MEETING MINUTES - OCTOBER 3, 2013

Attendees:  Christine Casper, Mustafa Celebi, Sonia Woodbury, Danny Schoenfeld, Margereta Vlasic, Miriam Kramer, Dayna Revetti, Susan Marks, Laurie Summers, Shannon Tilly, Andrea White, Chas Boynton, Ron Stevens, John Zone, Judy Zone

Guests:  Steve Barth
Special Guest:  Steve Skinner, District Governor

Welcome and happy bucks started our meeting.

The rest of the meeting was spent listening to our District Governor, Steve Skinner, present.  His focus was the Rotary International (RI) theme for this year - engage rotary, change lives.  He talked about the franchise of Rotary and the importance of following the requirements.  He commended our Club for their great energy and impact in our community.

Upcoming events will be posted on the blog.

See you next week, October 10, 2013 at Cafe Madrid.  The meeting will start at 5:30.

Upcoming Events

Club meetings are first & second Thursdays of each month, 5:30-6:30pm Cafe Madrid 5244 S Highland Dr Salt Lake City

October 10: Club Local Service Visioning Session. President Elect Frank Lily will be sending a survey about your local service ideas. Please return to him at least a week before this meeting.

Thursday, October 24, 6:30pm: Club Social and service info. Join us at Shannon Tilly's home 3554 East 3800 South for enchiladas. Shannon's Rotarian dad will visit with us about home building projects in Nicaragua.
October service project TBA.

November 7: Rotaracters speak to us about their Nepal trip.

November 14: Youthlinc Guatemala alum (& son of our club secretary Christine Casper) Sam Casper speaks to us about his local and international service.

For questions about all upcoming events, contact Club President, Laurie Summers-Pisani lelsummers3@msn.com.

2013 Wine into Water great memories & great thanks!

Our second annual wine tasting event to raise funds this year for clean water projects in Cambodia was bigger and even better than last year's benefit. Once again, club members pitched in to bring everything including an incredible assortment of delicious appetizers.

We want to thank Pago restaurant, Wasatch Academy of Wines, Kiler Grove & Castle Creek wineries, and High West Distillery for their participation in the tastings this year. Emily Graham and her accompanist provided beautiful guitar and vocals for our listening enjoyment. Assistant District Governor Derick Loyola pitched in as one of our sommeliers. And we cannot thank enough Club President Laurie Summers Pisani for letting us use her gorgeous backyard for the party!

As result of this group effort, this fundraiser is held at no cost to our club. Therefore 100% of the $5,500 contributed at the event will go directly toward international water projects and the local service efforts of our club.

Enjoy the photos, and see you next year!

2013 Wine into Water held Friday September 20:

MEETING MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

ATTENDEES:  Christine Casper, Andrea White, Paul Holliday, Ladd Tanner, Ron Stevens, Charles Boynton, Shannon Tilly, Bill Kille, Marlin Clark, Susan Marks, Dayna Revetti, Judy Zone, Liz Sherlock, Margereta Vlasic, Miriam Kramer, Sonia Woodbury, Marty Gelman - 17 attendees

• Ladd Tanner ran the meeting and opened with happy bucks - we have a lot of people that have turned bad things into good showing hope and good attitudes.   What a great Rotary Club.
• Several events were announced around Millcreek/Salt Lake City
• YMCA Annual fundraiser on October 23 - Ron Stevens and Marlin Clark are both on the Board and will share data/invitations
• Sonia Woodbury is a guest speaker on building a sustainable community.  The series can be found at TEDX2.0 Salt Lake City
• Shannon Tilly's dad and brother build homes in Nicaragua.  They will come to a future meeting to share their project with us.
• We officially welcomed new members LIZ SHERLOCK AND CHARLES BOYNTON.  They were given new member packets, a flag and their Rotary pin.  Please welcome these two new members
• The rest of the meeting was spent on our annual fundraiser, "Wine into Water."  Judy Zone will reach out via e-mails with reminders on assignments, etc.  Net-net:
• Sell four tickets and plan to attend
• Arrive at Laurie's at 4:30 to help set up on Friday, September 20th
• Bring an appetizer for 12-15 people - be sure to e-mail your appetizer choice to Gina Coleman so we don't have duplicates 
• Our next meeting is Thursday, September 12 at Cafe Madrid at 5:30

