President Baldridge asked for feedback regarding the Changing of the Guard Party. Feedback included suggesting the party was too long. Discussion included perhaps moving it to at a noon club meeting.
Baldridge presented her 2015 Table of Organization Committee Chairs. All Chairs have been named with the exception of polio plus.
Baldridge presented her 2014-2015 Strategic Initiatives. They include:
Increase Membership by 2%.
Improve member engagement and retention to 77%.
Increase diversity in recruitment as it currently does not reflect the community.
Expand Hands-on-Service within and between clubs.
Rotary Day
Explore funding for an Ability Field
Develop an Interact or Rotaract.
Increase community awareness of Lima Rotary
On July 18th the St. Marys, Lima and other Rotary clubs in the area will sponsor Rotary Night at the Locos Game.
Celebrate 100th Anniversary by giving away $100,000.
Investigate Rotary International’s publicity grant program to increase local Rotary Awareness.
Explore developing a satellite breakfast club.
EREY – really doing well with a goal of increasing it to 10%.
Increase use of Facebook as a means of communication and recruitment.
21 new members – Jay and Cindy’s work.
Warren stated he will be holding a committee meeting for the High Octane Drum Committee for the purpose of securing more members along with engagements for the group.
The Board discussed offering Scholarships for Memberships to attract a more diverse membership. Options discussed including:
Ask for Sponsors for Scholarships – go person to person and ask for support.
Ask for a grant for diversity from major manufacturers in the area.
Discuss with the Scholarship Committee, the possibility of earmarking some of Scholarship proceeds – do a 50 – 50 split for a year or two.
The next meeting of the Centennial Committee will be Monday July 14, 2014 at 10:30 AM. The Board agreed to assess members $100 each for the cost of the Rotary members’ ticket, scarf or tie. The assessment will be divided over the four quarters of this fiscal year. As the current Dues Statement did not include the first $25 quarterly assessment, Treasurer Lawson will send a supplemental bill to each member.
The Yearly Contracts with the Secretary, Treasurer and Digital Media Expert. Warren made a motion to approve the contracts with Secretary Brown, Treasurer Lawson and Digital Media Expert Decker at a rate of $400 a month and dues for each. Runk seconded the motion. Board approved.
The District Governor will visit the Lima Rotary Club on September 22, 2014. The Board will meet with him earlier in the morning before the club meeting.
There were no new Member Applications. Three resignations were submitted including:
Billi Dray
Tom Knippen
Allen Ammons
Fett made a motion to accept the resignations with regret. Decker seconded the motion. Board approved.
Finance Report
Treasure Lawson indicted the Club has income of $6,609.50 and expenses of $17,560.95 with a loss for the month of ($10,951.45) Fiscal year losses are ($6,963.66) Past due accounts are in the amount of $12,680.00. Lawson agreed to add a statement to the invoices that credit cards will be accepted for payment. Board Members will reach out to those in arrears. Frost agreed to accept the Treasurer’s Report as submitted. Fett seconded the motion. Board approved.
There being no further business, a motion to adjourn was made by Decker and seconded by Ehora. Board approved.
Respectfully submitted
Rita Brown, Secretary
