Villa Park Rotary - Newsletter - Archive (Jun 4, 2009)

For those of you who missed this meeting, it turned very interesting when Milt Stamos and Ron Accornero got into a heated discussion/argument about the vegetable and fruit diet that Ron suggested at last weeks meeting. Milt got the last word before the boys were told to go to their neutral corners. Not to worry,It was all in good fun.

The discussion for today's meeting was a presentation of the data from our Vision Planning Exercise on April 25 at Santiago Canyon College. Greg Mills, Joe Brand and Bryan Nash presented the information to the members.

Here are the results of our 5-10 year plan:

Vision- What Does VPRC Stand For:

#1 Votes #2 Votes Top three items voted on + next 4 choices

11 13 Friendship, fellowship and working togetherto help those we chose

9 10 VPRC known for local business speakers and open community access

to meetings

4 8 Strengthen education leadership and arts of our schools at every level

6 3 #1 volunteer organization in a city known for volunteerism

3 3 Promote and recognize high ethical standards

2 3 Outreach to a growing number of seniors in the community

3 1 VPRC known more for participation rather than dollars

Club Membership Size

11 3 45-55 members

others

3 0 60-75 members

3 1 80-95 " "

0 0 95+ " "

Club Characteristics, Demographics, Features

9 13 95% of club actively participates

11 12 Small enough to be intimate, large enough to be effective

6 10 Diverse membership matches demographics of the community

including ethnicity

6 7 Epitomize the values of the four-way test

2 1 60% of the club actively participates

0 1 Family club;spouses and kids participate

3 0 Well represented in gender and background of Villa Park and Orange area

Club Service Goals

13 12 Interesting, informative and diverse weekly programs

10 10 At least one social event for members and guests each quarter

6 10 Laughter is the hallmark of VPRC

8 6 Strong website used by members who contribute to it

3 6 Monthly special events for special interest groups within the club

4 2 Local projects exposed on all media outlets

3 1 Exceptional social gatherings of active, charitable-minded people

Vocational Service Goals

10 15 Active support of district youth programs- RYLA,speech contest, etc.

4 13 Foster economic and technical understanding through programs like

Jr Achievement and Future Scientists

10 12 Provide financial and community support for our teachers, law

enforcement and city workers

5 9 We support a large, active Interact Club at both high schools

4 1 RSCC scholarships for leadership and academics

3 1 We support every school in the community- finacially and "hands-on"

2 0 All members are encouraged to mentor and tutor

Communtiy Service Goals

11 16 Provide hands-on support for programs such as Meals-On-Wheels

and Project Hope

7 11 Provide hands-on dinners monthly at Ronald McDonald House

5 11 Very meaningful and highly visible improvements to the community

6 7 Address the needs of the growing elderly population

4 6 Actively seek out people in need and serve them

3 0 Provide new school clothes and supplies for all homeless kids in Orange

County

2 0 Participation with other civic and social groups for the benefit of Villa Park

Fundraising Goals

5 7 $50,000 raised at dinner auction(new event)

5 7 Our annual Oktoberfest increased annually to $75 this year and we

have fun

4 4 Fundraising is a positive experience for members and raises $50,000

this year

3 0 Participation in community events raises $2000 per year

3 0 Second annual dinner/food fundraiser= $20,000

3 0 Sell hamburgers and hot dogs at four community events @ $5,000 each

1 0 $8,000 form the Orange International Street Fair

International Service Goals

6 12 Provide funding and promote RI clean drinking water for the world-

Develop Program

7 11 Provide 1000 "Love Packs" to children around the world

4 8 Send two Rotoractors and Interactors overseas on a youth exchange

program each year

5 6 Host two high school exchange students each year

6 3 More materials(triple) for overseas orphanages in Liberia and other places

5 0 10,000 stoves donated

2 0 Support our troops overseas

Foundation Goals

11 12 All members are Paul Harris Fellows, or PH1

8 8 Obtain District funds for 3 service projects

6 8 $20,000 generated for Gates Challenge

10 6 Recruit one or more Ambassadorial Scholar Candidates

3 0 Contributed $100,000 to matching grant projects

2 0 All members are sustaining members

0 0 All members are Bequest Society

Club Leadership Development- Methods to create continuity in leadership and training

11 13 Every new member actively participating on committees

9 12 Established line of succession for the Board

11 8 Clear job description for every postion in the club

4 8 Have and active past president's advisory committee

3 2 By-laws changed to have alternating terms

3 2 VPRC produces a district governor

2 0 A line of succession is in place for each committee

Club Action Plan and Follow Through

1. Compile information, as above, from Vision session

2. Develop Elevator Speech for club members

3. Club Assembly, presentation of data to the club- today

4. Formation of President's Council

5. Progress Assembly- Periodic Review with VPRC and public

Next week's meeting will be our annual awards meeting where we recognize business leaders, citizens and student leaders who have made a difference in our community.

See you then

Jay