Nominations to the Board of Directors and a reading of current board members with the ending date of their three-year terms, were announced, opened for discussion, and a call was made for additional nominations from the members assembled. There being no additional nominations, the slate of nominees was approved by unanimous ballot without objection.

Nominations for Club officers were announced, including president, Ruth Lundin; president elect, Marion Beckerink; Vice President, Kirk Young; Secretary, Lisa Goodell; Treasurer Joni Blackman; RCSF Treasurer, Kathy Birch; past president, John Healy; and Sergeant at Arms, Doug Conroe. A call was made for additional nominations from the members assembled. There being no additional nominations, the slate of nominees was approved by unanimous ballot without objection.

Ruth Lundin then presented the Rotary Club of Jamestown Community Service Fund board and officer nominations for 2023 to 2024. Marion Becker Inc. as president elect will be chair; Lisa Goodell, Secretary; Kathy Birch, Treasurer. Nominations to the Board of Directors of the Community Service Fund and a reading of current board members with the ending date of their three-year terms, were announced, opened for discussion, and a call was made for additional nominations from the members assembled. There being no additional nominations, the slate of nominees was approved by unanimous ballot without objection.

President Healy congratulated the new Rotary Club and Community Service Fund board members and officers and thanked the nominating committee for their work.

The annual financial report of the club, having been announced and distributed in December by Treasurer Joni Blackman, and reviewed by members, was accepted and approved by unanimous consent.

Marion Beckerink provided a Vision Committee update. She noted that less than 50% of children under the age of five are red to everyday. The American Academy of Pediatrics reports that “reading aloud is a critical part of language development. It is never too early to read to your babies and toddlers, as connections are formed in their brain at a very young age which bills language, literacy, and social and economic skills and is an important part of their development.”

As a result the vision committee has committed over the next two years to equip 1200 babies with those skills through Rotary’s “Books and Bibs” project in partnership with UPMC providing copies of the well-known and popular children’s book Good Night Moon and a bib that says “Read to Me.” Club members were invited to join in fundraising for this project to help create our next generation of leaders.

Membership, fundraising, membership participation, and leadership development goals were then discussed and a call was made for club engagement in these areas. Community service projects and Polio Plus are also on target for meeting annual goals, as well as Interact and inbound and outbound exchange student goals. Past president Kevin Sixby called for continued full engagement by all members in meetings and projects and especially in fundraising to support national and local service projects.