MEETING DATE: December 14, 2005

CALL TO ORDER: 7:30 am

PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES: November 12 Trash collection yielded 25+ bags. Minutes approved as amended.

SECRETARY'S REPORT  
Board meeting minutes have been posted on the Mathews Rotary website (www.mathewsrotary.org).

Tom Jarrett and Carol Pruitt need to be inducted and initiated. Carol will delay active membership until January. Richard Bozung would like to join in spring; Bobbi will sponsor him. 

Status of letter to inactive members was discussed again. Bobbi will send letter to Howard Hudgins, Jim Sease, Preston Jenkins and Brian Walters.

Ernie Warriner reminded us that elections are due in December. 

Bobbi will send a Rotary get well card to Mrs. District Governor Norma McKone for her knee surgery.

TREASURER'S REPORT 
October and November reports were presented. Bill will hand out at December 15 meeting.

Bill needs Request for Funds form completed for expenditures. He will give copies to committee chairs. 

Treasurer's report accepted as presented.

COMMITTEE REPORTS
Intl Committee; Steve Whiteway volunteered the Mathews Rotary to host GSE visitors in 2006 if Tappahannock elected not to.

Scholarship checks will be presented to recipients at January meeting. Club members will be reminded to be on their best behavior during that meeting. 

It was suggested that MemberCare, a sub-committee of the Club Service Committee, be formed to check on absent and/or ill members.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Ed Davis presented proposed slate for 2006/2007:
President-- Ed Davis 
VP-- Dave Burns
President Elect-- Rodney Rhodes
Secretary-- Bobbi McElroy
Treasurer-- Bill Higdon

Committee Chairs 
International Service--Steve Whiteway
Vocational--TBA
Community Service--Jim Hutchins
Club Service--Jay Black
RI Foundation--Becky McCoy (requested additional committee members)
Membership--TBA
Member at Large--David Fitch
Programs--Georg Kidd 
Past President--Georg Kidd
Sergeant at Arms--Rob Young (schedule/train greeters, put out flags, banners and buttons, keep meeting on schedule, keep kitchen quiet)

Telephone tree revisited. Georg will add telephone number for 99.1 WXGM, plus rules for closure.

Williams Wharf photo op on Thursday, December 15 after meeting; all club members invited. Press release should include information about where to send donations.

Kudos given again to Jim Richards for the Membership Directory. Extra copies available for $10. 

The December work day for Habitat for Humanity is postponed until possibly January. Jim Richards will keep us updated. 

Candlelight Holiday Parade participation was best yet; the parade and floats were fabulous...gets  better every year. 

NEW BUSINESS
Steve Whiteway delivered appx 47 boxes of books to Norfolk Rotary for shipment to Gulf Coast libraries and schools. He will invite Norfolk rep to give presentation and provide photo op.

Dave Burns asked about the future of Wine Tasting event. If club wants to continue on a yearly basis, he will head it up and would like to get started now for the 2006 event.

The possibility of Mathews Rotary Club sponsoring a candidate debate was discussed. It was decided to refer the idea to the Community Service Committee for research.

The program and guest speaker for Charter Night, February 25, was discussed. The Club seemed to like not having a formal speaker. It was suggested that a "Club Year in Review" might be a good idea. Members will be asked to provide any photos they may have from Club activities. District officials will be invited and asked to induct new members; Georg will ask Jay which district dignitaries should be included. 

MEETING ADJOURNED: 8:30 am

NEXT MEETING: Board of Directors January 11, Business Meeting January 19, 
Club meeting January 5 

SUBMITTED BY: Bobbi McElroy, Secretary