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BENEFITS OF A a time when COVID-19 restrictions
護照社的優點
PASSPORT CLUB were in place, and the group held
彈性： its first meetings virtually. Like
FLEXIBILITY: the Valley of the Sun passport
΢၇ਞၾ˙όٙ፯ධک׵ॶɝٟ
Varied options club, the group grew as members
ࡰώຣٙБ೻dᜫ˼ࡁϞһε፯
for getting
involved found other individuals who had
኿̙˸Ҫҧቃፄɝ˼ࡁٙ͛ݺf
accommodate either recently left Rotary or were
members’ busy unhappy in their clubs.
更有趣的例會：
schedules, “Our model is very flexible. If
Էึ̙˸ၳೊί؂ਕʿٟʹdϾ
allowing them something isn’t working, with club
more choices
ڢစᑺɛʿ᎛ᓃfᔟ͟ਞஞ˼ٟ
for fitting Rotary members’ input, we change it,” says
ٙԷึdٟࡰ̙˸ᐝ༆˼ٟٙʈ
into their lives. Deb Gimblett, charter president of
the New Zealand club. “Our meet-
Ъdਗ਼อ࿴ซ੭Ϋʉٟf
ENGAGING MEETINGS: ings are less time-consuming.
Gatherings
吸引力提升：
can focus on Members are encouraged to do
ᚐ๫ٟ຾੬іˏʔᗴจ̋ɝһෂ
service and what they can.”
socializing rather The club meets every other week
୕ٟٙɛdवИ͉Ըึᕎකҧቃ
than speakers at varied locations throughout the
ٙɛf
and meals. By Canterbury region. There are no
visiting other
clubs’ meetings, meals to pay for, although when
更多連結：
members can the club meets at a local McDon-
ٟࡰܘҞίήਜʿՉ˼ή˙ܔͭ
learn what other alds, members can grab a burger
ᗫڷf
groups are doing or fries if they want. “We don’t ex-
and bring new pect people to come to every meet-
負擔低：
ึ͵݊ӊ˜ණึɓϣfଉชጳ ideas to their ing,” notes Club President Martin
通往彈性 GOODWILL club. ΪމԷึʔܼ̍͜᎛d൬͜ၪܵ
ሳٙʲ̔זၾ۾ဧд౶ίፋІ
MacLean. “Sometimes we’ll have a
A ticket to flexibility BROAD APPEAL: meeting as part of an event, like a
ί௰Э̀ࠅ˕̈f
的通行證 ᜗᜕ܝdҬՑə˼ࡁίҧቃٙ Passport clubs project. We might take half an hour
often appeal
อᓥ੖f
זڌͪj˜Ңࡁ஢εɛึፋԒ
Passport clubs keep people in Rotary without to people who at the beginning for a formal meet-
護照社讓社員 ࣬ኽҧቃٙᚐ๫ٟܸی wouldn’t join a ing and then go into our service.”
ԐஞԨݟ޶˕ܵεϋٙ؂ਕࠇ
weekly meetings over a meal
The Frederiksberg-Falconér
無需參與每週餐敘例會 ༆ᙑdϤᗳོٟۨٙᎸٟࡰ֛ more traditional Passport club near Copenhagen,
೥fԒމᚐ๫ٟٟࡰdҢࡁᚻ
club and help
也能留在扶輪 can relax the attendance policy or keep people who Denmark, began as a traditional
ಂஞਪՉ˼ҧቃٟdމՉ౤Զ
್݊வԬᆠઋқุʿՉ௴จ෍
might otherwise
M Rebecca Wilks had offer a variety of meeting formats. leave Rotary. port form in 2023, as the club and
club but transitioned to the pass-
arco Cecala and
һՈᅁ׌ٙ᜗᜕dவɰ݊Τ၈
ಛݺਗٙ܁ෂɽԴf™
ʕ˜ᚐ๫™ɚοٙ͟Ըfᚐ๫
৵ Cecala) ၾ஁Ԏ̔h recruiting members, they discov- Members encing a decline in membership.
