Hi folks, hope you're having a great week!
As I mentioned last week, I am asking all Canton Rotarians to volunteer a little of your time (or maybe a lot, if you're up for it!) to help our Club be successful this year and to continue into the future. Below is a short list of committees that I would ask you to take a look at, and to pick at least one committee on which you'd like to help. With no administrative assistant or office any longer, there's a fair amount of work that needs to be done to allow our club to operate smoothly. Plus, we are still trying to build back up from the pandemic's negative influences, including stabilizing our membership rolls, raising funds to run our club, as well as to continue our support of both our local and international communities, plus making sure we are able to help the youth in our Canton community.
Please take a look here and let me know what you might like to help with. It doesn't have to be a lot of time, maybe an hour or two per week, unless there's something that really grabs you and you feel compelled to grab the bull by the horns! My email is rickt@kozmosgrille.com and cell is 330-575-2870.
_____ Communications - to handle Rotogram, Facebook and other social media, website, emails and PR out to the community; notify press of speaker schedule?
_____ Community Involvement - help oversee our local projects, facilitate contact with local government and organizations
_____ Club Operations - assist with set up for meetings, caterer, organize greeters, attendance table (great for newer members to meet people and learn names/faces), handle lunch payments, make sure everything is organized for speakers, etc.
______ Fellowship/Social - plan/organize activities for members to get together socially
______ Fundraising - someone to coordinate our various fundraising efforts and assist project chairs, coordinate with Treasurer Tom
______ Endowment – assist with management of endowment fund and disbusrement of funds to appropriate charities, etc.
______ Membership & Engagement – A BIG ONE!
- Identify and solicit sources for new members (downtown and Canton-centric businesses and organizations, minority businesses, schools, Malone, churches, NGO's, etc.);
- Reach out to "missing members" (not currently engaged/active)
- regularly communicate with existing institutional members and ID potential new ones
- Make sure new members are engaged and getting out of the club what they want
_____ Youth - coordinate and enhance youth programs: Interact, RYLA, Youth Exchange, JA
_____ Environment – new area for Rotary International, open for suggestions
_____ International –coordinate international involvement, current & future