1. Welcome to Show Me Rotary PETS
Increasing Humanitarian Service
Facilitators
Brian Kohlberg, D6060
Eddie Spain, D6080 1
April 1-2, 2016

2. RI Strategic Plan: Priorities
►Focus and Increase
Humanitarian Service
Eradicate polio
Develop projects with local and/or
international impact that focus on one of Rotary’s six areas of humanitarian service
Increase sustainable service focused on Youth Service programs
Increase collaboration and connection with other clubs, agencies, and organizations 2
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3. Session Objectives
After completing this session, a club President should be able to
Identify possible service projects and determine if they conform with one or more of the six focus areas of humanitarian need
Evaluate potential club service projects
Find and evaluate partners for future club projects 3
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4. The Six Areas of Focus
The Rotary Foundation supports humanitarian projects that address one or more of the following:
Peace and conflict prevention/resolution
Disease prevention and treatment
Water and sanitation
Maternal and child health
Basic education and literacy
Economic and community development 4
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5. Why is it important to your club to engage in humanitarian service?5
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6. Brainstorming: Current Club Projects
In the space on the right, write down all of the service projects your club has accomplished within the last five years that you remember.
Include both local and international projects
What was the most successful service project? Why?
You have 3 minutes to work individually 6
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7. Reporting Out
How did you identify the need for your project? What made your project successful? Were there any partner groups involved? 7
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8. Successful Service Projects
Conform to a Rotary Area(s) of Focus
Are well planned in advance
Identify needs in advance
Produce measurable results
Involve a high number of club members
May include a successful partnership with another club or organization
Incorporate an element of New Generations 8
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9. The Fifth Avenue of Service
New Generations
The Fifth Avenue of Service
RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Academy) for high school juniors/seniors; MO-RYLA is state-wide
Youth Exchange (short and long-term, inbound and outbound for high school students, ages15-18)
Rotaract (service club for college
students and young professionals, ages18-30)
Interact (service club for high school students)
Earlyact (service club for middle school students) 9
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10. Discussion: Increasing Humanitarian Service
Select a successful service project idea from the club projects that you identified earlier in this session.
In your small group of two or three, discuss the following questions:
How could you incorporate service by a New Generations group into the project?
How could you collaborate with other clubs, agencies, or organizations to make the project more successful?
What criteria should you use in selecting a partner club, agency, or organization for your project? 10
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11. Reporting Out
How could you incorporate New Generations into the project?
How could you collaborate with other agencies to make the project more successful?
What criteria should you use in selecting a partner agency or
organization for your
project?
Additional Ideas? 11
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12. Take-Aways
What project ideas that you heard today could you share with the chair of your club Community Service or International Service committee? 12
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13. Service Projects Resources
Links to these resources are on
under Resources
Club President’s Manual
Communities in Action: A Guide to Effective Projects
Presidential Citation
Project LINK
List of sample service projects that other clubs have done 13
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14. Activities to Schedule Before July 1
Appoint/meet with your club Community Service and International Service Chairs to share project ideas and resources from today
Appoint a New Generations Chair
Review Presidential Citation goals for service activities with the Board of Directors of your club. 14
April 1-2, 2016

15. Session Objectives
After completing this session, a club President should be able to
Identify possible service projects and determine if they conform with one or more of the six focus areas of humanitarian need
Evaluate potential club service projects
Find and evaluate partners for future club projects 15
April 1-2, 2016

16. Thank you! 16
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