Highlights of August 24 Meeting

 

 

Chuck asked Harry Grossman to draw the winning ticket, the stub of which was held by Frank Rosenberg, making him the automatic winner of the small pot of $25.  Frank also won the right to draw a card from the 28 cards remaining in the deck.  Should he draw the joker, he would win an additional $20.  Should he draw the Ace of Clubs (which we believe we are, he would win the large, accumulating, pot which was up to $825.  Sadly, for Frank, the card he drew was the Five of Spades.

 

 

 

 

Since Club Assemblies are being introduced by President Colleen this year in an attempt to keep members well informed about club and Rotary business, she voiced a desire to have members feel free to provide feedback about what they like or don't like and what they would like to see included in future monthly assemblies. 

 

Colleen made a couple of presentations.  She had a thank-you gift for Jay Stuckey for the great job he is doing booking interesting speakers to present programs at our club meeting.  John Pennypacker, who pinned Shane White at his new member induction noted that the pin he received was one of the new design rather than the traditional Rotary wheel.  Colleen presented Shane with a traditional pin.

 

As the slide show progressed, President Colleen thanked board members and committee chairs, saying that without them, the club can't effectively do anything..  Since we already have two new members this year, the Membership Committee was specifically recognized.  She added that, as President, she is learning that lots of members do things that make the club run.  Diane Ware as Treasurer and Club Service Chair, has taken on many of the responsibilities formerly accomplished by the Executive Secretary.  Lola McClane quietly does many things that make a huge impact.

 

Colleen called on Jeanie Morgan, who was prepared with a simple financial presentation explaining our two separate entities.  Our Rotary Club is a 501(c)(4) organization.  The club not pay income tax, but donations to the club are not tax deductible charitable donations.  The Mesa West Rotary Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charity.  The dues, happy bucks, meal revenue, etc. pay for the costs of operating the club itself.  General categories of how those funds are used was shown in Jeanie's slides.  The Sponsor campaign raises funds for the Mesa West Rotary Foundation to support our charitable endeavors.  They are two separate legal entities, with two separate boards of directors, but with good communication, cooperation, and continuity enabling us to do the good that we do by attracting donations not only from members, but from outside individuals and firms who are supportive of the good we can accomplish with our time, talent and available funds.  If after reviewing the slides shown, members still have questions, they can email Jeanie.  

 

Colleen joined Mesa Leadership so she could better lead and promote our club.  

 

The Maui situation came up.   It was not a budgeted item.  The board was happy to use some of the "international" budget approved by the Mesa West Rotary Foundation board to match member donations.  Colleen will suggest in the future that a sum be included in the budget submitted to cover disasters which cannot be predicted, but it is common knowledge that every year - somewhere in the Rotary world-  there will be disasters for which we would like to provide support.

 

We will be branded at future public events and service projects.  Instead of making an "executive decision," our President requested input from club members.  They have been ordered and should be available to put on at the September 9 Day of Service event.

 

 

Youth Services

International Service - Maui Relief

Community Service

The Rotary Foundation - John Pennypacker