2007–2008 District Goals and Objectives

ROTARY, our organization has the potential to accomplish much. To do so we must focus our efforts, set goals and work to accomplish them. Anything is possible if we develop a plan, concentrate our energy and set our minds to it. I am asking you as members and leaders of your clubs to ratchet up your ROTARY activities this year and in doing so we can accomplish the following District Goals and Objectives:

• Each member and each club to do a little more than they did last year by engaging in another project, contributing a greater amount to the Foundation, expanding their community help programs, etc.

• Our District to become the #1 District in Membership in North America. This requires recruiting a net of two members per club, thereby giving our district 5300 members.

• Every member to share Rotary by personally sponsoring a new member. RI President Wilf Wilkenson has challenged every president to personally sponsor a new member and I extend that challenge to all members, as well as Assistant Governors and Past District Governors.

• Our District’s members to open their heart and pocketbook to the Rotary Foundation by collectively giving $380,000; about $75 for each district Rotarian. Foundation contributions may be made by Electronic Funds Transfer, $100 donations, club fundraisers, pocket petty cash collections, estate planning and other methods.

• Our District to undertake a new program of Friendship Exchange. Surprisingly, our district has never embarked on these exciting travel and visitation possibilities.

• Our Rotarians and clubs, as hosts, to welcome the Group Study Exchange team from District 4670, Rio Grande du Sol, Brazil in September 2007. Likewise, we need to recruit good ambassadors to represent us in Brazil.

• Every club to recruit the Family of Rotary. Past RYLA attendees, former scholarship recipients, past GSE team members, past youth exchange members, Rotaract and Interact members all know the principals of Rotary and would make ideal and strong members.

• Every Member and every club to use the Publicity Committee’s tools to promote the good works and expand the good will of our great organization.

• Our members to expand the reach of Rotary by forming at least two new clubs in our district in 2007–2008. There are growing areas where Rotary needs representation and all of us should strive to find and organize clubs in those areas.

• Our clubs to continue to endorse and promote our existing projects. Water wells, wheelchairs, vision programs, literacy and dictionary projects and others are building blocks for a better world.

• Every club to strengthen their leadership from within by choosing strong leaders and by insisting that they learn their Rotary job by attendance at PETS and the District Assembly.

• Every club to apply for and receive Foundation Grants. Our district will award a record number of District Simplified Grants (on a first come first serve basis) for worthy community projects and likewise will have funds available for creative matching grants.

• Every club to achieve the Presidential citation. This easily obtained certificate recognizes clubs with balanced objectives.

• Clubs to introduce Rotary to Youth by forming 4 new Rotaract Clubs. Every college and university has the potential for Youth Community Service.

Rotary has enormous potential to do good in our world. I urge and challenge every Rotarian to learn of that potential and to find creative ways to exploit the potential to build a better world. As District Governor, I look forward to working together with each local club and each Rotarian in our great district to make our year the best that our district has ever experienced. The targets listed above will guide our efforts throughout the year as we strive to meet the significant challenges found within this year’s Rotary Presidential Theme: “ROTARY SHARES.”