Welcome: Damian welcomed all…on time. He stated the R.I. Vision Statement, and reminded us that the outgoing President of Rotary International is Mark Maloney, from Decatur Georgia.
Greeter: Carolyn was our greeter. She did the obligatory Flag salute and recitation of the 4Way Test with #5 being FUN! Her thought of the Day came from the Dalai Lama: “It is very rare or almost impossible that an event can be negative from all points of view.”
Attendees: This was a virtual meeting. The attendees were: Damian, Mark, Rob, Jennette, Ernie, Carolyn, Miki, Sara, Dennis, Jack, Debbie, Ken, Holly, Chuck, Lori, Harvey, Harry. John, and Crystal (19).
Visiting Rotarians: DG David Simmer
Guests: Ron Volkman, Coldwell Banker Realty and speaker.
DG Words of Wisdom: David shared with us that the pandemic has actually created new opportunities for Rotary attendance. Zoom allows people who are traveling and snowbirds to visit virtually.
June 20-26 The R.I. Convention will be held virtually and is Free! Registration is “on” now, so register soon. There will be 14 breakout sessions. You can sign up for as few or all. Go to rotary.org, Ri convention to register. In addition the Service Above Self” award (highest in Rotary)will be announced at the convention and D5495 has a recipient! Hospitality suites will also occur on the 25th and 26th and will be for 1 hour.
Happy Bucks:
Harry-sold his train on EBay $5
Mark: Batching it, but Robin left lots of good food. Daughter Rachel is graduating from Denver Univ. with a Masters degree. $10
Damian: Glad this is his last regular meeting. Thanked all members for their support this past year. $??
Sara: Grandson graduated from grade school. $13
Crystal: New job going well. Son graduated from ASU. $??
Jack: Thanks to Rob for doing a great job with the Charitable Fund leadership. $??
Ernie: Thanks Damian for keeping the club on the straight and narrow. $??
Miki: Successful PR committee/activities $10
Jennette: Traveling…seeing beautiful Northwest, seeing grandkids. $10
Chuck: Thanks to our club leadership Rob and Damian. $??
Ken: Joanna Mc. Had her baby a son 8+ lbs. SV learning Center is open live, ages 3-5.
Rob: Thanks to Damian….a great year. $5. Charitable Fund BOD meeting 6-24.
Holly: Thanks to Damian and Rob. Looking forward to next Rotary year and working with Jennette. $??Carolyn: Thanks to Damian for keeping us organized and keeping things going.
Dennis: Thanks to Miki for the Treasurer cross training. QuickBooks has now transitioned and set up. $10
Debbie: $15
Lori: Son Matt graduating today. Thanks Damian and Rob. $13
Harvey: Good to back with Rotary. $20
Rachelle: Happy for everybody! $??
John: Glad to announce that the Church is in position to purchase the property for the homeless.
Program: Ron Volkman from Coldwell Banker Realty provided an update on real Estate sales and stats for 2020. 500 homes sold in 2019, 246 sold YTD is Sedona/VOC. Prices are stable in VOC, -20% in Sedona. On Market time 121 days…4 months on average. Asking vs selling prices at 93%. Vacation rental down significantly. Banks are providing deferred mortgage payments. Buyers are mostly Arizonians, then Californians. Some influx from the Midwest and Chicago and New Jersey in particular. The market will be very busy through the Summer and Fall.
R.I. Foundation: John provided Club giving data. Average EREY (Every Rotarian, Every Year). $127 very high. 9 members need to give to the foundation if we are to reach %100. He shared the “How to Give “ chart and where your contribution goes. How can you give? Go to rotary.org or call The Rotary Foundation.
Rotary leadership Institute: Ken joined RLI virtually last weekend. He really enjoyed the instruction and learned a lot. As a new member he though the 3 hour meeting was very instructional. New members should attend. As a result Ken is joining the Paul Harris Society ($1000/yr) contribution to The Rotary Foundation.
Club Meeting days: As of July 1st, our Club meeting days move from the 2nd and 4th Thursdays to the 1st and 3rd Thursdays. This will allow us to meet more frequently during the November/December holidays. Note your calendars!!!
Program Coordinator: Carolyn also asked for help: She needs a program Coordinator. We are changing to one program per month…less programs and more club member conversation and planning. She also needs help with the raffle desk at meetings. If interested call Carolyn.
Jennette: 1st meeting: Committee Chair plans and goals for coming year.
Calendar:
6-16: Club BOD meeting
6-24: Charitable BOD meeting
6-25: Demotion Party and Induction of new Officers and Directors
Scribe: Mark
