July 7, 2016
VISITING ROTARIANS AND GUEST
Patti Burns wife of Doug Burns
CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thank you to everyone that participated in our first service project of the year Burn your Buns! This year they had around 300 riders!
July 18th 5:30pm first Board meeting at the home of Daniela an e-mail we be sent with directions.
FAMILY OF ROTARY –Please keep them in your prayers!
Jan Ricketts she was in a car accident and doing well.
Tony Westlake had surgery on his back yesterday and fingers crossed he is doing o.k.
Doris Lockey is home today having trouble with her back.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Jan Ricketts-Service-No Update
Shannon Salsbury-Membership-One new application. The application will be reviewed at the next Board meeting!
David Anderson-Administration/Programs-No Update
Deanna Voitle-Public Image-Rotary International is requesting clubs to revampthe look of the bulletin and Facebook pages by adding new colors and logos. Please log in, take a look. Please give Deanna any feedback and suggestions.
Chef Rick -New Generations-No update
Mike Berger-Polio Chair-One new case this week. Total cases in the world 18!
Gary M.-Foundation-No Update
Kris McBride-Memory Park-No Update
GOOD NEWS
Mike contributed for this being Audrey’s first meeting and he won Club level tickets to the Astor’s game and he is taking his grandson!
Don read a very nice thank you from the Scholarship recipient Tara Mehta. He also thanked everyone in the club for getting him in Rotary 30 years ago. Rotary has changed the way he does things!
Christina announced that grandchild nine and ten are coming to visit. She is a little nervous since the boy will be with her for two days and they are a little more difficult to handle. Also she announced her ex-husband Jack is going to need a Lung transplant and she learned that this is one of the more difficult transplants. He is 75 and doesn’t think it is going to happen, but miracles can happen. Please keep him in your prayers.
Jan announced that she made it through just a little bruised and sore. She finally got word back that the larger one bedroom is available to her, but she will have to be moved on July 25th. The good news is all she will have to do is pack.
Bill announced that everyone needs to pay attention to Entergy they are proposing seral routes that will affect us all. They are planning to input several 130 ft. powerlines. The routes that are being proposed are north of the Forest, 1097 across the lake and a few others. The routes will be determined when they vote in February. Bill will keep us posted on any new developments, but in the meantime please look into this matter.
GUEST SPEAKER
Audrey spoke with the club about her upcoming year as President and some of the new ideas and changes she would like to implement!
New Ideas and Meeting Changes
Share Rotary Moments and Discuss articles featured in the Rotarian magazine
Also she would like for our long term members to do a classification talk for the newer members. All in an effort to get us to know each other a little better!
She also wants us as a club to be more visible and get involved more in identifying the needs of the community. She is planning on adding a service project that will help families of school aged children and parting with Old Navy for us to take kids back to school shopping. Also she would like to have more evening socials at a member’s business or at a small/new business in the community. This will also help us to learn more about each other and our strengths.
The 2016-2017 Rotary Year
Rotary International President is John Germ and the theme this year is “Rotary Serving Humanity”. This is the 100th Anniversary of the Rotary Foundation and the year we could eradicate Polio.
Presidential Citations
Membership-We have been tasked with achieving a net gain of at least 1% in membership or maintain 100% retention. Also we must induct at least two new members under the age of 40 and have them create a profile in My Rotary.
Online Tool Adoption- We need to have at least 50% of our members identify their skills/interest in My Rotary. Post at least one initiative in the Rotary Showcase, have at least two members participate in discussion groups in My Rotary, and post a project that needs assistance in Rotary Ideas or contribute to a project in Rotary Ideas.
Humanitarian Service- Is going to be about us as a Club identifying the needs within the community by ensure at least one club member belongs to a Board-recognized by Rotarian Action group, Implement a project with one of Rotary service partners, establish a partnership with a Corp, Govt. Entity, or Non-Govt. organization, enhance a project scope an visibility by partnering with at least five other clubs, or have at least one member attend a grant management seminar.
Public Image-Host an event to inform the community about rotary, get local media to cover outstanding club projects, and involve local media with at least one club event.
New Generations-Sponsor an Interact and Rotaract Club, involve interactors and rotaracotors in club projects, sponsor a participant in RYLA, sponsor or host Youth Exchange Student, and have at least one member mentor a Rotaractor or Interactor.
Foundation-Support the foundation with at least $536, support the foundation with a contribution of $26.50 from each member goal $100 per member, attain a minimum annual fund contribution of $100 per capital, attain at least $2,650 in total giving to Polio Plus, and increase number of Benefactors by at least 1.
All information above from the slides and notes presented by Audrey Blevins -Winkle. A copy of the slides and notes can be found at the front table.
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The Rotary Club of Lake Conroe 
