April 20, 2023
Meeting Summary
Presiding: Jamie Terry
Meeting Room setup/takedown and general problem solving: Tom Mangan & Team
Inspiration:
Professor’s Quote: Rollin Abernethy
Foundation Flash:
Introduction of Guests: Dave Hansen
Guests: Jerry Gruber introduced Joe Rabino, Gabe Saint, JW Rzeszut, Noah Scott, Liz Parks, Owen Kwemmeh; Tony Hoch introduced Keith Rittle; Terry Roark introduced Neil Theobald; Jamie Terry introduced Anna Cramer.
Visiting Rotarians:
Junior Rotarians/RYLA/Young RYLA/Exchange Students: Codi, Kathryn, Audry
Rotaract/Interact Students:
Humor: Terry Roark
Foundation Drawing: Keith Downey won $10 with $70 in the jackpot.
O’Dwyers Drawing: George Gill
Announcements:
- Dave Hansen told the club that the elementary students have finished the Read to Feed program. Rotary will distribute the funding for the students to pick a gift on Heifer International. It is not too late to donate.
- The board has approved three applications for membership: Neil Theobald, Anna Cramer, and Tyler Valentine. The club has one week to comment.
- Attendance was down just a little in March at 37.5 percent.
- The board approved two funding requests for Cathedral Home for Children and ShelterBox.
- Murray Schroeder noted that clean-up day will be May 6.
- Murray Schroeder told the club to watch for information about a bingo night at O’Dwyers. Money raised will go to the Suicide Prevention Task Force.
- Caitlin White announced that our new exchange student will be Marianna from Brazil. We are still searching for host families.
- The bylaws will be updated and undergo a member vote soon. Board member voting will also happen soon.
Upcoming Programs:
- May 4: Hospital Renovation, Tom Mangan, Karen Saunders, Doug Faus
- May 11: Relative Theatrics, Anne Mason
- May 18: State Engineer’s Office, Jeff Cowley
Rotarian of the Week: Randi Downham nominated Terry Moss, Paul Montoya and Michelle Tilley for volunteering at the 4-H carnival.
Rotarian of the Month: Paul Montoya
Songs: I’m Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover
Program: Wyoming Secretary of State, Chuck Gray
Introduction: Jerry Gruber
The Secretary of State gave an overview of the divisions in his department: business, compliance, elections, fiscal and technology.
The business division handles entities, filings, trade names, and trademarks. There are over 80 different types of forms. The office holds the bucking horse and rider trademark.
For records, there are 300,000+ LLCs, 55,000+ corporations, and 8,000+ nonprofit organizations. The office is working on the logistics of “foreign” record issues to get a handle on the “Cowboy Cocktail.”
For a legislative review and goals, the department worked on prohibiting foreign land ownership and digital asset regulation. These bills failed. A bill about the abuses of Title 17 passed.
For elections, bills passed that eliminated cross-over voting and strengthened the voter ID regulations. A bill that didn’t pass was related to ranked choice voting.
Other election bills included increases transparency on voter registry lists, voter ID and absentee ballots, specific election records that are not subject to disclosure, and codified air gap machines for elections. This means the machines do not have access to the Internet. Gray is also looking at the early voting period, as Wyoming has one of the longest early voting periods in the country.
The compliance division handles investments and notaries.
Gray serves on the State Board of Local Commissioners, the State Loan and Investment Board, and the State Building Commission. He serves as the Lieutenant Governor.
Gray opposes ESG on all levels.
Response: Tim Sullivan
Rotary 4-way test
Of the things we think, say, or do:
•Is it the Truth?
•Is it Fair?
•Will it build Good Will and Better Friendships?
•Will it be Beneficial to All Concerned?
‘Response: The Rotary Club of Laramie will make a donation to the public library children’s book fund in the speaker’s name.
NOTE: We Do Not Donate a Book!
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Spoke Editor: Caitlin White, 307-630-1965, cwhite@acplwy.org