Executive

• Gil has agreed to act as President for the upcoming year.
  • Gil has already been taking President elect training courses. “Apparently you can teach an old dog new tricks”!
• We have a very eager Assistant Governor this year.
• Our club still needs a treasurer. We are looking for volunteers.
• Brenda has agreed to fill the role of President Elect. As such she will be working closely with Gil over the coming term.

Financial Report

• Drag Races have been cancelled for this year (One of our major sources of income).
• Adventures in Citizenship are asking if we will donate the monies we already paid for the (now cancelled) program. A portion of those monies are already non-refundable.
• We have not been paying rent at the Masonic Lodge.
• Our balances are healthy at present.
• We want to do something for the community around COVID.
  • How much of our finances can we utilize?
  • We can utilize Bingo funds for the Food Bank.
• We should do some sort of needs assessment.
• Kim: Likes the idea of providing iPads to palliative patients to connect with loved ones.

Rotary COVID Grant Program

• The district will provide matching funds in $2,000 chunks up to a total of $10,000.
• Grants are also available.
• Gil has been certified to apply for grants.
• We can apply for grants this year to receive next year.

Community Support

• Strike a committee to research local needs.
  • Jenna, Dave, and Douglas volunteered.
• If any Rotarians have any insight into community needs at this time, they are asked to call or email Douglas.

Scheduled Events

• Drag Races are cancelled
• Pride committee will be looking to see if they can do something late in the year (September?).
• Golf Tournament.
  • We will be lucky if we can hold it.
  • Businesses are hurting. If tournament is a go we can not ask for donations and instead use it as free advertising for those business that have been supportive with us in the past. (At our cost)
  • Linda has declined to assist this year.

Meeting Schedule

• We do not plan on renting the Masonic Lodge for the foreseeable future.
  • Gil will contact the Lodge and advise them of our situation/decision.
• We will continue to hold weekly meetings for the present time, subject to ongoing reassessment.
• Due to conflicting schedules, next week we will hold the meeting on Wednesday May 6, at 7 pm.

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