Attendees: Doug Hill, Jay Stith, Mary Giroux, Andy Stevens, Dave Lee, Rosemary Mondo, Ed Evans and Mike Tierney
President Doug Hill opened the meeting at 5:00.
Minutes: Minutes of the January 2024 meeting were approved.
Financials: Jay reviewed the Foundation financials. The club is in good shape. Jay also reported that the Karen Price scholarship funds have been placed in CDs at M&T Bank.
Worthy Cause Approvals: A motion was made by Rosemary and seconded by Dave to approve donations to the CNY Land Trust and the Skaneateles Community Band.
Pancake Breakfast: Ticket prices were discussed and it was agreed to keep the price at $10 for adults and $5 for children. Use of the Square was discussed and Mary will look into what we need to do to make this happen.
New Member Approval: Sharon O’Connell and Evie Schafer were approved for membership. The club notice will be placed in the upcoming newsletter. Sharon will be inducted on February 29th.
Exchange Student Program: Jay updated the Board and presented the budget for the club’s expenses related to the program. Doug made a motion, seconded by Dave to approve the budget. We have one inbound student next year who will be a female. Host families are being sought. Three families are needed.
Community Service Projects: The March project is serving lunch at the Samaritan center on March 23rd. Bill B is organizing this event. April’s project is tentatively Highway Clean Up, and the May project is our annual Food Drive which culminates in collection and drop off on Saturday, May 4th. There was discussion about partnering with Scout Troop 61 for the Food Drive. Dave will reach out to the Troop.
Annual Spring Event: Last year was the Kentucky Derby event and discussion was had about an event for this year. We have a number of Paul Harris awards to
recognize and it was decided to have a special dinner on May 16th. Bill B and Ed will work on this.
Community Service Chair: Jay is stepping down from this position effective June 30th as he has taken on additional club duties. A replacement is needed and will be brought up at the club meeting.
Club Administrator Position: President Doug put forth a motion to elect Bill Buterbaugh as the Club Administrator. Bill has relentlessly kept us focused and organized over the last years without any recognition. All agreed that he deserves our appreciation. He is now our elected official and this does not add any additional responsibilities for Bill but formalizes his position. Bill is also the Foundation Chair.
Next BOD mtg: April 4, 2024 at The Sherwood at 5:00.
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Many thanks to Rosemary and Duane for a memorable Happy Hour at the Legion last week with a Mardi Gras theme. There was good food and drink and lots of comraderie. A good time was had by all and by the way.....Bill C got the baby in the king cake. 
February, 2024 
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