AUGUST RECAP
Welcome to our exchange student:
Julia Valentino! We can't wait to get to know you and introduce you to Wyoming.
YEARS OF SERVICE
AUGUST MEETINGS
August 4, 2025
Program: John Bouzis and Greg Breed presented about the Casper Shrine Club.
August 11, 2025
Program: District Governor Elect Albon Shaw presented.
August 18, 2025
New Member Induction: Jenn Whitehead
Program: Dr. Charles Bowkley presented on Transarterial Musculoskeletal Embolization.
August 25, 2025
New Member Induction: Danny Smith
Program: Rotarian Bill DeGrave, "Climbing Big Hills," the Rotary Legacy Series.
AUGUST BOARD MEETING
August 18, 2025 at 7:00 am at Ramkota
In Attendance: Chastidy Cockrum, Nick Whipps, Miamie Sleep, David Simonson, Glenn Januska, Mike Morrissey, Brandon Cockrum, Lori Klatt, Danny Smith, Taylor Schwahn, and Nicole Tholson
Visitors: None
Not in attendance: Greyson Buckingham
Call to order:
• President Chastidy Cockrum called the meeting to order at 7:00 am.
Approval of Minutes:
• Mike Morrissey made a motion to amend the July Board Meeting minutes to include a written report that had been provided by Glenn Januska prior to the meeting. After a second by Lori Klatt and a vote all in favor, the motion passed. Miamie Sleep then made a motion to approve the July Board meeting minutes as amended. After a second by Lori Klatt and a vote all in favor, the motion passed.
Secretary’s Report (Nicole Tholson)
• Membership is currently at 128 (126 Active + 2 Honorary)
• New members- Tristan Neal (Anthony Martinez)- waiting on payment, Jenn Whitehead (D’Arcy Quinn)- scheduling induction, Turnie Wright (Mike Lougee)- in two week waiting period, Fred Rawling (Mike Morrissey)- waiting on payment.
• Inductions- Grace Filkins
• Resignations- Tom Crull
• Membership deceased- None
• Leave of Absence Requests- None
Treasurer’s Report (Glenn Januska)
· Glenn provided an overview of the 2 separate budgets- operations and charitable/service- for the new board members. Glenn reported that on the operations side, currently we show a large deficit due to having already paid District dues and ½ of the International dues for the year, as well as some supply purchases. He reported that on the charitable/service side currently we have $59,684 in Duck Derby income and $4,330 in income for the golf tournament. Neither number is final however the Duck Derby did raise more than the previous year.
· Lori Klatt made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s report. After a second by Mike Morrissey and a vote all in favor, the motion passed.
Old Business:
· Golf Tournament- Chastidy Cockrum brought up the golf tournament and the need for help from club members in leading the planning of the tournament. Greyson Buckingham and Dylan Herr’s names were brought up.
· Duck Derby- Nick Whipps reported that he is setting up a Duck Derby debrief meeting. Miamie Sleep reported that over 3000 tickets were sold.
· Companion Club- Chastidy Cockrum reported on the Companion Club that her and Brandon Cockrum are launching. The club will be called the Hearts and Hands Companion Club. Members will be members of the Rotary Club of Casper, but will meet separately and will be required to pay for lunch if they attend a regular Monday meeting. The dues will be $168 each quarter. Brandon will be the Chair of the Club and Chastidy will be the Secretary for the first year.
· Request for Funding- Chastidy Cockrum brought up a request for a donation to a volunteer fire department in Texas after the significant flooding in Texas. The request was made by Dick Wimbish. After discussion, Nick Whipps made a motion to decline the request, Mike Morrissey seconded the motion, and the motion passed with a vote all in favor.
New Business:
· New board meeting time- Chastidy Cockrum brought up changing the day and time of the board meeting. Chastidy had sent a survey to the board members to determine the best day and time to move it to, and reported that she would like to change the monthly board meetings to be held on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 6:30-8:00 AM. Mike Morrissey made a motion to change the board meeting time as proposed. After a second by Lori Klatt and a vote with all but one in favor (David Simonson voted no), the motion passed.
· Bylaw change- Chastidy Cockrum suggested a bylaw change to add a Sergeant at Arms position. After discussion, it was decided that Chastidy would reach out to Greyson Buckingham to see if he would draft the change for the board’s review and approval.
· Board position changes- Chastidy Cockrum explained that after discussion with some board members, it was determined that some board positions needed to be changed and one replaced. Chastidy advised that Rick Ortiz has resigned from the board and that Tammi Chappell is excited to take his position as the Public Relations Chair. Chastidy also suggested changing Greyson Buckingham to a 1 year at-large position and having Brandon Cockrum move into the Membership Chair role. Mike Morrissey made a motion to approve the board position changes as proposed by Chastidy. After a second by David Simonson and a vote all in favor, the motion passed.
· Request for Partnership from the World Ballet Company- Chastidy Cockrum provided the board members with a letter from the World Ballet Company asking us to become a community partner of theirs. After discussion, the board declined the request.
Avenue of Service Reports/ Director reports
• Membership- Greyson Buckingham- Not present.
• Public Relations- Not present.
• Service Projects- Mike Morrissey- Mike reported that the club has been working on Rotary Park and he expects one more project there before winter.
• Foundation- David Simonson- David reported that he is focusing on Every Rotarian Every Year and would like to share at a meeting about it.
• Youth Service- Taylor Schwahn- Taylor reported that the next exchange student is arriving on August 19 at 2:36. He also shared that he is working on coordinating with the volunteers for Student of the Month.
• At Large- Danny Smith- Nothing to report.
• At Large- Brandon Cockrum- Brandon reported that he is recruiting members for the Companion Club and that he will hold a new member orientation in September.
· PEN/Club Admin- Miamie Sleep- Miamie reported that Duck Derby went well and she is excited for next year. All the board members thanked Miamie for her hard work on the event.
· Past President- Lori Klatt- Lori Klatt reported that the District Spark Assembly is coming up in September as well as RLI in October. After discussion about the club paying for members to attend RLI, the board agreed that the club will pay but may need to have further discussion if a large number of members wanted to attend.
• President Elect- Nick Whipps- Nick shared that he is very excited for next week’s presentation as it will be the first of the Rotary Legacy Series with Bill DeGraeve presenting.
President’s Report: Chastidy Cockrum- Chastidy thanked the board members for attending the meeting and for their commitment and enthusiasm.
Adjourn: The meeting was adjourned at 8:12 am.
Respectfully submitted by: Nicole Tholson, Secretary
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