On the final day of the month our club had 200 Active Members. All membership information is pulled from ClubRunner statistics. Attendance for February’s meetings was 41% (down 6% from last month). Average attendance at each meeting was 83 members and 11 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was 60% (up 3% from last month).
February’s membership saw four terminations and two new members inducted. New members included Brandy Merritt and Max Wisgerhof. Terminations included Thomas Kauper (Deceased), Amber Siglin (Family Obligations), Wayne Colquitt (Health), and James Cook (Health).
New Membership Nominations
The board approved nomination forms for a total of three new members. They are:
- James (Jamie) York (Sponsors: Ingrid Sheldon and Joe Diederich) – email vote
- Kelly Doonan-Reed (Sponsors: Kathy Waugh and Laurie Atwood) – email vote
- Kim Eagle (Sponsors: Mark Ouimet and Dallas Dort)
Treasury Update
Our club financial highlights include Foundation total assets of $3,185,267.57 and Club operating cash balance of $50,536.72. The board approved the RCAA Club budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The Foundation budget will be presented at the May Board Meeting. Details regarding both budgets will be presented to Membership in late May.
Search Committee for Executive Administrator
- A Search committee has been formed (Joyce Hunter, Dawn Johnson, Susan Shipman, Bonita Singal, Kate VanHorn, Norman Herbert and Bill McPherson)
- Two meetings were held on March 10 and March 14 to update the job description and salary requirements
- The job opening will be posted soon and will be open for 30 days. We hope to get it out the week of March 17th.
Environmental Action Group Proposal
Don Duquette and Dennis Burke visited the board and spoke about the importance of being a vital part of shaping the future of our community. Their core ask is for the board to authorize starting the process for RCAA to become a Climate Friendly Club. Rotary International has issued a “Every Club Climate Friendly” challenge. The first step is to do an estimate of the club’s current climate/greenhouse gas footprint. That first step has no financial implication. EAG members will lead that effort, guided by the RI Roadmap and the carbon calculator they recommend.
RI recommends developing a local club plan: “Use one of the carbon calculators, determine how you can cut and eliminate emissions over the coming year, 3 years, and 5 years. Set realistic and achievable goals. Regularly update your measures of success and communicate how your club is progressing, what else needs to be achieved. Work to collaborate with other groups and organizations. Celebrate and communicate successes, adjust your activities, set tougher goals, and keep working towards negative overall Greenhouse Gas and Carbon emissions. Record, share, publicize, celebrate, and recruit others to expand the beneficial impacts in your communities. Educate, ACT, and Help.
The board unanimously approved allowing the Environmental Action Group to move forward and investigate how we can become a climate-friendly club following Rotary International Guidelines.
