Meeting of August 15, 2007

Greeters: Todd, Shasta, and ?

Presiding: President Todd

Menu: Meat Loaf, Scalloped Potatoes, Healthful Veggies, Roll & Butter, Pudding

Opening Ceremonies:
National Anthem
Pledge of Allegiance
Invocation: Max Miller

Songs: Let There be Peace on Earth; I'm Glad to Be in Rotary

Visiting Rotarians: Dixie Kirpalani (Princeton, N.J.)

Guests: Debbie Benner (guest of Lee Fitzsimmons and new manager of National City Bank); Jay Rumbaugh and Dixie Kirpalani (father and aunt of Tom Rumbaugh)

Announcements:

• There is still an opportunity to bring your coin-box donation for 2006-2007 (which goes to the Foundation and counts toward the Paul Harris Award) up to a round $100.
• French exchange student Charlène will arrive today, staying first with Arlene for a few days.
• Kim Lang: Donations may still be needed for the school supply program. Packing next week.
• Time to start planning for the Chicken Barbecue.

Tom Rumbaugh, Sergeant at Arms, showed off for his Dad and Aunt Dixie.

Program Chair Shasta:

• Next week, 8/22: Packing for kids project
• 8/29: no program as yet.

Program: Dick McNutt (President) and Max Miller (Secretary) conducted the annual meeting of the Millersburg Rotary Club Scholarship and Loan Foundation for 2007.

Meeting in Progress

• The minutes of the preceding meeting (June 21, 2006) were read and approved.
• Board Member Darla Stitzlein was renominated and unanimously re-elected.
• Secretary Max Miller was renominated and unanimously re-elected.
• The Financial Report for the fiscal year 6/1/2006 to 5/31/2006 was received and approved.
• There are 6 delinquent loans outstanding, 4 of which are considered hopelessly uncollectable.
• There has been received a thank-you letter, accompanying early repayment, from one loan recipient.
• A question from the floor led to clarification that the usual loan is $1,500 per year for 4 years; after a grace period of 1 year, the loan begins to accrue interest at 6%.
• The meeting was duly adjourned.