(Jan 9, 2024)Chase Thacker reviewed our Club’s projects & activities over the past year. Our biggest project was the Model UN Conference at Peninsula HS last year, supported by a Rotary Global Grant.
We had a successful July 4th beer & wine booth fundraiser at RPV City Hall, supported by good “beer weather”. We sponsored our young member Mark Szilagyi to the RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Assembly) in September at Running Springs. We participated in the decorated-vehicle “Trunk or Treat” Halloween event for children at RPV City Hall (a tyrannosaurus rex roamed the grounds but kept a safe distance from us).
We packed food supplies for “RISE Against Hunger” (https://www.riseagainsthunger.org/), a global movement to end hunger by empowering communities, nourishing lives and responding to hunger emergencies. We had a Bird-Feeder construction project (ending bird-hunger?). Echo Lee generously hosted our Prospective-Member Reception at her home. We participated in the nation-wide “Be a Santa to a Senior” program (https://www.beasantatoasenior.com/), by providing practical gifts to brighten a local senior’s holiday season.
Our Club Treasurer Charley Ferraro presented our projected and actual budget figures for monthly and annual income and expenses. We are within budget limits and have adequate reserves for planned activities.