After a very favorable response from the membership that the club investigate the possibility of reestablishing the Student Exchange Program, the Board has approved that a committee be formed and it will be chaired by Monty McAllister.
NEW BUSINESS:
A letter of resignation was accepted with regret from Glenn Butler.
We also receive a request from John Harris for a 6 month leave of absence due to the illness of his wife thru 6/30/16 which was approved.
New Membership Proposals were approved by the Classification Committee and the Board: They will be eligible for membership on February 1, 2016 unless a written letter of objection is received on or before January 23, 2016 by the Executive Secretary, Sandra Lindhout, 2200 Vining St., Bellingham, Wa. 98229
- Steven Ban proposed by Tim Farris & Del VandeKerk to fill the classification “Medicine-Pediatric Physician”
- John Inglis proposed by Sandy McIntire & Brad Burdick to fill the classification “Technology Exposition Management”
DIRECTORS REPORTS:
- Bell Ringing/Jim Vos & Jamie Wakefield:
Everything went off without a hitch. All volunteers showed up on time and, if needed, made changes in plenty of time if they had conflicts at the last moment.
We had so many sign up due to the email request that went out that some of the long time, older members, had to take a position on the substitute list so new members would be ringing. We made sure the new members were paired with a long time member.
Still have not gotten information of the results of our labors regarding amount collected at each kettle.
- Social Committee/Catherine Riordan: A wine tasting is being arranged-details to be determined; and the 2016 Rotary Cruise date has been set for June 20, 2016.
Del VandeKerk:
Service Fund Committee: The committee will hold the selection meeting on February 8, 2016. The final application date is 1/25/2016
Tom Beaumont & Scott Hume: Major Project Fundraising
It is reported that we are currently at $88,750 (collections and pledges) towards our goal of $100,000. Both those members who haven't yet responded (22 members) and those who have pledges outstanding will be contacted in the next couple of weeks.
President Chuck announced the results of the recent club assembly, and directed members to the report with feedback on the assembly. The report indicated a strong interest in maintaining a major project goal of $100,000 per year. There was establishing a new fund in addition to the major project to be used for opportunities that arise during the year. There was a mix of interest in continuing the standard check writing campaign vs. special events. There was also a suggestion to clearly communicate the major project selection process and criteria, so that members can assist in generating quality projects.
Cathy Buckley announced that the Rotary Ski Trip to Sun Peaks BC is filling up, but there is still time to reserve space on the trip. The ski trip is planned for Feb. 8 – 12, and the price includes travel, lodging and ski lift tickets. Contact Cathy soon to sign up.
Lisa Saar announced Rotary’s Stop Hunger Now project has been launched. The goal is to raise $20,000 from club and community members, and matching funds. The dollars will be used to purchase basic food supplies that will be packed into individual meal. Rotary members can participate in two ways: by donating any amount of money; and/or by volunteering to package the meals at a Feb. 27 meal packaging event. To register to volunteer for the event, and/or to donate to this project, go to the Club Runner website.
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