President Joanne Serkeyn welcomed 18 Lincoln Rotarians + Guests Jennifer Toews & Ryan Kaupert
Pod #3 members conducted the opening exercises - Sue Foster offered the land acknowledgment(now available on a laminated sheet at registration). Phil Goodwin shared an Old Chinese Proverb: "If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else." He followed with a toast to the King and Rotary.
For her Point of Pride, Sue featured Lincoln Rotary's participation at Mayor Easton's Golf Tournament (May 22). Golfers received free packets of cookies from the club and purchased tickets on two baskets of wine offered as raffle prizes. The raffle successfully earned $680 for the club. She thanked Barb Mitges for arranging for the cookies, John Maynard for donating the wine, and other members for their help on what was a very windy day on the course at Twenty Valley Golf & Country Club.
CONGRATULATIONS to WINE RAFFLE PRIZE WINNERS!
John Passero (Mountainview Homes)
Rotarian Anna Murre (Wine Marketing Association of Ontario & Lincoln Town Councillor)
HAPPY BUCKS
Sue - for her sister Cathy who is recovering well from her surgery
Barb - for her lawn mower that is getting a good work out this spring
Terry - to be celebrated at his recent birthday dinner al fresco & eagerly awaiting his participation in the upcoming Ride for Cancer (June 8-9)
Alice - to be swimming in her pool these days
John K - loving summer & everything about it
Martha - going camping next week
Anna - for her wine raffle prize & golfing at two tournaments during the past week
Rob - ditto to Anna re: golfing
Andy - happy as usual.
Brenda - that 4 yards of mulch are now spread and off their driveway
Jennifer - thankful for Lindsay’s loan of a buck to share that her garden is looking better each day
Lindsay - that her mom is visiting
Phil - to be back from Rhode Island where, in a local pub, he ran into the pastor who did his Dad’s funeral service
Margaret - thankful to Nour for hosting RCL’s next meeting (May 28) at Civiconnect
Nour - that he & his fiancé have almost secured their wedding venue
Nancy - that 5 yards of mulch are now spread and off their driveway + her grandson, Evan, recently played in a lacrosse tournament in Philadelphia and his team won the championship
Bill - to have survived a week in Thornbury tending his grandchildren.
Joanne - to have survived a gruelling trail ride in Hockley Valley where she had difficulty in wayfinding and with the very rough terrain
50/50 DRAW
Barb's winning ticket got her the King of Diamonds...
CLUB ASSEMBLY
President Joanne used a PowerPoint presentation to guide the conduct of the meeting.
To review the complete presentation, check your email for Rob Foster’s message sent immediately following the meeting (2024-05-28 11:28 AM).
The presentation in pdf format is attached to Rob’s email.
AGENDA
1. RCL Organizational Structure & Leadership
BOARD of DIRECTORS (2024-2025)
Joanne Serkeyn, President
Brenda Kell-Kotwa, Past President
John Kralt, President Elect
Dale Hatch, Vice President
Lindsay Dressel, Secretary
John Maynard, Treasurer
Rob Foster, Director
Barb Mitges, Director
Sue Foster, Director
STANDING COMMITTEES (2024-2025)
Membership - Brenda Kell-Kotwa, Chair
Service Projects - Dale Hatch, Chair
Rotary Foundation - Rob Foster, Chair
Public Relations - Sue Foster, Chair
Club Administration - Barb Mitges, Chair
SUB-COMMITTEES (2024-2025)
Environmental - Vernah Fleming & John Lundrigan, Co-Leads
Fundraising - Rob Foster, Lead
Finance - John Maynard, Lead
Youth Service - Joanne Serkeyn, Lead
It is essential that all club members are actively involved in one or more of these committees.
In addition, the success of the club’s projects depends on the VOLUNTEER support of all members.
Tuesday Evenings (5) in July 2024
John Maynard, Lead
Saturday, August 24, 2024
Joanne Serkeyn, Lead
2. RCL Budget (2024-2025)
Treasurer John Maynard provided a thorough overview of the proposed RCL budget for Fiscal Year (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025). The 4-page document was distributed via email to all members on Monday, May 27. A final review of the budget will be completed by the Board of Directors at its meeting on June 10.
3. “Survive to Thrive” Preliminary Global Grant 2024 Proposal
In follow-up to the presentation provided by Margaret, Sue & Alice at the club meeting on May 14, members considered the request for Lincoln Rotary to invest $5,000 USD as one-third of the estimated total cost for a community assessment. The assessment must be completed and approved by Rotary International before commencing the grant application process.
MOTION: To afford up to $5,000 USD from the 2023-2024 RCL Budget as Lincoln Rotary’s share of the estimated cost of a community assessment in advance of applying for a Global Grant to fund the establishment of Nutrition & Early Child Development Programs in two or more communities in the Health District of Paquip, Department of Chimaltenango, Guatemala.
Moved by: Sue Foster | Seconded by: Martha Kralt | CARRIED
4. RCL Public Image
Rotary Club of Lincoln has entered a Pro Bono Client Contract with Civiconnect for the marketing of club projects & events and increasing our Rotary image via social media. This is an invaluable service to our club for promoting events, recruiting volunteers, and spreading the word about Rotary and specifically, our club, in all that we do in the communities we serve.
The contract was facilitated by Lindsay Dressel & Sue Foster, RCL representatives, and Nour Hage, Civiconnect. The contract runs from June through August 2024.
Because of time constraints during our meeting, Rob Foster distributed this report by email later on the morning of May 28.
Every Rotarian Every Year
The 2024-25 budget includes funds to top up our club’s givings to The Rotary Foundation (TRF) of Rotary International to meet the minimum Every Rotarian Every Year value. Individual members are encouraged to make personal donations to TRF -- the donation link is on our website.
District Grant 2024-25
Our grant regarding the Vineland Community Garden Hub has been tentatively approved by D7090 committee and has moved to the next stage. Reality, based on past experience, this is a done deal.
Our Cluster Funding for D7090
This is our $1000 USD commitment towards the cluster grant process, which we are continuing. It makes sense as we have both received funding in the past and are likely to have a global grant in the future that quite possibly will be funded.
Partnership with Niagara Falls Rotary
Niagara Falls is taking the lead with a 2024-25 District Grant Project (Kenya/shoes) to which we are partnering...in part as a payback for their help with our District Grant regarding Afghan refugees resettlement laptop project (Niagara Folk Arts) from two years ago.
Additional Community Funding
The Foundation committee, board and club have agreed to distribute $1000 each to the following groups: Big Brother Big Sisters, FORT, Upper Deck, VOH and CCWN. Committee will be meeting to bring back suggested additional funding suggestions for decision(s) in June.
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For her Point of Pride, Sue featured Lincoln Rotary's participation at Mayor Easton's Golf Tournament (May 22). Golfers received free packets of cookies from the club and purchased tickets on two baskets of wine offered as raffle prizes. The raffle successfully earned $680 for the club. She thanked Barb Mitges for arranging for the cookies, John Maynard for donating the wine, and other members for their help on what was a very windy day on the course at Twenty Valley Golf & Country Club.
