ROTARY

Rotary – Group Studay Exchange – District 6960

GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE (GSE) DISTRICT 6960 AND DISTRICT 2230 (Poland) 2010-2011

Where: District 2230 is located in Poland (Warsaw)

When: District 2230 will visit our district from May 12, 2011 to June 14, 2011 District 6960 will visit Poland from May 14, 2011 to June 14, 2011

Team Leader: Experienced current Rotarian

Team Member: Between the ages of 25 and 40, employed full time in a recognized profession. They cannot be related to a Rotarian (lineal descendant)

How to Apply: Applications are now being accepted for Team Leader and Team Members.

Applications can be obtained on our District 6960 website, fill out on-line, print, and send to GSE District Chairman, Bob Knight:

Applications can be obtained on our District 6960 website at http://www.rotarydistrict6960.org/GSEInformation.html. Or from the home page under “Current News”. Select the Team Leader or Member application you would like to open. These are Word documents that can be filled in.

a. Contact the District 6960 GSE Chairman, Bob Knight for other questions or concerns (bob.knight@paulhomes.com or (239) 542-1750, extension 12.

b. Applications can be emailed and then mailed to 4524 SE 16th PL Ste 2C, Cape Coral, FL 33904

Time Line:

a. Team Leader interviews – December 2010

b. Team Member interviews – December 2010

c. Team training begins January 2010

d. Team meets every other week for team building and training

e. The team will be trained to give their presentations in Polish

f. April and May 2011, team meets weekly for final preparations and live dress rehearsals g. District 6960 team is in District 2230 from May 14, 2011 to June 14, 2011

Christmas Trees for Sale – Rotary Fundraiser

Frequently Asked Questions about the Christmas Tree Sale and Charity Event

1) Why do I need to be a Christmas Tree Sale and Charity Event Sponsor?

Well, we could answer this in quite a few ways. We could talk about all the great things the Rotary Club of Bonita Springs does with the proceeds but you are aware of all that. In fact, very little could be accomplished without members such as yourself!  We could talk about how unique our Christmas Tree Sale is.  We could talk about how the activity of the sale itself gives all of us a chance to meet and talk to the public about Rotary, how we all get to hang out with our Rotary friends and get to know new members, finally how we help make Christmas Joy more accessible by having real trees that our customers can choose for themselves.  Yet, there is a better reason!

The club has contracted for close to $ 7,000 of print media advertising where your company name and logo will be highly visible as a sponsor!

• Two – 2 column x 10” color ads in the full run of the newspaper (News-Press).  Wow!
• Four – 2 column x 10” color ads in Bonita & Estero Life , B.E.E. Buzz, and South Fort Myers Life community newspapers  For Real!
• Two- Full Page Color ads in THE BANNER – What a deal!
• We are attempting to have radio spots and the Santa Clause Sponsors ($500) will be mentioned in those ads. Great if we get it!
• In addition

Your company name at the tent, in the tent, on top of the tent, HUGE BANNER FACING Bonita Beach Road!, on the club website, mentions at the meeting and name on a poster board at the meeting

• Maybe I’ll be! overexposed? Of course not – you’ll have just perfect exposure being associated with an organization like Rotary!

Plans are in the works to use social media platforms like FaceBook, Twitter and Foursquare to create a “buzz” and “shout out” the name of sponsors and participants – Paparazzi?  No – just Jay and Ike taking photos and video! Cool!

2) I wish I could get all this advertising and exposure for a bargain price! You can by becoming a Santa Claus ($ 500), Santa’s Helper ( $300) or Candy Cane Sponsor ( $ 100)  Of course your total benefits depend on how much you spend!

3) I can imagine my company name all over the place and how much my sponsorship will mean to the club and how good it will feel to get all those calls from new customers.  Can I do it? Of course you can!  You have stepped up before without all these additional benefits. You can imagine your company name posted everyday on a banner across from City Hall! You can dream about all the cars stuck in traffic waiting for the light to change at Arroyo Road! And finally, just imagine how happy you will make Jay and Ike by giving them a call!   Call Jay 357-9588  Ike896-5440 with your order and they will give you all the details!!

TREE SALES START THE DAYS AFTER THANKSGIVING AND RUN THRU MID DECEMBER.  ALL REVENUE GENERATED GOES TO OUR FOUNDATION, WHICH IS DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

CHECK OUR WEBPAGE FOR UPDATES ON THE CHRISTMAS TREE SALE….   http://bonitaspringsrotary.org/category/christmas-tree-sales/