Focus for the September 23rd club meeting of Rotary Santa Maria South was on young professional Rotary prospects! The club's youngest Rotarian, Nicolette Reeves, worked with Past President Jane Kokkinakis and PP/New Generations Chair Victoria Conner to create a three-fold program for the evening. Rotarians were requested to bring potential new members that may be interested in the new "Associates" Rotary membership the club is offering. Several potential prospects attended and a few are interested in joining!

 

Former president Jane kicked things off with an overview of the new program. It requires payment of Rotary International dues, but meal charges are only incurred when the person attends a meeting. Associate members are asked to participate in one fundraiser and one service project per year.

Nicolette followed Jane at the podium, providing an overview for guests of the club's service and fundraising activities and its international project in La Paz. She also discussed why she joined Rotary and the benefits she sees from it.

 

Jose Huitron, a young professional and principal of his own firm Hub81, was the program speaker for the evening, providing an overview of the growth and benefits of social media (senior citizens/grandparents are among the fastest growing segment of social media participants!). He took questions (there were many!) about the new media and shared how his nascent business has already received amazing publicity from his social media engagement.

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Caption: Speaker Huitron with President Ken Parker and Rotary SM South's Nicolette Reeves