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BJ Chrisler gave us an overview of how best to deal with funerals and funeral preparations. Comparing the personal loss of a friend or family member with the nation’s loss on 9/11, he walked us through a series of stages … when and how did we hear of the loss, how do you gather together with other mourners, building a celebration of the life of the deceased. The guiding principle is what’s easiest for the surviving family. Putting an intentional plan in place is always better than being forced to make decisions while still in shock or in mourning.
As part of the board’s initiative to simplify the Treasurer’s responsibilities and provide more insight into the financial statements, the club’s board of directors approved transitioning QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online, establishing an audit committee, and hiring Sandy Gruber, a bookkeeper. The bookkeeper’s responsibilities will mainly be to process transactions in QuickBooks, including sending invoices to club members. The treasurer will issue checks, create
the budget and review the financial statements. Sandy works out of her home and also maintains records for other nonprofit organizations so we think she is a good fit for our club. She started training with John Olsen in October. Sandy has served as the administrative office for the Wisconsin Chapter of the Risk Management Association for several years, an organization in which Derek Moehring has been active for many years. She also serves other Midwest chapters of the RMA. Sandy lives in rural Spring Green. We’re hoping she will be able to attend one of our Club meetings in the not-too-distant future, so you will have an opportunity to meet her. Our initial estimate is that Sandy will spend about ten hours per quarter supporting our Club. Her billing rate is $20 per hour, so the estimated cost will be about $800 per year. At the same time, in accordance with the club bylaws, an audit committee was established with Derek Moehring as chair. The audit committee will establish procedures to perform an in-depth review of the books and records. They will have access to QuickBooks and will be able to review activity. With the hiring of a bookkeeper, we wanted to retain control of the cash and bank accounts with a club member.
The High School’s Fall Play is 40 Plays in 80 Minutes, and it features an appearance by our inbound student from Nigeria, Goodness Otun. Remaining performances are Thurs-Sat Nov 1-3 at 7
We’ll be needing some Board members come July 1 of next year. We need to get them announced and confirmed before the end of this year. We’re looking for members in International Service, Community Service, Club Service, and Vocational Service, as well as a President-Elect. Extend your service to your Club and learn the details of how we do all the good things we do. Talk to President Matt Loch or President-Elect Dawn Frank for details. Rotary: Making a Difference.
This is a new club, and they are getting to work...about 35 members, they have raised about $3,000 towards a goal of $3,500 for a well in Liberia. They have plans for another well fundraiser.
I am our Club liaison to the Middleton HS Interact Club that we co-sponsor with the Madison West Club. This is a great opportunity for us to plant some Rotary seeds for the future. These kids need and want to volunteer, so please let me know if you have a project they could volunteer for, so we can start helping and building a relationship with this Club.
Jim Olmsted has taken over scheduling speakers for our Club. If you have some specific program suggestions or topics you’d like to hear about, contact Jim at jolmsted7562@gmail.com.
If you have something you think should go into our weekly Bulletin, Please include the phrase ‘FOR THE BULLETIN’ in your subject line and send it to me at jack46ferreri@gmail.com
Members recently received the following email from RI. It bears reprinting in our Bulletin:
Rotary recently learned that scammers have created multiple communication and social media accounts that impersonate RI President Barry Rassin, RI President-elect Mark Maloney, General Secretary John Hewko and perhaps other Rotary leaders. The communication accounts include or involve email, WhatsApp and Viber. The social media accounts have been on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
These are not authentic Rotary communications. They are phishing and spoofing attempts to obtain money and personal information. The perpetrators may attempt to convince Rotary members to send funds to support alleged Rotary causes.money and personal information. The perpetrators may attempt to convince Rotary members to send funds to support alleged Rotary causes.
Nov 2 (3-6pm). The Watertown Rotary Club is having its 11th Annual Craft Beer, Wine and Cheese Tasting. Enjoy over 50 different beers, 20 wines, and cheese to pair them with. A silent auction, live auction and a 50/50 raffle will be available as well. The cost is $40, incl a souvenir pint glass. See website for tickets.
May 17-19 2019. RYLA at Upham Woods, Wisconsin Dells
