may 8th, 2025 meeting minutes

​Present: Thad Bogert, Elijah Canfield, Rich Roberts, Carol Seiko, Diana Bolton, Bonnie Charette, Dan Mercurio, Hal Hultman, Cheryl VanVliet, Maureen Posler, and Theresa Furget.
Elijah called the meeting to order at 6:33 PM.

1. Additions & Corrections: Thad added Washer & Dryer under 8d.
2. Approval of April 10th, 2025, Minutes: Thad made a motion and Rich seconded it to accept the April minutes. Motion passed.
3. Treasurer’s Report: Diana went over the general and MP accounts for April 2025. She indicated that she corrected the $60 that was previously noted as dues, it was the Pumpkinfest application fee.
   1. Finance & Budget Committee: Diana went over the budget spreadsheet for 2024-2025.

Rich made a motion and Maureen seconded it to accept the treasurer’s report for May. Motion passed.

1. Correspondence: None.
2. Member Recruitment & Retention (MRR) Committee Update-Thad: None.
3. Club Officer Elections 2025-2026: Diana indicated she will not continue as treasurer. She gave clarification as to how long she spent doing the duties of treasurer-usually about 5 hours per month on average.
4. Open Discussion:
   1. Winter Project Discussion (Goal: decide by May for 2026):

i.Random acts of kindness ideas, antique show, other ideas? Thad talked about putting in Little Libraries in the area. It is unknown how many there might be all ready. Diana indicated there is one at McHattie’s Park. It was narrowed down to free books to kids and doing greeting cards to seniors that participate with Meals on Wheels. It was decided that February and March will be when the random acts of kindness will be done and will be added to the Events Calendar for 2026.

1. Project Updates:
   1. Adopt-a-Highway: April 12th Cleanup Report: A large group participated in the cleanup. The road was not too dirty. The next cleanup is scheduled for Saturday September 20th with a rain date of Sunday September 21st.
   2. 2025 Scholarships: Maureen reported the committee (Cheryl, Paulina, Paige, and herself) have 13 applications to choose from. They plan to meet this Monday (May 12th to pick the winners one for each high school. Names must be turned in to the schools by May 16th. Kris will be presenting the scholarships; she thinks it will be June 9th and 10th. Still need someone to take pictures of the winners.
   3. S. Lyon Cleanup-Thad: It was cold and very windy. There were about 70 participants. Thanks to all that came out and helped.
   4. Bartlett Washer & Dryer-Thad: The electricity has been completed and the appliance should be all hooked up within the week for use. Thad shared a picture of the appliance.
2. Upcoming Projects:
   1. Youth Entrepreneur Market (YEM):

i.2025 dates: May 10th, June 14th, July 12th, August 9th, and September 13th.
ii.42 signups, 34 paid deposit, 25 scheduled students for May 10th.
iii.Marketing Plan: S. Lyon Farmers Market FB post, on-site attractions, flyers, other ideas? Thad is working with Nate from Farmer’s Market to get the YEM mentioned. Thad will create a flyer to be handed out at the Farmer’s Market.
Set up the club’s tent will be at 8:45 AM. Bring your own chair and wear your club tee shirt/name badge. The market runs from 10-3 and the weather is looking great!

1. Charity Poker June 26th-29th: Thurs/Fri 6:30 PM-2 AM, Sat/Sun 10 AM-6 PM-Signup Genius was sent out today for members to volunteer.
2. Adopt-a-Highway: September 20th-28th: See 8a above for details.
3. Camp Civitan Raffle Tickets (just added)-Carol: She has the tickets (cost $5 per ticket). This is a fundraiser for Camp Civitan. Carol will have the tickets at the May 22nd dinner meeting.

1. Next Meetings:
   1. Dinner Meeting May 22nd at Teresita’s Mexican Grill at 6:30 PM. Members from Plymouth-Canton Civitan Club will be joining us.
   2. Business Meeting June 12th at Lyon Twp. Library at 6:30 PM.
2. Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 7:24 PM.

Minutes taken by Theresa Furget on May 8th, 2025, and respectfully submitted on May 9th, 2025.