August 11, 2016 Business Meeting, Cottonwood Club

Attendees – Linda Book, Chris Casper, Dianne Cochrane, Rose Defa, Jennie Ferguson, Marty Gelman, Margareta Hjorth-Vlasic, Frank Lilly, Susan Marks, Laurie Summers-Pisani, Justin Powell, Danny Schoenfeld, Shannon Tilly,

Guests – Anna Ermath, Rebecca Meads, Tahna Tyler, Jose Velasco, Martha Velasco

5:30 Social Meet and Greet – Christine Casper, President

5:45 Welcome – Introduce Guests, Christine Casper

Chris welcomed Linda Book’s guest, Anna Ermath; prospective members Rebekah Meads and Tahna Tyler; and Martha and Jose Velasco from Midvale Rotary. Chris also thanked each of her 2016-17 board members for their service.

Induction of New Member – Dianne Cochrane. Chris presented the Rotary pin and welcome packet to Dianne and welcomed her as a new member.

W2W Update - Laurie Summers

Laurie presented a chart that tracks our ticket sales; we are currently at 4% of goal.  Chris explained that the club has committed that 70% of funds raised will go to water projects.  Chris suggested pre-printed name badges. Frank will have a spreadsheet with guest information and payment status. 

There will be wine, whiskey, and vodka booths.  Laurie emphasized that since this is the last business meeting, it is important that members focus on selling tickets. Jose and Martha committed to sending invitations to their Rotary friends.

Member Spotlight – Margareta Hjorth-Vlasic

Margareta shared a photo visual of where she lived before coming to Salt Lake City. She lived near the Arctic Circle as a child. Most of her Swedish life was spent in Stockholm. She walked us through a story of her life in different places all the way from the north to Batswana and Salt Lake.

Holiday Project, Midvale Rotary – Jose Valesco

The project helps children who are not served by other organizations. Midvale Rotary invites police officers to bring children to a goodwill store in Millcreek; the fire department brings Santa Claus. Their club funds to purchase coats, hats, shoes, school supplies, toys for the children and gifts for the parents.

So far in four years, this project has served 402 children and 212 families. The club works with many different organizations to identify the children. Jose invited the Rotary Club of Millcreek to join in the project.

Other

Margareta reminded all about getting her junior high and high school level books.

Next Meeting/Events:

August 26-27 – Refugee Project – Jennie organizing furniture collection Monday, August 15 in the evening

September 1 and 8 – Business Meetings

September 11 – W2W

Action Items

·         All: Sell tickets to W2W!