350 likes | 442 Views
Welcome to the Rotary Club of Redwood City. The Best Medium-Sized Club in All of Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo Counties. Stand Up!!. We Have an Award-Winning Club. Best Medium Club Foundation Award Membership Award. We Have a Fantastic Club. Fantastic Fund Raising Efforts
E N D
Welcome to the Rotary Club of Redwood City The Best Medium-Sized Club in All of Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo Counties
We Have an Award-Winning Club • Best Medium Club • Foundation Award • Membership Award
We Have a Fantastic Club • Fantastic Fund Raising Efforts • Great Scholarship Program • Dedicated Service Committees • A Group of Members second to NONE!
Where Will We Take This Club? • “If you come to a fork in the road, take it! • “The future ain’t what it used to be” Yogi Berra
Member Survey • More Rotary Content • Better Member Development • Fellowship Opportunities • Family Involvement
Member Survey • Increased community awareness of our club and our activities. • Better methods of disseminating information to our members. • Increased Member Recognition
Member Survey • Meeting Challenges • Facilities • Adding “Pizzazz” • Make meetings relevant to all ages
More Rotary Content • Start each meeting with a Rotary Topic • Programs that Match RI monthly Themes • Periodic Club Assemblies focusing on Rotary Knowledge and Activities
Better Member Development • Enhance our Post-Orientation Process • Member Development Sub-Committee • Attendance at District Assembly, District Conference, Foundation Events, and other Rotary events.
Our Web Site: redwoodcityrotary.org Rotary.org Rotary5150.org Youtube Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Better Member Development
Fellowship Opportunities • “Savvy Rotarians Night” • Periodic Fridays @ Savvy Cellars • Increased Family Events • Minimum of Two Offsite Meetings
Increased Community Awareness • Take on a high visibility project with a significant community impact. • Look for opportunities to have the Rotary name associated with an ongoing event. (Such as the Kiwanis Farmers’ Market) Ideas: Fun Run, Flea Market, etc.
Increased Community Awareness • Form a new Marketing Subcommittee • Utilize new tools available • Humanity in Motion Videos • Rotary Video Magazine • PSAs • Consistent Ads in Local Press
Increased Community Awareness • Cultivate Local Press: Invite them as Guests • Social Networking Sites • Need a “Techie” to help! • Our Web Site: Enhancements
Increased Awareness by Members • Web Site • Online newsletter, e-mail • Monthly “President’s Message” • Committee Reporting • Tell me about activities!
Weekly Meetings • Improve Physical Site • Enhance A/V Capabilities • Reserved Parking for Speakers • Valet Parking for Members?
Weekly Meetings • Make meeting location easier to find • Banner • Giant Rotary Wheel • Sidewalk “Sandwich Board” • Goodyear Blimp?
Goals • Undergo District-Facilitated “Vision Process” by this fall. • Gives us a Long-Range Strategic Plan. • We need your Ideas! It is Your club.
My Goals • Nurture the new Rotaract Club, sponsor an Interact Club • Get Every member involved in >1 hands-on project
My Goals • “Shoulder to Shoulder” Plan • Designed to increase participation in projects • Reward Service Hours with Dues Offset • Exact Details to be announced soon
My Goals • Expertise and Passion about health care: How can we help those in need? • We have: • Rotacare: Free Health Care Clinics • Rotaplast: Cleft Palette Repair • Rotaplant: Kidney Transplants
Why Not? • Free Root Canals (Dr. Roos): • Rota-Rooter • Free Massage (Bev May, Joe Lucero) : • Rota-Knead • Free Dentures (Bob Doss Dental Lab) • Rota-Dent
Why Not? • Free Eyglasses & Contacts (Dr. Chen): • Rota-See • Free Chiropractic Care (Dr. Piccione) • Rota-Crack
Last, But Not Least • Laugh a lot • Have Fun • Make new friendships, renew old ones
World Community Service • Mike Giari • Executive Director, Port of Redwood City
Youth and Vocational Service • Fred Strathdee • Architect Extrodinaire • All Around Nice Guy!
Community Service • Roland Haga • Former Viking • Former Club President • Coaxed out of “retirement”
Club Officers • Secretary: Carol Ebner • Treasurer: Brad Shepherd • President Elect: Pete Liebengood • Past President: Bob Doss
Ginny Hughes Roland Haga Carol Ebner Karen Kreuger Ruth Ann Gardener Jill Singleton Craig Templeton Brad Shepherd Board of Directors
District and International • RI President: John Kenny • District Governor 5150: Riiki Intner • SF Fisherman’s Wharf Club • Assistant Governor: Russ Chow • Foster City
Other Committee Chairs • Will be announced next week! • A Hearty Thanks To All of You
Final Thought • Let’s leave this world a better place than we found it. “We are the change we have been waiting for.” -Barak Obama