Maple Grove Rotary – Vision Maple Grove Rotary – Vision 2006 - 20072006 - 2007

Rotary WorldwideThanks To YouContinue To ImproveBetter CommunicationsChange Is Difficult for Some3 D Vision

Rotary WorldwideRotary Worldwide

1.2 million Rotarians32,000 clubs in 170 countries

– Each club has own Culture– Each club has own Projects / Objectives– Each club has own Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors

Board of DirectorsBoard of DirectorsPresident Gary Martini

President Elect Joe Yard

Treasurer Jerry Moritz

Secretary Bruce Treichler

Club Service Erik Bergmanis

Community Service Barry King

International Service Tim Zastoupil

Vocational Service Mike Looby

Fund Raising Robin Manthei

Continuous Improvement Brad Gawboy

STRIVE Conrad Grev

Thanks to YouThanks to You

Hundreds of comments / suggestions50+ one on one interviewsApril Club AssemblyAll data was summarizedVery valuable to the board Annual Planning Retreat

Thanks to YouThanks to YouPlenty of IdeasPlenty of Ideas

Thanks to YouThanks to You

Re: Involvement– I have the capacity for more– Kind of looking for something– I’ve been asking for more– I’ve been asking for more– Don’t know ways to get active– I have more ideas & energy– Get new members involved early– Tap into our talents– Reinvigorate current members – get them involved– Is it fair to all concerned, when so many do so little?

Thanks to YouThanks to You

Re: Committees / Committee Meetings– Didn’t know if / when my committee was mtg– Get input from members re: best day / time– Better communications re: mtgs / minutes etc– Make sure each member has responsibility – My committee chair person needs training– So many can’t / won’t attend committee mtgs– Need written agenda and timely minutes– Educate members about each committee & jobs– Have Ave’s of Service as Program once / month

Continue to ImproveContinue to Improve

New Solid Footings– Builds larger, stronger structure– Not all at once– But begin right away

“To Strive to Improve is in itself Improvement.” – Make things simpler, easier, more fun

Continue to ImproveContinue to Improve

A Few Examples– Assistants to each Board member– 3 new Committees– Procedures / Guidelines– “Job” Descriptions– New “jobs”: Historian, Storage, A/V, Bus– Mentor Program

Each in our own Way – Watch for chances

Continue to ImproveContinue to Improve

“We’re supposed to be perfect our first day on the job and then show constant

improvement.”

Continue to ImproveContinue to Improve

“We’re supposed to be perfect our first day on the job and then show constant

improvement.” Ed Vargo, Major League Baseball Umpire

Continue to ImproveContinue to ImproveMentor Program ?Mentor Program ?

Better CommunicationsBetter Communications

What the Board is planning to do:– Some will stay after each meeting for 10 – 15– Each Board member will conduct one Program

Budgets, Projects, priorities, positions

– Committee minutes posted on web.– Board Meeting minutes posted on web.– Presidents Message periodically on web.– Club Assembly and / or Club survey

Better CommunicationsBetter Communications

What you can do as a member:– As always, we welcome your suggestions – Ask you to please practice

“Public Praise & Private Criticism”

– Simply talk with your own Chair person– Sit with another Board member– Come early or stay after to talk– Just call any one of us

Better CommunicationsBetter Communications

Change is Difficult for SomeChange is Difficult for Some

Yet Maple Grove Rotary has long history of changes

Had our Club not been willing to change…– Still be meeting at Drug Store or Polaski’s Basement– Not have had our first silent auction– Not have equipped the Dental Clinic in Arusha– Not have $50,000 CD in MGRF– Not have $25,000 CD in for Club– Not have launched Rogers Rotary Club– Not have accomplished much really

Change is Difficult for SomeChange is Difficult for Some

“Nothing endures but change.” Heraclites 500 B.C.

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

Change is Difficult for SomeChange is Difficult for Some

Change is Difficult for SomeChange is Difficult for Some

Change is Difficult for SomeChange is Difficult for Some

Aren’t changing things just to change thingsNor just to aggravate some of youYour Board really loves RotaryEleven of us promise that we will do our

very best to do what is the very best for our Club…for this year and years to come!

3 D Vision3 D Vision

D Discover…the needs for service

D Discern…our talents & passion

D Decide…to make a difference

3 D Vision3 D VisionDiscover…the needs for serviceDiscover…the needs for service

– Maple Grove–opoly Board Game of Maple Grove Potential for lots of P.R. and money

– Miracle Field Special Needs Kids First Built by Rotarians in Atlanta Now 64 fields in USA