Joe Hentges Goals- District 5500
Empower, Support and Strengthen Clubs:
Focus on service to clubs, not supervision.
Ensure access to relevant information.
Upgrade new-member orientation.
Share best practices on member engagement.
Develop a system of district awards and recognition.
Develop Club and District Leaders:
Increase opportunities for young Rotarians to serve at the District level.
Implement online leadership training as a supplement to traditional methods.
Expand the highly successful Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI).
Increase self-selected course options for Club Leadership Assemblies.
Support Youth Serving Communities:
Provide support to clubs sponsoring or chartering Interact or Rotaract Clubs.
Develop and implement leadership training for Interact and Rotaract Club leaders.
Develop a District Interact Council.
Increase the number of Youth Exchange outbound and inbound students for 2018-19.
Support for The Rotary Foundation:
Annual Fund: $200 /capita average.
EREY = All Rotarians +$100/capita.
Polio Plus: $79,000 District-wide plus $10 million in the Ride to End Polio.
Endowment Fund: $60,000 District-wide.
Paul Harris Society: 10% of each club.
Rotary Direct: 10% of each club.
District Governor’s Challenge Project (refer to separate article).
Promoting a Greater Awareness of Rotary:
Develop a long range PR strategy.
Implement a technology training program focusing on the needs of clubs.
Help club PR efforts.
Talk about our successes to our communities.
Update the RI logo/master brand across the District.