ROTARY CLUB OF URBANA

Board of Directors Meeting

April 4, 2006

The Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Urbana met at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, April 4, 2006 in the meeting room of the Urbana Country Club.  Those present were: President Nancy Quisenberry, President Elect Michael Murphy, Vice-President Deborah Rugg, Secretary Kermit Harden, Treasurer Thomas Brown, Directors Deborah Day, Loren Bode, Tom Conry and Ray Elliott.  Those absent were:  Past President Joe Rank, Directors Vickie Mayes and Diana Williams.  Also attending was Dana Mancuso from the Urbana Park District.

MINUTES:

It was moved by Loren Bode and seconded by Deborah Rugg that the minutes of the meeting held on March 7, 2006 be approved as presented.  Motion carried.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT:

President Quisenberry introduced Dana Mancuso, a representative from the Urbana Park District to give information about an upcoming event.  She stated that the Urbana Park District will be celebrating its 100th Anniversary on October 9, 2007.  To commemorate this anniversary the District is planning to hold a series of events which will involve the whole community of Urbana.  A Chautauqua Committee is being formed to plan a program to be presented during the celebration. It is the goal of the District to raise approximately $50,000 to support the various activities.  While the planning for this celebration is in the very early stages, it is apparent there will be a need for many volunteers and Ms. Mancuso extended an invitation to the Urbana Rotary Club to become a valuable assistant in these endeavors.  Her mission today was to alert the Club to the event and to urge it to consider offering to help. 

President Quisenberry announced  the nominations for the various awards which are given by the Club and the District were being prepared.  She also reminded everyone about the upcoming District Conference which will be held in Decatur.  Registration forms will be included in the Repartee.

PRESIDENT ELECT’S REPORT:

President Elect Murphy announced the various clubs in the area are sponsoring a trip to a St. Louis Cardinal Baseball Game on July 15.  More details will be available in the near future.  He also stated that the Champaign Club will be celebrating its 90th birthday on February 9, 2007.

SECRETARY’S REPORT:

Secretary Harden announced the membership of the club was 115 and the percentage of attendance for the last month was 76%.   In addition two new members have been proposed and approved for membership by the Membership Committee.  It was moved by Tom Conry and seconded by Ray Elliott that K. C. Ting (sponsored by Roscoe Pershing) and Steven Amjad (sponsored by Paul Luedtke) be invited to join the club.  Motion carried.

Secretary Harden stated he had received a copy of the credentials for the club’s delegate to the International Convention in Copenhagen  A delegate needs to be selected and approved by the Board.  After a brief discussion, it was moved by Deborah Rugg and seconded by Deborah Day that President-Elect Michael Murphy be appointed the club’s delegate and allowed to cast the two votes which the club has been allotted.  Motion carried.

TREASURER’S REPORT:

Treasurer Brown presented the financial reports for the month.  He noted that it appeared the club would overspend some of the line items in the budget but the total expenditures for the club will still be within the budget.  He suggested that there will be some major changes in some line items for next year since the club will no longer be printing and mailing the Repartee.  The financial reports were accepted as presented.

OLD BUSINESS:

President Quisenberry announced that the GSE Team will be in the District the last week in April.  However, the team will not make an official visit to our club.  Donald Wendel will be hosting a luncheon at Krannert for any members who wish to attend and meet the Team.  Members desiring to do this should make a reservation with Don.

A Life Long Achievement Award, the New Rotarian of the Year Award, the Rotarian of the Year Award and the Urbana High School Vocational Awards will be made during the month of May.  The precise schedule has not been confirmed but the dates will be announced in the Repartee.

ADJOURNMENT:

The meeting adjourned at 11:30 AM.  The next Board Meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 2, 2006.

Respectfully submitted: