Transcript Rotary District 1130

Rotary District 1130
District Assembly
Community and Vocational Service
Today’s Agenda
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Introduction to the Comm & Voc Team
What’s new in 2011/12
Community Projects
Vocational Projects
Environmental Projects
Literacy
Protection
Introduction to Team
Specialist Chairman
Scott Maclachlan
Barnet
Support Team
• Health/Stroke Awareness Thea Ingham
Roding
• Kids Out Day
Fred Fox
Heston & Isleworth
• Leonard Cheshire
Peter Holmes
Barkingside
• Resilience
Steven Seager
Redbridge
• Junior Citizen
Steven Seager
Redbridge
• Vocational Service
Thea Ingham
Roding
District Specialists:
• Literacy/Dict 4 Life
Colin Bryant
Tooting
• Environmental Officer: Leonie Cooper.
Battersea Park
• Protection Officer:
Pat Clark
Edmonton
Role of team and specialists
Role of Specialists
• The role of Specialist within District is to act as focal point of
that activity and to be available to help Clubs in the District in
the area of their speciality. The District Specialist will be in
contact with the RIBI specialist and will be able to provide
advice on what RIBI are doing in that area as appropriate.
Role of C&V Support team
• This role is similar to District Specialist, but will only have
contact with Charity or organisation in their subject to assist
with implementation with Clubs across the District.
What’s new in 2011 /12
• What was the Presidential Citation last year
has become The Changemaker Award.
– Google “Changemaker Award” to find out more
from the RI website.
• RIBI has linked up with BBC Children in Need
• Resilience – Disaster preparedness – Role for
Rotary Clubs to help
Rotary Changemaker Award
• The RI President Kalyan Banerjee has the
motto for this year
Reach Within to Embrace Humanity
• He has published the Changemaker Award.
• He will reward Clubs who take part in the 5
Avenues of Service.
• Winning Clubs get their President a trip to RI
Conference in Thailand.
Changemaker Award
Changemaker Award
• The award provides encouragement for clubs
to complete a minimum of suggested topics.
• Clubs may have to adjust their activities to
cover sufficient topics.
• With 2 of the Avenues of Service covered by
this Team:
– Community and Vocational Service
YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE AWARD
Community Service - Examples
2 Topics needed for Changemaker Award
• Carry out an environmental service project.
• Partner with a local organisation on a community
service project.
• Conduct a club programme to reduce carbon
footprint.
• Complete a fundraising event to support polio
eradication.
• Conduct a community needs assessment
Vocational Service - Examples
3 topics needed for Changemaker Award
• More than half members are active in vocational
service projects.
• Provide career advice for schools
• Career day for young people at place of work.
• Recognise high ethical standards and public values in
the community
• Promote “The Four Way Test” at schools
• Organise networking event to meet local
professionals
Community Service
• When Clubs complete effective service
projects, they improve the community, bring
people together, and reflect well on Rotary.
• When Rotary is viewed as a positive force in
the community, its membership strengthens
and grows, adding to the organization’s ability
to serve worldwide.
Community Service
Links across other Avenues of Service
• Clubs should consider linking Community,
Youth and International Projects and PR /
Membership.
Example : Shelter Box – get local school to raise
money for Shelter Box and with help of Rotary
Club perhaps make link with Foreign Country
where the box is sent, and invite school +
parents to Club to present cheque.
Community Projects
Kids Out – Trip to LegoLand
8th June 2011
Across the UK
Contact: Fred Fox – RC of Heston and Isleworth
Community Projects
Stroke Awareness/Health day
April 2011
Contact:
Thea Ingham
RC of Roding
Community Projects
BBC Children in Need
• Welcome Wendy Owen from the BBC Children
in need Appeal team.
Community Projects
Junior Citizen
• Children’s Safety Education Foundation works
with Met Police for Year 6 Primary School
classes.
• Topics covered are Road Safety, Drugs, Fire
Safety, Alcohol, Smoking and vandalism.
• Rotary Clubs can sponsor Junior Citizen Events
at Primary Schools
Contact: Steven Seager – RC of Redbridge
Community Projects
Feedback from Clubs
• What are Community projects that your
Club is involved with?
Community Projects
RI Project Library
Resilience
• Steven Seager
Vocational Service
• Vocational Service encourages Rotarians to serve
others through their professions and to practice
high ethical standards.
• Rotarians, as business leaders, share skills and
expertise through their vocations and inspire
others in the process.
• Observed each October, Vocational Service
Month spotlights Rotary club projects related to
this avenue, offering an opportunity for clubs to
use their professional skills in service projects.
Environmental Projects
• Leonie Cooper
Literacy
• Colin Bryant
Protection Officer
• Pat Clark
Community and Vocational Service
• Community Projects are best method for raising
awareness of Rotary and attracting members.
• Flagship events like Kids Out and Health/Stroke
Awareness day get recognition for Rotary.
• BBC Children in Need – a new option for Clubs
• Vocational Service month in October gives chance for
Clubs to raise emphasis in this area.
• Environmental Projects taking shape, with
opportunity for links to Schools and communities.
Contact C&V Team and Rotary in London Website