ROTARY CLUB OF URBANA

Board of Directors Meeting

September 19 , 2006

The Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Urbana met in a Special Meeting at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at the Urbana Country Club.  Those present were:  President Michael Murphy, President Elect Deborah Rugg, Secretary Kermit Harden, Treasurer Thomas Brown, Directors Gerri Kirchner, Deborah Day and Roscoe Pershing.  Donald Mason also attended.  Those absent were:  Vice-President Tom Conry, Directors John Muirhead, Loren Bode and Michael McCuskey.

PURPOSE OF THE MEETING:
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the recommendation of the World Service Committee concerning the Malawi Water Well Project.  The Project has been submitted for approval to Rotary International but its approval has not been received at this time.  Don Mason, Chair of the Committee was planning on traveling to Malawi in early October along with Ray Elliott, another member of the Committee where they would meet with Rotarians in Blantyre to make plans for the digging of the wells.  Mason is now not able to go but the Committee considers making a direct connection between the collaborating clubs would be very worthwhile at this time.  Ray Elliott is able to make the trip if funds can be provided..An estimate for the cost of the travel for the trip is $2,000.  Other expenses will be covered by Rotary Clubs in Malawi.  The Urbana Presbyterian Church has already pledged $750 for the trip. After some discussion, it was moved by Deborah Day and seconded by Deborah Rugg that recognizing the Urbana Presbyterian Church has pledged $750, the Urbana Rotary Club authorize an expenditure of up to $1250 from the club’s carryover funds for
Elliott’s travel expenses with the goal of insuring the success of this project.  The motion carried by a vote of 6 to 1.

ADJOURNMENT:
The Special Meeting adjourned at 1:40 PM.

Respectfully submitted: