Community Service
COMMUNITY SERVICE
MARJORIE HELLER
SAG COMMUNITY SERVICE
Rotary Club of Los Angeles 5
Community Service
Community service is one of the Avenues of Service which encourages Rotarians to offer service to their communities. Every Rotary club and every Rotarian assumes a responsibility to find ways to improve the quality of life for those in their communities and to serve the public interest.
Community Service IS the Most Important Avenue of Service
- Seen by community members
- Encourages engagement by community members and other organizations
- Brings attention to your club
- Positively impacts the lives of Rotarians and non-Rotarians
- Engaging Rotary Changes LIVES!
What is Community Service?
- Encourages and fosters the ideal of service to the personal business and community life of every Rotarian
- Opportunities for every Rotarian to exemplify “Service Above Self”
- A chance to respond to the needs of a local community
What Makes a Project Effective?
Effective projects do more than just offer a quick fix for problems. The most effective projects:
- Respond to real issues
- Improve community members’ lives
- Incorporate the abilities of those who are served
- Recognize the contributions of all participants as important and necessary
- Are based on a realistic assessment of available resources
- Aim for specific goals and objectives with measurable results
- Build effective networks
- Empower people and communities
Selecting a Project - The Areas of Focus Guidelines
- Basic Education and Literacy
- Disease Prevention and Treatment
- Economic and Community Development
- Maternal and Child Health
- Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution
- Water and Sanitation
Setting Effective Goals
Effective goals are:
- Shared – representing the aspirations of all involved
- Challenging – ambitious and exceeding what clubs have achieved in the past
- Achievable – based on a realistic assessment of materials, resources and time
- Measurable – having a tangible, quantifiable point to pursue
- Time Specific – having a specific deadline or time frame for completion
Bigger, Better & Bolder Approach
- Collaboration
- Cooperation
- Strategic Partnerships
- Rotary Clubs
- Districts
- NGOs (non-governmental organizations)
- Government
- Matching Grant Utilization