Meeting 8/2/2017

August 2, 2017

 

Members in attendance: Judy, Don, Janet, Julie, Mary, Cameron, Mike, Charlie, Steve, Ken, Karen, Ralph, Carol, and Laurie.  Guests: Theresa and Bill from BECA

 

President Karen opened the meeting with the flag salute, introductions and Thought for the Day.

 

Announcements: Thomas the Train volunteers needed this weekend; work day at Mt. Theater in Ben Lomond—drop by between 10 and 4:00; August 11 dinner at Karen and Butch’s: August 21 New Teacher Breakfast starts at 7:15.

 

Mike presented Theresa Todd with the Paul Harris Fellow for her work with the native population in Baja California.

 

Lots of happy bucks!! Steve said his fifth grandchild just arrived! Laurie, Judy and Julie gave a few highlights of their vacations.

 

Guest Speaker: Theresa Todd and Bill Rush

Theresa and Bill came to give us an update on the BECA program. One of the major donors is retiring and will no longer be contributing to the program. Bill said that originally it started out very small, but because it now has 300 students, they realize it is unsustainable. The BECCA program costs between $25-30,000 and funding has become quite an issue. Theresa shared news from a few possible donors and hopes that some of the US tribes might donate to this project. We also agreed to brainstorm some ideas at our next assembly.

 

Drawing: Theresa drew her own name and donated the $5 back to the club!

 

The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 am

 

Minutes respectfully submitted by J. Haff