May 10, 2012 - Meeting Minutes

Remember our service work is this Saturday, May 19, from 9-12 at New Roots Garden - 3060 S Lester Street (3100 Redwood Road)


PLEASE RSVP TO LAURIE PISANI FOR OUR RETREAT ON JUNE 7

Attending:  Sarah Grant with guest Carrie Martinez, Sonia Woodbury, Shannon Tilly, Jerika Michel (rotaract), Laurie Summers-Pisani, Annie Nielson, Miriam Kramer, Bev Christy, Marlin R Clark, Marty Gelman, Derick Loyola (Park City Sunrise Club), Susan Marks, Ken Klingler, Jennie Ferguson, Pablo Fiesta, Kim Williams Rothwell, Bill Kille.

President Laurie officiated the meeting.  Agenda items:

• 1-We read the 4 way test as a unit
• 2-Display of the flag given to us representing this year's theme-PEACE
• 3-We need a president elect if anyone is interested
• 4-Guests from Rotaract: Jerika, Courtney, John.  They are $1,000 short on their funds for the trip to Mexico so they are holding a service auction on May 17^th at 6:00 on Westminster Campus HWAC special events room.  They will be auctioning off services (yard work, dog walking, etc).  Please come and spread the word.  Call Jerika with questions 801-884-2615.  May 19^th from 9-12 the New Roots Garden Service Project is taking place at 3060 S Lester St (3100 Redwood Rd) Please bring gloves and tools. 
• 5-Ken presented the current financial report, details are still getting worked out
• 6-Derick spoke about innovative fundraiser idea called Reverse Opportunity:  they sold (actually requested donations for each ticket) 200 tickets at $100 each.  Then they had a dinner with free food and beer.  During the dinner they pulled names from the lot and the last name in the barrel wins ½ the pot, $10,000.  The other ½ is what has been raised.  People could buy out the names of people whose name was not picked yet.  The names that were drawn went into another barrel  to win donated prizes.
• 7-Kim spoke about the visioning retreat.  Space is being looked for.  It will be June 7^th at the normal meeting time 5:15, but lasting 3 hours.  Dinner will be provided.  We filled out scaled questions to help prepare for the meeting according to people’s priorities. 
• 8-There are pins for every year, and this year's pins are being obtained.  They have a rainbow on them.
• 9-Happy dollars:  Pablo Fiesta gave $20 Happy Dollars for earning his Blue Belt along with his children and their exchange student.

Meeting adjourned.