Call to Order
President Dave Frost called the meeting to order with the following Rotary Board Members present: Paul Crow, Anne Decker, David Runk, and Jeff Tracy. Also Treasurer Kevin Bill and Secretary Rita Brown
Rotary Foundation Board Members present: President Dale Lewellen, Jay Begg, Elizabeth Brown, Drew Fields, Jeff Fitzgerald, Jonalee Schmidt, Jeff Sprague and Secretary Heather Rutz. Guests – District Governor Do Nguyen and Esther Baldridge.
Attendance Report
Rita Brown provided the Board with two reports – Monthly Attendance and Member Activity 2015 - 2016.
Brown reported the attendance for June 2016 averaged 51.16% which is up and is the highest for the year. The year began with 181 members at the end of June 2015 and ended with 171 members so the club is down 10 members. However of the twenty new members joining during the year, all are still active.
President’s Report
Frost welcomed the Members of both boards to the meeting and thanked them for their support
Rally in the Square Recap
Fifteen Rotarians attended Friday evening July 15, 2016 and along with having a good time, raised money for Art Space. Frost thanked Jim Osmon and Andy Wannemacher for chairing the event.
Rex Perry Memorial Golf Outing
The event will be Wednesday July 20, 2016. Frost encouraged members to stop by for lunch even if they aren’t playing in the Golf Outing.
Rotaract Update
There will be a meeting at 3 PM today regarding Rotaract at UNOH. Nine of the students who plan to join club will attend today along with their advisor Tim Fitzpatrick. The group includes a number of international students from Africa, Europe and South America. Board Member Jeff Tracey suggested they come to Monday Club Meetings and be invited to visit members and learn about potential careers and opportunities. Club members should make Rotaract something special for them.
New Business
Applications were received from:
a. Abe Ambroza
b. Dr. Ramesh Vedula
Runk made a motion to approve the applications and Crow seconded the motion. Board approved.
Resignations
a. Michael V. Lamb
Decker made a motion to accept the resignation with regret. Runk seconded the motion. Board approved.
District Governor Message & Remarks
Do Nguyen began by mentioning this is the 100th Anniversary of the Rotary Foundation. The DG greeted the Boards by complimenting the club on its dynamic new President and also on how much the Lima Foundation has done in the Community and the World. The Global Grant request in the amount of $200,000 has just been submitted to Rotary International by Bob Ruehl.
The DG commented on the following:
• Esther Baldridge is outlining the 4-way Essay Contest for the District. It will be rolled out this fall with the school year. The Lima Club will be active in the 4-way Speech Test this year and the new 4-way Essay contest.
• The Lima Club has no in-bound and out-bound students. It has been a number of years since the club had in-bound students. The club needs to begin planning for next year. Host families from outside the club are also acceptable.
• Nguyen stated it is expensive to send student outside of US but if done through Rotary, the cost is much less.
• STRIVE program - The Lima Club has never been involved in STRIVE. The Lima Club will work toward it.
• District Training will be held on Aug 20th regarding the global brand. Frost indicated he and Anne Decker will meet to discuss redesigning the web site – re the global brand.
• Nguyen discussed his plan for Foundation giving - If District club members give $1.00 a day for 100 days starting 7/4/2016, by the time of the Foundation’s 100th Anniversary Celebration on October 12, 2016, the $100 for EREY will be donated.
• The District Conference will be held May 19 – 21, 2017. It will feature projects from the club including the Global Water Project in Honduras.
• The RI President is from the US and The Rotary International conference will be held next in Atlanta GA. It will be a special year to celebrate along with the 100th anniversary of the Foundation. Nguyen stated he plans to have 200 attend from the District and hopes to attract more to attend. Currently Frost and Sanchez are planning to attend from the Lima Club.
• The Water Conference will be held October 28, 2016. Jay Begg and Tracie Sanchez attended last year.
• Nguyen stated the Secretary General of RI is asking us to support the October 23, 2016 event in Cleveland – celebrating 100 years of the Foundation and Founder Arch Klumpf. Nguyen encouraged board members to buy tickets for the symphony performance and the dinner.
• Nguyen stated these are the last days of Polio on earth. Runk asked what he sees as the Next Big Thing after polio is eradicated. Nguyen indicated there are six areas of focus but he sees Water as #1 and Peace as #2.
Nguyen asked the Board the following:
• Are we pleased with District Performance for the club? He encouraged the Board to be active and to attend district events.
• Global grant – if District has global grants would we be able to support additional grants from other districts.
o Lewellen responded that most requests from the Foundation are local and we try to focus on local needs. Recently a large amount was awarded to Bob Ruehl to pay down the Mortgage on the Rotary Warehouse.
• If the Club chooses a local project to feature at the District Conference, which would it be?
o Runk stated he would favor the Abilities Field which will serve a 6-county area.
• District 6600 will also have a booth at RI Convention that will feature our International projects.
Jeff Tracy indicated as Membership is declining, what do we need to tap into to strengthen membership?
Nguyen stated the Council on Legislations has approved the following concepts on membership:
• Care about service more than attendance.
• Have flexible meetings that allow more young Rotarians who don’t have time to attend regular club meetings. They don’t have to attend but work on committees.
• Have service projects meetings at night.
• Do we have our Mayor as a member of Club?
Restriction has changed and elected officials and government officials are now invited to join. They affect committees – Young professionals – allow flexibility to attend – long overdue.
• Attend Membership Training Aug 20.
As DG Nguyen was finished with his information sharing with the Boards, Frost thanked him for attending and adjourned the meeting.
Respectfully submitted
Rita Brown, Secretary