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Fri Apr 08, 2022 at 7:30 am.
Southport Yacht Club
1 MacArthur Street
Main Beach, QLD  4217
Australia
Guest speaker:      image
PHF Andy Rajapakse MAICD
Zone 8 Assistant Rotary Coordinator
District 9640 Governor 2020/2021
 
Learn more about Andy's favourite topic - Growing Rotary Membership!  Andy has kindly agreed to assist David Harmon, who is our current District Membership Chair and District Governor Elect for 2023-24 to spread the word about the one-day upcoming district Membership Summit on 23 April.  David, who lives in Lismore is dealing with the after-effects of the floods.
 
Andy is a champion in attracting young people to Rotary. His visionary leadership helped our district have the largest number of under 40’s in Australia and in Zone 8. He served as District Membership Chair in 2016 & District Public Image Chair 2017 to 2020. His innovative membership & public image campaigns enhanced our image and become Australia’s the largest growing Rotary district in the last two years. In 2018/19 he initiated and formed two new format Rotary clubs, Varsity Lakes and the Gold Coast Passport, the 25th passport club in the world.
 
Andy is a practicing international marketeer and public image professional. An active member of Gold Coast Central Chamber of Commerce and Australian Institute of Company Directors. Currently he is CEO of an international marketing company recruiting high school students from Australia, NZ, and Asia for leadership programs at Harvard University in USA. He is an Ex-Co member of Enterprise Asia in Malaysia, Asia’s largest entrepreneur network. He worked in twelve countries with three of world’s largest marketing and media companies. 
 
To book your place at the Summit:  https://www.trybooking.com/BXXIQ
 
Attached is a copy of the Flyer on the “Making Rotary Membership Memorable” Summit for your perusal.