# of responses                                     item

                18                                        50-65 members

                18                                        CCH tag day goal:  $18,000

                15                                        Expand vocational scholarships to adult learners

                15                                        Seek direct giving to sponsor Food Truck

                14                                        Grow Interact by 30 members-50% from High Schools 50% Middle Schools

                12                                        Send 4-5 students to RYLA

                12                                        Participate in country of Youth Exchange student on project

                12                                        Homebrew/Microbrew festival/competition.  Goal:  $15,000

                12                                        100% Paul Harris Fellow Club

                12                                        Monthly Column in Woodstock Independent

 

Top Responses that reference/indicate collaboration:

 

                19                                         Collaboration with other community entities

                19                                         Members engaged in the club and community

                19                                         Collaborate with city and others on needs assessment

                15                                          Partnership with other organizations in town

                13                                          Partner with other organizations

                12                                          Equal partners with City of Woodstock to end homelessness

                8                                            Community multi organization fellowship and educational event

Now that we all have reviewed the results of our club’s 2016 visioning effort – what’s next? 

                Collaboration was the top response getter.  Are we are track?  Have we accomplished any of the items listed?  Do we need to elevate any of the listed responses to a higher priority?

                How about our next two response getters?  We came close to the Tag Days in 2017 and surpassed it in 2016.  50-65 members.  50 by 50!

                Should any responses be elevated and others dropped or reimagined?  What direction do we/you see the club moving towards in the next 3-5 years?

                CCH stay the same?  Food Distribution stay the same?  Fund raiser stay the same?  Rotary Groundhog Day movie in the making…

                While we do not have to change just for change sake (thank goodness because CCH is awesome!); it is the strength of Rotary to constantly try and improve the project, increase efficiencies and continue to serve the public.

                Think thru and reflect on these items as our meeting on March 30 will be a review and updating of the vision plan.

This year Creekside Middle School has been the home of Rotary's Interact program.  The goals for the program this year have been to provide opportunities for the students at Creekside to get involved not only in their school but in their community.  The group is made up of 12-15 students in grades 6 - 8 with dreams of making positive change.  So far  students have raised money alongside Woodstock Rotary for Christmas Clearinghouse with Tag days, facilitating Coin Wars in the building and raising over $1,000 to buy gifts.  The students then designed and executed "Purple Pinky Friday" in which they raised money to have eradicate Polio internationally.  This fundraiser brought in nearly $200 which was matched by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.  This month the students are focusing on Random Acts of Kindness, spreading kindness around the school.  The Interact Club hopes to continue making positive change in their school and their community with other upcoming opportunities for Earth Day and beyond.  

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