Board Meeting Minutes - October 18, 2012

Our meeting was held at Tin Angel.  We enjoyed the refugee option off the menu - a wagyu beef stew. Proceeds went to the refugee community in Utah.

Attendees: Julie Bateman, Miriam Kramer, Judy Zone, Chris Casper, Peter Ingle, Annie Nelson, Laurie Summers-Pisane.

Agenda items:

1. Member outreach - Gina Coleman, our membership chair, will begin to call members that do not attend.    Our club averages 50% attendance which is normal for rotary clubs.  Our social on November 15 will be an "Invite a Friend" night.  Judy will have a summary sheet for prospective members.  They will be able to speak with us in a social setting as we celebrate our Club's one-year anniversary.
2. Financial statement - Julie Bateman presented our financial statement.  We recently paid our RI district dues  All officers agreed we will order 20 new member kits to help new members when they join our club.  The financials look good with a balance of $8400.  Please remember to pay your 4th quarter dues if you haven't already.  Chris will call RI about our most recent e-mail abut tax filing status for rotary clubs.
3. Location of meetings - The board discussed whether to continue with Cafe Madrid.  All agreed it is a great spot and location, and there are few other places that caN accommodate our budget. Laurie noted that gratuity is included and will remind members of this at our next meeting on November 8.  Laurie will also ask Gabby if she can offer some variety on the appetizers.  We will plan to give the wait staff a gift card for the holidays.  Laurie will bring this up at our next meeting to ask for ideas and suggestions.
4. Holiday party and upcoming meetings - Annie will bring dates and ideas to our next meeting.  Board agreed not to have a meeting on November 1, due to the event at Sunnyvale on October 31.  November meetings will be November 8 and 15.  
5. SUNNYVALE EVENT- The Board agreed to have Miriam assign every member items for which they join with another-1 to 2 members to provide for the Sunnyvale Center.  Our meeting on November 8 will be at the Sunnyvale Center with a theme of BYOC - Bring Your Own Chair.  Details will be coming on where to buy your chair.  We will meet at the Sunnyvale Center and leave the Center with some much needed items.  

SEE YOU OCTOBER 31 AT 4:30 FOR OUR TRUNK OR TREATING!!!