Rotary Club of Chelsea

Club Goals & Funds Distribution Budget

2007-2010

  1. Sustain membership and increase to 35 members over three years, achieve 28 members in the ’07- ’08 Rotary Year.
  1. Achieve successful service projects addressing community needs both local and international:
  2. Support of youth education through making monies available via STRIVE scholarships; ($3,000 either 2 @ $1,500 or 3 @ $1,000).
  3. Pursue preserving planet earth through providing funding for adoption of compact fluorescent lights in lieu of incandescent light bulbs (can reduce electricity use by 20%) for low income members of our community and/or local non-profit organizations and/or in public places in Chelsea; ($1,000)
  4. Sponsor Shelter Box USA – a humanitarian project to provide emergency shelter via the provision of self-contained “toolkit for disaster relief”, a large 110 lbs. self-contained toolkit to provide emergency shelter and comfort to refugees and it can be packed disaster specific; ($900)
  5. Support health care needs of the uninsured and underinsured of our community by providing funding to Hope Clinic; ($500)
  6. Support the Servants of Charity in their work with the developmentally disabled persons living in our community; ($1,000)
  7. Polio support through RI ($1,000)
  8. Clean Water Project through RI (1,000), and
  9. Provide $1,000 per year for five years in support to Elle’s Place, a counseling and support center for family members who have lost a loved one to cancer.
  10. Undefined local projects ($2,000)
  1. Support the Rotary Foundation’s international goals by membership participation of our club in the “Every Rotarian Every Year” initiative and by continuing our club’s tradition of establishing a Paul Harris Fellowship for out-going club presidents. [$1,000 + ($100 x number of members ~ $2,800) for a total of $3,800]
  1. Implement the Chelsea Bridge over Letts Creek Project in conjunction with the city of Chelsea and funding through the Chelsea Community Foundation. Funding source – club savings accounts.
  1. Develop leaders capable of serving in Rotary, beyond the club level.
  1. Allocate at least $2,000 per year to the Club’s Savings accounts to replace major community support contributions made by the club, such as, the Bridge Project.
  1. Continue existing successful fundraising programs (Duck Race, Chelsea Fair Trailer Sales, Purple Rose events, Book sales, etc.) and develop new creative fundraising programs that will allow the achievement of the above stated goals.

Total cost all projects and programs not including Bridge project = $17,200

Potential Sources of Income:Duck Race- $6,000

Fair Sales- 3,300

Purple Rose- 1,100

New programs 1,000

Every Rotarian2,800

$14,200