The Satellite Club

Posted by Kelly McKinney on Jun 20, 2016
 
One of the Club's goals this year is to increase the overall membership in the Belleville Rotary Club.  We want to introduce more people to the great work our club does and increase our capacity to do more.
 
We recognize that there are people out there who may want to get involved in Rotary, but because of work commitments, family life, etc., the current structure may not work for everyone.  In order to capture more people, we are introducing a satellite Rotary Club of Belleville.  The goal of the Satellite Club is to find 20 new members to raise money, enjoy fellowship, improve the community and create one new fundraising opportunity opportunity for the Rotary Club of Belleville.
 
How it works:
  • same dues and fees as regular club members, $400 per year
  • this group would be tasked to create one sustainable fundraiser of their own
  • cross-over to other club committees is encouraged
  • biweekly meetings:  Thursdays 5:30 - 6:30 with social time afterwards
  • the meeting format would be less formal than the Monday lunch meeting
  • happy bucks donations, club business and updates would be encouraged
  • Monday attendees would be welcome to attend Thursday night meetings and vice versa
  • all Satellite Club members are members of the Rotary Club of Belleville
  • the Satellite Club does not have its own bylaws, President or Board.  The bylaws, President and Board are the same as the Rotary Club of Belleville
At the same time, we are beefing up our Membership team with Dave Allen and Bob Clute at the helm.  As well, Bill MacKay will be moving forward with a Mentorship program to encourage member engagement and to ensure new members are welcomed and retained into the Club.