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And the Answer Is ... Rotary Service Projects


Roswell Rotary is great at taking on service projects .As a matter of fact, we have over 60 of them throughout the year.vcSome are one time projects while others are on-going.

How do we promote and educate on all of those service projects within our own club? How do we make new members aware of all the club is involved in? As board member service projects director, John Carruth took on that challenge. According to John, “We were looking for a way to highlight service opportunities for the club without the same ‘Club Assembly’ we jettisoned years ago.”John said the idea for a Jeopardy game was one of those “just popped into my head moments”.

During a recent club meeting, John played the role of Alex Trebek as he presented the Jeopardy game board on the large screen.With categories such as International Service, Youth Service, and Vocational Service, John called on members to play the game.The player would pick a category and John would ask a question.

Member, Robert Fezza selected the Youth Services category for $200. The answer was ‘Stand Up for Kids.’ Robert responded, “The answer is…what is the program where Rotarians become mentors for homeless high schoolers that need support and motivation to stay in school and graduate.” Robert continued to describe more about the project, “The mentor meets the student twice a month at the school for lunch throughout the school year. The student and mentor develop a relationship over lunch.” Robert went on to explain that Roswell Rotary works with Stand Up for Kids at Roswell High School, Centennial High School, and Independence High School and that he needed more volunteers to match the number of students in the program.

John continued to call on program chairs to play Jeopardy and tell about their projects. With so many projects, not all could be included in one meeting. Roswell Rotary plans on playing the game at various times throughout the year.

“The game was a very creative way to share what was going on in our club. I learned about Interact that day and was really interested. Now I am an Interact Liaison for Crabapple Middle School,” said new member Kay Howell.

Past President Jim Coyle explained, “The game informed and entertained as we described the many ways that our club benefits from the RI Foundation and how the world benefits from their support of the Foundation. Explaining the Foundation can sometimes make for a dry segment in the program. John Carruth created the first “pitch” for support that was actually worth the price of admission. ”

John reported that he received great feedback about how engaging and entertaining the game was. John set up the format in a Power Point to share with other clubs. They can fill in their projects and present it to their own clubs. For more information, contact him at jcarruth46@gmail.com.

Posted by Karen Schwank
September 8, 2018

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