MINUTES OF JANUARY 11th 2023 MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Guests:
Tom Thompson
Rotary Anniversary:
Judy Brown - 13 years
Group Updates:
Spence -Thank you!
We received a thank you cards from the Volleyball team, from Merry Mulch, and HOPE!
Spence - Library Expansion
The Ilsley Library will be doing a expansion project and Dana Hart is looking for community input. Meetings will be held Tuesday, January 17th at 7pm in the community meeting room. The second meeting, which will cover the same content, will be on Friday, January 20th at noon on zoom. Zoom link: https://ilsleypubliclibrary.us1.list-manage.com/.../click...
Spence - District Grant Ideas
Everyone, please be thinking about projects for next years District Grant opportunity. We can apply up to $4,000 from the district and the club matches it.
Ideas to date
Reach out to local non-profits and see what they need support with
The House or the Yellow House
1st Responders (equipment and support)
Marble Benches for the Green
New or smaller organizations that need support
Guidelines: Grant cannot be used for building/infrastructure and there needs to be involvement from the club and organization in this project.
Paul - Service Projects
Please think about projects you would like to see happen in the community. We currently have the AgeWell and HOPE School vacations projects happening. We would like to have projects that members are passionate about for the upcoming year!
Rotary Foundation Recognition:
Eric presented Liz Smith with a recognition for her support and dedication to the Rotary Foundation. Liz has been a long-term member, past president and passionate individual to support the foundation. Eric honored Liz as a Major Donor and expressed how much these contributions help make a difference and change people's lives. Congratulations Liz!
Fines and Happy Dollars:
Fines:
Ben - Fined himself for not bringing name tags, cow bell, and Rotary Flag from Rosie's to the Inn
Gary - Fined for wearing a name tag
Liz Marino - FPF post about a Rooster (if anyone is interested)
Jason - Fined for wearing a name tag
Happy Dollars:
Spence - Thank you for the Merry Mulch Event and noticed that John and Helmut dropped a tree...
Helmut - Dropped a Tree during Merry Mulch
Eric - Happy to have Mike Carrier this morning, to see Heather, and congratulations to Liz Smith.
Rebecca - Merry Mulch was fun and she provided some "Hush Money" since her birthday is in January.
Ben - Tree pick up with Jason was fun (18 trees in the back of the truck)
Mike Carrier - Happy to be here and fined himself for wearing a name tag
Buzz - Missed having T's direction during Merry Mulch
Liz M - worked with Ellie during Merry Mulch - 1st Rotary event!
Max - Happy to be here after sleeping in last week
Judy - Happy to have had the chance to visit her son and grandchild in LA
Tim - the club is richer by $50!
Steve - Grateful for the beautiful sunrise
Guest Speakers- Mike Carrier (DEI)
Eric introduced Mike Carrier, previous District Governor!
Mike discussed the importance of DEI - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Rotary and provided a foundational overview to create a common ground.
In January 2019, the DEI statement was developed by a task-force led by Valerie Wafer. Overtime, efforts have evolved and Rotary is looking for ways to build engagement and support for all members.
Diversity - People of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities regardless of their age, ethnicity, race, color, abilities, religion, socioeconomic status, culture, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
Equity - Carefully considering how to provide differing levels of support, opportunities, and resources so participants have a welcoming and productive experience.
Inclusion - Creating experiences in which all people are welcomed, respected, and valued.
Mike explained how every group is diverse in various ways, both visibly and invisibly. Additionally, Mike spoke about the difference between Equity vs Equality and that we do not all need the same thing - but need different supports to achieve the same outcome.
Activity - if you have time and would like to learn more about your implicit biases that we all have - please visit the Harvard Project Implicit at https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/
Mike mentioned the acronym FLEX: Together this focuses on creating a safe space and members are able to bring all that they are to Rotary!
Focus
Learn
Engage
EXpand
Lastly, Mike discussed how Diversity is a FACT, Equity is a CHOICE, and Inclusion is an ACTION. All these aspects are crucial to Rotary!
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