Posted by Nancy Graydon on Nov 29, 2023
Rotary Club of San Francisco
The Rotary Club of San Francisco Board of Directors met on October 24, 2023 via Zoom. President Sunny Singh called the meeting to order at 4:04 p.m. Nancy Graydon, Secretary, recorded the minutes.
 
In attendance were Emily Borland, Nancy Graydon, Bob Hermann, Margaret Miley, Alex Omoko, Scott Plakun, Bill Poppen, Maureen O’Shea, President Sunny Singh, Ozan Yasavur, Christopher Wiseman, and Frank Yoke, constituting a quorum. Absent were Dan Davies and Todd St Vrain.
 
Guests included Ronald Bolden, Brian Lan, and Mary Liu.
 
Minutes
The Board reviewed and approved the September 26, 2023 minutes.
 
New Business
Rotarian of the Month: The members unanimously agreed that Jim Patrick be named the October 2023 Rotarian of the Month.
 
Upcoming Events: President Sunny discussed upcoming events in November. Of note is that Past Rotary International President (PRIP) Jennifer Jones would be in the Bay Area to attend Rotary events.
 
Development Committee 
Maureen O’Shea thanked the Board for their support of the recent Fashion Show and mentioned that the Committee is planning another “Ask Party” on October 30th. Frank Yoke announced that anyone who supports EREY before the November 10th deadline would be automatically entered into the upcoming District 5150 raffle.
 
Treasurer’s Report
Bill Poppen explained the September 2023 financials, which were approved by the Board. It was discussed that there are 40 members with unpaid dues, and President Sunny would be doing personal follow-up.
 
Membership
Margaret Miley reported that two new members would be added to Catholic Charities’ corporate membership: Anthony Alioto and Elizabeth Valdez Driskill. Margaret also pointed out that corporate members can only change their membership rosters once per year.
 
There being no further business, the Club meeting was adjourned at 4:36 p.m.
 
Rotary Service, Inc.
President Sunny Singh called the Rotary Service, Inc. Board meeting to order at 4:37 p.m. Nancy Graydon, Secretary, recorded the minutes.
 
In attendance were Emily Borland, Dan Davies, Nancy Graydon, Bob Hermann, Margaret Miley, Alex Omoko, Scott Plakun, Mary Liu, Bill Poppen, Maureen O’Shea, President Sunny Singh, Ozan Yasavur, Christopher Wiseman, and Frank Yoke, constituting a quorum. Absent was Todd St Vrain.
 
Guests were Ronald Bolden and Brian Lan.
 
Minutes
The Board of Trustees reviewed and approved the September 26, 2023 Service minutes.
 
Treasurer's Report
The Board of Trustees reviewed and approved the September 2023 financial statements as presented by Treasurer Bill Poppen.
 
The Service meeting was adjourned at 5:08 p.m.
 
EDITOR'S NOTES: These highlights are from the October 24, 2023 Board minutes that were approved on November 28, 2023.