A Centennial Plan for the Rotary Club of El Paso

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A Centennial Plan for the Rotary Club of El Paso

• Vision 2014

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Overview

• Align the vision around strategic impact areas
• Set focus areas which help inspire and guide
  present and future leadership
• Set in process an ONGOING strategic process

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HEALTH

• Develop a focus around the regions growing
  health industry and issues which parallels the
  Rotary International focus on health.

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FOCUS Health Initiatives Important to El Paso
The Rotary Foundation
Think Tank
VENTURE CAPITALISTS
PROJECT IMPLEMENTERS
ASSET BUILDERS

• Rotary House at Medical Center
• Major Sponsorship of the Texas Tech University
  Medical School
• Rotary Medical Scholars

• Air Quality
• Bi-National Health Clinic
• Doctors without Borders
• Traffic Accident Reduction
• 1,000 Nurses in 1,000 Places
• Matching Grants
• Mobile Medical Clinic
• Clinic on the Border
• Cleft Palate

• Community Partner to Center for Border Health
  Research

• Linkage to The Rotary Foundation
• Sponsorship of local research incl. Diabetes,
  etc.
• c. Leverage research

• Matching Grants

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LOOKING FORWARD IN TIME
July 1, 2007
July 1, 2008
July 1, 2009
July 1, 2010
July 1, 2014

• Community Partner with Center for Border Health
  Research
• Match Grants
• Cleft Palate

• Matching Grants
• Begin Dialogue with TTU for Rotary Medical Scholar

• Matching Grants
• Rotary Club of El Paso is Sponsor Club

• Matching Grants

• First Rotary Medical Scholar Award
• Matching Grant
• Rotary House Medical Center

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THE BI-CULTURAL, BI-NATIONAL LEADERS

• Provide the leadership to bi-national,
  bi-cultural efforts in the region in both
  friendship and service

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Actions speak louder than words

• ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN MATCHING GRANT PROGRAMS
  WITH JUAREZ EL PASO CLUBS
• CONVENE A BI-ANNUAL MEETING WITH
  PRESIDENTS/PRESIDENTS-ELECT OF EL PASO AND JUAREZ
  CLUBS IN ORDER TO SET REGIONAL STRATEGY/AGENDAS
• REINVIGORATE WORLD-UNDERSTANDING DINNER WITH A
  GALA EVENT
• Headline event with a major celebrity, such as
  Oprah Winfrey create corporate sponsorship seek
  foundation support and grant support

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Cont.

• REINVIGORATE THE INTERNATIONAL RYLA AND YOUTH
  PEACE SCHOLAR CONCEPT
• INCREASE JUAREZ STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN RYLA,
  IN NEW MEXICO
• NEW MEXICO SPACE PORT, USED AS A YOUTH
  DEVELOPMENT TOOL

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Cont

• PROJECTION FOR JOINT-ROTARACT CLUB WITH UTEP
  AND UACJ, AND JUAREZ CLUB
• CREATE A U.S./MEXICO COLLECTION/
• WAREHOUSE FOR DONATIONS, WITH CAPACITY OF 10M
• Match donors to end-users develop international
  virtual warehouse methods based on
  global-logistics standards

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COOPERATION WITH FT. BLISS

• Provide concrete, visible support
• to Ft Bliss, through participation with
• Army Community Services, the Ft Bliss Chain of
  Command, and the Post Chaplain.

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4 Programs to Support our Soldiers

• ACS support to Needy Soldiers/Families
• Honor the Soldier for Outstanding soldiers
• Host Family Program
• The Wounded/Needy Soldier Frequent Flyer Miles
  program.

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Hospitality/Representation of Ft Bliss at Rotary
Club

• Encourage Senior members of Ft Bliss (i.e. CG,
  DCG, CofS, CG 32d AAMC, JTF North, Allied LNO Gp,
  Post CSM, Garrison CO, etc.) to become Honorary
  members of our Rotary Club.
• Invite Ft Bliss leaders to present appropriate
  programs to our Rotary members during our regular
  meetings throughout the year.

