Today is the first day of a new Civitan Year. As your new Civitan International President, I first want to thank President Danny Jackson and Corine for serving our great organization. Thank you to the leaders of this past year for their hard work and their efforts to volunteer to help
others during a challenging time. Congratulations to club builders, to new clubs, and clubs that qualify for Honor Club status and Golden Circle status. Congratulations to member recruiters and to new Civitan members. Welcome to Civitan!With every new year, we are able to start anew, to look toward the future with anticipation. I believe that this year will be one of renewal. We have the opportunity to make a huge impact in our world. The Civitan International theme for this year is Civitan Rocks Our World. This theme symbolizes the worldwide impact we make and celebrates the Civitan members, the Clubs and Districts that make a difference in the lives of people we help.
Why Civitan? Civitan Rocks! Because we:
• Have a ROCK-solid international, service club organization with a hard working volunteers and staff.
• Have a renowned Civitan International Research Center discovering cures to diseases and disabilities in our lifetime.
• Have an awesome Junior Civitan youth program and Campus Civitan college program!
• Will expand the use of today’s technology, including Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and video conferencing, to reach Civitans and potential Civitans of all ages.
• Will strategically expand into new countries and add clubs in existing International countries.
• Will build more special interest clubs this year, including Civitan clubs for golfers, scrapbookers, quilters, bowlers and more.
• Will Leave a Legacy by building younger clubs in communities so that the Civitan name and service will continue in those communities.
I believe that we will have a successful year. I hope you believe what I believe. Now, how do we begin? Recruitment of new members and retention of members is of utmost priority. I challenge each of you to write down four names of people you would like to invite to be in Civitan, in your club or another club; and invite them (in-person, by telephone, by email, by letter, by greeting card) to a club meeting, project or social.
Ask them to have the same great opportunity you are experiencing. Think about former Civitans, your friends, co-workers, son, daughter and other relatives, . Please recruit a member by December 31st and let’s kickoff the year right! Encourage these new members to recruit more members. Someone asked you, someone asked me, so please ask someone to join Civitan! To help retain club members, thank your fellow Civitans for their membership and participation! Tell them that they are making an impact in the lives of others. Tell them “YOU ROCK!”
A special invitation for those of you that are not Civitans, we invite you to join the excitement, join our cause to help others, children, seniors, and especially individuals with disabilities. Our vision is larger than our membership, so join us, we need YOU to help us make a difference in the lives of others less fortunate. Join Civitan! (Email me for more information, my email is listed below or click on www.civitan.org.)
I will be communicating with you throughout the year through my “Civitan Rocks!” blog, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and more. Please see the links below.
Our theme is more than a message, it is a drive for the future. We are not maintaining an organization that will last for ten more years, we are building an organization to last another 92 years and more! Civitan Rocks Our World!
Have a Rockin’ Year! Passionate about Civitan,
Mark Eisinger, MST
President 2009-2010
Civitan International
Mark's links and email:
www.civitan.org/blogs
www.facebook.com/civimark
www.twitter.com/civimark
civimark@helloworld.com
Link to Mark Eisinger’s full speech from the Installation Banquet at the Civitan International Convention in Las Vegas, NV, July 8, 2009:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBoKLZT8Xlc&feature=channel_page
International links:
www.civitan.org
www.juniorcivitan.org
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Civitan-International/35675760574
http://www.youtube.com/user/civitandave
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