Rotary Year 2009-2010

Rotary Club of Elthorne Hillingdon June 2009

Rotary Year 2009-2010

Club Assembly 3 June 2009

Rotary Club of Elthorne Hillingdon June 2009

Agenda• Introduction & Vision • Leadership Team• Strategic Plan & Goals

– RI Priorities– What this means to us

• Committee Plans– Membership & Communications– Service Projects– Fundraising & Foundation– Club Administration

• Discussion & Adoption

Rotary Club of Elthorne Hillingdon June 2009

Introduction & Vision

• Pivotal time for Rotary & for us• Club Leadership Plan

– New Committees• Membership & Communication• Fundraising & Foundation• Service Projects• Club Administration

Rotary Club of Elthorne Hillingdon June 2009

Introduction & Vision

• Pivotal time for Rotary & for us• Club Leadership Plan• RI Theme & Relevance

Rotary Club of Elthorne Hillingdon June 2009

Introduction & Vision

• Pivotal time for Rotary & for us• Club Leadership Plan• RI Theme• Need for action• Strong Leadership Team• District Restructuring

Rotary Club of Elthorne Hillingdon June 2009

Leadership Team

• Senior Vice-President David Thorpe(and Club Administration)

• Junior Vice-President Norman Jones• Secretary Alan Prue• Treasurer Alan Lane• Membership & Communications Joan Greening• Service Projects Mike Udall• Fundraising & Foundation Terry Ruby

Rotary Club of Elthorne Hillingdon June 2009

Strategic Plan & Goals

• RI Priorities– Eradicating polio – Advancing the recognition and public

image of Rotary– Enhancing membership– Expanding/using Rotary's unique

vocational service commitments– Optimising leadership talents

Rotary Club of Elthorne Hillingdon June 2009

Strategic Plan & Goals

• What it means for us– Focus on polio– Improve image/awareness– Broaden membership base– Continue youth/community work– Deepen International work– Foundation a contributor– Develop Club & District leadership

Rotary Club of Elthorne Hillingdon June 2009

Committee Plans

• Membership & Communications– Membership - Increase membership

by net 3 during year• Families• Personal contacts• Professional contacts• Recession as opportunity• Putting ourselves about

Rotary Club of Elthorne Hillingdon June 2009

Committee Plans

• Membership & Communications– Communications – make a bigger

impact• Local papers• Local Radio• Our Website• Links to other websites• Eco bags• Personal Contact!!

Rotary Club of Elthorne Hillingdon June 2009

Committee Plans• Service Projects

– Youth • Youth Speaks, Interviews & Literacy programmes• Photography Competition• RYLA• Interact Club

– Community • Stroke Awareness• Seniors’ Transport• Michael Sobell Bike Ride

– International • Microcredit• Major Project Search with zone clubs – preferred focus on

Water, Health & Hunger– Environment

Rotary Club of Elthorne Hillingdon June 2009

Committee Plans

• Fundraising & Foundation– Beer Tent – Northwood School Fete– Increased shop collections– Add static collections to Xmas– Possible Film Night– Possible Meal Raffle– Big Ed Quiz– Foundation fundraising “Thanks for Life

Week”– Ickenham Festival

Rotary Club of Elthorne Hillingdon June 2009

Committee Plans

• Club Administration– Zone Rotaract Club– Future Club/District Leadership– Key event dates

Rotary Club of Elthorne Hillingdon June 2009

Committee Plans

• Club Administration – Key Event Dates Q1– 1st July – Changeover– 21st July – Golf Day– 2nd September – DG Visit– 9th September – Boules Tournament

(provisional)– 16th September – 5 Clubs Meeting

(provisional)

Rotary Club of Elthorne Hillingdon June 2009

Committee Plans

• Club Administration – Key Event Dates Q2– 21st October – Charter Night – Information

Meeting– 5th November – Inner Wheel Craft Fair– 13th November – Big Ed Quiz– 15th, 17th, 18th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd December –

Santa Collections– 16th December – Xmas Party– 18th-19th December – Waitrose Ruislip

Collection

Rotary Club of Elthorne Hillingdon June 2009

Committee Plans

• Club Administration – Key Event Dates Q3/4– 13th January – Review Assembly– 21st – 27th February “Thanks for Life Week”– February – Charity Film Night (provisional)– 27th February – President’s Night– 19th-21st March – District Conference –

Eastbourne– April/May – President’s Weekend (Date TBA)– 19th June – Ickenham Festival

Rotary Club of Elthorne Hillingdon June 2009

Working Together

Membership & Communications

Fundraising & Foundation

Service Projects“Service above Self”

THE FUTURE OF ROTARY IS IN YOUR HANDS

Rotary Club of Elthorne Hillingdon June 2009

Discussion & Adoption

•The Floor is Yours!!