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The Future

• Monitor capacity of our Club to support our
  programs with money, talent and member
  participation.
• Expand to include other Rotary clubs.
• Encourage funds from businesses, agencies, other
  charitable orgns El Paso Auto Dlrs Rudys BBQ.
• Other programs are options for future gifts,
  cards, Care Pkgs, air conditioners for Iraq,
  Medical help, Volunteers, etc., etc..

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INVOLVEMENT BEYOND MEMBERSHIP

• Give Back Theory becomes a
• Shared Organization Resource
• Leaders by example
• Known to all by our
  actions.

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NEW WAYS TO HELP

• Creating New Initiatives
• Within the Club

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PURPOSE

• To encourage Rotarians to utilize the club to
  help bring new short and/or long term project
  ideas to fruition.
• To recognize the efforts of Rotarians for good
  work that benefits the Club and to recognize
  Rotarians whose work benefits the community

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New Projects

• Rotarians with a passion for an area or service
  project will have a vehicle to help where help is
  needed if the project meets certain criteria.

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CRITERIA

• Identify the benefit/impact of the project on
  targeted community.
• Identify generally the cost and method of funding
  of the project.
• Disclose whether will benefit a club member
  financially or professionally.
• Accountability.
• Identify the benefit to the Club.

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Two New Recognition Awards

• Club Service- to member (or group of members) who
  in service to the club has enhance club
  functioning, promoting fellowship, and Rotary
  ideals.
• Community Service- to member (or group of
  Rotarians) who had a project with the mot impact
  on the community outside of the Rotary Club of El
  Paso

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FIRST STEP

• FIND A PROJECT YOU WANT TO DO
• DO A LITTLE PLANNING
• CONTACT ANY MEMBER OF YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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MOST Effective and Efficient Volunteer
Organization

• Retaining the Title
• El Paso regions recognized leader in volunteer
  efforts

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Strategic Initiatives

• Develop a Center
• Physical Location
• Core Membership
• Set Programs
• Defined Purpose
• Focus on Objectives
• Special Needs
• Maintained Revenues
• Operational Staff
• Utilities

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Strategic Initiatives

• Publicity/Visibility
• Web Access/Maintenance
• Permanent Billboard
• Word of Mouth
• Media Coverage
• Internal Club Reporting

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Strategic Initiatives

• Focus on HUB uses
• Education
• Leadership Training
• Community Recognized Need Service
• Incubator for Other 501.c.3s

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SUPPORTING THE VISION

• Creating the fundraising and celebrations to
  support the plan efforts

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Fundraising Events

• Limit the number of fund raisers
• Sun Bowl Luncheon
• Celebrity Chef
• Continue social events
• UTEP Tailgate party
• Christmas Lights Tour
• Night at Keystone
• Find specific project for funds raised

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Centennial Celebration

• Historian to compile one hundred years of Rotary
  in the area
• Planning committee to begin in 2010 to plan
  logistics
• Commission Study on Impact of Rotary in our area
  UTEP Student project
• Reunion atmosphere invite old members and
  members who moved away
• Invite scholarship recipients and leaders who
  benefited from RYLA

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Club Historian

• To start immediately
• Continuation of Bob Hoovers work (first 75 yrs)
• Create Rotary Club Tree illustrating evolution of
  clubs
• Identify key fund raising events throughout the
  years
• Illustrate where went
• Assist in making auction items for 2014
  celebration

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Planning Committee

• Reunion starts with Celebrity Chef Friday night
• Enlist help of other clubs to coordinate a golf
  tournament,
• Bring in a celebrity speaker

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Every Rotarian Every year

• Track annual growth
• Illustrate what and where money went

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VISION 2014

• BOLD!!!
• Refreshing every year
• Celebrating leadership in the Community
• Building on our Assets Our Members
• Strategically linking our
• Leadership Assets Vision
• to our Community!!!!