Posted by Emily Borland on Jul 24, 2024
Rotary Club of San Francisco
The Rotary Club of San Francisco Board of Directors met on June 25, 2024 via Zoom. President Sunny Singh called the meeting to order at 4:01 p.m. Emily Borland recorded the minutes due to the absence of Secretary Nancy Graydon.
 
In attendance were Emily Borland, Maureen O'Shea, Scott Plakun, President Sunny Singh, Christopher Wiseman, Ozan Yasavur, Dan Davies, President-Elect Bob Hermann, Todd St Vrain, Bill Poppen, and Frank Yoke, constituting a quorum. Absent were Alex Omoko, Nancy Graydon, and Margaret Miley. Today’s guests were Dan Joraanstad, Caitlyn Eller, and Yana Sharma.
 
Minutes
The Board reviewed and approved the May 28, 2024 minutes.
 
Treasurer’s Report
Treasurer Bill Poppen presented the financials as of May 31, 2024. The Board unanimously approved the May 2024 financials.
 
Report from the Youth Development Committee
Vice President of Youth Development Todd St Vrain reported on the record number of RYLA applications with over 200 confirmed campers. Todd also announced that scholarships have been awarded for Interact and RYLA.

Report from the Development Committee
Vice President of Development Maureen O'Shea presented the goals for the next Rotary year. One goal is to focus on the Paul Harris awards. Maureen is in the process of getting tickets for the Smuin Ballet to be used for a fundraising activity. In addition, Dan Joraanstad and President Bob are planning a musical in January 2025 as a fundraiser. There is an $80,000 goal for The Rotary Foundation and the San Francisco Rotary Foundation next year. The initiative will be known as the Gift of Giving: Returns Guaranteed.
 
Membership Report
Dan Joraanstad on behalf of the Membership Committee presented Tamour Khan and Margaret "Peggy" Mathers for individual membership and Rotaplast International and Daniel DeSanto for corporate membership. The Board approved Tamour, Peggy, Daniel, and Rotaplast International as new members of our Club.

There being no further business, the Club meeting was adjourned at 4:33 p.m.
 
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President Sunny Singh called the meeting to order at 4:33 p.m. on June 25, 2024. Emily Borland recorded the minutes due to the absence of Secretary Nancy Graydon.
 
In attendance were Emily Borland, Maureen O'Shea, Scott Plakun, President Sunny Singh, Christopher Wiseman, Ozan Yasavur, Dan Davies, President-Elect Bob Hermann, Todd St Vrain, Bill Poppen, Mary Liu, and Frank Yoke, constituting a quorum. Absent were Alex Omoko, Nancy Graydon, and Margaret Miley. Today’s guests were Dan Joraanstad, Caitlyn Eller, and Yana Sharma.
 
Minutes
The Trustees reviewed and approved the May 28, 2024 minutes.
 
Treasurer's Report
The Trustees reviewed and approved the May 2024 Treasurer's report following Treasurer Bill Poppen’s presentation of the May 2024 financials.
 
Board Reports
Each Committee gave a report on its status to date.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:08 p.m.
 
EDITOR'S NOTES: These highlights are from the June 25, 2024 Board minutes that were approved on July 23, 2024.