Past President Charlie led the meeting attended by 7 Rotarians.

 

The anticipated arrival of Hurricane Ian prevented the speaker from Zooming in from ECHO (Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization) in North Fort Myers, Florida. ECHO was closed Tuesday and Wednesday to batten down the hatches and send personnel to safety. Geoff spoke briefly about the 4 or 5 major projects we have done for ECHO, including the most recent District Grant that provides software allowing them to monitor every tree on the farm.  The speaker will be rescheduled.

 

Results of the survey on number, time and place of future meetings were shared. Most respondents favored the option of one noon meeting and one morning meeting each month plus service projects on some non-meeting Tuesdays. The first meeting in October will be at The Exchange, preceded by a Board meeting.  The other meeting that month will be on the third Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. at the Mounds View Community Center. The second Tuesday of October may have a service opportunity, ex., packing take-home food at CPY. Stay tuned on that. The possibility of a 4^th Tuesday evening fellowship cocktail hour with spouses, friends and potential future members was discussed.

 

Next  meeting: Tuesday, October 5, noon at The Exchange. Board meeting at 11.