Objectives 2007-2008 Year

General Objectives
1. To have fun
2. Improve communications within the club
3. Improve communications with our community (PR)
4. Grow our membership emphasizing diversity
5. Reinstitute Rotary traditions and ritual
6. Require 100% participation by membership
7. Revise bylaws and implement new leadership plan including setting long range goals.

Membership
1. Increase membership by net five
2. Involve spouses in new member outreach
3. Segment process: guest book, recruiting, indoctrination, assigning mentor and job assignment
4. Retention: training membership in proper club procedures

Programs
1. Diversify subjects monthly: local community, entertainment, educational, member related.
2. Speakers: Confirm, provide AV needs, introduce and send thank you with copy of newsletter write up.
3. Monthly Expose Yourself and semi annual Club Assembly meetings
4. Maintain the calendar on the web site

Communications
1. Fully staffed with backup assistance: newsletter, website, PR committees
2. Train membership regarding internal communications: email, calendar, downloading and forwarding documents, etc
3. News stories with pictures twice a month; feature story once a month.
4. Encourage all members and spouses to be public relations ambassadors to outside organizations.

Club Service
1. Meeting support (all with backup assistants): outdoor signage, banners, display of club exchange flags, audio visual equipment, speaker books, etc.
2. Word of the day/greeter, badges, name tags, guest names for membership committee
3. Birthday and anniversaries, raffle and sergeant of arms, historian
4. All club social events: Christmas party, Tgitlfotm, Reno train trip, picnic, etc.

Community Service
1. Objective is to have every member active on at least one local, hands-on project.
2. Youth activities and programs: Camps Venture and Royal, 4 Way Speech, Dictionaries, Boy Scouts, RYLA, etc.
3. Local active programs: Interfaith housing; Rootbeer/soccer sales; ¾ Century Club; Art & Wine Festival; Food Bank; Infant Deaf; Bart Mural; Blue Star Moms, etc.
4. Local programs under consideration: Petanque court; Child Abuse prevention; Casa Vincenta; Lindsey Wildlife Museum; Deerhill Ranch, etc.

International Service
1. Providing for both Inbound and outbound exchange students
2. Building and supporting a strong interact club
3. Sponsoring and publicizing a Berkeley Peace Fellow
4. Supporting and publicizing Give Hope-Give a Hand

Rotary International Foundation
1. Objective of 100% double sustainer Paul Harris contributors
2. Support and educate member about Foundation projects: Polio+; Water, Rotoplast, etc.
3. Participate in Foundation activities: GSE, Ambassadorial Scholars, Rotary Friends, grants, etc.
4. Contact past Rotary participants who live in area for possible programs and membership in our club.

Strategic Planning
1. Develop long range goals and objectives for club
2. Develop leadership continuity plan for club
3. Continue highly successful fundraising auction