Mark called the meeting to order at 7:11 am with Beverly leading the group in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roadrunner Elementary Book Update:
- Our club’s $500 donation plus matching funds = $1000 for new books!
- Over 300 books were purchased through Scholastic Books!
- Next steps - put stickers on all the books - coordinate with Josh aka “Sticker Man”; meet Roadrunner students to present books - coordinate with Kristina
Today’s Business: Tour de Cookie Committee Planning
- Looked at our master storyboard/flow chart for the event and determined areas to be developed as committees, with the following members taking on the various committees:
- Event Leader/Chairperson/Cookie King - Gregg
- Will oversee the event; main point of contact
- Permitting/Route - Mark
- Checking on Marana vs. Pima County permitting; Applying for permit(s); coordinating with Andrea @ Marana
- Sponsors/Cookie Booths - Bev & Mike
- Mike & Bev to attend the Marana Chamber of Commerce Morning Breakfast on November 4; both will have 30 seconds to give their best elevator speech on Rotary membership and the Tour de Cookie
- Sponsorship Tiers - $1000/$750/$500 and what each means
- Cookie Booths to receive clear guidelines in a “Letter of Agreement” specifying homemade or gourmet cookies (NO Oreos)
- Promotion (trifolds & emails) - Gregg & Bev
- Introductory letter to go out to all in the database; trifolds being designed for general Rotary information with a focus on the Tour de Cookie
- Registration - Gregg
- New website and domain for event; $55 early bird registration and $60 after January 1
- Insurance - John
- Making it safe and legal
Sticker Man - Josh
Mark concluded the meeting at 8:06 am, Our meeting ended with the 4 Way Test, as led by Josh.
After our meeting adjourned, several members had photos taken with some Vista students holding the American and Arizona flags our club had donated to the high school at the start of the school year.