Recent President of the Rotary Club of Dubuque, Teri spoke to us on how best to make Rotary a place for new and prospective members to grow into productive, committed lifelong Rotarians. Paul Harris himself visited the Club in 1926. Teri led us through a process for building a dynamic Rotary Club:
Origination in networking but grew to be so much more
Focus on increasing membership to counter churn
Importance of core values, captured in the Four-Way Test
Get new members involved quickly to build the relationship
Measure progress, both in members and in financial soundness
Build a pipeline of future Club leaders
Get all members in leadership roles
Support current Club leadership
After Club leadership, move to a role in District and above
Consider a dinner of Past Club President to consider the Club strategically
One of our service projects for this Rotary year is a winter clothing drive for Jefferson Middle School. Since the weather has turned cold, it is time to hunt through your home or go to the store and purchase hats, gloves, mittens, and scarves suitable for middle school boys and girls.
Sizes:
Ladies sizes small, medium and large
Men's sizes small, medium, large and extra large
Please bring your items to the rotary meetings over the next few weeks.
Our own John Gerold (Bingo Czar) leads a group of volunteers to run bingo games at Oakwood Village – University Woods at 6 – 7:30 pm the third Thursday every month from October through May.
Sign up on the pass around sheet during Friday meetings.
John will send a reminder and logistical information to each volunteer ahead of each session. This activity also qualifies for a meeting make-up, if one is needed.
Beginning 1 July 2018, clubs and districts that apply for global grants to support their humanitarian projects or vocational training teams will be required to include a community assessment. Working with a community to determine what it needs most and can sustain in the future builds important relationships, involves residents in decisions that affect their communities, and fosters long-term participation in community projects. Project planners can use district grant funds to conduct an assessment. The results of the assessment will be included with the grant application in the Grant Center.
As you plan your next grant management seminar, take time to review these useful resources:
The AVID Classroom at Jefferson Middle School has speakers twice a month talking about and being interviewed by students about their careers. I have the following Rotarians signed up and am looking for a few more volunteers.
The classes meet from 9:30 to 11:30 on Friday's. Please check your calendars and volunteer by letting me know atdebragdieter@gmail.com.
Posted by Dave Warren, District Rotary Foundation Chair on Jan 04, 2018
Happy New Year!
The time to ensure your club is qualified to apply for a Rotary Foundation District or Global Grant in the upcoming Rotary year is upon us. As you may already know, there are a few prerequisites that must be completed. The first requirement is that a minimum of one member (more is always preferable) from your club must attend a district-specific grant management seminar (GMS). Attendance at either the January 20, March 15 or May 4 will be sufficient but having attended a previous year’s GMS will not.
The club’s representative/s should sign up today on the district’s website.
If you have any questions regarding Rotary Foundation Grants please do not hesitate to ask. David Warren, District Rotary Foundation Chair dave@davesace.com
Posted by Derek Schneider, President, Oregon Rotary Club on Jan 10, 2018
Area Rotarians…………..If you love Wisconsin Artisan Cheeses, this is the event for you! Past cheeses have included Red Rock from Roelli Cheese, Merlot Bellavitano from Satori and Foenegreek from Thorp WI. This year’s list should be another list of Wisconsin Cheese Superstars! And let’s not forget the wine to go with it. Attached is flyer to share with your clubs and directions on how to get tickets. Hope to see many of you again at this year’s event.
Saturday, February 10, 2018, Chula Vista Resort, Wisconsin Dells, WI
The morning is the annual DTTS – District Team Training Seminar – where District committees come together to report on what they are doing now and what their plans are for the future. You will hear reports from all District committees like Youth Programs, Visioning, Foundation, Membership and Friendship Exchange just to name a few. This will help update the Board and generate awareness on all that is happening in our District and the resources available to help. With so much change in Rotary and the District in the last few years, this is certain to be time well spent.
Please let me know of any events or special situations in our fellow Rotarians' lives where a card, flowers, or a plant would be appropriate for their situation.
Posted by Rotary Weekly January 5, 2018 on Jan 11, 2018
Show Us Your Best Shot
Do you have a great shot from a club project or fundraiser? Did you capture a memorable moment at the convention or during an international trip? Enter your images in The Rotarian's 2018 photo contest and you might see them in the pages of the magazine. You may enter up to three photos taken since 1 January 2017. While some photos might have elements of all three, select one category to enter your photo.
Our previous guest judges have included Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer David Hume Kennerly, Kathy Ryan, director of photography for the New York Times Magazine and photojournalist Steve McCurry. This year's judge will be announced soon.
If you are volunteering with youth (one-on-one)? Mentoring, Youth Exchange, RYLA, Academic Decathlon, High School Business Plans, Etc... You must have an annual background check completed. This only applies if you are working with youth one-on-one. If you are in a group more than 2 people, you don't need a background check.
