Tom Gump - Edina Morningside Rotary Club
As President of Edina Rotary Club, Tom presided over a club that grew from 68 members to 94 members last year. He shared his 16 point plan to grow membership as follows:1. Know strengths of your club.
2. What (industry/occupation) classifications are not filled?
3. Keep a list of potential recruits and revisit regularly.
4. Make recruiting members a top priority.
5. Let members know recruiting members is your top priority.
6. Make a list of good things about your club.
7. Make a list of club member responsibilities.
8. Let other clubs in your district know you want new members.
9. Be persistent with people and your cause.
10. Have constancy of purpose.
11. Celebrate new member adds.
12. Ask your RYE host parents to join.
13. Ask potential new members to have spouse join also.
14. Ask retired individuals to join.
15. Ask former members to rejoin.
16. Realize there is no finish line when it comes to recruiting.
12. Ask your RYE host parents to join.
13. Ask potential new members to have spouse join also.
14. Ask retired individuals to join.
15. Ask former members to rejoin.
16. Realize there is no finish line when it comes to recruiting.
Tom also stressed that it is important to engage new members early and often to make them feel welcome and let them experience the full effect of giving back.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Remember snowbirds – Leave of Absence should be presented in writing to the board for approval.
- 11-9 Veteran’s Luncheon at Bearpath. Click HERE to sign up.
- 11-30 Deadline for Grant Applications. See Criteria and Application on epam Rotary web site.
SPOTLIGHT ON JENIFER LOONJenifer grew up on a dairy farm in South Dakota. She was one of twenty-five in her graduating class and the oldest of three children. Jenifer lost her father when she was young and her mother still lives on the family farm. She attended Augustana College where she met her husband (Doug) but they did not date until after they had both moved to Washington DC for employment. While in DC, Jenifer worked on staff of various elected officials. Jenifer and Doug have two daughters. Erica is a St Olaf graduate who was recently accepted to Medical School. Rachel is a Junior at Augustana. Jennifer has represented Eden Prairie (MN District 48B) as a State Representative since 2008 and chairs Education Finance Committee and is a member of Commerce and Regulatory Reform, Taxes and Ways and Means committees.
HAPPY BUCKS
- Irene Kelly – happy about Tom Gump being here and recently returned home from training in Chicago.
- Steve Cwodzinski – happy to be recovering from throat surgery.
- John Crudele – excited for Camp Enterprise this weekend and presented flag from Wabasha club where he was a speaker.
- Tom Gumb (speaker) – happy to be here.
- Dick Ward – happy daughter moving back to TC from Chicago.
VISITORS
Holly Link - Prospective Member
Holly Link - Prospective Member
Mark Freiberg - Prospective Member
Susanna Kutina - Prospective Member
Phil McDonald - Guest of Frank Sherwood
Alexa Oldenkamp and Phillip Kuhn - Student Interns