Randy Wise bragged $100.  In December they were told by their kids that both his daughter and daughter-in-law are pregnant.  They are both due in July, and they will have a new grandson and granddaughter. 

 

Jerry Schmidt bragged $25.  He won’t be here next week because he will be at the top of a mountain in Mexico looking for a stupid sheep.  

 

Roberto Rodriquez bragged $10 on Mike Gibson, who brought him into this club.

 

Pat McDermott –bragged $100.  Thirty-five years ago he came to Santa Maria and joined an accounting firm.   A year later it broke in half, the following year he joinged a group with John, a person who became his mentor and taught him about service. 

 

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Pat McDermott and Ed Carcarey were each sporting the jerseys of their Super Bowl teams.  The loser has to wear the other team’s jersey next week… but wait, will it fit?  No fines this week, we will wait until next week.

 

Kevin Walthers presented the results of a survey he completed regarding the Rotary Barn Party and it’s future.

 

Responses were received from:

3 founding members

14 members in the club five years or less

8 members who have been in the club six to ten years

 

There was a good representation of years in the club in the survey

Results:

51% said it’s the Barn Party is a hallmark event and should be continued

49% said it has outlived its time

 

Rank Order Aspects

Top three items of what is most important for the event

1. Fundraising

2.Camaraderie

3.Community outreach

 

Ratio of work to funds raised

42% work to money raised is the right amount - 22 respondents

48% too much work – 25 respondents

10% very easy – 5 respondents

 

Proposed Wine Club

Keep the Barn Party 29% - 14 respondents

Would recruit wine club members 16% -  8 respondents

55% don’t feel comfortable recruiting members for a wine club – 27 respondents

 

If the wine club did raise as much as the Barn Party, we should;

Add to the Barn Party  - 24 respondents

Replace the barn party - respondents 9

 

Takeaways from the survey