Good Morning Rotary Club of Windsor
October 20, 2026


Club Business (if any):    

• Start: 4 way test, lead by Maureen
• Song: Susan Cole – Everlasting Love
• Inspiration: Barbara McChesney – Discovering Rotary and all of the like-minded people that want to make a difference in the world! Found this wonderful room of people! ??
• Visiting Rotarians:
  • Tavo – SR Rotary Club
  • Curt – Assistant Governor
  • Jeff – SR Rotary Club
• Visiting Guests:
  • Shawn - Mattie Principal
  • Amanda – assistant principal Mattie

• Our speaker is Jeff Kolin, District 5130
  • Theme: Building Bridges, Connecting Communities
• Curt is introducing Governor
  • Their role in Ukraine and how they were able to make an impact
    • First few months raised $50k and in 4 years over a million
  • "Here comes the sun" playing as Jeff comes up to speak
• Theme – make Rotary a visible part of community life
  • Collaboration across clubs
  • Inclusive service projects
  • Grow, Serve, Connect
    • Every club matters
    • Every member matters
    • Every community matters
• Rotary Club of Windsor
  • 55 Members
  • Goal to increase to 60
  • Signature projects: Toy drive, teacher appreciation, vocational service awards, summer nights on the green, Simple gesture, meals on wheels, environmental, scholarships, project grad
  • Foundation giving
    • Annual Fund $12,543, Polio $5,025, $1,103 other funds
  • Governors award for Rotary relationship builder: Barbara McChesney
    • Award presented to Barbara from the District Governor
• Youth programs: scholarships, project grad, RYLA, cool kids camp, interact, Brooks science camp, Youth exchange
• Community Impact focus on education, health and environment
• District and global grants – school in Uganda
• Club goals 0 grow, community outreach, support grants
• Proud to serve with Olayinka Hakeem Babaloa from Nigeria who has helped unify Rotary International
  • Theme: Create Lasting Impact
  • Goal: Grow by 125k people by 2030
    • Rotary milestone 125^th anniversary
    • In Chicago where Rotary started
  • If each club grows 2% in the next 4 years we can do this
• District 5130
  • 6 counties – covered by Jeff and 12 assistant district governors
    • Del Notre
    • Humbolt
    • Mendocino
    • Lake
    • Sonoma
    • Napa
  • Org Chart presented for the district
    • All of the leaders in the different areas making a difference in the district
  • Membership Growth
    • Membership attraction
    • Member engagement
    • Member retention
    • Net positive 23 members by the end of the year
      • Trend is declining, so the goal is to reverse trend and see growth
    • Joining a social media campaign
      • “You Belong Here”
        • Short video clip with tag line posted to social medias
        • Link to rotary that you can click and it learn more
          • Over 500 clicks
        • Campaign will run Feb, March, April and May
  • Charter 2 new rotary clubs
    • New club models
      • Companion club, satellite club
    • Flexible meeting formats
    • Expand Rotary’s reach
  • Embracing Innovation – Rotary Ignite ap (download)
    • Takes you to home page of club and makes things easier to access
    • Easier administration
    • Better communication
    • Stronger Club engagement
  • Signature Projects
    • Epic Day of Service (May 15, 2027)
    • Simple Gesture (Ongoing)
    • End Polio Torch Relay (Oct 2-14, 2026)
    • Rotary Memorial Grove (Fall 2027)
  • The Rotary Foundation
    • Increase annual fund giving by 10%
    • Annual Fund and Endowment share
      • Both come back (97%) to your district after 3 years to fund district and global grants
    • Funding these helps the district
  • Rotaract Participation
    • Greater representation at district events
    • Leadership opportunities
    • $25/year for membership for these younger members
      • 2% of Rotaract members go on to becoming Rotarians
  • Growing District Leadership
    • Discover – Develop – Lead – Impact - Legacy
      • Develop Leaders
      • Provide Opportunities
      • Build Skills
      • Mentor and Inspire
      • Empower for Impact
  • Goals to Achieve – important to have and capture goals
    • District Awards and more recognition
  • Transparency and Accountability
    • Annual Rotary Foundation Report
      • Celebrate generosity
      • Share impact
      • Highlight grants and outcomes
  • Arch Klumph quote “Money alone does little good. Individual service is helpless without money. The two together can be a godsend to civilization”
  • How Clubs can Help – Together, we can do more
    • Grow Membership
    • Support the foundation
    • Engage in Service
    • Promote Rotary
    • Develop Leaders
    • Create club action plan
  • Rotary quiz:
    • What is this years District Governors theme?
    • How many counties in District 5130
    • Name 2 District Signature project for this year
    • What is our goal for RI Foundation giving this year
    • Who said “Money alone does little good….” 
  • Together, we can build bridges and create lasting change

• Recognitions – Birthday’s and anniversaries! What will you support!
  • Not today! Let’s hear from the Governor
• Thank you to all for helping set up the meeting!
  • Greeter: Leslie Lewis
  • A/V Setup: Randall Neff
  • Set-up: Bill Hogan
  • Inspiration/Host: Barbara McChesney
  • Song: Susan Cole
  • Scribe: Alison Huber
  • Photography: Sue Nelson