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We would like to thank everyone who helped make our Holiday Program such a heart-warming and delightful event.
Special thanks to our performers who shared their talent with us: Miya and Leo Servais, Tessa, Annabelle and Roman Parrish, Maya Chilcote, Allie Schlicht and Nola Dienger Hanson, Madeline, Isabella and Sophia Masewicz, Inga Rottmann (our exchange student), Riley Horn and the Central High School Choir directed by Mike Esser.
Thank you to Dean Dickinson for organizing our Christmas Program, to Al Louis for the Hanukkah Reflection and Linda Zoerb for donating the poinsettias.
November is Foundation Month. This is the time to renew your pledges to the Rotary Foundations for 2020 & 2021. You recently received a letter and personal pledge form either at a Rotary Meeting or by mail. We are asking you to return your pledge form by December 31st.
If you do not return the form we will assume that you will be pledging the same as 2019. If you do not have a pledge form on file from 2019, Lyn sent an email out to you with a pledge form attached asking you to fill out and return. If you can not pledge at this time, just check that box and return to Lyn. We would like to have a form on file for all so we know you were given the opportunity to support the Foundations.
Those that pledge $100 or more to the Rotary International Polio Fund during this enrollment period will be given matching points, thanks to a number of generous Rotarians in our club. This means if you pledge $100 to PP you will be given 100 points, $200 you will be given 200 points. We have over $10,000 pledged to Polio Plus so far!
If you have any questions, contact rotarylax@charter.net.
This year you are given the opportunity to make your Rotary Foundation INTERNATIONAL pledge through Rotary Direct. You can enroll online at www.rotary.org/give. If you give to both the Annual Fund-Share (funds come back to our District for grants) and Polio Plus you may need to fill out the form twice. If you decide to give online - please NOTE that on your pledge form so that I don't bill you on your invoice in January.
The Nomination Committee presented to membership on Thursday, December 12th the 2020-21 Club Board and Rotary Works Foundation Board representatives. The nominations will be presented and voted on at our annual meeting on January 16th.Link to Nominations.
Our annual meeting is our GAME SHOW meeting....if you are interested in volunteering for an opportunity to be a contestant on Rotary Price is Right on January 16th or donate a prize, please contact Sarah at sarendt@digisage.com
Congratulations to Inga who won the marble raffle last week!
Please note: Raffle, Fines, Birthday, Anniversaries and Scooters are all donations that will go to the club If you are making a donation and would like it to go to the Rotary Works Foundation or Rotary International Foundation, we ask that you write a check to the Foundation of your choice.
ROTARY ATTENDANCE December 5th - 52% December 12th -56% December 19th - 59%
Rotary Attendance policy is to attend or makeup at least 50% of the club meetings They can be done by: • Attending regular club meetings • Making up meetings at other Rotary Clubs ( which includes E-Clubs) • Engaging in club projects/events/fellowship/board meetings. Make ups can be made up anytime during the year.
100% Attendance Winners July - Jim Salmo August - Dan Howes September - Kenna Christians October - Kenna Christians
Associate Membershipis a program to recruit younger members, millennials, to membership. Associate Membership is available to anyone who is proposed for membership who is 35 years of age or less. Associate membership will end when that member reaches the age of 38. They would pay for dues and $100 for meals per quarter no matter how many meetings they attend that quarter.
Corporate Membership is a program to allow multiple employees of a business Rotary participation under one primary membership. Each corporate membership is limited to a three-year term. After the three-year corporate membership term, the individuals are required to become individual members. View Corporate Membership Policy.
Family Membershipis a program to allow a second individual Rotary participation under one primary membership. View Family Membership Policy.
Honorary Membership is offered to members who have distinguished themselves by meritorious service in the furtherance of Rotary ideals.Unlike other membership categories that can be requested by the member, Honorary Membership is bestowed upon a member by election from the Board of Directors. View Honorary Membership Policy.
Excused Membership is offered to members if the aggregate of the member’s years of age and years of membership in one or more clubs is 85 years or more, the member has been a member of one or more clubs for at least 20 years, and the member has notified the club's secretary in writing of the member’s desire to be excused from attendance and the board has approved. Excused Members will pay the quarterly dues and only for meals when they attend a meeting.
Membership Proposals....we will no longer ask for three references when you propose a new member. This was a criteria that our club had set not RI. This will help us process new members into our club more efficiently. You can access the membership proposal form online, under the Club Information site page.
If you would like to volunteer for Rotarians in the News, be a greeter, a hospitality greeter, raffle ticket seller, scrip seller or announce guests, you can email the Monthly Duty Roster Coordinator that are listed above....just click on their name. If you would like to give your classification talk please contact Program Committee Chair Sarah Arendt-Beyer.
