Pismo Beach Five Cities Rotary
Club Meeting Minutes
May 29, 2018
Meeting Start
Invocation was given by Linda Osty.
Flag Salute was given by Joel Conn.
Guests at the meeting were Sally King, Jenny Luciano, Ed Fish, Daryl Buck and John Glines.
Recognitions
Jenny Dierck for her Club anniversary.
Mary Ann Reiss for her birthday.
Shelby McLean for her birthday.
Diane Schiesl for her birthday.
Blue Badges
Blue Badges were given to Cale Kunkle and Diane Schiesl.
Youth Literacy. Jeff informed the club that books will be handed out at St. Pats on May 31, 2018 at 2:00 pm. All rotary members are invited to attend. It is not necessary to sign up in advance.
Joint Board Meeting. Jeff King announced there will be a joint board meeting on June 7, 2018.
Demotion Dinner. The demotion dinner will be on June 12, 2018 at the SLO Country Club. The cost of the dinner is $50 per person.
District Step Down. The District Step Down program will be on June 16, 2018 in Santa Inez.
Summer Sizzle. Jack Hardy reminded the club that Summer Sizzle is come up soon and passed out again a spread sheet of assignments. Connie O’Henley passed out the reverse drawing tickets to team leaders. She said the VIP tickets will be ready by next week. Cale Kunkle reported on the 100-bottle wine auction item and the need to step up the donations. John Glines from Central Coast Auctions informed the club that it should focus on the live auction which is the biggest money maker. He suggested auction items that are experience based such as wine tasting trips with a limo, progressive dinners, weekend away trips.
Program. Our guest speaker was Jenny Luciano, the CEO of the SLO South County Big Brothers Big Sisters (“BB&BS”). Jenny informed the club that they currently have 400 children matched with an adult mentor. There are 143 children who have requested to be in the program and 184 adults who have volunteered to be mentors. However, they lack the funds needed to make these additional matches. Jenny said they need $1500 to hire staff to make the matches. In this regard, the club gave a check to Jenny as part of the Community Giving Grant program. BB&BS has two programs. One is called the Community based program where children and adults are matched with a one-year commitment. This program is less structured and the participants have flexibility to do projects of mutual interest. The other program is the School based program, where students in elementary school are matched with high school and college students as mentors for the school year. This program is more structured. BB&BS serves children from 5 to 13 years of age. However, a successful match can be extended until the child is self-sufficient, around 25 or 26 years of age. The SLO South County organization was named the Agency of the Year in 2016.
Trade/Techno Scholarships. Linda Osty and Karen Zappia informed the club that they attended a dinner at Allan Hancock College last week and awarded three scholarships. The winners will attend a future club meeting.
Meeting Close.
Steve Burnside as the secret greeter. There was no winner of the drawing.
Pismo Beach Five Cities Rotary
Club Meeting Minutes
May 29, 2018
Meeting Start
Invocation was given by Linda Osty.
Flag Salute was given by Joel Conn.
Guests at the meeting were Sally King, Jenny Luciano, Ed Fish, Daryl Buck and John Glines.
Recognitions
Jenny Dierck for her Club anniversary.
Mary Ann Reiss for her birthday.
Shelby McLean for her birthday.
Diane Schiesl for her birthday.
Blue Badges
Blue Badges were given to Cale Kunkle and Diane Schiesl.
Youth Literacy. Jeff informed the club that books will be handed out at St. Pats on May 31, 2018 at 2:00 pm. All rotary members are invited to attend. It is not necessary to sign up in advance.
Joint Board Meeting. Jeff King announced there will be a joint board meeting on June 7, 2018.
Demotion Dinner. The demotion dinner will be on June 12, 2018 at the SLO Country Club. The cost of the dinner is $50 per person.
District Step Down. The District Step Down program will be on June 16, 2018 in Santa Inez.
Summer Sizzle. Jack Hardy reminded the club that Summer Sizzle is come up soon and passed out again a spread sheet of assignments. Connie O’Henley passed out the reverse drawing tickets to team leaders. She said the VIP tickets will be ready by next week. Cale Kunkle reported on the 100-bottle wine auction item and the need to step up the donations. John Glines from Central Coast Auctions informed the club that it should focus on the live auction which is the biggest money maker. He suggested auction items that are experience based such as wine tasting trips with a limo, progressive dinners, weekend away trips.
Program. Our guest speaker was Jenny Luciano, the CEO of the SLO South County Big Brothers Big Sisters (“BB&BS”). Jenny informed the club that they currently have 400 children matched with an adult mentor. There are 143 children who have requested to be in the program and 184 adults who have volunteered to be mentors. However, they lack the funds needed to make these additional matches. Jenny said they need $1500 to hire staff to make the matches. In this regard, the club gave a check to Jenny as part of the Community Giving Grant program. BB&BS has two programs. One is called the Community based program where children and adults are matched with a one-year commitment. This program is less structured and the participants have flexibility to do projects of mutual interest. The other program is the School based program, where students in elementary school are matched with high school and college students as mentors for the school year. This program is more structured. BB&BS serves children from 5 to 13 years of age. However, a successful match can be extended until the child is self-sufficient, around 25 or 26 years of age. The SLO South County organization was named the Agency of the Year in 2016.
Trade/Techno Scholarships. Linda Osty and Karen Zappia informed the club that they attended a dinner at Allan Hancock College last week and awarded three scholarships. The winners will attend a future club meeting.
Meeting Close.
Steve Burnside as the secret greeter. There was no winner of the drawing.