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2020-2021

POD #	POD 1	POD 2	POD 3	POD 4
Responsible Months	September, January, May	October, February, June	November, March, July	December, April, August
POD Co-Leads	Pauline Fortier; Lola Bratty	Crystal Lambkin; Elmar Moser	Karen Somerville; Brian Smith	Mike Lawler; Benito Del Monte Medina
MEMBER	Art Belanger	Guru Bablad	Jim Cremidas	Carol Anne Mastoras
MEMBER	Norm Grey-Noble	Khushroo Bhandara	Hema Murdock	Steve Mastoras
MEMBER	Jeff Harrison	Helmer Gonzales	Jeff Rayman	Robert Payne
MEMBER	Shaheynoor Talukder	Aaron Harnett	Bill Dunk-Green	Mike Phelan
MEMBER	Amanda Maragos	Josh Makuch	Hugh Stuart	Joe Runza
MEMBER	Gabe Chiodo	Virginia O’Reilly	Sam Paglialunga	Leslie Savlov
MEMBER	John Ryall	Siobhan Flanagan Dell	Jim Anastasiadis	Marion Chan
MEMBER		Jim Hawtin		Tom Andrews

§ POD MONTHS SHOULD CONTAIN:

1. Two guest speaker days (for months that do not include business meeting)

2. A Rotary International Theme Day (2018-2019 list below) which may include a guest speaker

3. Classification Talk by a TERC member

§ CLUB BUSINESS MEETING:

o Quarterly meeting, unless requested by Board for extra meetings

o Meeting months – March, June, September, December

§ MONTHS WITH A 5^TH THURSDAY SHOULD ARRANGE:

§ A hands-on activity or

§ An evening event with spouses, partners, friends or

§ A fellowship activity

5^TH Thursdays occur:

October, December, April

All Club members are invited to contribute ideas. If no other ideas come forward,
the Administration Committee will develop a program or event.

ITEM: ROTARY INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY THEMES 2020-21

July - Start of New Rotary Year
Aug - Membership and New Club Development
and Extension Month Basic Education and Literacy Month
Sep - Economic and Community Development Month
Oct - Rotary Foundation Month
Nov - Disease Prevention and Treatment Month
Dec - Vocational Services Month
Jan - Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution/World
Feb - Understanding Month
Mar - Water and Sanitation Month
Apr - Maternal and Child Health Month
May - Youth Service Month
Jun - Rotary Fellowships Month

ITEM: WHAT SHOULD A POD BE DOING FOR ITS MONTH?

1. Arrange & book speakers.

2. Arrange any audio-visual equipment required by the speaker or presenter.

3. Arrange for someone to introduce the speaker knowledgeably and succinctly.

4. Arrange for someone to thank the speaker and, where appropriate, to present a cheque.

5. Where appropriate, contact Jeff Harrison about any cheque presentations. Do so at least two weeks ahead of the event.

6. Review with the President or presider the agenda for the meeting.

7. Ensure someone is designated for the invocation; provide a script if required.

8. Arrange photography with Jim Hawtin.

9. Ensure that any guests are welcomed at the door and introduced at the meetings. Ensure that guests, especially prospective members, are seated with members who will engage them in discussions over lunch.

POD Co-Leads:

1. Begin communicating with your members at least 10 weeks ahead of time. Look for speakers and ideas for social activities or hands-on activities.

2. Give everyone something to do over the year. Encourage every team member to bring forward a speaker or to make a presentation or organize an event.

3. Identify the Rotary Theme for your month and decide how it will be addressed.

4. Email Shaheynoor (Admin Committee Chair) and Bill Dunk-Green (Admin Committee Webmaster) with your month’s plan, which should include speakers for each week, the member designated for invocation, and the person designated to introduce and thank the speaker.

SPEAKER FOLDER:

1. The Speakers List documents is available via Google Docs for POD leads looking for speaker idea. If you know of people who would be good selections as speakers and your POD does not wish to use that opportunity, please send the information to Shaheynoor for the folder.