Business Meeting Minutes August 8, 2019

Members in attendance:  Jayne Barnett, Chris Casper, Dave Chassé, Denise Chassé, Rose Defa, Paul Halliday-Watkins, John Haglund, Julie Jones, Tim Jones, Justin Powell, Laurie Summers-Pisani, Dave Veenstra, Erica Wolff, Pearl Wright, John Zone, Judy Zone

Guests in attendance:  Vicki Halliday-Watkins, Jim Defa

Business items:

1.       Call to order

2.       Wine into Water Committee Updates:

a.       Task – Tents have been identified

b.       Beverage – Wine educators lined-up

c.       RSVP – Please do your part in getting the word out to friend, family, co-workers, acquaintances, etc.  Use social media, direct emails, etc.  Each member needs to get people to show!

d.       Promotion – Encourage the use of social media to get the message out – Pearl is happy to help with image sizing for the various tools (Facebook, etc, etc)

e.       Check-in – No update

f.        Food – Please plate your food and bring serving utensils so food is ready to serve upon arrival at the Aviary

g.       Entertainment – Frank is working on a lead, hoping to get a commitment by 8/12.

h.       Volunteers – Dave V. and Justin will recruit Youthlinc-ers, and Dave V. will manage them at the event

i.         Opportunity Drawing – Please consider if you have items that would be attractive in a gift basket.  Please bring them to the next business meeting.  Wine too!

Our theme this year is “World-Wide Wines”

Other Business items:

Justin was installed as our club President, and pinned!

1.       Jayne reported-out on the past year’s numbers:

a.       15 service projects

                                                                     i.      Top 3 categories of projects: Food insecurity, refugees, disadvantaged women and children

b.       12 avg members participated

c.       $10,348 – value of member’s time donated

d.       $4,233 – in-kind or cash donations by members

2.       Jayne reported our club earned a 2018-2019 Rotary Citation with Presidential Distinction!

Upcoming Events

Aug 15^th – NO BUSINESS MEETING

Sep 5^th – Business Meeting – Youthlinc Office – 5:30 p.m. – Wine into Water final planning discussion

Sep 12^th – Possible Business Meeting - Youthlinc – Depends on Wine into Water progress

Sep 19^th – Wine into Water – Tracy Aviary - 5:30-8:00 p.m.

Oct 3^rd – Business Meeting – Youthlinc Office – 5:30 p.m. – Agenda items include: Chris to report on local service projects; Shannon to report on planned social events

Oct 17^th – Business Meeting – Youthlinc Office – 5:30 p.m., followed by Board Meeting – Special guest at Business Meeting: District Governor Hanrahan

2018-2019 Rotary Citation with Presidential Distinction

8 Clubs Achieve The Rotary Citation

Rotary Citation

A Rotary Club can earn a Rotary Citation for achieving goals that strengthen Rotary and your club. Goals include increasing club membership, developing sustainable service projects, giving to The Rotary Foundation, and building awareness of Rotary in your community.

Congratulations to our 2018-19 winners:

Bountiful

Cedar City

Holladay

Vernal

Dixie Sunrise

South Valley

Roosevelt

Millcreek

Clubs can receive the Rotary Citation with Presidential Distinction when they achieve the Rotary Citation plus one to three additional goals. Those Clubs who received the Rotary Citation with Presidential Distinction are:

South Valley (3)

Vernal (3)

Bountiful (2)

Cedar City (1)

Dixie Sunrise (1)

Millcreek (1)

District 5420 Rotarians, thank you for a great year!

Scott Leckman

District Governor, 2018-19

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