ROBIN PARKER, Rotary Club of Norristown President for 2017- 18, presented her plans and goals for the upcoming year at last Thursday's meeting. She highlighted personal priorities: family, Rotary, and Dragon Boat Club, and Club priorities: TEAM approaches to- Membership, Interact, Community Service projects, Fundraising, Grant requests, and Communications.
She stressed the TEAM theme in each area, emphasizing that individual invites lead to club growth, and that asking friends to join can take a long time and persistence, but often brings in new, valuable members. We should take advantage of new RI rules on membership like required attendance, flexible meeting formats, and Associate Memberships. Your ideas on this are always welcome.
NAHS INTERACT CLUB needs an infusion of club and school leadership to revitalize its presence in the school. Mark has said he would be willing to help form a leadership committee to work with the school, but would like others to join him in this important project.
ROBIN spoke of partnering with other organizations: other Rotary Clubs, Boy Scouts, other community groups, to get our logo out there to be more visible to the Norristown are, setting up tables and poster at a variety of events, passing out brochures and doing general promo work.
She would like us to look into doing more major fundraising events and will welcome any inputs you may have that could be implemented in the coming years.
Added Service Projects are also a priority, along with expanded use of the District Grants program, by publishing and exploring possible recipients.
The reoccurring theme is that we are a TEAM and each of us has a responsibility to bring our ideas and service to help the Club grow.