welcome to the rotary club of redwood city

Welcome to the Rotary Club Welcome to the Rotary Club of Redwood Cityof Redwood City

The Best Medium-Sized Club in All of Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo

Counties

Stand Up!!Stand Up!!

We Have an Award-Winning ClubWe Have an Award-Winning Club

Best Medium Club

Foundation Award

Membership Award

We Have a Fantastic ClubWe Have a Fantastic Club

Fantastic Fund Raising Efforts

Great Scholarship Program

Dedicated Service Committees

A Group of Members second to NONE!

2009-2010 RI President 2009-2010 RI President John KenneyJohn Kenney

Where Will We Take This Where Will We Take This Club?Club?

“If you come to a fork in the road, take it!

“The future ain’t what it used to be” Yogi Berra

Member SurveyMember Survey

More Rotary Content

Better Member Development

Fellowship Opportunities

Family Involvement

Member SurveyMember Survey

Increased community awareness of our club and our activities.

Better methods of disseminating information to our members.

Increased Member Recognition

Member SurveyMember Survey

Meeting Challenges

– Facilities

– Adding “Pizzazz”

– Make meetings relevant to all ages

More Rotary ContentMore Rotary Content

Start each meeting with a Rotary Topic

Programs that Match RI monthly Themes

Periodic Club Assemblies focusing on Rotary Knowledge and Activities

Better Member DevelopmentBetter Member Development

Enhance our Post-Orientation Process

Member Development Sub-Committee

Attendance at District Assembly, District Conference, Foundation Events, and other Rotary events.

Better Member DevelopmentBetter Member Development

Our Web Site:

redwoodcityrotary.org

Rotary.org

Rotary5150.org

Youtube

Facebook

Twitter

LinkedIn

Fellowship OpportunitiesFellowship Opportunities

“Savvy Rotarians Night”– Periodic Fridays @ Savvy Cellars

Increased Family Events

Minimum of Two Offsite Meetings

Increased Community Increased Community AwarenessAwareness

Take on a high visibility project with a significant community impact.

Look for opportunities to have the Rotary name associated with an ongoing event. (Such as the Kiwanis Farmers’ Market) Ideas: Fun Run, Flea Market, etc.

Increased Community Increased Community AwarenessAwareness

Form a new Marketing Subcommittee

Utilize new tools available– Humanity in Motion Videos– Rotary Video Magazine– PSAs– Consistent Ads in Local Press

Increased Community Increased Community AwarenessAwareness

Cultivate Local Press: Invite them as Guests

Social Networking Sites– Need a “Techie” to help!

Our Web Site: Enhancements

Increased Awareness by Increased Awareness by MembersMembers

Web Site

Online newsletter, e-mail

Monthly “President’s Message”

Committee Reporting

Tell me about activities!

Weekly MeetingsWeekly Meetings

Improve Physical Site

Enhance A/V Capabilities

Reserved Parking for Speakers

Valet Parking for Members?

Weekly MeetingsWeekly Meetings

Make meeting location easier to find

– Banner

– Giant Rotary Wheel

– Sidewalk “Sandwich Board”

– Goodyear Blimp?

GoalsGoals

Undergo District-Facilitated “Vision Process” by this fall.

Gives us a Long-Range Strategic Plan.

We need your Ideas! It is Your club.

My GoalsMy Goals

Nurture the new Rotaract Club, sponsor an Interact Club

Get Every member involved in >1 hands-on project

My GoalsMy Goals

“Shoulder to Shoulder” Plan

– Designed to increase participation in projects

– Reward Service Hours with Dues Offset

– Exact Details to be announced soon

My GoalsMy Goals

Expertise and Passion about health care: How can we help those in need?

We have:– Rotacare: Free Health Care Clinics– Rotaplast: Cleft Palette Repair– Rotaplant: Kidney Transplants

Why Not?Why Not?

Free Root Canals (Dr. Roos): – Rota-Rooter

Free Massage (Bev May, Joe Lucero) :– Rota-Knead

Free Dentures (Bob Doss Dental Lab)– Rota-Dent

Why Not?Why Not?

Free Eyglasses & Contacts (Dr. Chen):– Rota-See

Free Chiropractic Care (Dr. Piccione)– Rota-Crack

Last, But Not LeastLast, But Not Least

Laugh a lot

Have Fun

Make new friendships, renew old ones

Your 2009-2010 Dream TeamYour 2009-2010 Dream Team

World Community ServiceWorld Community Service

Mike Giari– Executive Director,

Port of Redwood City

Youth and Vocational ServiceYouth and Vocational Service

Fred Strathdee

– Architect Extrodinaire– All Around Nice Guy!

Community ServiceCommunity Service

Roland Haga– Former Viking– Former Club President– Coaxed out of

“retirement”

Club OfficersClub Officers

Secretary: Carol Ebner

Treasurer: Brad Shepherd

President Elect: Pete Liebengood

Past President: Bob Doss

Board of DirectorsBoard of Directors

Ginny Hughes

Roland Haga

Carol Ebner

Karen Kreuger

Ruth Ann Gardener

Jill Singleton

Craig Templeton

Brad Shepherd

District and InternationalDistrict and International

RI President: John Kenny

District Governor 5150: Riiki Intner– SF Fisherman’s Wharf Club

Assistant Governor: Russ Chow– Foster City

Other Committee ChairsOther Committee Chairs

Will be announced next week!

A Hearty Thanks To All of You

Final ThoughtFinal Thought

Let’s leave this world a better place than we found it.

“We are the change we have been waiting for.” -Barak Obama