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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Mendocino Rotary Board
Meeting, March 5, 2026,
Preston Hall</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>LaDonna McDonald, President presiding.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>In
attendance
Margaret Black, Gary Hopper, Sean Leland, Martt O'Halloran, Donna
Schuler,
Brandt Stickel, Jeff Stubbs, Toby Wade & Leona Walden
Secretary</p>
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<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Rotary International is emphasizing membership retention, not just recruitment, stressing importance of engaging new members, making them feel valued, and staying in touch. Proposal for each member to bring two guests per quarter to meetings/events. Each member should <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>takes responsibility for them.</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Discussed making meetings more dynamic and fun (e.g., learning from Fort Bragg Rotary's incorporating of creative activities).</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Event & Fundraiser Planning: Review upcoming speakers and events through June, including town halls, hospital speakers, school superintendents, Interact Club, film festival, and merchant panels.</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Whale Festival popcorn fundraiser proposed for March 7th: selling popcorn $5, sodas, and raffle tickets at Rotary Park.</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Planning for a new, large-scale “Bingo Bash” event in October as the primary fundraiser . aiming for $10,000 net.</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">- Decision made to cancel the golf tournament and focus on the Bingo Bash</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">- Club is experiencing financial strain; several requests for funds are pending.</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">- Grant funds are committed but reimbursement is pending receipts.</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">- Submit all necessary receipts for mental health grant reimbursement.</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">- Treasurer to follow up on outstanding payments and receipts.</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Community Service & Partnerships</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">- Proposal to partner with Fort Bragg Rotary to support the Fort Bragg Senior Center lunch program, which faces funding cuts.</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">- Plan for a “Sponsor a Senior Lunch” campaign: ($4 feeds a senior for a day).</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">- Suggestion for joint town hall events at the senior center and in Mendocino to raise awareness and funds.</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">- Suggestion to involve parents and youth (Interact, Rotaract) as volunteers.</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">- **Questions Raised**:</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">- How to coordinate efforts between two Rotary clubs for maximum impact?</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">- Invite senior center staff to speak at Rotary meetings.</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">- Plan a special town hall event and engage local officials and community.</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">- Upcoming Interact Club bicycle fundraiser: Mendocino to San Francisco ride for cancer research, with per-mile donations.</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">- Need to clarify insurance and liability coverage for youth events.</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">- Suggestion for a Rotary Park bicycle tune-up clinic as a fundraiser and community service.</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Ongoing work on the community center fence (100ft new section).</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">- Volunteers to meet Saturday 9:30am for fence post installation.</span></pre>
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Leona Walden
Pacific Ridge Advertising P.O.Box 745, Mendocino CA 95460
(707) 937-0900 <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pacrdg@mcn.org">pacrdg@mcn.org</a></pre>
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