Posted on Jun 28, 2019
Outgoing President Matt Loch’s presentation:
 
Rotary International President Barry Rassin’s Theme “Be the inspiration”
My Personal Theme: “Do good in the world… Do good in the community… Do good in myself
 
INTERNATIONAL
•    International Avenue of Service – focus on youth
o  Inbound exchange student - Goodness Otun
o  Commitment to fund inbound students through FY 2021-22
•    Heritage projects: Orphan Train, Polio Plus, Shelter Box & Feed My Lambs
•    A last-minute call to arms from Downtown Rotary for Ghana project
•    Tireless advocacy by Nancy for Guatemalan midwives’ project
o  District matching grant -$2K
o  Rotary Global Grant approaching $100K
•    Club member commitment to needs in Haiti & Guatemala
 
COMMUNITY
•    Area food banks & River Food event
•    Habitat for Humanity donation & workday
•    Highway clean up
•    High school focus: Middleton Interact, RYLA & scholarship recipients
•    Jefferson Middle School
o  Funding important needs
o  Boots on the ground & teacher luncheon
•    Lussier Community Education Center
 
FUNDRAISING
•    Glorious golf outing
•    A successful season of Basketball Slam
•    Hefty Horse Driving Trial proceeds
•    Marvelous McAdow Miles monies
•    Profitable Pigskin Payoff to offset Meister Meter
•    Neat new opportunity with Good Neighbor Fest bingo
•    We heard you: more focus on fun/fundraising from outside the club
 
MEMBER ENGAGEMENT SURVEY
•    Entertaining and engaging speakers
•    Secured a formal arrangement with Zor
•    Revamping our weekly club meeting set up
•    Developed presidential succession bench strength
o  Dawn Frank, Steve Aune & Ruth Domack
•    Recruited four first time board members –
o  Barry, Denny, Kevin & Sundar
 
YOUR BOARD
•    President, Dawn Frank
•    President-Elect, Steve Aune
•    Treasurer, Rich Cooper
•    Secretary, Jack Ferreri
•    Club Service – Mary Ruth Marks & Kevin Moran
o  Membership & Fund Raising
•    Community – Patrick Rees & Barry Pace
•    International – Dick Murray & Sundar Baladhandapani
•    Vocational – Deb Dieter & Denny Zitnak