From: Barber Agency
[barberins@casscomm.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 5:44
PM
To: MAX MIDDENDORF
Subject: Rotary Board Meeting
8-7-07
ROTARY BOARD MEETING OF TUESDAY, AUG. 7, 2007
AIRSMAN-HIRES FUNERAL HOME
NOON
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: PRES. RANDY HIRES, PRES.
ELECT DEBBIE DUGAN, CONNIE SCHROEDER, MAX MIDDENDORF, JAN BLEICH, AND PAST PRES.
ANNA REVIS. ALSO PRESENT WERE NON BOARD MEMBERS CHUCK BARBER, SEC. AND
ROBERTA SIMPSON-DOLBEARE, TREAS.
ABSENT: BRANDON GERARD
PRESIDENT RANDY CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT
12:07PM AND REQUESTED THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING OF JUNE 7,2007.
MINUTES WERE APPROVED AS READ.
TREASURERS REPORT INDICATED A COMPLETE REPORT WOULD
BE FORTHCOMING NEXT MONDAY SO AN AUDIT CAN BE PERFORMED BY THE AUDIT
COMMITTEE.
THE FALL COLOR DRIVE NEXT YEAR WILL HAVE ROVING
REPORTERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY WHO WILL INTERVIEW, LIVE, ANY VENDORS WHO HAVE
ARRANGED TO BUY TIME FROM ROTARY.
THE COMMUNITY CENTER REQUESTED FUNDS FOR THE
IMPROVEMENTS THEY HAVE MADE IN AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING. CENTRAL UNITS
HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. RANDY WOULD CHECK TO SEE HOW MUCH THEY WOULD LIKE TO
HAVE.
THE CLUB RECEIVED $200 FROM CARGILL AND IT WAS
ASKED TO BE EARMARKED FOR THE LOCAL BOY SCOUTS.
PRES. RANDY WANTS TO START "THIS WEEK AT ROTARY" IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE LOCAL MEDIA.
TOMORROW WILL SEE THE CONCLUSION OF OUR
LITERACY PROJECT IN WHICH WE WILL PRESENT A CHECK FOR $1000 TO JOHN WOOD
COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO ASSIST THEM IN BRINGING AN ENHANCEMENT TO THEIR LITERACY
PROGRAM CONNIE SCHROEDER WROTE A GRANT REQUEST TO ROTARY DISTRICT 6460 AND
IT WAS GRANTED. WE PUT $500 WITH THE DISTRICT $500 TO MAKE THE $1000 TO
HELP THOSE WHO HAVE DIFFICULTY OR ARE COMPLETELY UNABLE TO READ. THE
GOAL IS TO HAVE PEOPLE BECOME PROFICIENT ENOUGH TO PASS THEIR GED
TEST.
CONNIE SCHROEDER INDICATED WE NEED TO HAVE A
DEDICATION CEREMONY FOR OUR NEW ROTARY GARDEN AT ILLINI COMMUNITY
HOSPITAL. OCTOBER 17 WAS REQUESTED BECAUSE THAT IS THE DATE OUR DISTRICT
GOVERNOR, RON RIGGENS, WILL BE HERE FOR HIS OFFICIAL VISIT. THIS IS TRULY
A BEAUTIFUL SPOT AND THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW IT EXEMPLIFIES THE ROTARY MOTTO OF
"SERVICE ABOVE SELF".
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 12:43PM
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
CHUCK BARBER, SEC
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