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2016 Essex Rotary Membership Survey

1.How do you feel about the length of our weekly meetings?
2.What time of the day do you prefer for meetings?
3.How satisfied are you with the current format of the meetings?
4.Which day of the week do you prefer for meetings?
5.How do you feel about the programs and speakers we offer at our meetings?
6.What type of speakers and programs would you like to see more of at our meetings?(Required.)
7.How do you feel about having our weekly meetings at The Essex?
8.Currently, our Club pays The Essex $15.81 per meal each week and we charge our members $15.00 per meal.  Knowing that our Club subsidizes a portion of our meal costs, what are your feelings on the price we pay for our lunches?
9.Would you be amenable to an evening "hospitality" meeting (appetizers and drinks only) once a month in lieu of a regularly scheduled meeting?
10.How do you feel about the number of non-fundraising events we hold each year (Changeover Dinner; Service Above Self Event; etc . . .)?
11.Should our Club continue doing the annual Service Above Self dinner (our Club subsidizes a portion of the cost of this event)?
12.Should our Club continue putting on the annual Scholarship luncheon?
13.Which format do you prefer for our Changeover event?
14.How do you feel about the number of service projects in which our Club is involved?
15.Should our Club continue our bell-ringing project for the Salvation Army?
16.Should our Club continue the annual Senior Luncheon?
17.Should our Club continue to provide support for the annual Essex High School Service Dinner?
18.Should our Club continue providing volunteers for the Heavenly Food Pantry?
19.Should our Club continue to provide a meal for the Essex Eats Out program?
20.Are there any other service projects that you would like to see the Club take on?
21.How do you feel about the number of fundraisers our Club runs?
22.Should our Club continue holding our annual Golf Tournament?
23.Should our Club continue holding the annual Hockey All-Star Classic?
24.How comfortable are you soliciting local sponsors for donations to our various fundraisers?
25.Should our Club continue operating the Corn Booth at the fair each year?
26.How comfortable are you purchasing Corn Dollars as a means of augmenting the profit margin for the Corn Booth?
27.In prior years, our Club has held an auction at the Changeover event to help augment our general account. Is this something we should continue doing in the future?
28.Would you be interested in serving as a chair of one of our Fundraising Committees?
29.What other fundraisers would you like to see the Club try?
30.What are your thoughts on the charitable projects to which the Club donates money?
31.How satisfied are you with the current format of determining how our charitable funds are spent?
32.Would you have any interest in serving as a chair of one of our Charitable Committees?
33.I feel the Club does a good job of communicating important information to members.
34.I feel that the Club's website is a useful source of information.
35.I feel that the Club's Facebook page is a useful source of information.
36.I feel that the weekly newsletter is a useful source of information?
37.How often do you check our Club's website?
38.How often do you visit our Club's Facebook page?
39.How often do you read our Club's weekly newsletters?
40.What types of things would you like to see featured on the website, Facebook page and newsletter that are not already featured there?
41.What is your overall level of satisfaction with District 7850?
42.How do you feel about the level of communication from District leadership?
43.What more would like to see from the District in terms of communication and interaction with our Club?
44.How do you feel about the current size of our Club?
45.Do you feel that the Club needs to do a better job of vetting and educating potential new members?
46.If the Club were to hold meet and greet sessions or "fireside chats" with potential new members, would you be willing to participate in these events as a way of educating potential new members about our Club?
47.Our annual dues cover our District and Rotary International dues, the meals of guest speakers and the difference between what we pay The Essex each week  and what our members pay each week for meals. With that in mind, how do you feel about the annual membership dues we pay each year?
48.Would you be interested in serving as a member of the board in the future?
49.Overall, how satisfied are you with your experience as an Essex Rotarian?
50.Do you have any other thoughts about our Club that have not been addressed in the previous questions?  If so, please elaborate below.