MORE CONNECTIONS:
̙hʲ ̔ ז (Marco
ॲГ ᚆٙෳ ௗ෫ Ҏ
As Cecala and Wilks set out
others in its district were experi-
been Rotary mem-
bers for years when
ٟ̙˸׳ᄱ̈ࢩ݁ഄdא౤Զ
(Otautahi) ᚐ๫ҧቃٟdίอڿ
quickly build
the couple moved
ered the passport format was ideal
Club member Maiken Hallingskov,
٬فޥઋࠢՓಂගՍจ˸ᚐ๫
εʩٙึᙄҖόf
۾ ဧ д౶ (Rebecca
to Yarnell, Arizona, in 2019. Sud- for people who were on the verge relationships the district’s membership chair,
across the
຅ʲ̔זၾ۾ဧд౶ഹ
ٟҖό௴ͭdڋಂණึޫ׵ᇞ
Wilks) ̋ɝҧቃεϋd׵ 2019 25 of leaving Rotary. “We talked to district and says a workshop with members of
denly, they were more than
miles from the nearest Rotary club. friends of ours who were former beyond. clubs in the Copenhagen area de-
˓ם෍ٟࡰࣛd೯ତᚐ๫ٟᅼ
ɪᑘБfνΝ˄ජԋᚐ๫ٟd
ϋቋ֢Їԭлࣳԟψٙԭʫဧ
“We were wondering what to do,” district governors and current AFFORDABILITY: termined most wanted to stay in
όɤʱቇΥᖏᑗ׵ᕎකҧቃٙ
ᎇഹٟࡰҬՑ஢εڐಂᕎකҧ
(Yarnell) ࣛdႺ್೯ତ൷ᕎ௰ presidents and said, ‘Look, if you’ve Costs are kept Rotary but weekly meetings had
Cecala recalls.
Eventually, they stumbled upon
ɛfʲ̔זΫኳj˜Ңࡁѓൡ
ቃא࿁ࡡ᙮ٟชՑʔတจٙࡈ
ڐٙҧቃٟ௞ί 25 ߵԢ̮f got somebody who’s teetering, send to a minimum become too much.
the Rotary Club of Valley of the them to us,’” Cecala recalls. “We’ll because The passport club has grown
ԟԬዄ΂ۃήਜᐼ္אତ΂ٟ
ɛd༈ٟٙ஝ᅼ˚ूѯɽf
ʲ̔זΫኳ༸j˜Ңࡁ຅͍ࣛ talk to them and show them this is meetings don’t from 14 to 22 members, largely from
Sun Passport, a reinvention of a
include meals.
ڗٙ؃ʾjœᛓλdν؈Ϟɛ
active promotion on the LinkedIn
߮౒༈νО݊λf™ d in a Phoe-
traditional club base an alternative.” ॲГᚆ (New Zealand) ٟ
nix suburb. The club meets online ͍೓፝ʔӔdఱҪ˼ࡁʧୗഗ ٙ௴ٟٟڗᏖ̺hږ̺ഺत
Members of passport clubs
networking site. Hallingskov says
௰୞d˼ࡁਅ್೯ତə
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only once per month, and its board often engage with people from the limited time commitment is the
ҢࡁfҢࡁึၾʘ༉ሔd
˄ජԋᚐ๫ (Valley of the Sun other clubs whose interests match (Deb Gimblett) ڌͪj˜Ңࡁ
meets monthly as well. Intrigued,
major selling point.
Ԩ࢝ͪவ݊ɓࡈഒԳٙಁ˾
Cecala and Wilks tried it out and their own. “Many of us go to places ٙᅼόᅁ׌฽ɽf߰Ϟ୆ᖟᗭ
“People want to keep it easy, and
Passport) ҧቃٟdவ݊ɓࡈ͟
found their new Rotary home. and see projects we have supported they want to do a special thing for
З׵ჾ਑۬ࠚਜٙෂ୕ҧቃٟ ˙ࣩf™ Бʘஈd̥ࠅਞϽٟࡰจԈd
Rotary’s Guide to Passport for years,” Cecala says. “As a pass- the local community or someone
ᚐ๫ٟٟࡰ຾੬ၾՉ˼
ᔷۨϾϓٙ௴อଡ଼ᔌf༈ٟӊ port club, we are ambassadors for ҢࡁکᎇዚᏐᜊfҢࡁٙԷึ
Clubs explains that this type of
else,” says Hallingskov. “We are
all very active, have our own com-
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ٟқሳ޴ҳٟٙʾʝਗfʲ̔
˜සᑘБɓϣᇞɪึᙄdଣԫ
experience by encouraging them to to fund them.” panies, and don’t have much time.
regularly visit other clubs, which is The Rotary Club of Ōtautahi Two hours a month is enough for
where the “passport” part of the Passport in New Zealand began us to get it done.” 47
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