Club President Val Gerhart presided over today's Club Assembly, covering financial literacy of Club membership and visioning results.
First we were asked to write down the one thing that we enjoy or appreciate most about being a Rotarian. This was followed by an explanation as to the costs covered by members' dues, which includes everything from Rotary International and District Dues to PETS registration and our ClubRunner website.
Val reviewed the results of our fundraisers:
Lucky 13 Raffle: 2024 net: $6,880
Golf Outing: 2023 net: $5,720
Bike Benzie: 2024 net: $6,000
GTRCF Club Match: $3,000
Total $21,600
The foregoing funds support local projects of $16,500, with the great majority ($14,850) going to Benzie Central Schools. We also contributed $5,000 to international projects.
Finally, we broke up into groups of four or five to discuss the Presidents' Council Recommendations as to Club recruitment, retention and engagement