Our Committees

Below is a brief outline of the committees for the Rotary Club of Forest.  Please take a look at the list and see which of these committees you would like to join.  We appreciate your service and look forward to your participation in one of these great areas!

CLUB PROGRAMS CHAIR

This committee is chaired by Laura Murrell and is responsible for several key areas.  The Club Programs Chair is responsible for the weekly programs for the coming year, which Laura will be coordinating.  Robert Naujelis is responsible for Social Events for member gatherings during the year. This committee also selects the Sargent-at-Arms. Mari White and Heath Barrett are currently our Sargent-at-Arms.

COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMITTEE

This committee is chaired by Laura Dooley. This committee coordinates our weekly bread pickup at Food Lion, as well as any other volunteer opportunities we decide to pursue like Salvation Army Bell Ringing, American Red Cross Blood Drives and the volunteering at Valor Farms in Altavista. Throughout the year we also receive special requests to volunteer and this committee handles those requests as well.

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE COMMITTEE

This committee is chaired by Dana Guthrie and works on international projects including grant writing, applications, coordinating with other Rotary Clubs locally and abroad to team-up on projects and presenting our ideas to other clubs from time-to-time seeking partnerships. 

ROTARY FOUNDATION COMMITTEE

This committee is chaired by Dana Guthrie and is responsible for all-things related to the Foundation including Paul Harris Fellow reporting, annual member giving, updates on the great things the Rotary Foundation is doing globally and PolioPlus-our global polio eradication effort. 

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

This committee is chaired by Shannon Shaw. This committee is responsible for membership growth and retention.  

PUBLIC IMAGE COMMITTEE

This committee is chaired by Mike Lewis. The role of the public image committee is to develop and execute a plan to tell the public about Rotary and promote the club's service projects & activities. The committee works in conjunction with the membership committee to use the media to help recruit new members by educating them on the work of our club in the Forest area.  The main tools used to accomplish these goals are our the club website & Facebook page.  As a member of the public image committee, you agree to help maintain/update the Facebook page with relevant content & write press releases for the local media outlets.

VOCATIONAL SERVICE COMMITTEE

This committee is chaired by Laura Tyree. The goal of the committee is to figure out tangible ways to incorporate our professions into our work with Rotary.