Posted by Jocelynn Briggs on Jul 31, 2017
CLUB ASSEMBLY
 
Debbie Liddle went over our Budget in detail.  Our Service account, operating expenses and Bingo account are in good standing.  For more detail please refer to the Operating Account Budget and Service Account Income Statement.
 
CLUB ADMINISTRATION
Ken announced that more volunteers are needed for meeting setup and take down.  If you come to meeting early and regular please consider joining this committee.  The Echo could use another note taker/journalist.  No experience necessary, all that is required as a journalist is to take minutes of the meeting.
 
MEMBERSHIP/FELLOWSHIP
Membership/Fellowship Committee will have their first official meeting August 14th at the train station and Kelly will be the chair.  A few ideas have been flown back and forth, but details will come together after their first meeting.
 
Public Relations
Tim Lutton has reported on a few changes to the committee structure with the new Rotary year. Recent publicity includes cheque presentation to the Meeting Place on May 10th, with an article on Doppler later in May.  Kim O'Grady Presidency article in Forester published May 4th, article published about Interac Club on March 27th.  Segment 3 of Rotary at Work on Huntsville Cogeco TV was an interview of Rotary President Kim O'Grady at Rivermill Park.
 
Youth Services
Lou informed us that Suzi is charge of the sub-committee Youth Exchange.  Our inbound Madeline will be arriving August 16th.  Suzi and John will be picking her up at the airport and her estimated first meeting will be August 30th. 
 Host Families for Madeline;
  • August-November.....Suzi/John Jarvis
  • November-January....Ginny's Family
  • January-March............Lou Luvison
  • March-May..................Jenn Simpson
  • May-July......................Jocelynn Briggs
Back up Host families are Helen and Lea Barker and Bill Prichard.
 
Maria's farewell party was well received and went well.  Thank you cards will be sent out by Suzi.  Our Outbound student Hunter leaves for Belgium in August.  Helen Barker will keep in touch and give us updates.  To ensure a diverse pool of Rotary youth exchange applicants in the future, the plan is to setup a banner and have one or two Rotarian's at the High School over a lunch period in September. 
RYLA/Adventures Program
Suzi is working on it and there is nothing to report at this time.
Breakfast Program
Suzi is still waiting to hear back from the school.
Interact
School is out so Lou let us know it will be quiet for the next 3 months.
 
Community Services
PIAB
Rob Saunders reported that Peter Redwood would continue to be chair of PIAB.  We have 4 new 10x15 tents purchased with white tops.  Tents will have a Velcro Rotary Logo that can be removed for Weddings.
Drew will be passing on the chair seat to Brandy Van Gelder.  The 2017 Dockfest was a huge success and surpassed all goals.  Brandy is working on the plan for 2018 event.
 
Peter has asked Nikkie Savage to co-chair the 2017 Auction.  Peter plans to work closely with Nikkie, but Nikkie will be taking the lead of organizing and delivering this year.
 
Environment
Cam White is taking the lead on a tree planting initiative.  There is funding in the budget a detailed plan has yet to be developed, but is coming soon.
Bingo sales are down, but our expenses were down as well to off set each other.  Fewer big prizes were awarded this year.  Looking into new avenues to increase card sales.  Possible live streaming with Cogeco may be a possibility.  
 
The Huntsville Hornets needed financial assistance with the cost of building a storage locker for the F diamonds.  The total cost of the locker is $5000, we agreed to contribute $2000 with the monies coming out of the Bingo account.
 
Rotary International
 
Gord will be the Chair of Rotary International Foundation.  Some of the projects our club has been involved in are;
  • Keith and Marta Nicaragua
  • K Ungard Shelter for sexually abused girls in Honduras
  • water wells in Malawi
  • RELAY Annual financial commitment by partner clubs 
  • Sleeping children around the world
  • HAART--Jenn Simpson
Gord would like to organize a Polio Plus walk on October 24th, the International Polio day.