Meeting held virtually via ZOOM videoconferencing.

MEMBERS ATTENDING (15): Dick Drumm, Bill Dowd, Debbie Rodriguez, Kevin Leyhane, Tony Morris, Roberto Martinez, Jim Leyhane, Charlie Foote, Terry Brewer, Phil Kellerman, Ray Hannan, Murray Forth, Peter Brown, Debbie Brown, Pat Bailey.

GUESTS: None

MEETING NOTES: President Dick Drumm welcomed members. He announced a Board of Directors meeting to be held virtually on Thursday, December 3, following the regular meeting. The main topic will be finances. … Treasurer Murray Forth reported that he has submitted the required annual club financial form to the Internal Revenue Service. We have not yet received a response from the IRS on our application for restoration of tax-exempt status. …

In fundraising activities, Phil Kellerman said he will be selling more specialty coffees for the holidays (details to come), and Jim Leyhane and Roberto Martinez said they have sold out of the first batch of 100 bars of scented soaps and expect a second shipment to arrive next week. …

Bill Dowd said he has been in frequent contact with Circles of Mercy about the name of our Adopt-a-Family recipients and their wish lists. He said he has been told that communication has been slowed because of the pandemic, but that we have been promised the information by the end of the week. … Roberto and Dick participated in last Sunday’s virtual Rotary Leadership Institute activity. It was announced there that Larry Jones has succeeded Jack Faddegon as our ShelterBox district coordinator.