From Little Things ,Big Things Grow…..while a famous Paul Kelly song may well relate to our last Monday evening Meeting.
Our Guest Speaker Co-ordinator, Phil, had to step into the breach ,to cover for the lack of speakers being available for the Asthma Awareness Week, and while Phil covered the topic well, and Sue related her own experiences with Asthma, the subject moved onto the Community Centre and the volunteers involved. Angelo came up with the idea of tapping this group for potential Membership.
Right demograph, time rich (hopefully), and Mark is a volunteer already, so our discussion was around what’s the best way to approach this, an item for our Board Meeting next week…..watch this space . Even if we can pick up a couple, a good return.
Another important item for our Board Meeting is the Evening Meeting. Originally set up for those unable to make the lunchtime Meeting due to work commitments, etc, but the reality is after two months of trialling, the patronage is not really there. Anyhow, if you have any concerns, for or against the Evening Meeting, please let me or one of the other Board Members aware of your thoughts prior to the 16th of September.
Finally, I have now completed the collation of the Membership Satisfaction Survey, which will be the starting point for the development of a 5 year Strategic Plan for the Club. A few interesting points were,
1.The Club no longer reflects the demographic profile of the Crows Nest area’s business community, which was the origins of the Club 50 years ago. We now have a significant spread through the North Shore and even as far as the Central Coast.
2.Need to supply more info on RI updates, and when we resume our face to face Meetings, allow more time for socialising and make sure we are getting the best value meals available.
3.We need to promote Rotary more to our family and friends, looking for opportunities to invite them to our Meetings.
4.But one item which was most pleasing, was the unanimous Pride in being a member of the Rotary Club of Crows!!!