Two weeks ago, we had a great presentation fromValentina Bogdanova, President
of the provincial RC of Sochi Central. This week, our club members are voting
to be one of the charter sponsors for the RC of Sochi Central.
Below is Rotary's criteria for the actions sponsoring clubs should do to insure the success of the newly chartered club when they have the minimum 20 members needed to be chartered. If the majority of members vote to sponsor this club, we will be one of at least 2 sponsoring clubs. Other clubs are more local to Sochi, Russia. If you have not already submitted your vote to Tom please do so. See criteria below.
A SPONSOR CLUB SHOULD ALSO:
• Ensure that the new club builds a strong foundation of membership, service, and fellowship • Invite the officers and chairs of the new club’s committees to attend its meetings
• Offer its advice on how to succeed
• Organize joint fundraiser activities
• Support the new club as it develops its own ways of undertaking service and social events, even if they’re different from the sponsor club’s approach
• Familiarize the new club’s officers with Rotary’s policies and procedures
• Help with administrative tasks (club invoice, elections, etc.)
• Attend the new club’s charter celebration (for us this would be done virtually).
• Serve as an effective mentor for at least two years
• Undertake joint projects, fundraising, or social events with the new club (perhaps an end polio virtual event?)