E-104 · A 90-day try-out

A club plan for Family Service Weekend

Use this as a starting point. Cross out what does not fit, add what is missing and make it your club's own.

Where this idea came from

Playbook entry
E-104 · Family Service Weekend
Theme
Theme 2: Engagement & Belonging · Subtheme 6: Intergenerational & Life Stage Support
Source material
Current playbook index title and category plus an internally authored detailed-guide draft

Initiative-specific development wave

How this draft was developed

These sources support general principles for Rotary participation, volunteer safety and accessible events; they are not an endorsement of the named Family Service Weekend initiative and do not verify a particular partner, site or activity.

Primary references consulted

Candidate District material consulted

These records remain draft evidence and still need a human source decision.

  • Club Playbook - Theme 2
    Candidate record 59 Family Friendly Project Design, record 33 Rotarian Family Picnic and record 47 Member-Led Microprojects provide related family participation, social and manageable-project concepts. None is a literal current-title match or supplies partner authority, work design, safeguarding, caregiver, safety, weather, access, sign-off or closeout controls.

Theme 2 source-assurance wave

What has been checked

  • 3 current primary pages used by this guide were reopened on 9 August 2026.
  • 3 attributed source claim(s) were mapped to their bounded use in this initiative.
  • Candidate District material remains separate and does not establish this result.
See each source's scope and limit
  • Our Clubs
    Supports: The 21 attributed Theme 2 claims attached to this source, limited to the implementation elements and supporting documents named in each initiative-level claim mapping.
    Does not establish: That the initiative is endorsed by Rotary International or District 9510, that it is permitted by the club's governing documents, that members want it, that it suits the local club, or that it will achieve the intended outcome.
  • Volunteers - WHS duties
    Supports: The need to identify the organisation's actual WHS position and manage volunteer physical and psychological safety proportionately during renewal activity.
    Does not establish: Whether WHS law applies to a particular club, who holds a duty, which jurisdictional rule applies or whether a proposed control is sufficient.
  • Hosting accessible and inclusive in-person meetings and events
    Supports: The 71 attributed Theme 2 claims attached to this source, limited to the implementation elements and supporting documents named in each initiative-level claim mapping.
    Does not establish: Accessibility or inclusion conformance, the needs or preferences of any person or community, cultural authority to act, the suitability of a format or venue, or local approval.

What still needs a person to confirm

  • Confirm the member, prospective-member, past-member and community needs, preferences and consent that the local design assumes.
  • Confirm which privacy, safeguarding, incorporated-association, charity, work health and safety, food, liquor, copyright, licensing, screening and other duties apply to the club and the activity.
  • Test accessibility, cultural safety, belonging, language and alternative participation routes with affected people and recognise First Nations cultural authority rather than inferring suitability from the guide.
  • Confirm every local fact, starting point, cost, role, current service contact, measure, stopping condition and platform capability before the club decides to proceed.
  • Confirm the authority and current scope of each primary source, resolve login-gated or moved-page references and keep any candidate District material attributed and unapproved until its source decision is made.

The source-verification release gate remains closed.

Checks still on hold

Still an internal draft: source interpretation, local suitability, accessibility, governance and editorial approval remain open checks.

1. Is this worth trying here?

What we hope will change: Use Family Service Weekend to keep participation realistic as members move through different work, family, health and life stages.

2. Our 90-day try-out

What our club will do for Family Service Weekend
StepWhat we will doWho could lead itOur dateHow we will know it is done
1Confirm the community outcome and authority with the partner, inspect the site and remove any task the club cannot safely govern.Project lead and partner contactEight weeks before the weekendA partner-confirmed project brief
2Break the work into short, meaningful roles and shifts, including accessible, seated, remote and non-work participation options.Role and access leadSix weeks before the weekendAn inclusive role and shift menu
3Complete the risk, safeguarding, supervision, first-aid, insurance, weather, transport, food and emergency decisions before promoting the event.Safety lead and club board sponsorFive weeks before the weekendApproved participation conditions
4Invite members and guests with accurate conditions, voluntary role choice, caregiver responsibility and private access and media routes.Communications and registration leadsFour weeks before the weekendInformed participant choices
5Brief each shift, check conditions throughout, provide rest and role-change options and stop or change work when the plan no longer fits reality.Shift leads and safety leadDuring the weekendSafe, supported service delivery
6Obtain partner sign-off, account for equipment and incidents, thank contributors without ranking effort and close registration and media records.Project lead and partner contactWithin one weekVerified outcome, learning and data closeout

