<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Jeff,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Am I correct in that the board meeting is December 29th not January 29th?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Also I didn't realize Gary was talking about giving $300 above whatever we owe for rent.</div><div dir="auto">What budget line is that going to come from? </div><div dir="auto">We</div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">Ray Alarcon<br dir="auto"><font face="sans-serif" dir="auto">Alarcon</font> Ins Agency<br dir="auto">PO Box 2539<br dir="auto">Mendocino, CA 95460<br dir="auto">707-937-5050<br dir="auto">CA Lic#0B68172</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Jeffry Stubbs via Rotary <rotary@lists.mcn.org> </div><div>Date: 12/15/22 9:07 PM (GMT-08:00) </div><div>To: rotary@lists.mcn.org, Daphne Allen Majia <daphnemejia@icloud.com>, Grace Hendricks <gracehendricks@gmail.com>, Lavender Grace ~ Sustainable Ecology Advocate <lavender@thanksgivingcoffee.com> </div><div>Subject: [Rotary] Subject: Notes of Todays Meeting and Tree Lighting on Saturday </div><div><br></div></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;" class="ydpd420d4d5yahoo-style-wrap"><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr">Hi all,</div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><br></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr">Today we had our last regular club meeting of 2022, convened by Executive President Gary Hopper</div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><br></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr">Members attending: Gary, Toby, Mike, Margaret, Jerry, Leona, Ray, Brandt, Jeff, John C. (10 persons).</div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><br></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr">After preliminaries we hosted the Mendocino Choir which sang Christmas songs. </div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><br></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr">Many thanks to Gary for arranging this and for the choir including Rotarian John Cottle for putting us in the mood.</div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><br></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><font style="background-color: rgb(253, 239, 43);">We will have a tree lighting ceremony in the Park on Saturday at 5:00. Members will bring eggnog, brandy, coffee and cookies. </font></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><font style="background-color: rgb(253, 239, 43);"><br></font></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Let's all be there.</font></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><br></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr">Jeff thanked members and especially Margaret for helping with the warm clothing drive. The clothes collected, contained in 15-20 bags, which fill the back of an SUV, will be delivered to Hospitality House for the Street Medicine Program tomorrow. </div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><br></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 239, 43);">Member dues were collected again. If you have not paid in, as of today, you will be subject to a notice of termination which will be acted upon by the Board on December 29. </span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 239, 43);"><br></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 239, 43);">Gary noted that we had not paid the Church for the meeting venue. Toby will ask Matt for an invoice, which we will pay before the end of the year. Gary suggested we pay $1,200 which is $900 in rent plus a bonus of $300 to recognize the steps the church has taken to help us out. </span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 239, 43);"><br></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 239, 43);">Jeff passed on a check from Fort Bragg Rotary for $2,000 which is for purpose of helping with our international projects. </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">He is talking with Vanuatu and Fiji to see how this can best be used.</span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 239, 43);"><br></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 239, 43);">The next meeting of the club will be a Board meeting on Thursday January 29. </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The meeting will be open to all members.</span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 239, 43);"><br></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 239, 43);">Topics for discussion by the Board: Financial position, key expenditure items (community services, youth services, international services, club services), budget). </span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><br></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Please attend the tree lighting this Saturday evening, December 17 at 5:00 in the Park. </span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Bring a friend, and </span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">See you there.</span></div><div><br></div><div class="ydpd420d4d5signature">Jeff Stubbs<br>P.O. Box 1360 Mendocino, CA 95460<br>Home phone 707-937-6026<br>I phone 707-536-6190<br>Skype phone 707-397-5620<br>Skype name jeffrystubbs</div></div></body></html>