On the final day of the month of December, our club had 215 Active Members. Attendance for December’s meetings was 34% (down 3% from last month). The average attendance at each meeting was 75 members and 3 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was 53% (down 6% from last month).

This month’s membership saw four terminations: Douglas Freeth (for health reasons), Tom Kuslikis (due to Business Transfer), as well as Victoria Price, and Ray Kelley due to disinterest. Our membership rose by three individuals to help even out the membership count: Alex Hammerslough, Ralph Katz, and Doug Ziesemer.

Our club financial highlights include Foundation total assets of $2,947,986.71 and Club operating cash balance of $82,385.87.

We still have 48 people who are delinquent in making their CSA Payments.  The board will work to contact individuals in order to expedite these delinquent payments.

Josh Lanefeld from the Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation visited our board meeting to speak about the A2 Bicentennial Park and the updates/revisions that are being planned. The new park will include a splash pad, a play structure, restrooms, and a pavilion, which will all be open to the public. The projects are being done in phases. Phase 1 ($1.8M) consists of all the updates required to install and open a new Splash Pad. Friday, January 19 is the Bicentennial Kickoff event. Funding is required to make this happen. The millage brings in approximately $7.5M for the city. It covers a lot but is primarily focused on maintenance for the 163 parks in Ann Arbor.

The board voted to allow a recipient of STRIVE scholarship which was awarded in 2021 to receive those deferred funds so she could start her college career in 2024.

Shari Faulhaber’s last day as Executive Administrator was January 17, 2024.  We thank her for her time of service with us and wish her well in future endeavors! Our new administrator, Cat Meyer, officially begins on January 22, 2024.