Our program on September 1st was given by Guy Marzano, a Rotarian who specializes in doing visioning programs for Rotary Clubs. He’s a member of a group of “Rotary Visionaries” who, if invited, help us have a better club. Their focus during the sessions is getting club members to imagine what they want the club to look like in five years. There’s no “standard”; each club ends up with an individualized 5 year plan.
Our club has done two previous visioning sessions, and the latest one, a five year plan, is over 8 years old. Guy spoke of the benefits of having a club focus, where all of  the members are committed to completing and meeting the goals set out. Some common goals established by Rotary Clubs are membership goals, setting the focus of giving programs, improving attendance, more participation in district and international activities, setting publicity goals, and basically each member knows “where the club is headed”.