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Business Meeting Minutes July 17, 2019

Rotary Club of Millcreek

Business Meeting

Minutes of July 17, 2019 5:30pm meeting at Beaumont Café

In attendance: Joe Ballsteadt, Jayne Barnett (Past President presiding), Rose Defa, Marty Gelman, John Hagland, Julie Jones, Susan Marks, Shannon Tilly, Erica Wolff, John Zone, Judy Zone

Guests: Doug Stelsing, Joe Ballsteadt’s sons

Announcements: Wine into Water is September 19, 2019 5:30-8:30pm at Tracy Aviary. Please be thinking of guests to invite and please remember and move forward on your event responsibilities. Check your email for updates.

Discussion:

1.       Susan Marks: Should we possibly partner with the Lion’s Club on a Millcreek Fourth of July celebration next year? Those assembled seemed open to the idea. Julie Jones might have a Lion’s Club contact.

2.       Judy Zone, who will be District Governor in 2021-2022, reminded members that the DG’s club is responsible for organizing District Conference in May of the Rotary Year. So Millcreek’s District Conference would be May 2022.

Judy said she has some initial thoughts but is open to ideas:

·         She’d like the Convention to happen somewhere in Millcreek – but is there a facility that can accommodate 200-250 people with possible breakouts? Please be thinking about that.

·         She would like this Convention to be an opportunity for the club to partner with Millcreek businesses and organizations, to raise the profile of our club and possibly attract new members through their involvement with the event.

·         She would like to have a service project, possibly with Millcreek Promise and/or Sunnyvale Center – or others – as a focus of the Convention.

·         She would like speakers on social issues – similar to what Scott Leckman did in May 2019. The issues can be linked to Rotary topics or causes, but not more lecture on Rotary programs directly.  High profile speakers are a draw, so be thinking.

·         Shannon offered to organize a hike in Millcreek Canyon on Saturday or Sunday morning. Most likely Sunday, as Saturday is a full day for District Conference, and most people ‘dress up’ for District Conference.

Judy also wants club members to be thinking if they would like to be involved in District positions, as they are available that year.

Adjourn to bowling at Olympus Hills Lanes.