ROTARY CLUB OF URBANA
Board of Directors Meeting

February 7, 2006

The Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Urbana met at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, February 7, 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 Loren Bode, Tom Conry, Diana Williams and Vickie Mayes.  Also attending were PDG Paul Luedtke, Donald Mason and Michael Frerichs.  Those absent were Past President Joe Rank, Directors Ray Elliott and Deborah Day.

MINUTES:

It was moved by Deborah Rugg and seconded by Loren Bode that the minutes of the  meeting held on January 3, 2006 be approved as presented.  Motion carried.

PRESIDENT ELECT’S REPORT:

President Elect Michael Murphy reported on the meeting of the Presidents’ Council which was held this morning.  The Big Brothers and Big Sisters made a request for all the area Rotary Clubs to participate in its fund raising event entitled “Bowl For Kids” to be held on February 24-25.  The clubs were encouraged to form bowling teams to participate in this event.  President Quisenberry said she would announce the event to see if any of the Urbana Members would be interested.  She also added that the club would be involved in the Kids Learning for Life Project.

VICE-PRESIDENT’S REPORT:

Vice-President Deborah Rugg reported on the progress being made in scheduling programs for the remainder of the year.  There are only a few meetings where the program has not been acquired, but she feels confident the remaining slots will be filled in the very near future.

SECRETARY’S REPORT:

Secretary Kermit Harden reported the membership had dropped to 114 members.  There was a loss of five members at the end of January when the semi-annual dues were paid to Rotary International.

Roscoe Pershing has proposed Doris Wenzel as a new member.  Her membership application has been approved by the appropriate committees.  Kermit Harden moved and Vickie Mayes seconded a motion that she be admitted to membership.  Motion carried.

TREASURER’S REPORT:

Treasurer Thomas Brown presented the monthly financial reports.  After a brief discussion, the reports were accepted as presented.

DIRECTOR’S REPORTS:

Director Loren Bode reported the Sergeant At Arms Committee is short of members and the Chair has requested that there be additional members assigned to his committee.

Director Vickie Mayes reported the Martin Luther King Day Program was completed in a very successful manner with a very good attendance.  She also requested guidance on recruiting a candidate for the World Affairs Conference which will be held later in the year.  The recruiting for this student is usually assigned to a counselor at Urbana High School or at University High School with a recommendation that the Interact Club members be considered first.

Director Diana Williams reported the Committee had four nominees for a Lifetime Achievement Award and would welcome more nominees.  This selection will be made in the near future.  It is also time to be thinking about the nominees for the District and individual awards which are made near the end of the year.

PDG Paul Luedtke, Donald Mason and Michael Frerichs, members of the World Service Committee were present to present a project the Committee desires that the Club approve.

(Copy of the Project is attached to the official minutes)  Basically the project is a partnership with the Rotary Club of Blantyre, Malawi to construct at least 20 new shallow wells which will provide safe drinking water for approximately 5,000 people.

It is the goal of the committee to raise $13,800 from donations from the members of the six local Rotary Clubs.  If this is accomplished, matching funds from the District and Rotary International would provide a total of $34,500.  With these funds, it would be possible to construct 100 new wells serving 20,000 people.  After some discussion, it was moved by Deborah Rugg and seconded by Vickie Mayes that the Urbana Rotary Club approve its part of the project for an amount that would equal a minimum of a $25 donation from each member.  Motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT:

The meeting adjourned at 11:30 AM.  The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 7, 2006.

Respectfully submitted: