The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, May 19 via Zoom. Club membership on April 30 was 254 Active members, plus five Honorary members and seven Inactive Emeriti. Attendance for the month’s four meetings was 33%. Average attendance at each meeting was 85 members plus 14 others. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was 58%. The Board approved with sincere regret the resignations of John Huber, Nick Lacy, Mark Makulinski, Rose Makulinski, and Breanne Stuart.

The Operating Fund Balance on April 30 was $29,097. The Club’s Endowment Investment market value was $2,958,890, a 3% increase from March.

Then Membership Committee presented three nominations for membership. The Board unanimously and enthusiastically approved Mary Ann Pierce, Eli Savit, and Fanfan Zheng as New Members Elect. Their orientation and induction will be on June 2.

The Peace Committee announced that the Peace Pole has arrived and has been installed by the Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation. The committee is working with the Social Committee to plan an event at Gallup Park celebrating the installation. Check your Harpoon for more details.

In years past, the May board meeting was designated as a Board Retreat for the old board to wrap up the year and for the new board to prepare for their terms. Due to COVID restrictions that did not allow in person meetings, President-Elect Susan requested that incoming and outgoing board members introduce themselves. After that members were assigned to breakout rooms to discuss four different challenges facing Rotary as presented by RI President-Elect Shekhar Mehta. They are 1) Intergenerational Activities, 2) Protecting the Environment, 3) Empowering Girls, and 4) Each One, Bring One. Finally, the Board reviewed and approved the 2021-2022 Budget as presented by President-Elect Susan.