Today was a business meeting and we did not host a guest speaker. Instead, members of our Program Committee shared the results of the member survey circulated earlier this summer and engaged the members present today in a structured brainstorming session on what our future meetings may look like. The Program Committee consists of Sharon Hayward, Margie Booyens, Alain Guerard and Jillian Koch with Margie and Sharon on hand to share the survey results and lead the brainstorming exercise.
Seventeen members responded to the survey and informed the results.
Favorite presenters and topics in the past year include:
- Raegan Weeks
- Linnsie Clark
- Classification Talks
- Working visits to organizations like Prairie Gleaners
Ideas and suggestions provided included:
- Regular Board Executive and Committee Reports
Presentations from other service clubs
Hands on work at local resources in lieu of regular meetings ie food bank
Other feedback received:
Interact club annual meeting
Music Festival regular updates
More education on all facets of Rotary
A proposed club program cycle was presented with a rotation of various activities, speakers, etc. For example, make business meetings every 6 weeks. Cycle hands on meetings, visits to a community resources, rotary learning, evening meetings with other clubs and so on. This was well received by members present.
The brainstorming exercise asked three questions pertaining to community resource visits, service/hands on meetings to community resources and Rotary learning topics. The ideas were fast and furious and provided the committee with a rich basket of information to work with in coming months.
Thank you to the members present today for their original and insightful ideas and feedback!
Medicine Hat, AB T1A 0H1
Canada