House Meeting Agenda

***Before starting the meeting, have everyone sign in and appoint a timekeeper who will keep each section running on time.***

0:00-0:10             Host welcome and introduction

• Host of the meeting introduces themselves and welcomes attendees.
• Host shares why (s)he was inspired to organize the house meeting and the purpose of the meeting.

0:10-0:25             Attendee introductions

• Go around the room and ask each person to introduce themselves and share their reason for wanting to serve this summer.

0:25-0:45             Choose a project

• Host introduces three or four project ideas and opens up the room for discussion.
• Discuss what projects will work best in your community.
• Group votes on project choice.

0:45-0:55              Set goals and identify leadership

• Ask which attendees are interested in being volunteer leaders - they should stay after the meeting for 15 minutes and commit to a weekly planning meeting from June 22 - September 11.
• Ask each attendee to consider personal summer goals and make a realistic but ambitious summer commitment.

0:55-1:00              Conclusion

• At the end of the meeting, the group should have:
• At least one project to commit to for the summer.
• A leadership team.
• Pledges from each attendee to participate.

1:00-1:15              Leadership team meeting

• Meet with volunteer leaders to set weekly meeting and divide responsibilities.
• Fill out attached worksheets.