Welcome to Spring everyone,
Last week we had a quick review of the results of our membership survey and learned that there’s overwhelming support for having a meeting at either breakfast or evening times. It was split 50-50. We definitely don’t want to alienate or isolate our fantastic members who can only meet at lunchtimes at Birch Bay; so the Board will look into options and possibilities at our next meeting.
The survey also asked about what committees you’d like to serve on other than volunteering at the Fourth of July. If you didn’t fill out the survey,
please send me an email detailing where you’d like to serve. Serving on committees is both a great way to become better friends with other Rotarians, but also a great way to help both the club and the community.
Committees – Standing (Current Chair – Chair for Susy’s Year When Known)
- Admin – Soon to be Colleen Maynard
- Public Image - Shaun Farrar, Aurora Hilton
- Membership – Steve Boucher, Steve Boucher
- Service – Aurora Hilton, Lee Bonta
- Foundation – Elise Frank, Stefanie Joy Muscat
- Annual Meeting Planning – Susy Del Cid
- Seafood Festival/Pancake Breakfast Planning – Ron Wrobel
- Holiday Party Planning – Susy Del Cid
- Polio-Plus Event Planning – Elise Frank
- Charitable Giving Committee – Ron Wrobel
- Adventure Golf Committee – John Jagger
- Little Free Library – Carrie Jones
- Be Kind Project with Improv Acadia – Carrie Jones
- Past Presidents Committee – (Currently defunct)
- Strategic Plan Committee – Susy Del Cid
- Scholarship Committee and Golden Apple Committee – Scott Hammond
- Story Trail Committee – Shaun Farrar
Finally, the survey to inactive members asked what they would like Rotary to offer and respondents replied:
- Family activities
- E-club online
- Different meeting times, more opportunities to serve on committees, more local service projects
- Fun evening fellowship with family
- Breakfast club
- Service projects focus versus a meeting focus
All of this is great information for the Strategic Planning Committee. So, I appreciate your feedback.
Save the Date!
The Adventure Golf Tournament is set for May 18th! This tournament raises money for the MDI Hospital Oncology Department!
Are You Having Problems Signing in to our Website and Clubrunner?
Recently a few of you have had issues signing into our website.
Please let Mike Madell, our Rotarian webmaster of awesome, know if you’re having issues. We’re worried it’s a trend.
District Conference
This year’s district conference is May 3-5 at La Cache à Maxime in Scott, in Beauce.
The last day to get a discount on registering is March 31.
You can register and learn more here! It’s a great big party of Rotarians from two countries and a lovely way to learn more about how our club is part of the bigger organization of Rotary International.
This Week’s Meeting
I’ll be away this week. Many thanks to Steve Boucher for running the Wednesday.
