CLUB PROJECTS
On this page you will find highly impactful and successful projects that have been completed by clubs within Rotary District 6000.
Rotary Club of Boone - Trunk or Treat
Contact: Lisa Cook, lbcboone2@gmail.com
Rotary Club of Decatur County - Cans for Kids
Since 2005, Rotary Club of Decatur County has collected cans to generate $8,000 each year to support our youth programs, including Rotary Youth Exchange inbound students, RYLA participants, Interact Club, Warm Coats for Students and more. We have a centrally located can corral that is emptied weekly and stored in a barn for once monthly sorting. Our crew of 8-15 Rotarian and student volunteers sort the cans in about an hour.
Contact: Cherlyn Hullinger, cherlyn.hullinger@fib.com, 641-414-1150
Rotary Club of Des Moines AM - Member Meeting Engagement Activities
During our 2023-24 program year, the Rotary Club of Des Moines, A.M. made it a priority to Enhance Member Engagement and memorialized this initiative as one of the four areas of focus in the DMAM Strategic Plan. In this process, each committee identified 2-4 goals associated with this initiative. We anticipate member engagement will continue to be a high priority of the club for the next 3-5 years, becoming increasingly integrated into our culture long into the future.
Examples of these committee-based initiatives include:
Orientation:
- Use monthly new member orientation sessions as a retention and engagement strategy.
- Use monthly new member orientation sessions as a retention and engagement strategy.
Vocational:
- Add a Speed Networking event to enhance connections between members.
- Founder’s Days – visit 6 or more member businesses per year (3 businesses, 2 times per year).
- Add a Speed Networking event to enhance connections between members.
- Founder’s Days – visit 6 or more member businesses per year (3 businesses, 2 times per year).
Social:
- Hold four club socials per year - "plus ones" are encouraged to attend.
- Identify social opportunities to highlight activities of the club.
- Hold four club socials per year - "plus ones" are encouraged to attend.
- Identify social opportunities to highlight activities of the club.
Programs:
- Have an exceptional program with high-level speakers every week.
- Expand committee to leverage networks of more members.
- Have an exceptional program with high-level speakers every week.
- Expand committee to leverage networks of more members.
Member Relations:
- Host monthly member relations events on Thursday evenings across metro.
- Create and promote more signature events such as the annual Santa Party, St. Patrick's Celebration, Women of Rotary retreat, the State Fair, and more!
- Host monthly member relations events on Thursday evenings across metro.
- Create and promote more signature events such as the annual Santa Party, St. Patrick's Celebration, Women of Rotary retreat, the State Fair, and more!
Sergeant:
- Bring in six new Sergeants to raise money and awareness of the DMAM Foundation.
- Programs will be a strategic blend of humorous, informative, and serious.
- Bring in six new Sergeants to raise money and awareness of the DMAM Foundation.
- Programs will be a strategic blend of humorous, informative, and serious.
Club Service:
- Incorporate new members as greeters at weekly meetings.
- Train club service desk to represent the culture of the club.
- Incorporate new members as greeters at weekly meetings.
- Train club service desk to represent the culture of the club.
International:
- Provide members with opportunities to become involved both locally and abroad with projects with international impact.
- Provide members with opportunities to become involved both locally and abroad with projects with international impact.
Community Service:
- Grow our annual fall auction to increase our proceeds for provided winter clothes to Des Moines Public Schools and other partners.
- Provide Community service projects that align well with Member Relations events.
- Grow our annual fall auction to increase our proceeds for provided winter clothes to Des Moines Public Schools and other partners.
- Provide Community service projects that align well with Member Relations events.
K12/Next Generation Committee:
- Increase engagement through participation in Rotary Youth Exchange hosting an inbound student each year.
- Increase engagement through participation in Rotary Youth Exchange hosting an inbound student each year.
Public Relations:
- Professionally produce and promote DMAM video of high production value.
- Refine and expand our social media presence.
- Professionally produce and promote DMAM video of high production value.
- Refine and expand our social media presence.
DMAM is pleased with the results of these engagement efforts over the last two program years. As a result, we are experiencing higher weekly attendance, increased committee participation, and improved member retention. All of these have also allowed us to expand our reach, increase our ability to adapt, and ultimately increase our impact on the communities we serve.
Matt Coen, President mcoen@rdgusa.com
Rotary Club of Mt. Pleasant - Serendipitous Diaper Drive
Acting on a request originating from our meeting's speaker, the Director of Family Connection, a service that provides support to guidance and support to families, our Clubs accepted her request to provide diaper supplies to support the Family Connection work with young families. A month long diaper collection was undertaken by placing collection boxes in commercial locations, accepting donations at meetings, and importantly organizing donations on two Saturdays at the entrance of our local Hy-
Acting on a request originating from our meeting's speaker, the Director of Family Connection, a service that provides support to guidance and support to families, our Clubs accepted her request to provide diaper supplies to support the Family Connection work with young families. A month-long diaper collection was undertaken by placing collection boxes in commercial locations, accepting donations at meetings, and importantly organizing donations on two Saturdays at the entrance of our local Hy-Vee.
Logistics:
Create buy-in at our Club Level
Set a collection goal
Worked collaboratively with fellow Club
Core team organized the project, and responsibilities shared.
Utilized local media sources
Placed ten prominent boxes for drop offs and checked regularly
Set-up collection day at Hy-Vee
Celebrated the results
Create buy-in at our Club Level
Set a collection goal
Worked collaboratively with fellow Club
Core team organized the project, and responsibilities shared.
Utilized local media sources
Placed ten prominent boxes for drop offs and checked regularly
Set-up collection day at Hy-Vee
Celebrated the results
Contact: Sarah Berndt: berndt.sarah.e@gmail.com, or Betty Mullen: betty_mullen@yahoo.com
Rotary Club of North Scott - Corn Boil
Annual summer gathering of Rotarians, families, and friends
Contact: John Maxwell, tourmyfarm@gmail.com
Rotary Club of West Polk County - Ride for a Reason
Name: Kay Day
Email: KayDay@kw.com
Phone: 515-423-7640