Notes from Club Assembly

Posted by Betty Stevens 
on Sep 18, 2015
 
Manhattan Rotary Club
Notes from Club Assembly
September 17, 2015
 
 
Meetings Committee:
  • Listed potential speakers and programs, and scheduled  Manhattan Arts Council (Oct. 8) and Manhattan Pops Choir (Dec. 17).  Eric Higgins continues to be the “clearinghouse” for dates, with help from the other members.
  • Greeters Subcommittee has members in charge of scheduling greeters through August 2016.
  • Speaker Books Subcommittee will consult with Supt. Shannon about possibly giving books to a different school.  Also will have a follow-up meeting to share some of the work among more members.
 
Membership Committee:
  • Set goals for recruitment, mentoring, and retention;
  • Clarified goals of new member orientation;
  • Discussed Club Service as a way to help new members get involved right away;
  • Discussed procedures for nominating, processing, and welcoming new members;
  • Proposed a rewrite of the new member process for the Bylaws.
 
International Committee:
  • Discussion was mainly about Peace programs: how to publicize the Peace Fellowships to attract more applicants; to work with District 5710 (and maybe other districts) for Peace Forum III;  and to identify practical Peace Projects proposed in Peace Forum II.
 
Youth Committee:
  • Discussed the newly established “Student of the Month” scholarship award of $300 to be given at the end of the school year to two (1 male and 1 female) of our Students of the Month;
  • Reviewed plans for the Rotaract Club to travel to Panama on a service project in January; to help host the “Box City” event on campus October 3-4, and for their club meetings every other Sunday at 7:00 p.m. in the Student Union;
  • Committee will be contacting schools for last spring’s RYLA students to give a brief presentation at a MRC meeting;
  • Also had a brief discussion of Rotary Youth Exchange.
 
 
 
 
Special Events Committee:
 
  • Discussed the various events, including golf tournament, social gatherings, and other fellowship events;
  • Suggested expanding opportunities of socials to spread the word about Rotary, demonstrate our value to the community, and show potential new members the good that comes from membership.
 
Community Service and Giving Committee:
  • Discussed Monthly Foundation Minute at meetings;
  • Plans for November to be Rotary Foundation Month—events and procedures;
  • Reviewed Club’s contributions and goals;
  • Sought ideas for encouraging contributions.
 
 
Communications and Public Relations Committee:
  • Discussed the three activities assigned to this committee and will follow up on those, including a brochure to describe The Manhattan Rotary Club.
 
 
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