Henry County Rotary

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Henry County Rotary

• Club Assembly
• January 5, 2009
• Rotary International President D.K. Lee
• District 6900 Governor Ted Propes
• Assistant District Governor Donna Turner

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What is a Club Assembly

• Is the time when our Club comes together to
  discuss Club related Business
• State of the Club
• Information sharing from the various committees
  that comprise our Club
• Direction of the Club going forward
• Ideas for you to be involved

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State of Henry County Rotary

• Our Club continues to be vibrant in light of a
  challenging business environment
• Induction of new members has been good
• Each member should propose one new individual for
  membership
• Diversified professional fields
• Personnel Staffing
• Print Media
• Financial Representatives

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Public RelationsChairs Jeff Cooper/Dawn Vigil

• Club has received much exposure through print
  media
• Daily Herald
• H Magazine
• The Henry County Times
• Proactive broadcast marketing via SCB-TV
• Rotary International Commercial
• Jingle Jog Commercial
• Talk of the Town Intriductions

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MembershipChair Mike Warren

• Current membership stands at 54
• Inducted 8 new members for current year
• Each member should propose one new individual for
  membership
• Interest in the Club continues to be strong
• Spearheaded by media attention
• Inviting atmosphere
• Tracking device for visitors/proposed members
• Immediate follow up with visitors
• Outgoing new members with new energy level

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Projects Chairs Tommy Kennedy/Wayne Powers

• Membership has been calling for more locally
  based projects
• Membership wants to be better informed and aware
  of Club involvements
• Volunteer opportunities in support of other
  organizations
• Looking for new involvement opportunities
• We are reaching out to other Civic groups for
  collaborative efforts

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Local Projects/Events Committed

• Vietnam War Memorial Golf Ball Collection
• RYLARotary Youth Leadership Award
• Columbus District ConferenceKnowledgebase
  Conference
• Wheelchair Ramp Renovation w/ HD and Senior
  Services
• Trash Pick upsQuarterly program in conjunction
  with Chamber
• Humane Society Renovation with BSA Phase I
• Noahs ArkAdoption of Donkey in name of District
  Governor
• Golf TournamentAnnual Fundraiser
• FERST FoundationFinancial and volunteer
  opportunity
• SOUNSFinancial and volunteer opportunity
• High School Interviewsvocational volunteer
  involvement
• Helping In His Name Food Pantrydonation and
  volunteer
• Rotary Christmas Partyannual social event
• McDonough Christian Christmas Partyvolunteer
  opportunity
• Inaugural Jingle Jognew fundraiser for Club
• Breakfast with Santaannual volunteer opportunity

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Local Projects Planned for 2009

• Leadership Instituteknowledgebase program for
  members
• Humane Society BSA involvement Phase IIvolunteer
  opportunity
• Water Project with Henry County Schoolsfinancial
  and volunteer
• Home repairs/renovations in McDonoughvolunteer
  opportunity
• Trash pick upsvolunteer opportunity
• Laws of Life with Henry County Schoolsclub
  sponsorship
• Haven House support through District Simplified
  Grant--volunteer
• SOUNSfinancial and volunteer opportunity
• AIDS Awarenessannual sponsorship opportunity
• Teacher Of The Year Recognitionvolunteer
  opportunity
• Development of an Interact Club at the High
  School Level--volunteer
• After School Initiativefinancial and volunteer
  opportunity
• District Conference Jekyll Islandparticipation
  opportunity
• New Member Receptionparticipation and sponsor
  opportunity

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International Projects

• Costa Rica Computer Lab completion
• Costa Rica Computer Lab expansion which has the
  potential to become a signature International
  Project
• Indian Water Project
• International Literacy Support African Continent
• GRSP with Tony and possible Scottish connection
  for 2009-2010
• GSE in May of 2009 with Korean Group

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Rotary FoundationChairs George Siggins/Steve
Moore

• Finances the things we do internationally
• District Simplified Grants
• Other District Foundation Programs
• Group Study Exchange (GSE) we participate
• Ambassadorial Scholars we proposed for 2008-09
• ERAY Club  (Every Rotarian Every Year)
• Every member contributing to The Rotary
  Foundation
• As an annual Paul Harris Sustaining member (100
  per year)
• As a Paul Harris Fellow (1000 in total giving)
• A Paul Harris Society member (The commitment of
  1000 per year until you reach 10,000)
• A major donor (over 10,000 in total giving) 

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ProgramsChair Annette Rogers

• Vibrant and compelling
• Interest captivating
• Topical and relevant to our community
• Involvement of membership to coordinate
• Broad base of presentations
• Serves as part of Club retention effort
• Off site Club meetings (Benton village/Noahs
  Ark/HOHC/Snapper)

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Club Administration

• Club Bulletin-Produced by Steve Moore
• Reintroduced for 2008-2009 year
• Expanded for content and ad selling
• Club Website-Administered by Eric Lovelace
• www.henrycountyrotary.org
• Push club communiqués regarding Club activities
• Calendar
• Given out in binders to promote member knowledge
• Updated on weekly bulletin
• Communications
• Above methodologies
• Email through Club web site www.henrycountyrotary.
  org

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Social CommitteeChair Shellie Tracy

• Opportunity for members to come together and
  fellowship
• Outside of business environment
• Outside of formal Rotary setting
• Supports Club interest to get back to roots of
  member/member support
• Quarterly program first event held at Redz
• Next two events Mid-January and March
• Weight Loss Challenge for 2009

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Club FinanceTreasurer Laura Crumbley

• Club is supported by
• Member Dues
• Fundraisers
• Golf Tournament
• Jingle Jog
• Miscellaneous
• Single most important financial obligation for
  members is timely payment of dues

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Club FinanceAnnual Expense Breakdown

• Total Club Administration 32,788 31
• Dues/Meals/Administrative
• Total Club Service Expenses 20,300 19
• Awards/Family of Rotary/Golf
  Tournament/Scrapbook
• Total Community Service Expenses 5,000 5
• AIDS/HOHC/Haven House/Noah's
  Ark/Literacy/Other
• Total Foundation 9,266 9
• Paul Harris/Foundation Seminar/Grant
  Expense
• Total International Service Expenses 14,100 13
  
• Ambassadorial Scholar/GRSP/GSE/World
  Service
• Total Presidents Budget 14,870 14
• PETS/Governor/Conference/PTG/International
  Conf
• Total Public Relation Expenses 1,209 1
• Advertising
• Total Vocational Service Expenses 6,950 7
• RYLA/Vocational Awards/Educational Projects
• Total Expenditures 104,483 100

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2009 District ConferenceChair Joel Maddox

• Theme Rodeo Round Up
• Beachview Club Jekyll Island
• April of 2009
• Rotary District 6900 conclave for Georgia Clubs
• This is a great time for all sign up now