Marana Rotary Club
February 1, 2022 weekly meeting
This week’s meeting was held virtually, as will the remaining meetings through the end of February.
Announcements
Randy reminded that the monthly Board meeting will be held the following day at 12 noon.
Laura is celebrating her birthday today (Hooray and perfectly sung Happy Birthday by the club choir).
It was also noted that Dan’s birthday was yesterday, and that there seems an abundance of Aquarians in our club.
Randy noted that we received a very nice letter thanking us for the X-mas and Thanksgiving support given to our sponsored families.
Randy shared that his Sunday morning promotional efforts for the Tour de Cookie event have been productive; however, he would appreciate more help from club members to relieve him and Deb.  Rillito Park, Sundays, 9-12 noon.  There was brief discussion as to whether chocolate chip versus pumpkin cookies were more popular.
Randy reminded all that the club dues notices were sent out by Lynn and would appreciate prompt attention.
Mary met with Bouba last Wednesday.  He is preparing a final report on the Cameroon Project to present to the club soon.
Flyers are being prepared for distribution regarding the Peace Pole essay contest involving the Owl and Panther group.  Winners will be invited to attend the Peace Garden event on Feb. 19.  All are encouraged to attend to make these refugees feel welcome and comfortable.
Speakers
John, Don, and Laura created a presentation illustrating how donations to RI are treated and distributed.  They explained, using a $100 donation example, that $47.50 goes to District Designated Funds, with $47.50 going to RI.  The DDF monies are returned to the respective districts and used to match funds committed to qualified club service projects.  Using the Cameroon Project as an example, DDF’s supplied $16,250 while matches brought the project total to $38,736.
Other interesting facts: the cost to vaccinate one kid from Polio is 60 cents.  And, approximately 7% of Rotarians are Paul Harris Society members.