PRESIDENT UPDATE & COMMITTEE REPORTS
President Jasmine Mills kicked off the meeting with the 4-way test and reminded us the following:
- Goal for every member to be on a committee. Get plugged in!
- Lunch purchase policy:
- If absent but already paid, members can buy lunches and pay via Venmo/cash to Treasurer at $10 discounted price.
- Absentees need to alert Leigh beforehand @ leigh.acevedo@gmail.com
MEMBERSHIP MINUTE: Guest Rob Douberly shared that he loves working with plants, growing them, and then giving them away.
- Lynne Wolf - HCA Healthcare Contracting & Development Specialist - guest of Katie Joyner
- Suzy Karpf brought Maria (MJ), our GRSP student who expressed her gratitude for being here!
- Robert Douberly - new administrator at Citizen’s Advocacy - guest of George Seaborough
- Suzanne Smith - Public Relations Coordinator with Cecilia Russo Marketing - guest of Zerik Samples
- Ruth Hutson - soon to be a new member! (in new membership program)
CLUB UPDATES:
- If anyone is interested in serving on the board, please contact Kristen Crawley directly.
- If you would be interested in speaking to the club or being on a panel, let Jasmine know.
UPCOMING DATES (PROGRAMS, SERVICE, SOCIALS):
- Spring Fundraiser: 12th Annual Roastary! Get your tickets here for $55/Adults, $20/Kids 16 or younger.
- Sunday, March 3, 3pm-6pm @ Coach’s Corner
- Oysters, chili, salads, dessert, games, live music by Jason Salzer, KID FRIENDLY
- Contact Jessica Pedigo, Chair, for more info
- February
- 2/27: Club Social 5:30pm @ Das Box at 1006 E Broad St
- March
- 3/5: Club Assembly: Happy 12th Birthday, Metro!
- 3/19: Katheryne Fields, GRSP
SERVICE:
- 3/3: Service at Roastary
- 3/11: Emmaus House Soup Kitchen - 7:30-9:30am, 2nd Monday of each month
- 3/23: Re:Purpose service and check presentation
- 3/25: Meals on Wheels Kitchen - 6-8 am, 4th Monday of each month
- Legacy Project will take the place of ASP - chair John Bennett
- Savannah Tree Foundation is incredibly grateful for our support.
- Brad Patrick presented the Service Superlative award to Will & Mackie McIntosh for being “Tree-Mendous”
- Registration is open for District conference in Jekyll - lots of fun activities and dynamic speakers: April 26th-28th, 2024.
- Deadline for hotel discount is March 26.
- 3 Credits per full day of attendance at district conference
- Oslo Summer 2024 GRSP Scholarship Opens for Georgia college students
- Spend summer attending school & exchanging cultural customs in Norway, 6/24 - 8/2/2024
- Application is now open & closes Jan. 5, 2024.
- Applicants must have completed sophomore year of college by Spring 2024 & have the recommendation of a Georgia Rotarian.
MEMBERSHIP:
- Check your attendance in ClubRunner. Is it accurate? metrosavannahrotary@gmail.com
- Membership Committee - reaching out if not meeting 50% attendance to discuss options
- Visit the “Members Only” area of the website for more info
- If you are interested in being on the Board, please reach out to Kristen Crawley
- Kamala Harris exclusive event on Feb. 6 was attended my many of our club members, including Whitney Shephard, Bret Bell, Josh Yates, Leigh Acevedo, Julie Wade, & Kelley Boyd. Jamie Arkins and Kristen Crawley went to RLI in Perry on Feb. 10 She also encouraged us all to attend when/if possible.
NEW MEMBER PROGRAM:
- Fitz Haile: Data and Analytics Consultant, United Way. Sponsors: Kristen Crawley & Jordan Chase
- Ruth Hutson: Outside sales rep for SESCO Lighting. Sponsors: Laura Lee Bocade & Denise Grabowski
- Emerson Ingram: Systems Engineer Contractor & Senior Consultant, Booz Allen Hamilton. Sponsors: Jeff Brady & Will Gruver
- Inducted Katie Rudder Fender: Direcor of Community Outreach, South University. Sponsors: Kristen Crawley & Jamie Arkins
YOUTH SERVICES:
- GRSP: Sonali, a young woman from Sri Lanka, arrives in August! Her brother was a former GRSP student. Committee is seeking a host. Sponsor clubs: Metro, Savannah South, Richmond Hill, & Savannah East
LEGACY PROJECT:
- Metro's 15th anniversary in 2027, currently saving $ for this
- Currently have 8 nominated projects
- Project nominees are acquiring more information from “owners” - top 2-3 will be presented to club
- Contact John Bennett to submit ideas or for more information