Meeting Minutes - January 5, 2012

Rotary Club of Millcreek
Meeting Minutes - January 5, 2012
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16 members attended: Christine Casper, Megan Dunn, Annie Nielsen, Peter Ingle, Ken Klinger, Marlin Clark, Laurie Pisane, Mustafa Celebi, Jason Collier, Sarah Grant, Margareta Vlasik, Susan Marks, Linda Book, Laura Rogers, Sonia Woodbury, Miriam Kramer

One guest: Alan Anderson

Note: member action items in bold

• Megan Dunn, President, opened the meeting appointing Jason Collier as protem Sergeant at Arms.


• Members - Action Needed: Megan is working on the Bylaws and Constitution. Members will receive these documents this week via e-mail. Please review and let Megan know if you have any edits. The documents will show the non-traditional nature of our club and a meeting format of 2 business meetings/one service project and one social each month.


• Laurie Pisane and Christine Casper provided an update on the Charter Dinner. Please remember to RSVP to the evite.


• Laurie reviewed the menu. The club agreed to post food as vegetarian and non-vegetarian and to ensure vegetarian dishes are offered.


• Attendees can pay in advance by check to PO Box 590, Sandy, UT 84091-0590 (the evite will be updated to include this information). Cost is $20/members, $25/guests


• The social and program will start at 6:15, with dinner buffet at 7.


• Laurie is working on a harpist to play for the event. Megan will follow -up with a Buddhist Monk regarding the invocation. The Club agreed to offer invocations at events ensuring we represent international communities and cultures to which we are providing service. Other details will be planned through the members on the Charter Dinner Team.


• Megan reported several clubs have asked about gifts for our Charter Dinner. Members agreed cash or gift certificates are best as we create our own banner and decide on a permanent meeting place. The Club liked the idea of a 4-way test banner as one of the gits.


• The update on banners and gifts led to a discussion on providing education at our Club Meetings on general Rotarian information. Susan Marks agreed to look at Rotary University and come up with ideas for 5 minute segments that can be taught during Club Meetings. All in attendance agreed education on 4 way test and other foundational items is key.


• Announcements- Laurie Pizzone volunteered to attend Sugarhouse Rotary next Thursday at noon to provide a formal invitation to our Charter Dinner.


• Attendance at Charter Dinner will improve if personal calls are placed to District Leaders, etc. Attendance at this event is essential. Annie, Peter, Jason, Sonia and Lauara volunteered to make outreach calls to improve attendance.


• Sonia provided an Interact update - The students loved the Bhutanese event and want to attend other projects.


• Please save your pop can tabs and other canned food flip tabs etc for the Ronald McDonald House. Sonia will collect the tabs at meetings and take to the Interact group for donation.


• Miriam reminded us of Career Night on March 19 with Interact. Please plan to attend if you can. The format will be speed dating and the students will have a few minutes with each of us to interact on careers.


• Susan requested agenda items for next week - district training, etc.


• Megan shared our first official card for our club - the Rotractors sent a Christmas card.


• Ken reported we made money at the Bhutanese luncheon. The money will be used for other projects.


• Marlin volunteered SLCC's Redwood Campus for our meeting on January 12. Details will be confirmed early next week.


• Jason fined as follows: Ken - $3 for phone going off, John and Judy Zone for not being at the meeting - $20/couple

Meeting adjourned.

Our next meeting is next Thursday, January 12, 5:15pm, at a location TBD. Stay tuned for details.