On the final day of the month our club had 202 Active Members. Attendance for March’s meetings was 31% (the same as the previous month). Attendance for May’s meetings was 28% (down 7% from the previous month). Average attendance at each meeting was 58 members and 4 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was 51% (down 9% from last month).

There were no new members in May. The following three members left the club in May:

• Kat Forsyth, Family Obligations
• David Gunsgtrom, Family Obligations
• Nancy Margolis, Business Pressure

The board approved the following new members:

• Hassan Barzani (Transfer from Metro Minneapolis)
• Elizabeth Jahn (Sponsors: Ken Fischer, Rona Hu and Norman Herbert)
• Greg Gaylor III (Sponsor: Leo Shedden)

Treasury Update

Our club financial highlights include Foundation total assets $4,136257.35; and Club operating cash balance of is $90,787.14. Net income was declined in March, primarily due to regular, continuing expenses.

The board reviewed, discussed, and approved the Foundation budget for the 2026-2027 Fiscal year.

Committee Rosters

Since it was President Dawn’s last meeting as Board President, she shared the committees she will be leading as President-Elect and the known Committee Members. They include:

• Distinguished Service Awards
  • Michael Field, Peg Talburtt, Nishta Bhatia, Dawn Johnson
• Nominations
  • Barbara Eichmuller, Rob Shiff, Roy More, Susan Froelich, Kathy Waugh, Dawn Johnson
• Strategic Planning (Presidential goals/quarterly meeting/website updates)

Yoga Retreat 

• This is the third yoga retreat, and it was very successful
• This will net $5,000 that will be provided to the club
• For the three years, we have received $21,000 with this retreat.
• Both Dawn and Collyer presented at the event.

Pollinator Garden – City of Ann Arbor Parks & Recreation

• The garden will be located in a visible path less than one-half mile from the Bicentennial playground.
• We are in the early stages of developing a partnership with the City. The onus is on us to keep this partnership healthy by maintaining the garden. We will also plant it ourselves.

Policies

• The Policies document has been revised, organized, and saved in the ClubRunner Documents library. An accompanying overview document will be developed to explain the purpose and rationale behind the updates.
• We discussed adding a new newsletter feature, “Rotarians in the News,” to highlight noteworthy activities and accomplishments of Rotarians outside of club-sponsored events and programs. This section would provide a designated outlet for recognizing members’ community involvement while helping the club remain consistent with its policy regarding the promotion of non-Rotary events and organizations.

CSA Grant Awards Night

• Over 35 people were in attendance
• 14 grantees provided touching presentations
• A newsletter article will be prepared soon