Our April Board Meeting was organized to take place via ZOOM. Once everyone logged in and got organized, we had a very well-organized and productive meeting.
The board members approved several motions:
- Discontinuing paying for MeetUp for the next few months and re-starting in July.
- Continuing club meetings on ZOOM for the rest of this Rotary year (through June 30).
- Selecting the San Jose State University Student Crisis Support Fund for May's Community Service Project
- Upon obtaining clarifying information from Dir. of Youth Services, Ruth Ashford, diverting April's Happy 5's to an Interact project
RE: SJSU Fund
"We sincerely hope you are healthy and safe as life changes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis has had a huge impact on all of our lives. Firsthand, we know students who have lost their off-campus jobs and are struggling to pay for housing, food, bills and technology for online courses. Many are medically uninsured and seriously worried about their health."
RE: Interact Project
"Vina Le, and Shaina Ambashta are Area Representatives for Interact’s Areas 4, 5, and 6. We are currently carrying out a project called "Senior Pen Pals" where we write uplifting messages to people in senior homes since many residents have less visitors and are feeling isolated as a result of COVID-19. Our members can make art, send photos of their pets, write messages of hope, or send notes or poems to show their appreciation and care. We will then email their work to a senior home for distribution to their residents.
We were wondering if you'd be willing to help us raise money for our district projects and COVID-19 relief by matching the number of emails we send with a monetary donation. For example, for every email we write, Rotary could donate $1. We could also put a cap on the amount of money donated; let us know how much you are able to donate. We were planning on allocating the funds raised so that 60% goes towards the United Way Bay Area COVID-19 Community Relief Fund, an organization supporting COVID-19 relief in the Bay Area, and 40% goes towards our projects. This would greatly help us come closer to hitting our fundraising goals for the year, as well as help provide relief to those affected by COVID-19 in our community. Please let me know if this is possible! We would greatly appreciate it."