At its monthly business meeting the Club discussed how best to distribute proceeds from the extraordinarily successful 2025 Tour de Cookie ride.
Location: Virtual
Attending: Cindy and John Dooling , Don and Kathy Jorgensen, Bob Bishop, Harold Burtzloff, Mark Gologowki, Andrea de la Cruz, Beckie Penman, Laura Clymer
Speaker: None-Business Meeting
President De La Cruz called meeting to order at 7:03am. Immediately following the Pledge we offered up
HAPPY BUCKS
Cindy-4th Ave Street Fair with daughter Katie McMurrich
Bob-Following surgery felt GREAT, then drugs wore off.
Don-AZ BB success in NCAA tournament
Kathy-Daughter in town and 5 year old grandson
Harold-Met several people fom District5500 at recent meeting
Beckie-Quiet week but loving our weather
Mark-MUSD Foundation luncheon with our own Dan Contorno named administrator of the year.
Laura-Staying super buy and having computer camera challenges (Several of our members can identify with this)Also her Meyer Lemon Tree is EXPLODING and the bees are delirious. Actually, she used the word "drunk"! Bumper crop expected!
John- Returned to work assisting his son and daughter with insurance agency purchase and merger. John also mentioned that anyone who may want to address an MCAT class regarding hiring and interview process for potential employees contact Dani Anich at 520-682-4733 or email d.m.anich@Marana.USD.ORG.
Andrea- Weather, noon time walks and discovered it is no longer sweater weather.
ADG Barbara Barr and her husband recovering from some health issues but Barb reminds us of Rotary Day of Service on 4/22/2025 with emphasis on the environment. Also there is a District leadership ZOOM meeting on 7/19/2025.
Our April 22nd meeting will be at MCAT followed by service at the Marana Food Bank.
The April 29th meeting will be business.
This Friday 3/28/2025 at 7am Andrea will hold a ZOOM meeting specifically to discuss Tour de Cookie. An invitation email to be sent out today.
We have a Mountain View student who plans to do a short term exchange with a student from India. No cost to the club but hopefully a great benefit to both students.
A number of possible Fundraiser ideas discussed with ideas submitted by Cindy and Laura.
Laura suggests we need to publicize our projects funded by The Marana Rotary Foundation. A list should be made. Also, with over $30,000 in the Foundation bank we need to consider opening our purse strings. John agreed suggesting keeping a balance around $10,000 max. No one dissented from Laura's idea. Comments regarding District matching grants and Global grants to multiply our donations. Don mentioned 10/31/2025 as the annual Mexico/AZ grant program that will be in Yuma this year. John volunteered to go.
Andrea asked that ideas for projects to be funded to be sent to her via email.
Meeting ended with Four Way Test.
Submitted by John Dooling