A Message from Our Club President

Posted on Dec 05, 2019

It was a sincere pleasure seeing many of you at our Annual Meeting of the Club, Foundation and Camp. I want to point out a few of the elements we discussed - the full PowerPoint from the Annual Meeting may be downloaded by clicking here (it is a Club Member Only document, so you will need to login to access). We will continue to keep members apprised in the months ahead.

Yours in Rotary Service,

Patrick T. O'Neill

Rotary Club of Akron President 2019-2020


AKRON ROTARY FOUNDATION
Jim Redmond, Akron Rotary Foundation - “Looking to be more impactful to Club projects and causes while assisting in promoting the Club and Camp.” -Net Assets remind just under $1,700,000 -There is a definite need to grow ARF assets to continue supporting the Club and Camp -Investment performance has been strong YTD 2019 Contributions for YTD 2019 are $11,850

AKRON ROTARY CAMP 2019 Highlights
-$167,000: Direct financial assistance provided to attend Camp programs. No one is ever turned away for services due to the inability to pay. -$565,000: Amount raised at The Regatta which was as huge success. -December 25, 2019: The expected completion of the Bud Rodgers Adventure Park which includes nine high elements, including two zip lines, and three on the ground elements. -Akron Area YMCA: Since 1995 the YMCA has managed the day to day operations of Akron Rotary Camp including: staffing, human resources, accounting, technology support, insurance and marketing. The camp board approved another 5 year management agreement with the Akron Area YMCA. -American Camp Association Accreditation: Rotary Camp scored a 100% in all applicable standards. Peer camp directors from other camps spent a day scoring over 300 national standards ranging from guard rails on bunk beds to staff screening and training, to lifeguards at the waterfront. -Volunteer Experiences: In 2019, there have been nearly 3,000 volunteer hours provided by over 400 Akron Rotarians and community members. -Meals Served: Kathy Brown, Food Service Director at Camp, shared that through November 2019, we have served 2,758 people and 17,905 meals!

2020-2021 Election Results - Club Officers
Ballots returned: 75 Club President: Dr. Rob McGregor Club President-Elect: Steve Buie Club Vice President: Determined Dec. 9 via Runoff Ballot Club Secretary: Terry Dalton Club Treasurer: Mike Gladysz

2020-2021 Election Results - Directors
Club Director: Katy Miller Club Director: Tamara Mora Club Director: Jacinto Nunez Club Director: June Ring Foundation Director: Julie Brandle Foundation Director: Katy Miller Foundation Director: Dr. Rima Muakkassa Foundation Director: Brian Steere Foundation Director: Steve Buie

2019 Meeting Attendance Your Attendance at Meetings Affects our Bottom Line
Importance of weekly attendance at Rotary lunches. -We guarantee Portage Country Club a minimum of 40 meals each week. -Lunch shortfall: 8 out of 20 weekly lunches where we did not meet minimum attendance -Shortfall cost to the Club: $829.60 -Rotarians/Guests not eating: 128 meals paid $5 for difference of $921.60 vs. $13 lunches

2019 Achievements	2020 Initiatives
District Matching Grant: Akron Cooperative Farms -$7,000 for Tractor with tiller and chipper attachment New member inductions: Nine new members since July 1 -Thank you to Tom Knauer and the membership committee Exchange students: Elin from South Korea and Zoe from Belgium -Thank you to Susan Colville-Hall, the RYE committee and our host families Marketing: Revamped website, newsletter and speaker announcements -Thank you to Cheryl Warren	Chili Open: $300,000 Goal Strategic Plan: Focusing on three initiatives of Club Visibility, Akron Rotary Experience, Member engagement President’s Donation: Identify big impact cause for Club and Foundation to support Service Projects: Identifying key projects for 2020 - Cyndi Kane is new service committee chair Bylaw Revision: George Rooney Schedule Change: Moving to Wednesday lunches from January through March