District Governor DG Kola Alayande PhD reached out late last night to confirm Wautoma Rotary as one of the top five fastest growing clubs in the southeastern WI quadrant of 54 clubs which make up District 6270. To recognize the membership effort in the first half of the Rotary year (July 1 - Dec 31), District 6270 has gifted Wautoma Rotary monies to be used towards sending members to the coming International Convention in Hamburg, Germany this June.

District Governor DG Kola Alayande PhD reached out late last night to confirm Wautoma Rotary as one of the top five fastest growing clubs in the southeastern WI quadrant of 54 clubs which make up District 6270. To recognize the membership effort in the first half of the Rotary year (July 1 - Dec 31), District 6270 has gifted Wautoma Rotary monies to be used towards sending members to the coming International Convention in Hamburg, Germany this June.

Behind Milwaukee North Sunrise and Kenosha, whose clubs grew 24% and 14% respectively, Wautoma Rotary gained five new members since the start of the year in July. The club has experienced a 12% net growth. Rounding out the remaining two recognized clubs were Port Washington-Saukville and Fox Cities,  both of whom had growth in the double digit percentiles. It's interesting to note that out of the top five clubs out of the fifty-four total on the District's roster, Wautoma's membership census is the largest. This means that the club had to add more members en masse to create the same percentile in comparison. The recognition is certainly one to be of note, as the previous year created momentum through increased membership along with higher fundraising numbers and more newly created service projects.

Efforts have been taken by Wautoma's Membership Committee, chaired by Brenda Henke, to not only nurture existing membership needs but also to bring in new recruits in a most organized and deliberate fashion. Members are put through a 90-day introductory period focused mostly on them as professionals and people, instead of having the focus be on the club and how it needs to be served. By focusing on each person within the ranks, the 90-day process gives each new recruit the opportunity to create their own path within the club by choosing what may serve them best. From ways to give money to different projects to get involved with, recruits are best prepared through the introduction what road suits their skills, personality, and availability.

Congratulations to all who have taken an active role in becoming a bigger part of Rotary and everything it has to offer its members in addition to the communities for which it serves.