1. Rotaract in Great Britain & Ireland

2. Rotaract 2003/04 – not net loss of clubs for first time in 15 years formed 9 new clubs & re-launched 4 from 0 membership July 2004 – 98 clubs across 25 districts June 2005 – 102 clubs plus 8 interest groups Majority of all clubs & districts reported increase in membership Banbury Camping Rally 2004 – 210 Rotaractors & Rotarians RGBI Annual Conference 2005 – 130 Rotaractors & Rotarians Combined events raised over £5,000 for charity Improved interaction between Rotary & Rotaract

3. Rotaract in Great Britain & Ireland 2005/06 – Challenges & Goals  Continual Growth  At least 1 new club per district  Rotaract present in all 29 districts by end of year  Great interaction between Rotary & Rotaract  Greater interaction between Youth Activities & Rotaract  A Rotaract Project Library & Press Coverage  Creation of RGBI & District Development Plans

4. Rotaract in Great Britain & Ireland 51 Potential Clubs already (as of October 2005) DistrictNumber of current clubs Number of Potential New Clubs 101024 102003 103014 104072 105021 106064 107072 108021 1090100 110041 111074 112031 ½ (with 1130) 113051 ½ (with 1120) 114090 (1 of 9 still to charter) 115031 DistrictNumber of current clubs Number of Potential New Clubs 116040 117001 (Torbay) 118013 119041 120033 121020 122030 (1 of 3 still to charter) 123001 124050 125003 126043 127032 128023 129001

5. Rotaract in Great Britain & Ireland Thank you for helping to drive Rotaract forwards, but there is still a long way to go! So how can you help?

6. Rotaract in Great Britain & Ireland  Rotaractors make a huge difference to people less fortunate, help them to continue this  Being a member of Rotaract develops personal skills, you can help motivate & support young people, who are the leaders of tomorrow  Rotaractors can help Rotary at events and with new ideas & skills  Rotaractors are future Rotarians and will increase the membership of your club Why should Rotary Support Rotaract?

7. Rotaract in Great Britain & Ireland How can Rotary Support Rotaract?  Encourage Rotarians to attend Rotaract events & Invite Rotaractors to attend yours  Support an existing club – help with their events & publicise the club to potential members at your events  Invite Rotaractors to present at District Conferences, District Assembly, PETS, Council meetings etc  Support all District Chairman in anyway possible

8. Rotaract in Great Britain & Ireland How can Rotary Support Rotaract?  Promote Rotary-related programmes as a source of members: RYLA, Interact, Scholars, GSE Teams, Youth Exchange etc  Encourage non-sponsoring Rotary Clubs to get involved with their local Rotaract Clubs  Help to make the Rotaract Training Day a success – 30 th April 2006  Provide advice & skills so Rotaract Clubs can carry out their events

9. Rotaract in Great Britain & Ireland How can Rotary Support Rotaract?  Start a new Rotaract Clubs  We have the knowledge advice and materials  But we need YOU!  Shout about Rotaract at all opportunities – if we all shout someone will hear us.

10. Rotaract in Great Britain & Ireland Did you know? 34 past Rotaractors are Rotary Club Presidents this year 2 past Rotaractors were District Governors last year and 1 past Rotaractor is a District Governor this year Rotaractors are the Rotarians of tomorrow Without Rotary, Rotaract does not exist Without Rotaract, Rotary will not exist in the future…

11. Rotaract in Great Britain & Ireland Dates for your Diary 18th February 2006 – Derby Rotaract’s Valentines Disco 19th February 2006 - RGBI Council Meeting, Derby Rugby Club 14th – 17th April 2006 - RGBI 2006 Conference, The Hydro Hotel, Bowness- on-Windermere - www.rotaract.org.uk/rgbi2006 16th April 2006 - RGBI Council Meeting, The Hydro Hotel, Bowness 30 th April 2006 – Rotaract Training Day, Alcester 18th June 2006 - RGBI Council Meeting, venue TBC

12. Rotaract in Great Britain & Ireland Materials available to you… Rotaract Extension Manual Rotaract Kickstart Guide District Development Plans Rotaract Posters & Leaflets RGBI PowerPoint Presentation RGBI CD-ROM Sample marketing letters Sample Press Releases Interest Meeting Agenda’s RGBI Project Library www.rotaract.org.uk

13. Rotaract in Great Britain & Ireland Monthly Newsletters Emailed to DC’s, DRO’s & DG’s Uploaded to News section of RGBI website

14. Rotaract in Great Britain & Ireland Rotaractors are future Rotarians Rotaract is an opportunity to…... be part of a fun, dynamic and unique international organisation for people aged 18-30, offering a wide range of activities that will enable you to try something new, whilst having a great time and meeting others. Rotary can benefit from being involved with Rotaract. Rotaract can help with your projects, bring fresh ideas to your club programmes and you can help with theirs.

15. Rotaract in Great Britain & Ireland RGBI Chairman 2005/06 If you have any questions or concerns please do contact me: 282 Malmesbury Park Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 8PR Tel: 07876 341334 Email: lisa@rotaract.org.uk Website: www.rotaract.org.uk

16. Rotaract in Great Britain & Ireland www.rotaract.org.uk Help Make that Change…