.com/blog/?p=17 Recruitment is, quite possibly, the most difficult aspect of a volunteer group. Especially one that's focused around a particular age range. People in their 20's are all over the place by nature to begin with. It's that time we're trying to find jobs and a place to live and where ... http://www.middletownrotaract.com/blog/?p=15 At our September meeting, Rotaract welcomed a fellow Rotarian to speak with us about Rotaplast. Our club has been great with reaching to our local community, but felt a need to further the Rotary mission and reach the world. The presentation was fantastic and emotional. Rotaplast provides free reconstructive surgery for ... http://www.middletownrotaract.com/blog/?p=13 Being a part of Rotaract is sometimes difficult. It tends to be discouraging when so much preparation goes into activities and the turnout isn't as expected. I've experienced this a lot in the past with other volunteer organizations, so I know it's not just Rotaract in particular. How do you encourage ... http://www.middletownrotaract.com/blog/?p=11 Our little local Rotaract chapter is finally emerging into the technological world. We now have a twitter account! (And, if the plugin was installed correctly, you're learning about this through the twitter account. I love auto post.) http://twitter.com/MWERotaract Be sure to follow us and keep up with what we're up to :) Speaking ... http://www.middletownrotaract.com/blog/?p=5 On Tuesday, June 16th, Rotaract took part in Chili's 10% night as one of our fundraisers. We printed & distributed flyers to family & friends, and all they had to do was present the flyer to their server. Rotaract received 10% of the bill. Easy as that! The evening was fun, ... http://www.middletownrotaract.com/blog/?p=3