Vision Exercise

Rotary Club of Green Bay

January 19, 2010

Attendees: Barbie Patterson, Club President; Mickey Knaus, President Elect Nominee; Ian Griffiths, International Chair; Nancy Thompson, Club Secretary; Aaron Oppenheimer, Membership Chair; Christina Trombley, Vision Chair; Mary Kay Orr, Dental Project; Thom Cody, RYLA; Eric DeJardine; Joyce McCollum; Joshua Smith, Board Member; David Yeghiaian, Past-President; Diane Dappern, Past-President; Brad Nagel, Past-President; Tom Guyette, Past-President & Past Governor; Bruce Lindberg, Past-President; Tom Friese, Past- President & Past District Governor

The Vision Exercise captures what we would like to see our Club be in 5 years from now – 2015. Through the exercise, we have identified the top ideas from each question, which are bolded. “The Club, not as it is, but as it has become…”

THE VISION WE PURSUED – WHAT OUR CLUB STANDS FOR

All members participate
Growing future Rotarians
Free Enterprise Award
New meeting dynamics and welcome influx of ideas
Pride –wear our Rotary pins
Community knows the 4-Way Test
Facilitator for Integration
Understood by the Community
Donate 100 hours of service
Leverage youth and experience
Start Non-profits
Raise awareness and dollars
Help people/companies and community reach potential
Mentoring youth
Leadership
Fun-engaging, impactful

ATTRIBUTES AND CLUB SIZE

Number of members in 5 years to be 200
Membership mirrors the Community
Leverage Community and Club diversity
Business leaders are compelled to join
Youth focus
Non singing club
Family oriented
Service oriented
Mentorship program for new members
Pay as you go meal structure
Nobody wants to miss a Club meeting
Creative, resourceful members
Courageous members
Professional diversity
All age members
40% ethnic
Culturally diverse, international in action
Sense of purpose with sense of fun
CLUB SERVICE
Social networking
Leadership development – internally and externally
Every Club member on a committee/program
Regional Clubs united
100% attendance at meetings
Connecting members with others with similar interests
Increased membership by 100%
Club that mixes and mingles
Every member attends social gatherings
Developing district leadership
Attend meetings electronically
Member involvement at the high school and college levels
Follow-up plan for missing members
Our club has sponsored two new clubs
Members are excited about new initiatives

VOCATIONAL SERVICE

Grow/Mentor young Rotarians – High School
Young Professional Leadership Award
Every member has posted 4 Way Test in their office
Free Enterprise winner’s speech = 4 Way Test
Be example of ethics
Abundance of nominees for Vocational Award
Student Leadership Award
Job shadow and internships
Personal/Professional ethics “creed”
$1,000 scholarships to 4 students at each Brown County High School

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Mobile food pantry
Mentoring program for students/children who have none
Lend a hand – quarterly to a non-profit
Relationship with public institutions
Collaborating with other clubs
Men’s closet – sufficient shoes
Coordinate outreach services
Parenting classes
Annual community assessment
Evening hours staffed for food pantry
Holiday gift program
Consolidate food pantry operations
Every student in the county receives dental care
Community service collaboration with students/youth
Rotary brand improvement – awareness
Diaper campaign
Free standing federally qualified dental facility
Tutor students and feed them dinner
Wipe out hunger in Green Bay
Baby formula drive
Abundance of volunteers

HUMANITARIAN SERVICE FUND RAISING

Joint effort with local clubs
Pennies for projects
Apply for a federal grant
7 clubs for 7 continents – collaborative fund raising
Continue Free Enterprise Award
3 walk for Polio
Double attendance at Free Enterprise event
One fourth of donations to fund micro-credit projects
Partner with the Packers on a $1 fund raising at every home game
Each member give $100 additional annually
Guns & Roses raffle
Taste of NFL

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE

Two week overseas mission (10 members)
One sanitation project per year
Three outbound students
Water to one village annually
50%+ of members participate directly in international projects
Send team to Bolivia every year
Rotary pen pals – share expertise
7 sister clubs on 7 continents with 5 year plans communities indentified
Host GSE group
RYLA international involvement
Club group representation at every international meeting
Rebuild Haiti
Opportunities for direct hands on service
Three exchange students per year
Build entreprenual training program to Third World countries
Sister club in Morocco

FOUNDATION SUCCESS AND FUND RAISING

Educate members about the Foundation
Minimum of $100 per year per member to the Foundation
More awareness in Community resulting in non-Rotarian donations
Local equivalent of Paul Harris
Increase annual giving by 100% per year
75% - 100% Paul Harris fellows
25% members of Paul Harris Society ($1,000 annually)
$75,000 back to the Community

PUBLIC IMAGE

Rotary sign at all entrances to Green Bay
New membership package with items with Rotary logo
Using social media to target youth
Links between individuals websites and Rotary websites
Rotary license plates
Proudly display awards and plaques
Marketing budget for promotion of websites and other media
First Sunday of every month TV host show highlighting accomplishments of Rotary
Rotary logo on food donations at Lambeau
Top presence as service organization in High Schools
Rotarian bumper stickers
News media seeks out Rotary
Public Service announcement campaign
Partnership with Packers on event nights
Be source of Good News in the Community

TIMELINE:
Compile Wall Charts	Compile Wall Charts	January 26
Create a Vision Statement	Christina, David, Thom	February 2
Schedule a Club Assembly	President Barbie	February 15
Choose a Club Vision Champion	Diane	On going

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