Rotary Bulletin
March 5, 2018
Meeting Minutes
President Ed Presnell rang the bell to call the meeting to order. Jim Price gave the Pledge and Invocation. A. K. Gulatti introduced the guests and visiting Rotarians. At our last meeting we raised $275.61. The inside challenger was Rotarian Tim Owings and the outside challenger was the Morgan Stanley Foundation. This week the inside challenger is Rotarian Darryl Leach and SNAK Properties (Rotarian A.K. Gulatti) is the outside challenger. To help with this committee please sign up with Rotarian Bob Baisden. The sunshine report was presented by Brad Means.
President Ed called on Zach Kelehear to discuss a Paul Harris Fellow incentive being offered by the District which matches contributions up to $500. More information will be sent out to club members and everyone is encouraged to contribute in order to earn their Paul Harris designation or reach the next level.
President Ed called on Tim Owings to discuss the Rotary Citation and he gave instructions on completing the tracking sheets on the table.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- President Ed recognized LaVerne Gaskins and her committee members who read books to children at Floyd Elementary School.
- He also announced the next Board meeting is March 13th at 4:30 at Cranston Engineering and the Citation Committee is meeting today immediately following our club meeting.
- President Ed commended Kevin Grogan on a fantastic event celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Morris Museum of Art. He also recognized Sue Parr, Richmond County Chamber of Commerce, and Laverne Gold, United Way, for their recent annual meetings that were huge successes.
- Lastly, he thanked Chief Chris James, Susan Everitt, and Susan Jernigan for their work this past week installing smoke detectors in Old Town.
PROGRAM
President Ed called on Janice Jackson to introduce our guest speaker, Mr. Hawthorne Welcher Jr., with the City of Augusta Housing and Community Development (AHCD). Mr. Welcher is a native Augustan with twenty years of experience in community development.
Mr. Welcher cleared up any confusion between his agency and the Augusta Housing Authority (AHA), which primarily deals with public housing and Section 8 housing. The AHCD oversees federal funds received by the city and reviews applications before awarding those funds to various housing projects. The AHCD operates in four key areas; housing, support services, finance, and redevelopment. Mr. Welcher presented slides of various housing projects that included transforming existing neighborhoods, as well as, developing new residential, commercial, and retail projects from the ground up.
He remained after the meeting to answer questions and discuss any of these projects in more detail.
REMINDER
Our next meeting will be March 12th and the speaker will be Glenn Parker, Director of the City of Augusta Recreation and Parks.
The meeting was adjourned with the Four Way Test.
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Save the Date:
Rotary Golf Tournament
Tuesday, May 1st
River Golf Club
1:00 Tee Off
CART
CART buckets
Inside Challenger: Darryl Leech
Outside Challenger: A.K. Gulati, SNAK Properties
Total
$107.26
$107.26
$107.26
$321.78
Guests
Guest
Hawthorne Welcher
Dennis Williams
Greg Fuller
Tripp Harrison
Mark Bowen
Jennifer Nwokocha
Rachel Latremouille
Guest Of
Guest Speaker
Steve Boler
Steve Boler
Ed Presnell/Leland Malchow
Chris James
Paul Dainer
Paul Dainer
Richmond Academy Interact Club
Augusta Tech Rotaract Club
Visiting Rotarians
Name
Club
Meeting Makeup
Bill Kemp 3-2-18 Martinez Evans Rotary
Kevin Wade 3-5-18 Red Badge Orientation
Dustin Young 3-5-18 Foundation Meeting
Dora Hogg 2-12-18 Rotary Board of Dir. Meeting
Dustin Young 2-12-18 Rotary Board of Dir.Meeting
Brad Means will receive a makeup for being the Emcee of the United Way Banquet
The following will receive a makeup for the Foundation Meeting:
Ed Presnell
Zack Kelehear
Dustin Young
Absentees
Forester Adams
Scott Kelly
Dee Beaird
Bill Keogh
Chris Bird
Brian Kyzer
Barclay Bishop
Carolyn Maund
Marilyn Bowcuttt
Ben McElreath
Conley Braun
Rob McKenzie
Dave Brendza
Chris Melcher
Greg Capers
Kurtis Mueller
Andy Carrier
Betts Murdison
Gretchen Caughman
Robert Osborne
Tom Denlinger
Jeff Partl
Rob Dennis
Jonathan Powell
Ashlee Duren
Angela Pringle
Bob Evans
T R Reddy
Steve Farmer
Jimmy Richards
Jeff Flowers
Richard Rogers
Laverne Gaskins
Scott Seidl
Aimee Hall
Deborah Sleeth
Faye Hargrove
John Snider
Richard Harmon
Jeff Spears
Chad Harpley
Kevin Steffes
Randy Hatcher
Linda Tucciarone
Will Hatcher
Kevin Wade
James Heffner
Paul Wade
Steve Hobbs
Steve Wade
Brooks Keel
Andrew Williams
Russell Keen
Margaret Woodard
Dustin Young
