Club President Kristin Keller welcomed members and visitors to the meeting at Palmera Inn and Suites
Visiting were Don and Melody Kensey and Vicky Beyerle
Kevin Courtney offered the prayer and led the pledge to the flag
Announcements:
Run with Bernie - the Sequel - is having an area beach walk. On September 3 at 10:00 at Fish Haul Beach. All are welcome to participate - walk as little or as far as you want. Wear your polio shirt to create awareness. Invite family and friends.
Bruce Yeager inducted two new members:
Nick Mihelic (right) transferred to our club effective June 1 from the lunch club and was formally inducted into our club. Barry Lefkowitz (center), a part time resident of the island, was a Rotarian in New Jersey many years ago.
Sergeant at Arms, Suzi Oliver collected Happy $$.
Program: State of the Club
President Kristin started this informative meeting, sharing goals and ways we can get more involved in the club. She presented "Fundraising 101" and the current status of our pledge to the Rec Center. Our original pledge was for $200,000 and we still owe $34,500. Our fundraising ability has been impacted by the elimination of our TV Auction as well as Covid, but we are getting back to normal as well as looking for better ways to fund raise. Over the years we have raised over $1.5 million for our charities.
Committees are a great way to get involved and help the club. Every member should be on at least one committee - and don't hesitate to sign up for more than one! Sign Up!
Financials were presented by John Farrenkopf and Jacob Hunt. At the end of the year we had $32,000 cash with net income of $16,000 for the year.
It was also explained that the move back to USCB was based on the expense that we are incurring to hold the meeting at our current venue with a catered breakfast. Our first meeting at USCB will be September 13 with a great speaker and a great breakfast.
Nancy Riedel talked about three online resources and why you should use them. Our club web site members only area, the district website and database and Rotary International - my rotary. Members were given a "homework" assignment: to log in to the members area of our website (vanlandinghamrotary.org), and check the accuracy of your profile information. Make any additions or updates. This will insure that your contact information is current and that you won't miss any important information from the club. For extra credit - do the same thing on dacdb (the district database). Should you need any assistance or have questions, contact Nancy.
We ran out of time, but there is more information that you won't want to miss to be shared - it will be covered at future meetings, so stay tuned.
The meeting on August 30 is the District Governor visit.