Reminder - Meeting, Thursday, May 2 - 7:00 AM at Stevies Cafe and our Cinco De Mayo celebration at 6:00 pm at the RL Curling Club!
This week Ken P. hosts - and we will discuss any outstanding business and provide an opportunity for you to drop off your donated bottle, if you cannot make the Cinco De Mayo celebration on Thursday night.
Last week we had some very good discussion on furthering our Membership process - look for an opportunity to help at a workshop to help finalize the update on our membership handbook and process.
We also reviewed updates on a couple of new fund raiser/activity functions we are looking at for this next year (Bourbon Tasting and a Polar Plunge). When a bit more information is finalized the groups working on them will bring them to the club for a final acceptance vote.
We had a request for Golf for a Cure - and had a motion and second to support $100 for this. We have typically done this in the past and everyone is supportive of this organization as all of the money stays in to support our county. (Motion made by Trudy, seconded by Ana, 100% support).
Mike VG and Heather Bonneville provided a presentation at the Noon Club meeting in support of the NEGU project (Never Ever Give Up - Joy Bucket construction). There appeared to be good support from noon club members and we shared the desire to do a joint project on this - so we will wait to see what more specific thoughts are from noon club members. We had good support with 5 of us in attendance.
Most current financial report -
Admin. $8754.75
Activity $1797.76
OLD BUSINESS:
Childrens Safety Fair is coming up on Saturday, May 18 at Maranatha Church from 10-1. Please see Jeremy or Clare for helping out! All volunteers welcome!
Reminder - This Thursday at 6:00 pm is our Cinco De Mayo celebration!!
We are starting to get some outside numbers in....remember this is a club social fundraiser. Please join us and bring your significant others and friends! We are asking all club members to donate a bottle of something for our spin the bottle game. Please drop it off in the morning or at any time after 3:30 pm at the curling club. It is popular game ($5 a spin) and the bottle can be anything from a nice liquor to ketchup - be creative people! Also, if you would like to donate something for a silent auction or bag raffle that would be great. If you can RSVP (and haven't already) please let me, Monika or Kathy R know. Thanks!!
A couple of ideas for programs (if you need one) are: Dana Nelson (director@svdpricelake.org), Director of St. Vincent De Paul on what is happening there and at Pauls Pantry. Also, Candace Falk, from the noon Rotary Club went to Guatamala for Rotary and has a prepared presentation.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
Childrens Safety Fair - Sat. May 18, 10 - 1 pm. Maranatha Church
Ruby's Pantry - Sat. June 15, 7:00 am
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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May 2- Cinco De Mayo (Dos) Celebration. 6:00 pm at Rice Lake Curling Club
May 9 - Kathy R.
May 16 - Jason S. This meeting will be held at the Curling Club - 7:00 AM
May 23 - Dean S. - Foundation Celebration
May 30 - Jim S.
June 6 - Ana TS
June 13 - Mike VG
June 20 - BJ Williams
June 27 (Need to decide social activity, transfer of the gavel and do we want to meet on July 3)
July 3
Please be sure to let me know as soon as you have a program set up so if can be added to our schedule. If you need a zoom link please let Trudy/Joe E. know that as well. Thanks!
Rotary - A community of ordinary people banding together to accomplish extraordinary things.
Respectfully Submitted by:
Trudy Kroeger
Trivia Question: What does Cinco de Mayo actually celebrate?
SOURCE: INSTAGRAM
We celebrate it a lot more in the States than even the Mexicans of Puebla. Extra trivia points for you: Mexican Independence Day is celebrated on Sept. 16.
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