Excelsior Roatary's Visioning for the Future
Posted by Steve Frazier
Our Program for January 5th was a presentation by Bob Williams speaking on behalf of our club's Visionary Committee. Bob was club president in '66-'67, and has 48 years of perfect attendance as a member of our club. Other members of the committee are Terry Roeser, Bob Boyer, Bob Hoebelheinrich, and Art Johnsen.
Bob started his presentation by reminding us of the establishment of goals we did at a visioning meeting where we determined what we wanted the club to look like in 2012. He reminded us that we have to make gradual changes; we won't wake up one morning in 2012 with all of our goals met unless we are continually moving toward our final goals. The committee examined a number of mission statements for the club, and they recommend that our club adopt a mission statement. The remainder of the comments were under the four avenues of service.
In the area of Community Service, the committee recommended that a small committee be established to review projects and forward the best ones to the club board. The club has always functioned as a provider of seed money and not of continuous funding for our sponsored programs, and that should continue.Under Vocational Service, the committee felt the STRIVE Program is an excellent program fitting within our role of supporting high school students.They recommend increaasing the scholarship amounts. They also recommend that we have a program on business ethics presented to our club. Two steps to take in International Service include membership interaction at the scenes of projects in other countries, and the club should develop a pool of families to act as hosts for our exchange students. Finally, our Club Service goal of 65 members seems to be on target; the club should be given updates on board activities so members are fully informed, and an attendance committee should be established to encourage better attendance.
Fellowship is another of our club's concerns, and the committee recommends extending opportunities such as boat cruises, Twins games, and plays. The club should consider subsidizing fellowship activities including participation in the annual Winnipeg gathering. Members should be encouraged to attend district meetings, and the club should pay the basic fees for those events for attendees. (Story by Tad Shaw)
Bob started his presentation by reminding us of the establishment of goals we did at a visioning meeting where we determined what we wanted the club to look like in 2012. He reminded us that we have to make gradual changes; we won't wake up one morning in 2012 with all of our goals met unless we are continually moving toward our final goals. The committee examined a number of mission statements for the club, and they recommend that our club adopt a mission statement. The remainder of the comments were under the four avenues of service.
In the area of Community Service, the committee recommended that a small committee be established to review projects and forward the best ones to the club board. The club has always functioned as a provider of seed money and not of continuous funding for our sponsored programs, and that should continue.Under Vocational Service, the committee felt the STRIVE Program is an excellent program fitting within our role of supporting high school students.They recommend increaasing the scholarship amounts. They also recommend that we have a program on business ethics presented to our club. Two steps to take in International Service include membership interaction at the scenes of projects in other countries, and the club should develop a pool of families to act as hosts for our exchange students. Finally, our Club Service goal of 65 members seems to be on target; the club should be given updates on board activities so members are fully informed, and an attendance committee should be established to encourage better attendance.
Fellowship is another of our club's concerns, and the committee recommends extending opportunities such as boat cruises, Twins games, and plays. The club should consider subsidizing fellowship activities including participation in the annual Winnipeg gathering. Members should be encouraged to attend district meetings, and the club should pay the basic fees for those events for attendees. (Story by Tad Shaw)