Quota Club Service Project Directories: Successful Projects from Successful Clubs

Quota's 2006 Convention in Australia's Gold Coast was a whirlwind of Quota fellowship and fun. The memories will last a lifetime, and the outcomes of important business and service meetings will have a lasting impact on clubs worldwide.

One of the most exciting meetings was the Leaders as Listeners town meeting—a gold mine of great service and fund-raising ideas. In small groups, members discussed their clubs' most successful projects—those that garnered publicity for the club, built and strengthened relationships between members, and served others in need. Each member could then return to their club with the many ideas generated in their small group.

This conversation also led to a long list of best practices, as each group selected its three best service ideas for the We Share Foundation to compile and share with Quota's members and clubs worldwide. The result is a "directory" of more than 150 fantastic service projects that will inspire a club trying to start a new project or add some sparkle to a tried-and-true one. These projects are remarkable in their diversity: some are long-term, ongoing projects while others are one-time events; some work in partnership with other organizations while others stand alone; some provide financial support to those in need while others provide equipment and services. Within this list, there is truly something for everyone.

These great ideas are organized into three different directories, an approach that will help you sort through the types of projects that interest you and your fellow club members most.

DIRECTORY 1: Service Targets/Causes
One of the best ways to focus your service efforts is by determining early-on whom you aim to serve. This directory contains projects sorted by "causes" and populations served.

DIRECTORY 2: Types of Projects
Different clubs like to conduct service in different ways. Some like to plan hands-on projects; others like to work with other community organizations or groups. Still others like to raise charitable funds through fun and meaningful events. This directory sorts projects by format or type.

DIRECTORY 3: Seasonal Projects
This listing includes "seasonal" projects that your club might want to consider in celebration of special holidays occurring throughout the year!

For more great Quota club service and fund-raising ideas, resources, programs, and tools, click on the links below:

• Cops 'n' Kids Literacy Program
• Excellence Award-Winning Applications (Service, Recruitment, Retention, Fellowship and Fun, and Fund-raising)
• Great Service and Fund-raising Ideas
• Healthy Hearing Campaign
• Infant Hearing Screening Initiative
• Quota Cares Month Award-Winning Applications
• Quota Cares Month Planning Kit*
• Quota Caring Service Newsletter Archive
• Quotarian Magazine Archive
• Spark Up Club Service Project Ideas
• Quota Cares Teddy Bears Program
• We Share e-zine (current issue)
• We Share e-zine Story Archive

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