Proposed guidelines for “Meet, Greet and Dine with Rotary Community leaders” fundraising events (March 2018)
1. Host invites “Community leader/celebrity Rotarian(s)” to a fundraising dinner and notes how many additional guests can be invited
2. Celebrity Rotarian and/or host invites additional guests – preferably people who are not Rotarians, who may learn about Rotary and may be interested in membership.
3. Each person who attends the dinner (except the host/s) contributes $30 for his/her meal and drinks
4. Money raised will fund education/training activities of Rotary Club of Homer-Kachemak Bay
5. Host and Celebrity Rotarian guest(s) select date and time of dinner
6. Host prepares the meal. Other non-participating Rotarians may contribute food or drinks for the event.
7. Host and Celebrity together decide topics of conversation that may be discouraged.
8. Rotarian hosts and Rotarian “celebrity guests” form the committee to distribute the funds raised.
Rotarian Celebrities (not an inclusive list- just for examples): Representative Paul Seaton, City Mayor Bryan and Karen Zak; City Manager, Katie Koester; KBC Director Carol Swartz; CACS Director, Beth Trowbridge; Hospital Public Relations Director, Derotha Ferraro; Save U More Manager, Mark Hemstreet; KHLT Director, Marie McCarthy; City Planner, Rick Abboud; Chamber Director, Debbie Speakman; etc.
First Fundraiser dinner, hosted by Vivian Finlay and Clyde Boyer, with Mayor Bryan Zak, and City Manager, Katie Koester, as the honored Rotarian guests, held on March 3, 2018; four community guests attended. $180 was donated by the guests; $30 by CTB; = $210.00. Charlie Franz, Club Secretary, received this as scholarship to attend the District conference in Seward, in May 2018.