From Executive Director Hal

Fellow members and I say that as a confrere in that the Board of Directors accepted my request to transfer my membership from the Rotary Club of Elk Grove into the Rotary Club of Sacramento effective April 1, 2011.  It is my great privilege to join your ranks and I hope to be a worthy member. I thank you for your trust and sincerely look forward to working with you.  One of my first opportunities is to assist your President and Board of Directors in preparing for the upcoming Awards program for the District.  Your Board of Directors reviewed our standing in this area and I’m pleased to report that they found our club to be very deserving in many of the areas in which the District Governor will present awards at the upcoming Aloha Awards Night on June 8, 2011.  There are two areas which require our immediate assistance. In order to meet our Rotary Foundation objectives, we need to add three additional Benefactors and raise an additional $6,949 (minus $750 committed this Monday) for our share of The Rotary Foundation’s Annual Giving Fund – That leaves a balance of $6,200 we need to contribute.  Obviously, the easy way to do this is for six of you to step forward and add a Paul Harris Fellow to your list of accomplishments. Alternatively, 13 @ $500, 31 @ $200 or 62 @ $100.  The dollars at this point may be difficult to raise but adding three Benefactors should be a piece of cake.  At our meeting Monday, we will have Benefactor cards available and I will personally help anyone complete it.  The only requirement is that you notify Rotary, in writing, that you plan to leave a $1000 to The Rotary Foundation upon your demise.  There is no requirement that you support this commitment with a will, insurance policy or any other legal form.  Rotary has found that 98% of Benefactor commitments are fulfilled without any form of documented support.

Have a good week and I’ll see you Monday. 

Hal