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*More lighthearted or culturally connected speakers – Remind members of what is good and uplifting; doing so might attract new members
*More outdoor town projects once winter is over.
*Include ElderAct and InterAct.
*Work with new Library Director during renovations to Abbot Public Library.
Speaker and topic suggestions:
*Maintain a balance on topics relating to Rotary’s Areas of Focus.
*Club Members sharing their work descriptions; music; art; history; museum going; theater; hobbies; book club; Police Chief King; Rhod Sharp (Up All Night); Chair, Board of Health; Chair, Fair Housing Committee; Diversity; Journalists’ Challenges; the new Commander of the USS Constitution; Bettie Hunt; Director of Plummer House; Manager, Lifebridge Thrift Shop; Katherine Koch, Chamber of Commerce; Supt. of Schools; COVID impact on students and their future; a Zoom panel of Salem, Swampscott, and Lynn Rotary presidents; a rep from the Masonic Lodge and history of building where we meet. .
Responses from The Installation Breakfast - From club members and community guests
• Family (service) memberships for our scholarship recipients’ parents.
• An honor given to a local senior.
• Social events bringing the neighboring clubs together.
• The opportunity to bring hearing care to children and adults who otherwise could go without.
• More club publicity
• Would love to see Rotary line up with the climate crisis organizations to move the dial on the greatest and most devastating issue homo sapiens have created and must address. Specifically, we could launch an anti-plastics campaign that would be hands on and could involve membership and friends at every level. Work with sustainable Marblehead. Materials we purchase for Holiday Pops.
• Ask members to liaison with other organizations in town – Sustainable Marblehead, etc.
• Speakers committee to focus on areas of focus and coordinate service projects appropriate to those areas of focus and also town organizations.
NEW:
Liaisons with other organizations
SPUR (Barbara Day to investigate)
SUSTAINABLE MARBLEHEAD & THE MARBLEHEAD CURRENT (Francie)
• More local activities
• More fun activities
• Picnic at Chandler Hovey for club anniversary as we did last year
• Windrush Farm
• Bowling Party
• Burial Hill
• Star-Spangled Pops – A Patriots Day Concert – US and multi-culturalism of our own town.
• Marblehead-Swampscott-Lynn-Salem Rotaries – Talking Forests – Reforestation Project – Bee-friendly
CONCEPTS:
Individual Proactivity to invite people to meetings
Once a month – an evening or weekend meeting for friends and others
Advertise events of special interest
PTSD Dogs for Vets
Windrush Farm
Did we forget to mention anything?
Come to our breakfast meeting this Tuesday
to make sure we know what you need us to know!
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