The Board met after the members’ meeting. Here is some of the information shared:
PROJECTS
Members of the projects committee continue to work toward a spring Car Rally fundraiser. The Yaletown Club would like to participate and we know they make great partners since our club has worked with them before. There is still time for members to weigh in with ideas for where the funds raised should be placed. Get in touch with President Grant with your ideas. And think about something that might allow us to apply for a District Grant to extend our project effectiveness.
Speaking of projects, Ron is working on his sock project too …
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL AND OUR FOUNDATION
In the discussion about “doing good in the world” that followed project discussions, Hans reiterated that we should be proud of the fact that the Rotary Foundation has virtually no overhead and that every dollar contributed goes directly into doing good works of the highest standards. It is one of the best places to which contributions can be made effectively. Remember to make your donation to the Foundation soon.
Good works and on a grant scale! Rotary International has now officially added the Environment as a focus and project classifications. It’s a great step in a good direction. The evidence is clear as we see the ravages of climate heating in California, Oregon and Washington with its current catastrophic wildfire season.
POLIO: SO CLOSE TO BEING BEATEN
It’s time for Rotarians to contribute to the Polio Eradication program. It has been suggested that members donate $33 each to the program. With our meetings now on Zoom due to the COVID situation, we don’t have the expense of a lunch meal so this donation to one of our key Rotary initiatives should be well within our members’ means! October 24 is the target date for contributions.
To make this easier for everyone, let’s continue with our practice of having Lana send out a notice and method of on-line payment through the “square system”.