Minutes from Feb. 9, 2011

Minutes for the meeting of the El Dorado Rotary Club Board on Feb. 9, 2011 were approved at the March 9 meeting.

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El Dorado Rotary Club
Board Meeting
February 9, 2011
Minutes

Attending: Matt Rehder, Mary Luebbert, Micaela Ayers, David Stewart, Bret Koontz

I. Treasurer’s Report
(sent via email) Nothing much new to report. The income statement and balance sheet through January 31, 2011 are attached. We are still a little behind on the budget as we await the remainder of the 3rd quarter dues to be collected.

II. RF Walk – Date: Saturday April 30
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Place: Start at parking lot northwest of Main St. Bridge (like last year)
Food: Pizza Hut banquet room
Invite: District Gov., Assistant District Gov. David Yoder, Geri Appel, etc. (Matt will issue invitations)

Steve sent the following
ROTARY FOUNDATION REPORT:

The Rotary Foundation fundraiser will begin this week. Micaela will be selling chances for me. You receive one chance for a $10.00 donation. More chances can be obtained with each additional $5.00 donation. Chances can be purchased at the next three meetings. The prize is a picture collage of the Tornado Memorial similar to the one that Herb Llewellyn won last year. It is on display in the lobby of City Hall. The winning name will be drawn by a member of the visiting GSE team at the end of the Feb. 23rd meeting. The member does not have to be present to win.

Foundation giving for the current Rotary year as of today has now passed the $3,500.00 mark. We have 11 Sustaining Members so far ($100.00 minimum donation). Several more are on pace to reach that level by the end of the Rotary year on June 30th. The fundraiser is an opportunity for the 18 members who have not contributed to the Foundation so far this Rotary year to offer their support. Thanks to everyone for their generous support of the Rotary Foundation this year.

I have tentatively scheduled the Polio Plus Walk for Saturday, April 30th. This will be the third and final walk in a three-year campaign. Rotarians worldwide have raised over $159 million toward the $200 million matching challenge goal set by the Bill Gates Foundation who will contribute $255 million. Rather than trying to do another family picnic, I suggest that we use the same course as last year and finish with a pizza lunch at the North Main Pizza Hut . We would start at the North Main Park at 10:30 A.M. and walk a round trip on the Bike Path along the West Branch of the Walnut River. We would then finish with a lunch at Pizza Hut for all the participants during the noon hour. The club would pick up the tab (Approximately $125). If this is acceptable with the board, I will make reservations at Pizza Hut. So someone will need to make a motion.

[Mary moved and Dave seconded for club to pay lunch at Pizza Hut. Approved.]

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS:
The Club Visitation to the Newton Rotary Club was snowed out last week. We have rescheduled the visitation to Tuesday evening, March 1, 2011. We will car pool leaving El Dorado around 5:30 P.M. for the 6:30 P.M. dinner meeting in Newton. We will have a sign up sheet available as the day draws closer.

The annual Memorial Service at the Tornado Memorial is scheduled for 5:45 P.M. Friday, June 10, 2011 at the memorial site in Graham Park. Meteorologist Mike Smith will be the featured speaker. The club will dedicate a plaque paying tribute to the communities of El Dorado and Greensburg. The two towns assisted each other in their recovery efforts following the 1958 El Dorado tornado and the 2007 Greensburg tornado. Mayor Bob Dixson of Greensburg has recently accepted an invitation to attend the service.

Respectfully Submitted,
Steve Pershall - Treasurer
Rotary Foundation Chair

III. Evening Meeting – Spring – Ideas?
Ideas included Rotary Jeopardy, Benton Airport dinner and tour of historical airplanes, and another program with the Astronaut, Mary’s friend. Time suggested was 6-8 pm. possibly a Monday in April or so.

IV. Club Visits
Besides the one to Newton club (above), Matt mentions a Feb. 22 visit to Wellington at noon.

Respectively submitted,

Micaela Ayers,
El Dorado Rotary Club Secretary, March 9, 2011