The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, February 17 via Zoom. Club membership on January 31 was 256 Active members, plus six Honorary members and seven Inactive Emeriti. Attendance for the month’s four meetings was 36%. Average attendance at each meeting was 93 members plus 9 others. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was 59%. The Board unanimously approved the transfer of Devon Meier from the McLean, VA Rotary Club.
The Operating Fund Balance on January 31 was $2,936. The Club’s Endowment Investment market value was $2,770,389, a 1% increase from December 31.
Executive Director, Lori Walters, reported that from this point forward thank you and tax letters will be acknowledged monthly. This means when you receive a letter in February you will need to keep it with your tax records until the end of the year. Soon a hard copy of the Membership Directory will be available for $10. Check the Harpoon for notification of when it will be available. The 2019-2020 Annual Report is now available. Limited printed copies are available by emailing Lori at executivedirector@a2rotary.com.
President Joanne announced that the ten Rotary clubs in Sectors 11 and 12 (Washtenaw County) have decided to support a joint Countywide project proposed by the Ann Arbor North Rotary. Willow Run Acres and Vestergaard Farms are teaming up to provide an educational, farm-to-table experience for the local community. Willow Run Acres will maintain a garden at Vestergaard Farms, using it to teach the local community. The goal is to educate people on sustainability, provide fresh produce for the farm market, donate to local food banks and to change the way people think about their food. More information of how to volunteer for this project will be published when available.
The Peace Committee announced that the installation of the Peace Pole at the Universal Access Playground has been approved by the Ann Arbor Parks Department. Installation will be sometime in Spring, 2021.
Public Image reported the name of the Harpoon weekly newsletter will be changed to something more contemporary and understandable. Suggestions for names were taken from the membership for three weeks, and the list was narrowed down to six possible names.
- Ann Arbor Rotary Wheel
- Ann Arbor Rotary Bytes
- Ann Arbor Rotary News
- Ann Arbor Advisor
- Ann Arbor Rotarian
- Ann Arbor Rotary Reporter
The voting is over, and the new name will be decided at the next Public Image meeting.
