Welcome

1. Welcome Chartering Ceremony The Rotary Club of Litchfield Park We’re all about people

2. About Us • Member Facts • 30 Members to date • 13 Paul Harris or Multiple Paul Harris Fellows • 10 Past Presidents • Over 230 Years of combined Rotary Service The Rotary Club of Litchfield Park We’re all about people

3. First Year Goals • Active Participation • Currently 87% attendance • Grow Smart • Quality not Quantity • Develop a solid organization • Need to get it right on the inside first • Each member serves on at least one committee • Achieve Presidential Citation The Rotary Club of Litchfield Park We’re all about people

4. Presidential Citation Update • Membership • Vocational Service • Club Service • International Service • Community Service The Rotary Club of Litchfield Park We’re all about people

5. Presidential Citation UpdateMembership • Develop and implement a membership recruitment plan to achieve a net increase of one new member by 1 April 2007 • Encourage diversity of membership and promote a balanced membership from demographic groups not currently represented • Develop a certificate or other form of recognition, to recognize individuals who bring in new members The Rotary Club of Litchfield Park We’re all about people

6. Presidential Citation UpdateClub Service • Ensure that every Rotarian in the club is personally invited to take an active part in club activities this year, whether it be serving on a project committee or taking responsibility for some aspect of club service. • Convene a meeting of the club leadership, including incoming officers to discuss strategic goals for the next three to five years. • Attain 80 percent attendance or higher at club meetings for the first six months of the Rotary year The Rotary Club of Litchfield Park We’re all about people

7. Presidential Citation UpdateInternational Service • Participate in at least one PolioPlus or PolioPlus Partners project • Develop and initiate a new project in support of International Service • Seek a Rotary Foundation Matching Grant for a water, health, hunger or literacy project The Rotary Club of Litchfield Park We’re all about people

8. Presidential Citation UpdateVocational Service • Have at least one member provide an internship at their place of business to a high school or college student • Hold a forum on ethics and the application of the Four-Way Test in business and professional life, or present all new club members with a copy of the Declaration of Rotarians in Business and Professions. • Develop and initiate a new project in support of Vocational Service The Rotary Club of Litchfield Park We’re all about people

9. Presidential Citation UpdateCommunity Service • Sponsor a new Interact club, Rotaract club or Rotary Community Corps • Complete a service project that meets the needs of the community and involves those being helped. • Implement a joint project with another local organization in which club members contribute to planning and hands-on efforts. The Rotary Club of Litchfield Park We’re all about people

10. Acknowledge Generous Contributions Club Banner – Bruce Sherwood 4 Way Test Banner – Pete and Ro Turner Rotary Meets Here Plaque – Fred and Peggy Maihofer Club Bell and Gavel – Clay Goodman The Rotary Club of Litchfield Park We’re all about people

11. Special Thank You District Governor Marian Gill Special Representative Bill Kelleher Assistant District Governor Janet Hobbs Rotary International and District 5490 Leadership The Rotary Club of Litchfield Park We’re all about people

12. In Closing Rotary has a long way to go. One who thinks of the movement as a finished product is indeed short sighted; there is nothing in the past to justify such a view; those who have been long identified with it think of it as having made a beginning only; the grandeur of Rotary must be in the days to come. -Paul Harris The Rotary Club of Litchfield Park We’re all about people