Areas of Service - Club Service

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Club Service

Individual Rotary clubs belong to Rotary International. Individual members, or Rotarians, belong to a club. The club is where most of Rotarians' meaningful service work is carried out. Clubs can be engaged not only in their communities, but also internationally. What Rotarians get out of Rotary depends largely on what they put into it.

Administration

Projects for 2008-09 for the Club Administration Committee: 

1. Updating of by-laws
2. Creating a policy and procedure manual to develop a clear determination of what can be handled by the Board alone and just what needs to be taken to the general membership
3. A review and clarification of presidential selection (includes president elect, etc.), the proper role of the vice president
4. A review of all financial matters with the treasurer.  

Membership on this committee should always include recent and distant past presidents as well as members at large.

Public Relations

Public relations efforts are vital to Rotary’s continued growth and service. Creating a positive image for Rotary is the responsibility of every Rotarian, both locally and globally.

Effective PR campaigns build positive, strong relationships with their audiences. But promoting Rotary’s work in the best possible way and sharing your stories effectively with the public and the media are not easy tasks.

"In the promotion of understanding, it is important to reach large numbers, non-Rotarians as well as Rotarians, and you cannot reach large numbers privately." - Paul Harris

VBR's Public Relations Goals for 2008-09

• Effectively communicate our mission and successes within our club, our community and our world
• Update our website to be a central hub of information for better cohesion between members and our community

Service Projects

Our Service Projects for the 2008-09 Rotary Year include:

Community Projects

• Heart Safe Community Project - Annually donating Defribrillators to the community.
• Visalia Emergency Aid Bicycle Assembly
• Youth Reading and Book Donation Programs
• Camp Royal Youth Leadership program
• 4-Way Test Program at our local high schools

International Projects

• Group Study Exchange
• Student Exchange
• Polio Plus
• International Wheelchair Foundation
• Shelter Box