The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, March 16. Club membership on February 29 was 245 Active members. Attendance for the month’s four meetings was 31%. Average attendance at each meeting was 76 members plus 13 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was 52%. The board discussed one resignation (Wendy Correll) and unanimously approved to accept one member reinstatement (Sarah Paspal-Jasinski) The board also discussed several terminations due to non-payment of the CSA. One more contact will be made with each individual before sending out any termination letters.

The Operating Fund Balance on February 28 was $43,664. The Club’s Endowment Investment market value was $2,789,060, a 2% decrease from the previous month.

The board also discussed revisions to the Emeritus award program for nominees. The changes centered around length of membership, activity level in the club, and board approvals/recommendations for Inactive Emeritus members when necessary. The board approved the revised Emeritus policy changes as presented.

The annual Golf & Tennis Outing (GTO) date has been moved to Wednesday, September 14, 2022.

Thanks to the generosity of our membership, the Ukrainian Relief fundraiser challenge  to raise another $3,000 which was brought forth by the International Humanitarian Projects Committee (IHPC), Dan Lewan, co-chair, just last week was met in two days. At the meeting announcing the challenge dedicated members Norma and Ashish Sarkar offered up a generous contribution to jump start the challenge response. The most recent total of what members of RCAA have raised, along with the initial contribution of $1,000 by IHPC is over $6,000. Contributions are welcome through at least April 30 through Rotary International.

The board discussed new venues for our weekly meetings and determined that while we have a pretty good deal at the Union, we will still work on finding a new location to save on costs. Our costs are lower than the time spent at Weber’s but our per capita cost is high due to the low turnout of in-person members. Other clubs are meeting in churches and libraries to help limit the cost of meetings. Contact John Sepp and/or Marsha Chamberlin if you have ideas about a new weekly meeting venue for RCAA.

The Universal Access Playground Birthday Celebration at Gallup Park Event is scheduled for Sunday, June 12 (1-4pm) and the committee will need a lot of volunteers. Parking will be difficult because June is a busy time of year for Gallup Park. All Rotarians are encouraged to wear their Rotary t-shirts at the event.