Rotarians,
Great meeting last week. I think we had a new record of Zoomers at one point. It was a very timely and high quality program that no doubt would have been of interest to many community members. Zoom affords an extremely easy invitation and method of visiting the club for a program that a community member might find of particular interest. We also get a chance to see new faces and promote our club. Win-Win! I am calling on you Noon Rotarians to invite a guest to an upcoming meeting. Check out the program lineup at the end of the newsletter and think about those you interact with that might find the program interesting and informational.
This week’s announcements…
How and when will we return to meeting in person... If you have input on our return to in person meetings please take the time to fill out the survey that was e-mailed out via club runner this last week. If you missed it here is the link
Spring 2021 Meeting Survey. To those that have already filled it out, thank you! Please only fill it out once.
Monday marks the official annual Noon Rotary Foundation fund drive kickoff… We will be running our annual local foundation fund drive from March 1, 2021 – April 15, 2021. Please check your physical mailboxes in the upcoming week for mailers related. As WR Noon Rotarians we give to two (or more) funds, the Rotary International Annual Fund, and the local Noon Club Foundation. This fund drive is for our local foundation and the funds support the work our local foundation does. We ask for each member to give $250.00 if they can. Our biggest goal is that we get 100% participation. The Rotary International Annual Fund is our “Every Rotarian Every Year” giving of $100. We have shifted our fund drive and are asking that club members do their giving or decline in a timely manner. This giving sets the foundation budget for 2021-2022 Rotary Year.
Welcome Julie Strenn, President and CEO of the ODC is a new member… Julie was inducted at the meeting on February 22, 2021. We are excited to have her joining our club and look forward to her contributions in the future.
March 8, 2021 service social focused event will focus on fundraising and will be held over the regular noon hour… The fundraiser committee is interested in your feedback and ideas. We will be meeting over the regular noon hour time on the second Monday of March in lieu of an evening event or a traditional noon meeting. As a reminder we as a club were surveyed and felt collectively that we needed to support our internal fund drive for the foundation with a fundraiser. Our goal as a club is yet to have some version of a fund raiser this year. Join us on March 8.
When was the last time you asked a friend or business contact to join Rotary? It is part of your duty as a member of the club to help sustain the quality membership of the club. There are dozens of community members that have the same vision, the same giving sprit, and the same desire to get involved and better the community. They won’t join Rotary if you don’t ask. Who was the last person you asked or talked to about Rotary?
Area businesses wanted for a career fair on March 17… Lincoln’s College, Career & Volunteer Center, in collaboration with the United Way’s Youth Coalition, are hosting a Teen Job Fair on Wednesday, March 17. They are looking for businesses in the south Wood county area that would like to participate. It can be for part-time, full-time, or seasonal employment opportunities. For more details including how to sign up follow this link
Teen Career Fair or e-mail Emily Stieve – Academic and Career Planning Coordinator at LHS. emily.stieve@wrps.net
Welcome March Youth Rotars - Joining us from LHS we have Matthew Moyer, Bria Moore, and Kaitlyn Pyburn. As always make them feel welcome, help introduce them to what Rotary is and does. We are community role models.
Next Membership Committee Meeting – March 1, 2021 following the Noon Meeting. Same Zoom Link.
Fundraising committee Meeting – March 8, 2021 @ 12:00pm, weekly meeting Zoom Link.
Next Club Board Meeting – Friday, March 26, 2021 at 7:30am via Zoom.
Next Club Foundation Board Meeting – Friday March 18, 2021 at 8:00 AM via Zoom.
If any other committees would like their meeting times and dates posted in the ripples. Please e-mail them to Matt.
Unless posted as closed sessions these are always open meetings. Please reach out to the either board president for the meeting link if you wish to sit in.
Save the Date District conference – Virtual April 18-24, 2021
The Club Zoom Noon Meeting Zoom link will remain the same from now through June 30 - To this point we have had separate links each week. From this meeting forward the link will remain the same. It will continue to be sent out in the Weekly Ripples and on other various occasions for convenience however it will remain the same for all our Noon time meetings for the remainder of this Rotary Year.
