Mark's ReMarks 7
August 18 2010
I hope everyone enjoyed our first meeting
at the golf club for this year . If anyone has any comments either positive or
negative I would be very happy to hear them.
The attendance last week was very good and
attendances at our weekly meetings
generally have been very good this year. Nine members have 100% so far
this year which is a great effort.
Don't forget to let David Ling know if you
do a make up. The rules have been expanded as to what constitutes a make up so
if you think you are eligible for one
speak to David.
At a board level we have been working very
hard to streamline the administration and ensure the board
operates effectively with the new club leadership plan.
We have drawn up a standard 'Fundraising or Service project form' to simplify
the reporting from the project leaders to the board and ensure the board receives
the information it needs to oversee the running of the club. The subcommittee
chairs have done a great job in keeping the board informed, which is crucial to
the functioning of the board. The board is now not getting bogged down in the
minute details of planning involved in every project so this makes the board
meetings more effective and efficient .
The new leadership plan devised by Rotary
international always had the potential
to ease the pressure on the board and spread the workload more but it is a big
change and it has been a huge challenge to get the lines of communication
operating well enough for the plan to be effective, but we are making good
progress.
I am confident that the light I see at the
end of the tunnel is not a train coming the other way.