Club Committees
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The Club Committees Fall under the Five Avenues of Service: Club Service, Community Service, Vocational Service, International Service and New Generation Service. Below are the current committees and their members.
CLUB SERVICE
Membership Committee This committee implements a clear, fair, and consistent policy for membership qualification, participation and retention. It reviews and advises the Board of Directors on all membership-related matters requiring board action; identifies individuals qualified for membership; and communicates the responsibilities and expectations the club has for new members.
The committee provides a comprehensive orientation process to enhance new member assimilation, participation, and involvement and administers an effective new-member mentoring program and member retention program.
Program Committee This committee plans stimulating presentations at our weekly meetings for the purpose of informing, challenging, engaging, and entertaining our membership, with a special emphasis on the goals and activities of our club and Rotary International as well as local community issues. Our program elements include:
GREETERS make members, their guests, and visiting Rotarians feel welcome at our weekly meetings; and provide a framework within which new members might grow better acquainted with veteran members and feel fully assimilated into the club as quickly as possible.
The FOUR WAY TEST is recited by members following the Pledge of Allegiance to emphasize the importance of these Rotary values.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY is meant to provoke thought and reflection on the issues of our lives and the times in which we live. Recognizing that our members have diverse beliefs, the thought for the day does not involve religious themes.
CLASSIFICATION TALKS better acquaint each other with our personal histories, experiences, goals, accomplishments, and sources of inspiration for the purpose of enhancing understanding, support, and friendship.
GOOD NEWS is a unique feature of our club. It provides a forum at our meeting for members to share what’s going on in their lives as a means of promoting camaraderie and fellowship. A contribution is expected for the privilege and the funds are used to provide academic scholarships to local high school students.
Joining other members in SONG at the beginning of each meeting builds camaraderie and provides both fun and ritual to each week’s meeting. .
Thoughtful SPEAKERS and PRESENTATIONS help make membership in Rotary valuable, interesting and inspiring. Formal programs are usually limited to 20-25 minutes to allow for questions.
Lift-Up Collections. Once a month a collection is taken up at a regular club meeting to benefit the LIFT-UP organization.
Public Relations Committee. This committee promotes, publicizes and gains recognition for all Rotary events, programs, and accomplishments. The committee also provides on-going information to club members through e-mail messages and information on the club’s website www.steamboatrotary.com
The Steamboat Pilot & Today ROTARY IN ACTION NEWSPAPER INSERT is produced three times each year (November, March and July) and distributed in the Sunday edition which reaches 8,000 households. The publication is produced by the PR Committee and Rotary volunteers. It features information and photographs about both Steamboat Springs Rotary clubs and is produced to enhance the public’s understanding and support of the goals and mission of our clubs, Rotary International and their value to our community.
The STEAMBOAT SPRINGS ROTARY WEBSITE features the latest information about the club to the general public and, through a member password, provides e-mail contact, e-mail distribution lists and club documents, committee lists and policies to members only.
NEWS MEDIA RELATIONS is handled by the committee and includes regular news releases on club activities, community projects and scholarship and Student of the Month selections.
4th of July Parade Rotarians participate in the Steamboat Springs Fourth of July Parade with a distinctive fload. A picnic is held afterward.
Rotary Ski Day Once a year Rotarians spend an afternoon following an abbreviated noon meeting to ski, following by a cocktail party social hour.
Changing of the Guard/Party Committee This committee organizes club social events including the annual changing of officers (July 1) and the club’s holiday party.
Past President’s Committee This committee meets periodically to discuss long-term strategies. Past presidents also serve on the Nominating Committee for new officers and directors. The Nominating Committee is chaired by the immediate past president.
Audio/Visual This committee provides the sound system and projectors for weekly meeting programs.
VOCATIONAL SERVICE
Four Way Test Program in Schools Our club has launched an ethics program which is being delivered to eighth grade students throughout the Yampa Valley.
Scholarship Committee More than $10,000 annually are awarded to local students for pursuit of higher study at academic and vocational institutions. Awards are based on standards of academic and vocational performance, citizenship, and community service.
Dictionaries Committee Our Rotary club distributes personal dictionaries to every third grader in the Yampa Valley every year.
Student of the Month Honors are awarded to outstanding students at Steamboat Springs High School, Lowell Whiteman School, Christian Heritage School and Hayden High School during the school year. The club provides public recognition to these young adults who have stretched their boundaries in the pursuit of excellence – be that academic, cultural, athletic or civic.
Steamboat Springs High School Careers Committee/ School Liaison Committee HIGH SCHOOL INITIATIVES are a major interest of the club. Rotary volunteers participate in career counseling, mock job interviews and curriculum guidance at Steamboat Springs High School..
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Ski Town Classic Committee. This major fund-raising event is entering its 13th year as more than 200 golfers vie for prizes and honors over two days of golf and a gala benefit auction evening.
Tango and Cash A major spring fund-raiser, this event generates $10,000 in contributions to a designated non-profit organization each year.
Barn Dance More than 500 adults and children attend this community event every fall at Sidney Peak Ranch. Proceeds support Rotary and local charities.
Grant Committee More than $10,000 in community grants and aid is distributed each year by this committee.
Rotary Trail Committee Construction on this 4+ mile multi-purpose trail on the back side of Emerald Mountain began in the summer of 2010 and will be completed in 2011.
Flower Barrel Committee: About 250 wooden Rotary flower barrels are assembled and distributed to local businesses each spring to enhance summertime beautification for local storefronts, provide a cooperative work experience for club members, and raise funds for our club’s charitable granting program.
Rotary Park Committee Rotary Park and the 1,300-foot long boardwalk over the Yampa River wetlands is one of Rotary’s signature community projects.
Member Care and Support Committee This committee provides support to Rotarians in need.
United Way Routt County Cares Committee Rotary participates in the United Way Day of Caring and has provided a matching grant for the annual United Way campaign. The Routt County United Way also provides administrative assistance to the Rotary Ski Town USA Golf Classic.
Bell Ringing Committee Rotarians raise between $2,500 and $3,000 each holiday season for local senior citizen organizations. The
International Service Committee: Foreign community service projects are a regular feature of the club. Typical projects involve the involvement of a “sister” Rotary club. In the past several years our club has worked with a sister club in Macedonia to provide reading materials, clothing and computers, and a multi-year project with the Rotary Club of Agua Prieta, Mexico to provide clean drinking water to schools and gifts and support to orphans. The club has also raised funds to provide modern medical and communications equipment for a remote hospital in Nepal.
Youth Exchange Committee Most years our club sends one or two local students to a foreign country for the school year and hosts foreign students in return under Rotary’s YOUTH EXCHANGE program. Participating students gain respect for other cultures that will promote world fellowship, peace and understanding. A shorter SUMMER YOUTH EXCHANGE program is also a regular feature of the club’s international program. It involves young people from our community and their counterparts throughout the world in an exchange of ideas and the sharing of cultural experiences.
NEW GENERATIONS SERVICE This is a new initiative in Rotary as both the local, national and international organization reach out to younger generations.
The ROTARY INTERACT CLUB was formed by the Steamboat Springs Rotary Club in 2007. The club, based at Steamboat Springs High School, received its official charter in 2008. All high school students are eligible to participate in the weekly Interact meetings and the club’s community and international service projects.
RYLA The Rotary Youth Leadership Awards program (RYLA) is a week-long summer program for young adults from various Rotary districts in Colorado and surrounding states.