Summary of January 15, 2025 Board of Directors Meeting

| January 16, 2025 | Meeting Notes, Member News

On the final day of the month our club had 199 Active Members. All membership information is pulled from ClubRunner statistics. Attendance for November’s meetings was 39% (down 5% from last month). Average attendance at each meeting was 78 members and 5 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was 53% (down 1% from last month).

December’s membership saw three terminations and two new members inducted. Terminations included Lori Walters (family obligations), Ugur Cetin (moved) and Janet Torno (disinterest). New members included Robert Harrington and Fernando Leon. These new members, along with November new member Soo Eaker, were inducted in December.

New Membership Nominations

The board approved nomination forms for a total of four new members. They are:

  • Christopher Lemon (Sponsor: Joyce Hunter)
  • Karen Pancost (Sponsor: Bonita Singal)
  • Elliott Greenberg (Sponsor: Bonita Singal) – email vote
  • Shannon Polk (Sponsor: Joyce Hunter) – email vote

Treasury Update

Our club financial highlights include Foundation total assets of $3,103,599.09 and Club operating cash balance of $70,846.93.

CSA Payments

  • CSAs are now overdue. As of January 14th, there were 35 members whose CSA remained outstanding.

International President Will Speak at Rotary Round-up

  • President Ulrich will be speaking at the Rotary Round Up on January 28 (6:30-7:30pm). She will speak about things that are happening at the International level
  • Invitations have been sent out to former and current RCAA members

Meeting with IHPC and Ann Arbor Links

  • Our IHPC Committee is moving forward on a collaboration project with Ann Arbor Links.
  • Representatives from both (Wendy Zielen from our club) are scheduled to meet this month.

Yoga Retreat

  • The 2024 Yoga Retreat balance is $5,000 – which will be contributed to the Foundation to support “Helping Kids Succeed.”
  • The second Annual Rotary Yoga Retreat will be held Saturday, May 10, 2025. It is a one-day event at the Kensington Hotel. Jody Tull is the Program Director. The Goal is 60-70 participants. It will be financially self-sufficient with no funds needed from our Club or Foundation for this event.