Rotary President Joe Mitchell's End of Year Address

1. Club Assembly
June 23, 2016

2. Agenda
• Presidential Citation and Governor’s
Presidential Citation
• Club Level Rotary meetings and programs
throughout the year
• Fundraising/Donations
• Interact Club of Taunton High School
• Vacation Pictures

4. Presidential Citation - 1
MANDATORY ACTIVITIES
• √ Set at least 15 goals in Rotary Club Central.
• √ Pay July semiannual dues to RI on time.
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND RETENTION
Clubs must achieve 3 of the following 4 goals:
1. Achieve a net gain in membership. Large clubs (50 or more members)
must achieve a net gain of at least two members.
2. Achieve a net gain in female membership. Large clubs (50 or more
members) must achieve a net gain of at least two female members.
3. Improve the member retention rate by at least 1 percent from last year.
4. Increase new member sponsors by at least 1 percent from last year.

5. Presidential Citation - 2
FOUNDATION GIVING
Clubs must achieve 2 of the following 4 goals:
1. √ Support our Foundation by contributing at least $20.
2. Attain a minimum Annual Fund contribution of $100 per capita.
3. Have at least 10 percent of club members enrolled in Rotary’s recurring giving program, Rotary
Direct.
4. Increase the total number of Benefactors, Bequest Society members, or Paul Harris Fellows in the
club by at least one.
ONLINE TOOL ADOPTION
Clubs must achieve 2 of the following 4 goals:
1. Have at least 50 percent of club members registered in My Rotary.
2. Post at least one initiative on Rotary Showcase.
3. Maintain a project in need of assistance on Rotary Ideas or contribute to a project on Rotary
4. Ideas.
5. Have at least two club members participate in Discussion Groups on My Rotary.

6. Presidential Citation - 3
HUMANITARIAN SERVICE
Clubs must achieve 3 of the following 7 goals:
1. Sponsor at least one Rotary Community Corps to enhance community
engagement and ensure project sustainability.
2. Ensure that at least one club member belongs to a Board-recognized
Rotarian Action Group (www.rotary.org/actiongroups).
3. √ Have at least one club member attend a grant management seminar.
4. Partner with the Foundation by sponsoring at least one project funded
by a global grant or a district grant.
5. √ Get 75 percent of club members involved in hands-on project
participation.
6. Establish partnerships with one or more corporate or government
entities and conduct a project together.
7. Enhance a project’s scope and visibility by partnering with at least five
other Rotary clubs in your region.

7. Presidential Citation - 4
NEW GENERATIONS
Clubs must achieve 2 of the following 4 goals:
1. Currently sponsor or co-sponsor a Rotaract club.
2. Currently sponsor a community-based Rotaract club.
3. √ Currently sponsor or co-sponsor an Interact club.
4. Have at least three club members mentor a Rotaractor or Interactor.
PUBLIC IMAGE
Clubs must achieve 1 of the following 2 goals:
1. Update club website and social media using Rotary’s visual identity
guidelines (visit the Brand Center at www.rotary.org/brandcenter).
2. Update club brochure and newsletter using Rotary’s visual identity
guidelines (visit the Brand Center at www.rotary.org/brandcenter).

9. Club Level Meetings
• Club meetings (weekly)
• Million $ meals – February 4th
• Fellowship - Beer Tasting fundraiser, Bowling night 3/10
• Programs - every active Rotarian has one date
• Club assemblies (3)
• Annual Meeting no later than December 31 to
elect officers and directors

10. Fundraising
• Beer Tasting - $1,090
• Lottery Ticket Raffle - $2,605
• Rotary Pancake and Family Fun Day - $7,629 +
• 50/50 - $227
•Happy/Sad bucks - $577

12. Donations
AHS
Taunton Public Schools (Medical Bracelets)
RYLA (Three participants)
TASC
TACC
District 7950 (RYLA project)
Boys & Girls Club
Middletown Rotary Club (Water for Cambodia)
Carolan Kelley (Taunton, England)
Molly Desrochers (Taunton, England)

13. Donations
YMCA
United Way
Coop
AHS
Boy Scouts
Taunton Public Schools (Computer adaptations)
OCHM
Shelter Box
Rotary Foundation-Paul Harris Fellow

15. Interact Club
• Participants
– Catherine “Cat” Seaver – Student
– Debbie Logan – Faculty Advisor
– Rotarian advisor – Joe Mitchell
– Interact subcommittee – Carol, Kit, Rich, Katie,
Jody
• Activities
– Annual joint project – Winter Coat collection
– Charter Ceremony and Celebration, February 25th

19. Website – Club Runner
• √ Update data for printed directory
• √ Refer to it for documents such as bylaws
• √ Refer to it for upcoming programs and
calendar

20. Plans in July
• Club Administration
– √ Start meetings at 12:10 pm
– √ Have a club assembly every three months
– √ Send out the board agenda before the meeting to the entire club
– √ Email “President’s Update” to members before the weekly meeting
– Reach out to members who do not attend regularly
– Have Rotary after dark as make up meetings
– √ Have new members get the bylaws and member directory
– Have a new member orientation annually
– √ Listen to new members and implement recommendations when possible
– √ Conduct a service project
– Have Rotary benefit our families

21. Plans in January
• Club Administration
– √ Continue to find high quality programs
– Get roster printed
– √ Firm up Rotary Pancake and Family Fun Day location
– √ Accelerate planning Rotary Pancake and Family Fun Day
– √ Find the next President-Elect
– √ Assist Carol with her transition to President
– √ Conduct a service project with the Interact Club
– √ Have Rotary benefit our families

22. THANKS!

23. Accounting Maureen Cody
Administration Joe Mitchell
Ads/Sponsorships Carol Sullivan
Entertainment/Attractions Dave Correia
Food Rich Volkmann
Labor John Beauchaine
Marketing Joe Pacheco
Raffle Kit Tunney
THANKS!

24. Thanks
• Interact Club Committee
• Bowling – Joe Pacheco
• Taunton, England – Ed Fowler
• Rev. Martin Honors Day – Ed Fowler, Mike Tabak, Jody
Fiori
• Scholarship Day – Maureen Cody, Mike Quinn
• Nominating Committee – Ed Fowler
• Programs – Carol Sullivan, Mike Volkmann
• Stoneforge – Jessica Hagman, Matt Roland