
Message from the Fayette
Rotary President Linda Lembke
Increase, Expand, Enhance, Adapt!
By being members of the Rotary Club of Fayette,
each of us can help make Rotary’s vision statement a reality. I look
forward to being our club’s President beginning July 3 and hope to help
our club further Rotary’s vision.
I have been attending a variety of training courses
for President-Elects and have learned that Rotary International has four
strategic priorities and objectives: Increase our impact, Expand our
Reach, Enhance Participant Engagement and Increase our Ability to Adapt.
Our District Governor-Elect has set as our district’s number one
priority Membership which includes growing and diversifying our
membership and participation. Our board is looking for ways to increase
participation and attendance in our club.
We recently implemented a new method of selecting
Program Chairs in the hopes that we would get more people involved in
selecting our programs and attending our meetings. Twenty-six
members out of 35 will be in charge of the program for at least one
meeting in the coming year. We hope to see a variety of programs
which will appeal to a wide range of club members.
The board wants to try some different things this
year, including a Cookout/Potluck in the park with the American Legion.
Families will be welcome at this event which will be on a Saturday and
will replace one of our regular meetings. You will receive more
information closer to the event on July 13. Another possibility is a
family barbecue, possibly in August.
Our grant project for 2024-25 involves the Boys and
Girls Club of Fayette. There will be plenty of opportunities to work
with this worthwhile organization as we seek to find ways to strengthen
its fitness program. Would you like to coach, select sports equipment,
or even help design a basketball court?
If you have ideas as to how we can make your Rotary
Club experience more meaningful to you, please talk to one of the
members of the board (see attachment) or, better yet, think about
becoming a member of the board. The board meets immediately following
the regular meeting on the second Wednesday of each month.
Meetings are usually about 30 minutes. We presently have openings for
two elected board members and one or two president-selected members.
Let me know if you would like your name to be put on the slate or if you
know someone you think would be a good board member.
I hope to see more of you at our meetings and
events throughout the coming year.
Linda
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