1. Rotary Club of Wichita Visioning Event
July 18, 2013

2. Rotary Club of Wichita
VISIONING TEAM
12/1/2018

3. VISIONING TEAM MEMBERS
Rotary Club of Wichita
VISIONING TEAM MEMBERS
Gayle Goetz
Dave Seely
Chris Goebel
Sheryl Wohlford
Roger Ramseyer
Arlen Honts
Allen Clouse
Anne Chandler
Doug Stark
Eric Melgren
Bill Gardner
Jim Holt
Kevin Colborn
Alicia Holloway
Lillian Gattis
Shelly Prichard
Sue Tirukonda
Tammy Allen
Dave White
Steve Woods
Charles Eby
Ron Brown
Jack Feiden
Prisca Barnes
Geri Appel
Patty Brown
12/1/2018

4. “What does your club stand for in your community?”
Rotary Club of Wichita
VISION PURSUED
“What does your club stand for in your community?”
Where community leaders come together to effect change – 1
Most dynamic service club in Wichita – 2
Incubator to develop leadership and service – 3
12/1/2018

5. TARGET CLUB SIZE BY 2016 400-450 – 1 450-500 – 2
Rotary Club of Wichita
TARGET CLUB SIZE BY 2016
– 1
– 2
Current membership stands at 381
Average attrition rate is 10% or about 38 members per year
12/1/2018

6. “What are your characteristics, features and demographics?”
Rotary Club of Wichita
ATTRIBUTES
“What are your characteristics, features and demographics?”
People of integrity – 1
Best hour of the week – 1
Organization which creates strong leaders – 2
Club has something for everyone;
including lots of service projects – 3
12/1/2018

7. CLUB AVENUES of SERVICE
Rotary Club of Wichita
CLUB AVENUES of SERVICE
Present excellent programs focused on relevant and current topics – 1
Activate Oliver Elliott Speaker Series and attain status of Landon Lecture Series – 2
Peer to peer password protected portal for support – 3
Have a “flash mob” once a quarter – 4
12/1/2018

8. VOCATIONAL AVENUES of SERVICE
Rotary Club of Wichita
VOCATIONAL AVENUES of SERVICE
Publicize the honors and distinctions awarded to members in weekly communications and on web site – 1
Conduct a Four Way Test multimedia essay contest for middle school, high school and college students; honor top three in each grade level; honor winners at a banquet with total attendance of at least 500 – 2
Continue to support Reading is Fundamental by donating 12,000 RIF books to students and reading in their schools – 3
12/1/2018

9. COMMUNITY AVENUES of SERVICE
Rotary Club of Wichita
COMMUNITY AVENUES of SERVICE
Every member participates in a service project each year – 1
Develop an adult literacy program to serve RIF parents – 2
12/1/2018

10. INTERNATIONAL AVENUES of SERVICE
Rotary Club of Wichita
INTERNATIONAL AVENUES of SERVICE
Form alliance with Rotary clubs in Wichita and throughout Kansas for a mega project – 1
Maximize our use of technology to see results of our service projects – 2
Become Facebook Friends with Rotary clubs throughout the world – 3
12/1/2018

11. YOUTH SERVICE Rotary Club of Wichita Develop Rotary legacy program – 1
Actively engage our members in the summer camp
sponsored by Rotary Youth Leadership Alliance
(RYLA) – 2
Host 5 exchange students inbound and outbound – 3
12/1/2018

12. WICHITA ROTARY CHARITABLE FUND (WRCF)
Rotary Club of Wichita
WICHITA ROTARY CHARITABLE FUND (WRCF)
Create a WRCF “Fellow” classification and recognize
annually – 1
Achieve 100% member participation in WRCF giving
(currently at 70%; fund balance over $1.3M) – 2
12/1/2018

13. THE ROTARY FOUNDATION (TRF)
Rotary Club of Wichita
THE ROTARY FOUNDATION (TRF)
Recognize Paul Harris Fellows annually – 1
Increase Paul Harris Fellows (PHF) to 80% of current
membership and have PHF’s share why they give
(currently at 41%) – 2
Achieve 100% member participation in TRF –
“Every Rotarian Every Year” – 3
12/1/2018

14. PUBLICITY AND MARKETING
Rotary Club of Wichita
PUBLICITY AND MARKETING
Hold an annual event to keep Rotary Plaza alive – 1
Have Marketing/PR person on staff – 2
12/1/2018

15. PUBLIC AWARENESS Rotary Club of Wichita
Sponsor a summer concert series at Rotary Plaza – 1
Develop a Rotary of Wichita APP – 2
12/1/2018

16. VISIONING STEERING COMMITTE
Rotary Club of Wichita
VISIONING STEERING COMMITTE
Chairman Dave Seely
Gayle Goetz
Jennifer Szambecki-Benninga
Arlen Honts
Prisca Barnes
Eric Melgren
Jim Holt
Dave White
Patty Brown
12/1/2018