Attendance

P Zalucha, Bob and Faye Johnson, Russ Christian, Paul Christiansen, Sarah Straka, Svetlana Neshlyaeva, Dave Reed, Heidi Kopras, Elizabeth Grabe. Via Zoom: Steve Salerno, Shawn Bollig, Brent Yauchler

Guests: Jared Nelson, Caden Lee

 

Happy Bucks: Liz for family time with sister visiting out of state, son Ben snowbound at the family farm for extra time.

 

Heidi: both daughters are safe, driving back home.

 

Bob: lucky to have neighbors with snowblowers who did their driveway twice.

 

We have a new membership application with Doug Kahl, Judy’s cousin. Heidi added that he sat in on a recent meeting for grants committee as he wants to get to know people in the area.

Paul made a motion to vote,  Peggy second. Club voted unanimously for the motion.

 

Business meeting from board on Tuesday. The Budget is posted for club to review.

 

Fiscal year starts July 1. The goal is for the club to have enough time to present to the club, make revisions, review by board, and get final club approval. A google form will be sent out for feedback.

 

Service budget is divided among the club’s committees with a formula using percentages based on the breakdown from previous years.
 

Operational budget includes items for day-to-day operations involving membership fees for membership in the chamber, District dues, etc

 

Youth exchange student is a every-other year expense, but is budgeted every year. This helps to prevent any budget shortfalls since expenses change year by year.

 

New Generations/Youth

Scholarship recipients have been decided. 5/22 awards will be presented at the high school.

Student rotarians’ final meeting 5/8. We have a RYLA participant this year.

Background checks: Gus Willman is our contact. Email: guswillman@inchecksolutions.com

Karla is with new family, the Kravens. She will be participating in pounding pavement for Polio event at TRICON.

 

Grants: 3 applications came in, Marc center, Library and Mount Horeb EMT.

 

The club has a benefactor, a former youth exchange participant, and Mount Horeb rotarian has gifted $10,000 to our Rotary club with the intention that the funds be used for our club, Rotary or Rotary International for Youth, or leadership purpose. These funds will eventually reside at

Rotary Foundation account where they will generate interest.

 

Shawn: 4th quarter dues email was sent out. Quick books statements showing account activities in a statement.

 

EREY reminder, your contribution to Rotary International helps the club qualify for matching grants. Each member is being asked to donate $100 annually which can be made in installments, or a lump sum. A link to Rotary International is found on our ClubRunner home page. 

 

DEI question was raised concerning the club having some sort of financial aid for club dues, or other expenses to help bring in members who want to participate in Rotary but may not have the means to do so.

 

Peggy: Friends of Rotary are people who help with our events. It is a mailing list we have been building to the community to encourage involvement, as well as our facebook page.

 

Next week Maddi Oimoen will be our guest speaker from the high school music program.

 

Meeting adjourned 12:59