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Business Meeting tonight. Dictionary Project: Wednesday (January 25) is "Marathon Day" at West Irondequoit. Schedule is: 1. Listwood 8:45-9:15 2. Colebrook 9:30-10:00 3. Briarwood 10:16-10:46 4. Seneca 11:20-11:50 5. Southlawn 12:20-12:50 6. Brookview 1:45-2:15 Senior Parties: The Valentine's Party at the Legacy at Cranberry Landing is on Wednesday, February 8 starting at 6:30pm. Please arrive at 6:15 to set up. We will need to wear masks upon entering but can remove them when we are in the dining room. Entertainment will be provided by Rotary's own musicians! We will serve refreshments, cookies, soda, and candy. There are between 20-30 residents expected to attend. The St. Patrick's Day Party at St. Ann's is scheduled for Wednesday, March 15. No time set but probably 6:30 or 7:00. Jamison Irish Dance School has been hired to perform. We have been asked to not provide any refreshments because the residents will be masked and the staff does not want them to be removed to eat anything. We will substitute green beads and carnations for the residents. As we get closer to the date, BJ Cunningham will get an update on any Covid protocols in place for us. Membership: Lori Martinez has applied for Membership! Lori is a past member of Rochester Latino & Northwest Rotary Clubs. Lori is a Care Manager at Rochester Regional Health and a great singer who led the meeting in song tonight. Welcome Lori! Winterfest: Lynn Wozniak and Bob Spatola have done the planning for our club to serve hot cocoa at the Irondequoit Winterfest this Saturday (Jan. 21). Need "muscles" around 10am at Bishop Kearney to help heat up all the hot cocoa which will then be delivered to the town hall. Need volunteers to help serve the cocoa in the Winterfest tent - be there around 10:30 as the festival starts at 11am. Expect to serve 1200 cups of hot cocoa. Club Leadership: 2023/24 Rotary Theme is "Creating Hope in the World". Our Club Leadership nominations were made: President- Dan Dwyer, President-Elect - Greg Blair, Secretary - Lily Lynch, Treasurer - Lynn Wozniak. Congrats to all who have stepped up to lead our club next year! President-Elect training from District 7120 is March 17 & 18th. Interact: The Interact Club meets twice a month. Next meeting is with Jennifer Johnson & Jeff DiVeronica to talk about community support. There are roughly 12 students active in the club. The club will assist at Winterfest and is planning to do the Polar Plunge. Strategic Plan/ Capital Project: Strategic planning group met recently and has compiled a list of action items to determine community needs by talking with community leaders. Club members also identified some possibilities: walking trail at Durand Eastman Park, bike trails, Ukraine assistance, help for homeless... Big ideas are welcome! Hope is to identify a project very soon. Polar Plunge: Bring $ next week to support President Kim & Lily Lynch! District Grant: our project for this year's District Grant is to provide cellphones, computers, and training to Afghan refugees (Keeping Our Promise organization). Project is underway and needs to complete by May to have all expenses in this Rotary year. Thanks to Tom Kosanke for managing this project. Treasurer's Report: Finances are in very good shape. Treasurer Jason Miller has developed a very professional accounting system. Discussion around moving more money to the Capital Project will be reviewed at next Board meeting. Committees should get to Jason any changes for budget money required before end of June. Lots of discussion regarding the transparency needed on Pasta Dinner money sitting in Irondequoit Rotary Foundation. The Foundation board has sole responsibility to the use of this money which must follow the Foundation charter. |
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