Rotary Club Directors in Action - February 2016

Posted by Sandy Naragon 
on Feb 10, 2016
 
The Board of Directors for the Rotary Club of Akron met on February 9th.  President Sandy Naragon reported on the following items:
 
  • The Club is very close to qualifying to receive the President’s Citation from Rotary International for reaching is 2015-16 goals.  One that needs work is having at least 50% of our Rotarians register for “My Rotary” at www.rotary.org.
  • If the Rotary Club of Akron wants to be involved in the Four Way Test Speech Contest, now is the time to solicit candidates.  Scholarship Chair Terry Dalton reported that the best chance of getting participation from the schools would be to promote at the same time the scholarship information is sent to them.  He believes we would be hard pressed to get this organized for the 2016 contest.  Sandy Naragon offered to Chair this program in 2017.  She will solicit committee members in the Fall.
  • A membership survey will be launched electronically to all Akron Rotarians.  In addition, table focus groups will be held at an upcoming lunch.
  • Differences in the lunch counts have been remedied. 
  • Directors accepted resignations from several Rotarians who are unable to continue membership due to job changes or who have not responded to outreach.
Highlights from committee reports are below:
 
Jeff Sitz and Julie Brandle were extremely proud to report that the Chili Open was once again a huge success.  Initial numbers are coming in at $215,000.  Wayne Homes has pledged to make sure the $225,000 goal is met.  Directors congratulated Jeff, Julie, the committee and Camp Staff for their outstanding work.
 
Directors approved four new Rotarians presented by the Membership Committee Chair Steve Shechter:  Ken Babby, James Durr, Helen Farmer, and Bill Lowry, Jr. These candidates will now be presented to the full club for consideration.
 
The Rotary Cares Committee shared that former Rotarian Gene Fiocca’s wife Ann passed away.  Private services were held.  The committee will send a sympathy card. 
 
Bill Manby reported that the Rotary International Foundation Committee will be honoring eight new Paul Harris Fellows at the March 1st meeting.  Rotarians interested learning more about the recognition or in joining the PHF Lottery should call or email Bill. 
 
Also on March 1st, Jack Harig will share the exciting details of the Centennial Celebration of the Rotary International Foundation being held in October, 2016.
 
Finally, Directors discussed the need to find a chair and additional mentors to guide Akron’s new Rotarians.  Having a functioning and effective mentoring program will lead to better retention and happier, more engaged Rotarians!  President Naragon will be spearheading the search for leadership and mentors. 
 
 
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