Your chance to lead the club...

As many members will be aware, the club now has a vacancy for the position of president elect for the rest of this Rotary year, who will then assume the role of president in July for the Rotary year 2021-22.

All members of the club are invited to put themselves forward for the position. It’s a great opportunity to lead the club, help shape its direction, use your existing skills and develop new ones.

​But what exactly does being president involve? Thankfully, we have a handy ‘job description’ outlining what is required. The presidents will:
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• Be a ‘visionary’ and represent the club externally and to other organisations to help promote the club and take it forward to meet and develop its goals.
• Sustain and grow the club’s membership.
• Implement successful projects that address the needs of our community and those in other countries.
• Support The Rotary Foundation through both programme participation and financial contributions.
• Help develop future leaders capable of serving in Rotary beyond the club level.
• Implement and continually evaluate the club’s goals for their year in office, ensuring all club members are involved and informed.
• Ensure each committee has defined goals, encourage communication between committee chairs and conduct periodic reviews of committee activities, goals, and expenditure.
• Develop and set annual goals aligned with the club’s long-range goals.

At first glance this may seem a bit daunting.  But remember, the president is supported by both the president elect and the chairmen of the committees, where much of the work is done, not to mention individual club members.​

Current president Mary Spinks explained: “As president one comes to appreciate fully the great work done by Rotarians through our committees by monitoring and sharing the many initiatives and events taking place.

“In this unusual time, we have adapted to new technology like Zoom, looked at addressing present day needs such as loneliness, helped pupils with recycled laptops and online job interviews, and recognised our Covid-19 Heroes.

“We continue to plan for the future so we have a fundraising programme to ensure we have the funds we need and we are updating our recruitment information to make certain we attract new members.

“It is a great honour to lead such a progressive club and there is plenty of support and help from the committee chairs and other members of the club, many of whom have been past presidents themselves.”

If you are interested in putting yourself forward please speak to President Mary who will be happy to talk in more detail about the role and what accepting this fascinating and important position in our club involves.
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The closing date is February 28.