Summary of the Board of Director’s Meeting
November 14, 2018

The Board of Director’s Meeting was held Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at Weber’s Inn.

The Club’s membership on October 31 was 293 Active members plus six Honorary members and nine Inactive Emeriti. Attendance for the month’s five meetings was 42%. Average attendance at for the five meetings was 101 members plus eleven others. Our engagement ratio for the month was 65%. On October 31, the Operating Fund Balance was $81,927.40. The Club’s Endowment Investment market value was $1,988,838.31.

The Club Administrator reported that we will subscribe to ClubRunner as our membership management software. We will continue to meet at Weber’s at least through the entire 2019 calendar year. The next Large Club Conference will be in Long Beach, CA from February 10 – 13, 2019. President Elect Rosemarie and Executive Director Lori are expected to attend.

Lori reported that she has been attending Committee meetings to familiarize herself with members and working with John W. to get up to speed for the January 1 transition. In addition, her priority is to send out this year’s 1-2-3 Bills. Check the mail for your letter.

Past President John Ackenhusen reported that the Internal Financial Procedures Committee held its quarterly meeting on November 7. Priorities include finishing the current audit finishing this year’s financial review. The Northrup Distinguished Service Award Committee has met, and nominations are being solicited both within the Club as well as outside the Club.

Reports from Directors included:

1. Public Image reports that a major update to the website is the donation page. The links there will allow members to make contributions online. We are now subscribed to Google analytics and will be able to see and assess statistics on website use. Improvements are continuing to be made to the web site to incorporate the needs of the Club. Facebook posts are made a few times per month and volunteers who regularly attend meetings and events are needed so timely posts can be made. Contact Laura Thomas at laura.thomas@cuaa.edu if you can help.
2. Club Outreach reported the IHPC received a request from the Cooperative for Education, a non-profit that works in Guatemala. The Committee voted to support the work of the organization with a grant of $1,000 for the current fiscal year and asked them to resubmit their request next year. The Peace Committee reviewed Meghan Gupta’s report on the Association of Native Americans at Yale report on the Powwow funded in part by the Peace Committee.
3. Club Service reported that the Social Committee is planning the next Wine, Women and Song event for January 24. The Committee will begin taking reservations soon.
4. Youth Development updates include the Rotaract Club Annual Charter Dinner was held on Tuesday, November 13. The Rent-A-Rotaractor program is in full swing. Contact Lilly Coryell at lillycor@umich.edu to schedule. Both the Pioneer and Huron Interact Clubs attended the Polio event in October. The Rotary Youth Exchange reported that we currently have one outbound and one inbound student. Members interested in becoming involved with RYE should contact MJ Raab at raabmj@aol.com.
5. Youth Achievement noted that there has been a large number of new requests for additional tutors in the past few weeks. Please contact Jim Egerdal at jim.egerdal@att.net if you can help. Junior Rotarian students have been chosen and will be introduced in upcoming meetings.
6. Community Service reported that RCAA was a co-sponsor of another successful Stories of Service on November 5. The Hire MI Vet event was held on November 13 with over 150 veterans and family members registered.

It is through your volunteer time that RCAA is able to continue its good works. It only takes an hour or two a week to serve on a committee, make Facebook posts, tutor a youngster or read to first graders to make an impact on our community. At this giving time of year, seriously consider giving of your time, you won’t regret it.