COMMITTEES PRESENT PLANS FOR 2016-17

 
 
As a part of our annual Club Assembly, the Chairs of each committee outlined the plans they had for the coming Rotary year.
 

New Generations (Marty Vaina)

  1. Apprenticeship Connect Program - the objective is to talk to local schools and advise and assist school leavers on what steps to take to become an apprentice. This would also entail providing mentorship in applying for jobs and going for interviews.
  2. Steve Evans will be investigating the possible establishment of an Interact program at one of the local schools.
  3. Conducting a Youth Suicide Forum.
  4. Work with the local police to see if we can provide some assistance for certain groups in the community.
  5. Provide cooking skills at the Thomas Chirnside Kindergarten.

Vocational (Michael Redding)

  1. Expand on the White Lion Homeless project by investigating the possibility of buying our own home to accommodate homeless youth.
  2. Invite a number of local secondary schools to participate in another essay-writing challenge with the subject being the 4-Way Test. 

Membership and Marketing (Geoff Smith)

  1. The plan is to conduct another Information Night to build on the success of the function in early 2016.
  2. Each committee has been challenged with the task of recruiting two new members. This would enable the club to reach its goal of increasing membership by 7 in 2016-17.
  3. Promoting our club and Rotary through local businesses and traders.
  4. Conducting a letterbox drop in the Manor Lakes area inviting residents to think about joining Rotary.

Social (Geoff Smith)

  1. The aim is to have 6 special functions throughout the year that involves members, partners, family members and friends of Rotary. Some early ideas are car rally, Murder Mystery (already planned) and a major fundraiser such as a dinner-dance with a special theme.

International (Mary Macaulay)

  1. The committee is exploring the possibility of being involved in another overseas FAIM trip to assist in construction work at a village in a South Pacific country.
  2. There will be several Donations in Kind working bees throughout the year and the hope is that all members and partners will get involved.

Foundation (Mary Macaulay)

  1. This year is the 100th anniversary of the Rotary Foundation. PDG Ian Knight has been asked to take a lead role in the celebrations. The club will be required to assist Ian in some way.
  2. A key objective of the committee is to find a suitable person from another country to apply for a Royce and Jean Abbey Scholarship. This would enable them to travel to Australia for several weeks to study their vocation and to take back new ideas that can be used in their country.