President BRUCE JACOBS called the meeting to order at 12 noon from the Tucson Convention Center with 94 Rotarians attending the weekly meeting. The opening of the meeting featured the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag lead by JEN HOFFMAN, past Rotary President and the rendition of “Star Spangled Banner”. A heartwarming Inspiration was given by MITCH PISIK.
The Buffet lunch featured a delicious brisket and salad. As always TCC banquet staff were attentive to the hungry Rotarians.
President BRUCE brought up Kari Meger, Administrative Assistant for six years in the Rotary office, to say a few words to the Club. We certainly are going to miss Kari and we thank her for all her hard work and service to the members. President BRUCE also introduced Meisha Burrows who will have the tough job of filling Kari’s shoes. Welcome Meisha!President BRUCE introduced the purpose of the meeting and suspended the traditional agenda of the meeting except for the introduction of the guests and the raffle by KHRIS DODGE. The magical card was not pulled so no big payoff this time.
The results from the recent survey sent out to the membership, following a successful Club Assembly held in February for the first time in many years, was revealed by President BRUC
E. Over 60% of the surveys were returned with honest answers and some well-thought comments. The results of the complete survey will be emailed out to the membership very soon.
E. Over 60% of the surveys were returned with honest answers and some well-thought comments. The results of the complete survey will be emailed out to the membership very soon.While many results were revealed, the discussion focused on a few important topics. Membership, meeting frequency and the raising of dues. A separate survey is being developed on the future of our annual big fund-raiser, the Car Show. A vote was taken to change the meeting days from four to three times a month to help offset the increasing costs of running the weekly meetings. The survey revealed the majority of the members would like to go to three meetings a month rather than raise the cost of membership. A vote was also taken by the members at the lunch as well and a majority in attendance voted also to go to three days a month. A final decision will be made soon on this issue.
Meeting was adjourned at 1: 20 pm with a toast thanking everyone for sharing their thoughts to help improve the club.