Meeting Minutes - August 8, 2013

ATTENDEES:  Christine Casper, Dayna Revetti, Linda Book, Pablo Fiesta, Bill Kille, Miriam Kramer, John Zone, Judy Zone, Shannon Tilly, Jason Collier, Gina Coleman, Frank Lilly, Jenny Ferguson, Ron Stevens, Margereta Vlasic - 15 attendees and two guests

GUESTS AND POTENTIAL NEW MEMBERS:  LIZ SHERLOCK AND STEPHANIE CHARD -  a warm welcome to both these ladies.  Liz has already completed her form


ACTIONS NEEDED BY YOU:

1. Pay your dues
2. Invite three guests to attend our annual fundraiser on September 20 - RSVP to Judy, and send check to Laurie for your tickets
3. Get your hands dirty by helping in our community on Saturday, August 17 
4. Learn about and help plan our Club's Cuba Trip on August 22
5. Volunteer with the Sunnyvale Center and the  Real game on August 24 

AGENDA:

• Slide show and education on Youthlinc- Miriam Kramer - Miriam gave a slide show and excellent overview of Youthlinc and how Rotary Club of Millcreek assists with water projects, sponsorships, etc

• Water Into Wine - Judy Zone - Judy gave a quick update o our annual fundraiser, Water into Wine.  The event is at Laurie's house on Friday, September 20.  Each member needs to attend and bring three guests minimum.  Tickets are $50 each.  Mark your calendar to be to Laurie's for set up at 4:30 on September 20.  Check Judy's e-mail for the invite and all the details

• Other Upcoming Activities:

• Saturday, August 17 - 8 - 12 - service project - watch for e-mail from Frank Lilly for details
• Social, Thursday, August 22 - Jenny Ferguson's house - 4444 Parkview Drive - bring AorA - alcohol or appetizer to share - This social will be with another club that did a humanitarian trip to Cuba.  
• Saturday, August 24 - host Sunnyvale kids for the SL Real game - more details in e-mail

Second Annual Wine into Water Fundraiser: Friday September 20, 2013

MEETING MINUTES - JULY 11, 2013

ATTENDEES:  Welcome to a potential member - Patrick Lee
MEMBERS:  12  Margereta Vlasic, Christine Casper, Marlin Clark, Bill Kille, Jennie Ferguson, Frank Lilly, Danny Schoenfeld, Shannon Tilly, Gina Coleman, Miriam Kramer, Laurie Summers-Pisane

BUSINESS:

• Laurie always runs a fun meeting.  She invited Gabby from Cafe Madrid in at the start and gave her a beautiful bouquet of sunflowers to thank her for letting us meet at Cafe Madrid.  The staff and atmosphere are superb
• Laurie handed out 2013/2014 Rotarian pins to all members.  Please see Laurie for a pin
• Shannon Tilly gave a report out on Lisbon, Portugal and the RI National Convention.  To sum it up, Shannon is INSPIRED.  She reported on a few of the meetings she attended, the power of Rotarian, and how close we are to eradicating polio (1.5 years - WOW).  I can't wait to see what Rotary tackles next
• RI International Convention will be in Sydney, Australia in 2014 - save your money now
• Chris Casper gave an update on Sam Casper (Youthlinc child we sponsored) on his trip to Guatemala.  Miriam added some great stories too.  Sam will be attending a future meeting to give a report out
• Bill gave an update on his wife's recent trip to Myanmar with Operation Smile.  There are currently no Rotary clubs in this very poor country.  Bill suggested figuring out how to partner and sponsor a club there.  He will post pictures from his wife's trip and share more details at a future meeting
• Logan Rotary is partnering with us on our Cambodia water project.  Their fundraiser for 2013 is RAW - Riding Around Wellsvilles.  Check their website and support them if you can
• Laurie reviewed all water into Wine assignments - be sure to sign up if you haven't already - see Judy's e-mail

ACTIONS NEEDED BY YOU:

• Pay your dues - look for an e-mail from Laurie Egbert
• Pre-buy 4 Wine into Water tickets - each member needs to sell 4.  You can send both to Laurie or our PO Box
• Join us for service next week at 6:00 - McCall Street - Frank to send details.  We will be helping to create a park entry into a new park in Millcreek - the area has the largest population of children under 5 in this part of Salt Lake.  Come and make a difference - bring gloves.  All other tools will be provided
• Come to Laurie's July 25 for a swim party
• Join us for a Cuban dinner on August 22 - our club will be going to Cuba in February - come join the fun
• ENGAGE IN OUR CLUB NOW.  YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE - ENJOY SUMMER!!!