Today was a Zoom meeting with 25 people on line. After some conversations President Ralph Witcher opened the meeting at 7:30 A.M.
GUEST ON LINE:
Capt. Nick Millward, Rotary Peace Fellowship winner calling in from Japan;.
HAPPY DOLLARS AND COMMENTS:
Murtaza Jaffer was on as he drove the EBC vehicle making deliveries. First he was going for his second covid19 shot, about which he was happy.
Ralph Witcher said that he wanted to go with Murtaza.
Halyna Stegura said that she received her vaccinations while in Florida.
John Scott called in from his car as he dropped off his child at school.
Gail Micca, still in Fargo, N.D., almost slept in this morning because of the alarm clock setting.
Ron Coleman, the Hat Cat, has switched hats to a Springtime version.
Halyna Stegura thanks Rotarians for their support after the death of her sister.
Murtaza Jaffer was happy to be wearing his End Polio Rotary shoes today.
Gail Micca is happy that she has arranged for the Mother of the family that she and we help to receive a complete dental repair of her bad teeth, probably caused by her cancer bearing child. Gail is trying to raise the $3,000 for this -- donations are welcome.
Amir Famili is happy that he finally is getting some chickens and a chicken coop. He just got a permit and went shopping.
OPENING:
Pres. Ralph gave a very nice invocation. Then he led us in the Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S.
CELEBRATION DATES:
Pres. Ralph displayed the list of April members and their celebration dates. We applauded.
PROJECTS:
Pres. Ralph said the STEM YEA program was approved by the Board and we will contribute $1,500. Gwenn Carr is our leader for this.
Amir Famili said that Habitat for Humanity still needs volunteer painters on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Jean Masiko needs volunteers for the Kingdom Life Food Center distribution on Saturday April 24.
Pres. Ralph said that AW Rotarians have done well in the D7430 S.T.A.R.T. program. We have added 9 new members so far. They have to attend the April 6 virtual Orientation.
ANNUAL D7430 CONFERENCE:
There will be a virtual Tri-District Conference starting April 30 with a $25 per person registration fee.
WELCOME GUESTS:
Chair Tom Friday extended a welcome to our guests on line with us today. He encourages us all to invite guests to join our meetings.
Pres. Ralph again said “The world needs more Rotarians.”
FOUR WAY TEST:
Pres. Ralph showed a musical video and then the four test items. He noted that Gail Micca’s support of the local family is beneficial to all.
APPALACHIAN TRAIL D7430 FUNDRASER:
PDG Herb Klotz’s AWRC plan to sponsor Herb’s final 110 mile trek as a fundraiser for TRF Annual Fund has been expanded to be a district-wide event. See separate article.
KINGDOM LIFE FOOD CENTER NEEDS YOU:
Jean Masiko says that the dates for the next six months of Food Bank Distribution at Kingdom Life Family Center are: SATURDAYS
April 24 May 15 June 12
July 17 Aug 14 Sept 11
YOUR SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES:
Service Chair, Gail Micca, asks that you take a look at this section on the left side of this bulletin. New ones:
Painting project at Lehigh Valley Zoo, TBD
STATUS OF MORNING MEETINGS:
The AWRC B.O.D. has suspended all AWRC face-to-face meetings until further notice. Zoom meetings are now scheduled for each Wednesday at 7:30 A.M.
NEXT MORNING MEETING:
Wednesday April 7, 2021 starting at 7:30 a.m. We will use Zoom to meet. Our program will be Rosyln Kubo, Exe Dir, Family Promise(Lehigh Valley) to provide an Overview of Family Promise.
STATUS OF THURSDAY EVENING MEETING:
No Thursday evening meetings are planned until after the pandemic..
PROGRAM:
Pres. Ralph Witcher began this YTD Business Meeting by asking our AWRC Service Chairs to report.
Treasurer --- Chris Blechschmidt
Using a series of slides and pie charts Chris reviewed the accounting structure of our RC finances. All the bills are paid, and we have about $14,000 aside to pay for next year’s projects so far.
We still have money in the two snack pack accounts, thanks to the support of Second Harvest and the produce from our own community garden.
Our AWRC Reserve account which is a cushion for unanticipated expenses, is at $42,000. 10% of all net funds raised goes into this Reserve. And each year 5% of its balance is moved into the Operating Foundation account.
Chris said that each year we send $25 per member to the RI Annual Fund. This keeps the club at a 100% E.R.E.Y. level.
Service Projects Chair -- Gail Micca
Gail reviewed the many service projects we make happen throughout the year. She noted that some RCs are shut down because of covid19. But not AWEC!
Gail noted the 300 lbs of produce that Amir delivers to the Lowhill Food pantry regularly. We still have regular snack packs, now assembled mostly be AW Rotarians. We distribute food for Parkland C.A.R.E.S. and LCCC.
Gail noted the $1,000 grant we got for Meals on Wheels, and the donation we made to Community Bike Works. And AW Rotarians are helping distribute food for the Kingdom Life program.
Gail said that the Second Harvest support has reduced our snack costs just when we needed it. And she quickly ran through some slides of the upcoming larger Garden Project being proposed.
Membership -- Tom Friday
Tom said that since July 1, 2020 we have lost 3 members and have added 9 new members. This takes us to 67 Active members right now. He expects we will receive cash from the D7430 START program.
Tom also announced that AWRC will be a “test” RC as part of a Zone 32 Metrics study program with Herb Klotz.
Fundraising -- Len Salines
Len said that they are planning to hold a fundraiser yet thus RY.
Len is looking for a few additional members who might be interested in joining the AW Rotary Fundraising committee for planning upcoming events .
Public Image Report -- Marlene Heller
My responsibilities are keeping the website up to date, getting fresh content on our Facebook page, and assisting the club with other communications.
I also work on the District level: I proofread the bimonthly newsletter for Sharon Rittenhouse, and compile a column for it based on what shows up on the District 7430 CAREmongers page on Facebook. I am also on the District’s Public Image team, where we are currently working on the president’s challenge. I am also on the Marketing Team for the Tri-District Conference.
Secretary -- John Scott
John reviewed a whole lot of duties of our Club Secretary as the position has evolved. One is that he writes and publishes the minutes of our monthly AW Board meetings.
Another function that takes John’s time is continuously updating the ClubRunner database about our members. He noted that other AW Rotarians are doing the weekly Newsletter and the Social media work -- in some RCs this falls to the Secretary.
John also tracks attendance, prepares new member packets, and secures various awards we give. And he plans to store club documents using Google store. And he plans to update the AW Strategic Plan.
John is our Purple Pinkie D7430 5K Race Director. There will be a race in Schnecksville on October 16, 2021. A real race, guys.
CLOSING:
Pres Ralph led us in the saying “One profits most who serves best.”
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