Summary of the Board of Directors Meeting
January 16, 2019

The Board of Directors’ Meeting was held on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at the United Way Building.

The Club’s membership on December 31 was 286 Active members, plus six Honorary members and nine Inactive Emeriti. Attendance for the month’s three meetings was 34%. Average attendance at each meeting was 98 members plus 15 others. Our engagement ratio for the month was 54%. Rotarian for 61 years Art Holst passed away on December 19. On December 31, the Operating Fund Balance was $73,741.25. The Club’s Endowment Investment market value was $1,880,058.53.

Executive Director Lori reported that five members of our Club attended the District Membership Seminar in Lansing on January 5. The transition to ClubRunner is being completed by John White and that should be up and functioning soon. Once ClubRunner has been instituted, each member will have their own login to access directory and club information. Tax letters are on track to be mailed out in January.

Centennial Chair Chuck reported that the committee has met to discuss educational signage at the Universal Access Playground. It is recommended that the playground signage be consistent with the current signage by focusing on the three areas within the playground (prairie, wetlands and uplands) as well as the river, birds and fish that exist around the playground. Another idea is to consider storyboards that tell the story of the entire Huron river from the headwaters to Lake Erie.

Director Reports:

1. Public Image reported the following updates have been made to the website. The Foundation page content and the Committee page have been updated. The Member News page has been organized to enable easier location of older articles. New page additions include Peace Committee, Our Members, Meeting Assignments, Committee Roster and Calendar option.
2. Club Outreach presented on behalf of the Membership Committee a nomination for New Member Elect Ruth Halbrecht which was unanimously approved by the Board.
3. Club Service reported that the Social Committee’s annual “Wine, Women and Song” at Kerrytown Concert House is scheduled for January 24. The Spring Fling will be at the Hudson Car Museum in Ypsilanti on Sunday, May 12 and a Rotary Picnic is planned for the UAP at Gallup Park on Sunday June 23.
4. Youth Achievement noted that Rotaractors Winterfest was held on January 14 and they have scheduled a Food Gatherer’s Service Event on January 19.
5. Youth Development reported that six Junior Rotarians were honored at the weekly meeting on January 9 – three from Community High and three from Gabriel Richard High School. STRIVE students have been busy “speed dating” where mentors and students meet in small groups for 10-minute periods so the students can learn who the STRIVE mentors are and the mentors can learn about the goals and interests of the students.
6. Club Service reported that the Community Allocations Committee sent out RFPs to 145 local non-profits. The DOGS committee recently met to assemble mobility carts for shipment to Gabon. Rotary Fights Summer Hunger are planning this year’s food drive which will take place March 4 – 15. This year’s goal is 60,000 meals.