In the Feb., 2017 edition the The Rotarian, there is a story on Tony Knight and the Rotary Club of Calgary West. That Club faced many of the same challenges that the Rotary Club of Charlottetown was facing - declining membership and energy. According to the article, Tony liked breaking the rules that hold people back. Under Tony's direction the Rotary Club of Calgary West inducted 25 new members over an 18 month period.
 
 
Please note that the story of our club over the last 14 months is actually more spectacular. Since Dec., 2015, starting with the Presidency of Bush Dumville, the Rotary Club of Charlottetown has inducted 57 new members. It was an aggressive expansion,and we only lost 10 of new members at renewal. While not all members are at all the meetings every week, most are fully engaged in the Club in the various Committees. The second step of our Club's revitalization was the undertaking of a new Fundraiser - Rotary Radio Bingo. We were lucky to have a new member come forward with this idea in April, 2016. The Bingo has been successfully launched under current President Wes MacAleer and is lead by new member, Lori Carver. The full particulars of this success will be discussed at the Club's Business Meeting on Feb. 6th. The third step in the Club's revitalization is the implementation of new Club Projects which engages the membership and attracts new members.