This past weekend, we attended a performance of the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar." It seemed such an appropriate beginning for a very important week for our Jewish and Christian members.

Ideally, we would love to see you all at the full conference. But we also understand that many of you have weekend demands on your time.

How about bringing your family down to Providence to see Waterfire (shown, right) on Friday evening? No charge, and you will be joining with Rotarians from around Southern New England.

Only available for Saturday? For $145, you can enjoy a fun-filled breakfast, numerous interesting breakout sessions, the yearly District Business meeting, an afternoon to enjoy our House of Friendship, or shop at Russell Hampton and/or the Providence Mall. Late afternoon, you can enjoy a free Rotary Means Businessnetworking event. You can end the day with an evening dinner and a chance to hear Lauren Templeton (shown, left), one of the top 5 women financiers in the world. If you head back home before then, you would miss some evening fun.

To check out these no-cost and low-cost Multi-District Conference opportunities, click here.

 

 

 

 

 

• Getting more from Rotary:  Balancing Rotary, your work and your personal life; and, maintaining a healthy Rotary lifestyle: Finding your Rotary passion and tips for being a Rotary spouse or partner.

• This Train-the-Trainer workshop on the Peer Leadership and Depression Prevention program teaches Interact teens how to co-facilitate locally theemotional-wellness project, teaching youth group audiences how to help either one's elf or a friend through tough times. This program has been implemented by clubs in Massachusetts, Puerto Rico and India.

• This panel discussion will focus of the Three Rs of Rotary Membership by exploring how Rotary club leaders and members can recruit, retain and recognize people.This session will give you specific ideas and techniques that your club can immediately implement to help get more publicity and help you reach all Rotarians - including a younger demographic.

• What you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask. We will be describing our experiences in two very different areas of the Rotary world: the Indian subcontinent (India and Bangladesh) and west Africa (Nigeria).

• How can you get beyond the “no one knows Rotary” dilemma? It starts with you and your club, and not just your Public Relations Chair. Every Rotarian is a brand ambassador. Applicable to all Rotarians, learn PR tips and tricks and best practices from our panel of experts who represent our four districts.

• Are we prepared to walk the path that it will take youth into Rotary?  Prove it.  Hear three youth voices that will describe the authentic Rotary progression and journey.  What can we as Rotarians do to properly Inspire, engage, empower and deliver our youth leaders into becoming Rotarian leaders of today. This will be an in-depth focused group discussion with solid action items for districts, clubs and individual Rotarians to act immediately upon. 

• This session is an interactive exercise to identify personality styles and how style influences behavior, teamwork and leadership. Participants plot their personality styles and then compare them with research data. The session will include the discussion of the challenges of matching personalities.

• Rotary Community Corps of Adult Day Health Programs: families living with the reality of dementia/Alzheimer's; taking action against dementia/Alzheimer's - the challenge is real; focus on research, a cure, patients, and caregivers.