3. Checks before we start

Things our club needs to check
QuestionWhat it means for usWho will checkDone?
Check the idea with the people affected and confirm its purpose, owner and practical limits before putting it into use.
Protect member choice and privacy, make participation accessible, and do not infer belonging or satisfaction from attendance alone.
The project is promoted before the partner, site or work is authorised. — Require a partner-confirmed brief and club approval before public invitations or promises.
Children or adults are placed in unsuitable or unsupervised tasks. — Define role conditions, safeguarding and supervision and keep caregiver responsibility explicit.
Physical participation becomes the only visible or valued contribution. — Design meaningful non-physical roles, use self-selection and thank contribution without hours or fitness rankings.
Weather, equipment, food or transport conditions change after planning. — Set decision triggers, backups and stop-work authority and update registered participants promptly.
The club and community partner must approve the outcome, site, roles, participant conditions, safety, safeguarding, access and closeout before invitation.
The project must confirm applicable insurance, work health and safety, screening, venue, food, transport and emergency requirements locally.
Adult caregiver responsibility and supervision must be explicit; the event is not childcare and participation is voluntary.
No public impact or community-benefit claim may be made without partner confirmation and appropriate permission.

4. What changed?

What we will keep an eye on
What mattersWhere we are nowWhat we hope to seeHow we will checkWho
After 90 days, review Family Service Weekend. Look for members choosing workable forms of participation and staying connected without pressure to disclose private circumstances.
Partner-confirmed outcome completed to the agreed standard.
Participants using a mix of physical, non-physical, shorter and longer roles by choice.
Safety, safeguarding, access and role-change issues acted on during delivery.
Partner sign-off, incidents, equipment, permissions and personal information closed out on schedule.

After 30 days

Is it reaching the right people? Is anything unsafe, unfair or harder than expected?

After 60 days

Make one useful change based on what people have told you.

After 90 days

Compare with where you started. Decide whether to change it, continue it or stop.

Made for this initiative

Tailored supporting documents

These working documents use the decisions, safeguards and evidence needs of this initiative. Complete them with the people affected and keep the agreed version with the club's project record.

01

Partner-Confirmed Weekend Project Brief

Define the useful outcome, authority, boundaries and evidence with the community partner.

Open supporting document
02

Family Service Participation and Safety Plan

Give families accurate choices and govern roles, access and safeguarding.

Open supporting document
03

Weekend Run Sheet and Closeout

Coordinate delivery and verify the outcome and records are closed.

Open supporting document

Before your club says yes

Does the idea fit?

Talk with the people it is meant to serve and check that the need is real.

Who can say yes?

Name the person or group that can approve the work, spending and any safety arrangements.

Are people protected?

Check privacy, consent and safety. Collect only the information you genuinely need.

Can everyone take part?

Check the language, format, place, technology and cost for barriers.

Are the facts and permissions right?

Check names, claims, images, quotations, partner references and Rotary branding.

How will we learn?

Note where things stand now, check in at 30, 60 and 90 days, and decide what to do next.

Worksheets for your club

Open them online, print them or change them to suit the way your club works.

01

Safety and approval check

Use this worksheet to notice problems early, make the idea safer and know who needs to say yes or help.

Open worksheet
02

Conversation guide

Use this worksheet to hold a respectful conversation, hear different views and tell people what happens next.

Open worksheet
03

Contact register

Use this worksheet to map each step and keep only the information the club genuinely needs.

Open worksheet