August 25, 2022 Meeting Summary

 

Rotarian of the Week: Amanda Paul nominated Kelly Neville and Sarah Brown Mathews for helping at the check in table.  

 

Special Presentation: Kelly Neville celebrated a birthday with a donation to the club foundation.

 

Songs: Happy Birthday; Five Feet Two

 

 

Introduction: Murray Schroeder

 

Josh Dorrell told the club that the Wyoming Business Council is creating opportunities to thrive in a new way. The council has developed a new economic development framework to better impact the greater good.

 

Previously the organization has worked hard on the ground to assist with projects. This has pointed to a challenge on what the role of the WBC should be.

 

The organization is working to do more with policy and structure to better help across all communities.

 

The organization is working to build resiliency across communities. One way they are doing this is by supporting local economic development, working to make it easier for businesses to thrive.

 

Local economic development fluctuates widely across communities in Wyoming. Things that help locally with this is a regional team, a main street group, place making, community reviews, education, and infrastructure funding.

 

For education, the organization is working to establish an economic development program that is similar to Leadership Wyoming.

 

The council is taking a cautious approach to funding, looking to where smaller dollars can make a big impact.

 

For policy, the WBC is working on policies related to broadband and the Pathways to Prosperity program. For broadband, the WBC is using federal dollars to build greater connectivity across the state.

 

The Pathways to Prosperity program is a partnership with the Harvard Growth Lab. This is the first time Harvard has worked with a state versus a developing country. This is because Wyoming’s economic development is in many ways similar to a developing nation. This is going to unlock more potential across the state.

 

The WBC is investing in businesses using the state small business credit initiative. This is working to fill a gap for early-stage companies. This will be about $50 million to small businesses.

 

Response: John Bard

 

 

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?

 

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

•FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;

•SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

•THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life;

•FOURTH. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

 

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