Meeting with District Governor Frank Reitz
On September 20, six members met with District Governor Frank Reitz and two members of his team. Here’s what he told us.
Under the rules there are some things clubs have to do. The more clubs that live up to these responsibilities the stronger we are.
There are three major points of focus this year:
Membership
Humanitarian Service
Community Image.
All three tie in together.
There is also a reporting process so RI can have an idea of how successful the clubs are. (Rotary Club Central) and clubs are urged to work with the planning document.
Two items are required:
1. Pay Club invoices on time. (Done)
2. Report Volunteer Hours and club service to the Rotary Club Central by the end of the year. Our volunteer service is as valuable as the money we raise and one day will be assigned a monetary value as a metric to show our contribution to the world. We will come up with a process for capturing this possibly including a simple sheet where members can report volunteer hours at each meeting.
1. MEMBERSHIP
Support and Strengthen Clubs
Achieve at least four of the following goals
*Set at least 10 goals at Rotary Central (Done)
*Update and develop your strategic plan.
*Achieve a net gain in membership. (Doing that)
*Achieve a net gain in female members (Done)
*Achieve a net gain in members under 40 (Done)
*Engage members in activities outside regular club meeting (Done)
* Sponsor or co-sponsor a new Rotary Club or Rotary Community Corps.
*Sponsor or co-sponsor an Interact or Rotaract club that involves young people. (Done - though we need to reconnect and register Interact club)
2. HUMANITARIAN SERVICE
Focus and Increase Humanitarian Service
Achieve at least 4 of the following
*Sponsor or have club members participate in a polio fundraising or awareness event. (Done)
*Partner with the Rotary Foundation by sponsoring at least one project funded by a global or district grant. (Done)
*Carry out at least one project focused on the environment. (Done)
Make a bigger difference by working together. Collaborate with other Rotary Clubs. (Done?)
Include the family of Rotary in sustainable projects. Involve Rotaractors, Interactors etc. (Done)
*Help Rotary do more by increasing your club’s total giving to the Foundation by 10% (Bill has a plan for November meeting)
*Increase the number of members who give $25 or more to Rotary Foundation Fund.
*Attain a minimum Annual Fund contribution of $100 per capita.
*Use Rotary’s crowdsourcing platform Rotary Ideas, to contribute to a project or seek resources for your club’s local or international; projects.
3. COMMUNITY IMAGE
Enhance Rotary’s Public Image and Awareness
* Achieve at least 4 of the following
*Use Rotary’s brand guidelines, templates and other resources in all your communications. Report in Club Central
*Regularly update your club website and social media accounts to showcase club activities. Report in Club Central
*Host and promote a community event to support World Polio Day and register it on endpolio.org.
*Engage your community by hosting at least one networking event for local professionals, community organizations, or Rotary alumni. Report in Showcase or Club Central.
*Engage or continue a partnership with one or more corporate or government entities or NGO and work on a project together and register in Club central
*Have a community forum or seminar about an issue that’s important to your community and report on Rotary Central.
*Have local media cover a club project. Report in Showcase or Club Central.
*Promote peace and develop future leaders by sponsoring or hosting at least one Rotary Youth Exchange Student or sponsor one participant in a RYLA event. Report in Club Central. (Budgeted)