Rotary Club of Vermilion
Business Meeting January 11, 2018
-40 with the windchill this morning! - NO Sargent FINES for braving the cold!!!!!
- O Canada, Rotary Grace, Four Way test
- Welcome Guests: Lisa Beveridge
- Birthdays and Anniversary: Irene Smith January 13
- Team Two thank you for Breakfast!
- Lots of items on the tables, an agenda, an updated budget, a PD opportunity, Partnership breakfast sign up, and the volunteer hour sheet
- Sad News: Past AG and long standing Wainwright Rotarian Jean Anderson passed away from cancer. Dawn will be sending a sympathy card to the Wainwright club on behalf of the club.
- New Years Social this evening at 7:00 pm at the Pomeroy hotel. No need to bring anything!
- February 8th meeting is cancelled, there is a Regional Partnership Breakfast the previous morning.
- Member Proposal: The club is thrilled to invite Lisa to join our ranks! A formal induction coming soon!
- PD Opportunity: February 10 in St. Paul - on Non-Profit Groups and membership retention, grant/proposal writing. Dawn is planning on attending, and the club will cover the costs of registration and mileage if members would like to attend. Please register yourself if you would like to attend, and submit your receipt for registration to Eugene. If you are attending, contact Dawn to carpool!
- Volunteer hour sheet - please fill in your hours for the events listed on the sheet, this will be circulating throughout the rest of the year.
- Treasurer’s report: Eugene presented an updated budget. Nine members participated in the Foundation Matching program offered this last fall. The club has utilized some of the foundation points the club owns to match the member contributions.
- 2018/2019 Executive: Foundation Chair position has opened up, if you are interested in the position, please contact Rebekah directly, this is a crucial position in Rotary, and a chair is required for grants, foundation applications etc….
- Youth Exchange committee: those interested in being on this committee please contact Mike Webb. This committee will be meeting in February to discuss some benchmarks, strategies for participating in exchange, recruitment of host families, establishing some clear goals and criteria.
- Club Bylaw Review: Any members interested in sitting on this committee please let Rebekah know. All members will be receiving a copy of the bylaws to look over and if you have any questions/suggestions regarding any of the bylaws please direct them to Rebekah prior to the February 5 Executive meeting.
- Lesotho Project Update: Tessa has informed the club that the repairs will be less than anticipated, and has requested only $500 from our club to help. A motion has already been approved for $1000, so this is just to inform members that only $500 will be sent instead.
- Living Well Campaign: it has been put forward by a member to increase the clubs commitment from $75 000 to $100 000 (in total) due to the success of Harvest Gala and the anticipated success of the flag project. The Executive agrees this is financially feasible and recommends that the club do this. Rebekah motioned to increase our financial commitment to the Living Well Campaign to total $100 000 over five years (beginning in February 2017). Dawn Seconded. Motion carried.
- Purple Pinkie Day will be February 22, 2018 and Lakeland College Student Ambassadors may be joining us to dye pinkies that day. Finer details to follow!
- District Bonspiel: February 22-25 in Edmonton. It is an excellent fellowship/networking opportunity and great fun! Please contact John if you would like to curl! The club delegates money each year towards sending a team.
- Oil Kings game: $29 a portion of the tickets sales goes towards Polio eradication.
- Charter Night is tentatively set for April 29th. Watch for notification regarding Integrity Award nominations.
- Garage Sale Showcase Donation: Brenda put forth the motion that the $5000 showcase donation from this years garage sale sales be donated to the museum for their floor repairs, which were a result of the roof damage they dealt with several years ago. Eugene seconded. Motion Carried.
- Offsite meetings: looking for suggestions for March 29th. May 31st is set!
Meeting Adjourned!