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2023 - 2024 Committees

Administration/ Public Relations Committee

Chairs: Erik Miles

Members:

Service/ Fundraising Committee

Chairs: Bob Butschi

Members:

Foundation Committee

Chair: Roger Carlson

Members:

Membership Committee

Chair: Kyle Low

Members:

Endowment Committee

Chair: Tom Barnes

Members:

All members of the Marion-East Cedar Rapids Rotary take part in events and projects of the Club.

 

Committee Responsibilities

Service Committee

Service Committee provides centrally coordinated effort to oversee multiple club projects with goal to identify a funding strategy for each project and coordinates the many service projects that the club chooses to undertake. Participation by club members make these projects successful. Projects include local and international.

Fundraising Committee

The Fundraising Committee works to develop special events that promote a positive image of Rotary and the club while raising funds to sustain important projects of the club, both locally and internationally.  By leading all of club members, this committee will work to produce the annual waffle breakfast and other special events. 


Club Administration Committee

Manages the operations and membership aspects of the club. This includes member meeting logistics though selection of the weekly meeting site and optimizing the members dining and meeting experience. The committee also ensures Club records and finances are faithfully administered and memorialized for the sustainability of Club activities, procedures and processes. 
 

Public Relations Committee
 
The Public Relations Committee works to communicate the activities of the Club, the District, Rotary International, other Rotary Clubs and groups Marion-East Cedar Rapids supports to its members and various audiences. It ensures that communications are consistent and provide the greater community with information that may impact the community and makes them aware of the good works of the Club and Rotary.


Rotary Foundation Committee

The Rotary Foundation supports the good works of Rotary clubs locally, District-wide and internationally. It relies on the support of Rotary members and friends of Rotary. The Rotary Foundation Committee ensures the Marion - East Cedar Rapids Rotary Club is an active participant and supporter of the foundation. Additionally, this committee manages our youth programs such as Interact and RYLA.

 

Membership

New Member Growth, bringing the opportunities of Rotary membership to vital members of our community and making new members feel welcome at club meetings, including developing new-member packets.  Member recruiting is done in close cooperation with the Public Relations Committee. 


Existing Member Retention, developing programs that encouraging members to stay active and involved in the club, including seeking out informative and entertaining guest speakers, hosting Member Minutes that highlight club members’ personal and professional history, hosting quarterly club assemblies, offering Rotary polo shirts for sale and submitting information for the “Wheel” to the Clubrunner website.  Existing Member Retention is done in close cooperation with the Public Relations Committee.