Welcome to the Rotary Club To End Human Trafficking
Are you an established professional who wants to make positive changes in your community and the world? Our club members are dedicated people who share a passion for ending human trafficking / modern slavery. Becoming a Rotarian connects you with a diverse group who share your drive to give back.
Karen Walkowski
Happy Spring to all of you-
One of the things I love about living in Minnesota is the distinct seasons that we have. Having said that, I admit that spring is the shortest season which sometimes last for only days. However, spring is still a time of hope and energy as the days get longer and the weather warms up.
As I look to our club, I have the same sense of renewed energy and hope. In May we celebrate the 1 year anniversary of the chartering of our club. We became an official club on May 7, 2020. I am already looking forward to what our club can accomplish in the next year but before we do that, I want to take a moment to celebrate what we have accomplished in our first year. Just a few accomplishments:
Membership:
We have grown almost 70%. Here is a summary of our current members-
- We have 38 Members.
- Members come from 11 states (MN, WI, ND, NE, WA, NM, GA, TX, FL, AZ, DC).
- In addition to the U.S, our club has representation from 6 other countries (Great Britain, Thailand, Ghana, Kenya, Turkey, South Africa).
- We have 22 Women/16 men.
- We have attracted 23 new members who joined Rotary primarily because our club is dedicated to the fight against human trafficking.
- About half of our members work in areas of Ending Human Trafficking.
Accomplishments:
- We have a great speakers/program committee that has scheduled amazing speakers.
- We have established a membership committee who will be hosting our first new member orientation in May.
- We have established ourselves as a model for other Rotary Clubs.
- We have established our club as the initial point of contact for other organizations wanting to learn about what Rotary is doing to End Human Trafficking
- We were asked to coordinate a major presentation/focus for the Zone 29 Zone Institute. This planning has been in close collaboration with RAGAS (thank you, Dave McLeary for your leadership in this!)
With the strong foundation that we have established in our first year, we are now looking to what we want to accomplish in 2021-2022. While we will take our lead from the results of our strategic planning process, some ideas are already emerging including:
- Completion of our Strategic Planning Process
- Putting definition around what “projects” look like for our club.
- Creating a Projects Committee
- Partnering with other clubs/Rotary Districts and other organizations to develop large scale projects/initiatives.
- Establishing a PR Committee to articulate our messaging more clearly.
- Establishing a fund-raising committee that will develop our fund-raising strategy.
- Increasing our membership
I am excited about starting year 2 of our club and welcome your thoughts, ideas and offers to contribute to our club goals for next year.
Thank you for a GREAT year!
Karen
Service Above Self
Eden Prairie, MN
United States of America