State of The Union 2019-20 Rotary Club of Concord, CA.

1. State of The Union 2019-20Rotary Club of Concord, CA.

2. Rotary Themes

3. Its All about Service(Big Picture) • More opportunities for service • Greater variety • Smaller groups • Greater community impact • A stronger/clearer community profile • More opportunities for fellowship • Lets have lots of fun doing what we do best!

4. New Board of Directors • Treasurer: Greg Grassi & ? • Secretary: Sandy Newman & ? • Youth Services: Memory & Marcus Pierre • Foundation: William Chan & Jerry Hoobler • Membership: Rick Ernst & Debra Powell • International: Susan Cohen & Paul Meyerhofer • Community Svc: Parmod & Luis

5. New Board of Directors • Fellowship: Anne Herriage, Sandy, Leti • Vocational Services: Dave & ? • Publicity: Richard Andrus & Nicol Carranza • Valentine Party: Inge & Diane Ernst

6. Change in Club Meeting Format • Meetings: • 1st Friday: At hotel: with speaker • 2nd Friday: At hotel: No speaker: Rotary Day • 3rd Friday: At hotel: with speaker • 4th Week: Meeting on Thursday evening either at hotel or off site: probably a combination • 5th Week: At hotel: with speaker

7. Change in Club Meeting Format • A new list of ‘Leadership Teams’ has been developed • Some responsibilities have changed: * No need to find a speaker. * No need to find a ‘Greeter.’ (Mystery greeter appointed by Sergeant at Arms) * Responsible for off site set up ( Protocol to be developed)

8. Change in Club Meeting Format • Use of social media: • Newsletter: All future club announcements will be made primarily through our News Letter. This will be our main communication tool. • Info. to delivered to the editor three days prior to club meeting. List of editors will be posted • Late edition issues/items will be accepted at the show.

9. Change in Club Meeting Format • I encourage every member to get familiar with Dacdb & District Web site. If you need help we have it right here. Lets give ourselves a deadline when we are all connected??? • End of August??? • Rotary International: How many of you are signed in? It’s a great source of info. Lets make this another personal goal for everybody

10. “Rotary Lunchtime Live” • A new approach: It will require active participation. You are the audience • The show will be presented by a team of seasoned Rotary ‘nuts.’ • It will be ‘zany’ • Every member at any time can & will be asked to tell a joke……and it will be graded. Be prepared. • Be ready for anything and everything.

11. Rotary Lunchtime Live • We will institute a Service Star Award • A display board will be developed showing each member who provides a service or brings in a new member etc. • Points will be awarded and a eventually a Service Star earned (when we figure out all of the details!)

12. Membership • Current state of the club: 80 members • In 2016 we had 102 members • Our number one priority • With the current significant losses & downward trend, in order to meet our objectives of 100 members we need to bring in two new members each month….24 for the year. • How can we do this? • We need the help of every single member.

13. Membership • Rick & Debra will help formulate a strategic plan. • Use social media: Nichol will educate us in September • Many clubs are using these tools to successfully recruit • Next Door.com • Working through the lists from the Chamber of Commerce • Dave developing “Rotary Means Business.” We all need to get behind it. • This will be a weekly item on the show…its that important………the clock is ticking…..

14. Membership • We will target with specific criteria: • People with the interest & heart (PR/Advertising/networking) • People with the time (Club needs to ‘flex’ to adapt to the needs of current generation & we will) • People with discretionary money: It costs about $1,800 a year to be a member of our club. • Our club is failing in recruiting ‘business/community leaders.’ No finger pointing here….we are all in this together.

15. Youth Services • We probably have the most comprehensive youth services programs in the District. • Help is really needed in several areas: • Our goals it keep our services as comprehensive as possible & hopefully expand them

16. Where Can You Fit In? • Youth Exchange: Be a host family; support activities • Interact at YV: Listen to Memory’s request for help. • Camp Royal(4 campers) A fabulous program • Camp Venture (4 campers) : Another great program • Mentoring Program Mt Diablo: Help needed

17. Youth Services • Student Scholarships: • One each from YV & Mt Diablo for period of 4 years. • Possible new Interact at Mt Diablo • Develop link with YV Interact & Interact at Saba, Honduras

18. Fellowship“The Heart of the Club.” • In 2019-20 we hope to provide many & varied opportunities for members & their families by joining with other clubs: • Bocce ball • Day at the races • Golf • Cycling

19. Fellowship • Family night dinners all year round • Demotion party • Monday Night Football • Baseball day As/Giants • The Wino Group • And any other great ideas…

20. Community Services • Our goal is to not just to continue with familiar projects but to expand our horizons & provide more & varied opportunities for service. • We can develop projects suitable for just two or three members • We will look at both short term & long term opportunities. • We will review all of our services to measure what impact we are having in the community

21. Community Services • In addition to: Friday Folders, Bell Ringing, Toys for Tots, Dictionaries, Home Team, School Maps, July 4th.etc. • We will explore opportunities with the Salvation Army. • Our goal is to explore working opportunities with them and become their first resource in emergencies or in crises. • Could we have done more for the Rotarians & people of Paradise?

22. Community Services • Our goal for 2019-20 is t to have at least ONE community activity every month………….. We are all about SERVICE

23. Vocational Services “Rotary Means Business”

24. Vocational Services • 5/6 Times during the year • Evening social events at a place of business • Great opportunity for building relationships • Recruitment • Advertisement

25. Foundation • Every Rotarian Every Year……….$100 • Lets shoot for 100% • We are a major user of Foundation funds via our Global Grants • November: Foundation month: let’s induct as many new Paul Harris fellows as possible. • We have some creative ideas to help members

26. International • Six year Wash in Schools project: Honduras • Phase 1 completed ($100,000) 2018/9 • Phase II in process ($100,000) 2019/20 • Phase III in draft ($200,000) 2020/21 • Applied for small District Grant for increased technology & video production in Honduras • Will complete 2nd professional video • Will record sound track in Spanish • Will construct Project Web Site • July: will host Project Manager from Tocoa

27. International • August 2019: Site visit to Honduras • September 2019: Will facilitate “White Elephant Auction.” • October: Application for Open World Program • November: Submit Global Grant 6Phase III • January 2020 will apply for $2,000,000 WinS in Grant. • March 2020: Site visit to Honduras • April: Submit grant application for $2M • May/June: Visit by Open World delegation

28. Publicity • Nichol Carranza is a professional & in September she will take up the whole ‘showtime’ to educate us: • Use of social media: How, what, when….? • Web site: Is it ‘sexy’, attractive enough? • What do we want from our Web site? • Internal News Letter: Read it! Let’s really take it to the next level: (Material needed weekly) • Newspapers, periodicals, PSAs, • Should we hire a publicity company? We will explore options.

29. Valentines Day Event • Our major fundraiser • Now an integral element in every board meeting • Preparation starts now • We need sponsors, donors & volunteers • We have the date: February Friday 14th. 2020

30. RI President Mark Maloney • “….When it comes to taking care of membership retention and growth, I feel the clubs are not applying those same organizational skills. I want to see Rotary clubs exercising the same degree of innovation, enthusiasm and organizational skills they have in external service to their internal service in their own clubs.”

31. Together We Can Do It And have fun doing it