Committees

(Note: An anticipated timeline for committee activity is located here.)

Community Service

Bob Brooks & Bette Wordelman, Co-Chairs

The Community Service Committee plans and implements club service projects and manages the club’s financial donations to charitable projects within the Columbia area. This committee is directly responsible for fielding donation requests related to such projects and makes recommendations to the board on giving allocation. Meets as needed, sometimes on-line.

Family of Rotary

Jennifer Deaver, Chair

The goal of this committee is to help care for Metro Rotarians and memers of their extended families. We do this by acknowledging birthdays and anniversaries, assisting members who are sick or having other difficulties; sharing grief after a death in the family; and celebrating births, weddings, graduations and other public and personal achievements. The committee meets as needed.

Fellowship

Karen Brown, Chair

This committee furthers the club’s goal of “development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service” by hosting fellowship events that promote fun, friendship and service; coordinating club member assignments for greeters and for the raffle, invocation, and pledge of allegiance at weekly club meetings; and planning and coordinating the annual Charter night celebration of the club’s anniversary. Meets as needed.

Foundation

Sandra Logan & Jim Stock, Co-Chairs

The Foundation Committee promotes and supports the mission and ideals of the Rotary Foundation through education and through soliciting financial support. Meets quarterly and assists with club programs during Foundation month.

Fundraising

Les Borgmeyer & Scott Heck, Co-Chairs

The Fundraising Committee plans, promotes, prepares for, implements and evaluates the Club’s annual major fundraiser and any supplemental fundraising opportunities throughout the year. Meets primarily during the months of September through February, as needed.

International Projects

Tom O’Connor, Chair

Membership

Tina Ehrhardt & John Stringer, Co-Chairs

This committee oversees the implementation of the process for recruiting and receiving new members into the club, reviews and investigates applications for membership and advises the board, reviews and assigns classifications, and develops plans for the recruitment of persons to fill underutilized classifications. The committee meets as needed.

Club Administration, ROI, Trainer

Lori Neidel & Sarah Read, Co-Chairs

This is a new committee which will be responsible for developing and implementing the process for orienting new members and helping to integrate them into the club. Specifically, this committee will facilitate mentor assignments for new members, communicate specific requirements new members must achieve, and help new members make the transition into active involvement in the club. The committee meets as needed.

Newsletter

Jim Cherrington, Chair

This committee is responsible for compiling and distributing the club’s weekly newsletter, documenting the events and programs of the club, issuing press releases, and otherwise managing the public relations and marketing efforts for Columbia Metro. Meets as needed.

Partners in Education

Les Gelband & Shane Winter, Co-Chairs

This committee coordinates the activities for the partnership between Columbia Metro Rotary and the Columbia Public School’s Title 1 program. Committee membership includes both club members and Title I teachers and staff. The purpose of the partnership is to promote literacy development in young children through individual and group reading assistance and financial support. The committee usually meets every month in the late afternoon at one of the Title I schools. A schedule of meetings is determined at the beginning of the school year.

Programs

Lynda Baumgartner, Chair

This committee selects and schedules the programs for our weekly club luncheons. Each member is generally assigned responsibility for one month. Committee meets as needed.

Public Relations

Lyle Johnson & Norm Benedict, Co-Chairs

This committee is responsible for documenting the events and programs of the club, issuing press releases, and otherwise managing the public relations and marketing efforts for Columbia Metro. Meets as needed.

Vocational Service

Lynda Baumgartner & Karen Taylor, Co-Chairs

This committee provides club members service opportunities to use their vocational skills and expertise and raises awareness of how the Rotary 4 Way Test guides us in our vocations. It provides the programming for Rotary Vocational Service Month (usually October), and coordinates the nomination and selection of the recipient of the club’s annual Vocational Service Award. Past activities have included providing vocational speakers at schools and judges for the Future Business Leaders of America competitions. The Committee meets as needed.

Youth Exchange

Steve Baumgartner & Jed Friedrichsen, Co-Chairs

This committee coordinates all aspects of the club’s participation in Rotary Youth Exchange, which is considered to be the premier exchange program in the world and which is designed to further international goodwill and understanding by enabling students to study firsthand the cultural differences of people in lands other than their own.  The committee supports both the inbound and outbound portions of the program with recruiting, training and ongoing communication.  The committee meets at 11:30 a.m. immediately prior to the first lunch meeting of every month.  Committee members are encouraged to attend a minimum of six meetings a year.