f there is work that our group does or work that RI does that you want to give sustained support to without having to remember to give annually, you can add a little to your monthly dues and Heidi and Sheryl will make sure it gets to the right account. It's really any program that you want to support - but here are some options:
General CLUB fund (this is where we can use it the most to make up budget shortfalls without having to raise dues)
Scholarship
New member sponsorship
RI Annual Fund
RI Polio Fund
Community Committee (supports local groups and efforts that aren't covered by other committee/program work)
Mental Health Committee (supports providing mental health resources in the valley)
Youth Services Committee (supports Dictionaries and RYLA summer program)
International Committee (supports RYE and an international project)
or any specific program you want to give a little extra support to
For example last year, each month I gave an extra $5 to Scholarships and General CLUB fund.
This year is a little tighter for me, but I think I can trim in other places, and our Scholarship fundraising is so effective that I'm pivoting and giving an extra $5 to:
General CLUB fund
RI Annual fund
Members sponsorship &
Rotary Youth Exchange
If this is something you are interested in modifying, let me/Sherly know your plans ASAP and we can get it all set for your August Invoice.
You can reply to this email. You can write it on a slip of paper and drop it in the bucket. Whatever you do, please write it down - I don't trust myself to remember something of this sort of import without a reference. Thanks! This will be the last time I nudge on this for a while.
Item 2: ACCESS to our NFV Rotary Shared Drive
As we work to grow our base and aim to bring in younger Rotarians transparent and accessible ways of accessing more info is important. I know I felt like Rotary was a bit of a black box when I came on-board. I was okay with that, I was a bit overwhelmed in my worklife and couldn't realistically have taken on much more, but did find it somewhat frustrating that I had to know who to ask what to find things out. It was a bit intimidating as the new kid who didn't really know anyone or even really what to ask.
I've worked over the last couple years to create a shared document space and organize it in a way that I hope is rather intuitive.
Hopefully, the most difficult part of all this for everyone is learning the routine of accessing the resources. Fingers crossed it's smooth sailing after that! But it's a new process, so feedback is a gift and I'm eager to hear what friction points folks have so I can make it a smoother process for the next folks!
Item 3: EVENTS
If we have time after hearing from Eszter and her family, we can talk about the year ahead and what committees are up to as far as events that the rest of us can support!
It will be easier if folks know how to access our Shared Google Drive, so we can all literally be on the same page!
Remember, we've shifted our organizational structure so it's not up to the BOD to determine all the things top down, we are asking committees to organize and fulfill their ambitions from the bottom up! This is still setting root, so the page that we can all kinda look at for now is:
She's not perfect, but she'll do for now ^_^
