The Rotary Club of Ankeny's 8th annual fundraiser, "Rotary Olympics" was a success despite less than ideal weather conditions and attendance being about 20 less than last year.  Preliminary numbers indicate net income should be about $30,052 compared to $32,815 last year.  Thank you to Ryan Bach for chairing this year's fundraising committee, to Tim Cox for acting as our Master of Ceremonies, all the committee chairs including Teri Crist - Decorations, Lewis Todtz - Logistics, Abbi Rickelman - Ticketing, Todd Wehr - Registration, Rich Job - Auction, the Evening Club members - Raffle, and everyone that donated auction items, bought /sold tickets, and attended the event.  A breakdown of income and expenses compared to last year are as follows:
 
Income                      2017               2018
Tickets Sales            $10,900           $11,440
Live Auction               18,070             10,925
Silent Auction             11,060             10,479
Paddle Raisers              9,860              9,030
Raffle                           1,300              1,543
Donations                       200               1,250
Total Income            $52,955            $46,545
   Less Winspire            5,100               3,395
    Income               $47,855          $43,272
 
Expenses
FFA Center                 $3,146             $3,335
Catering                      6,930               5,091
Printing                          636                  594
Decorations                    501                  454
Advertising                     510                  486
Auctioneer                      350                  350
Other                             100                  100
Total Expenses       $15,040          $13,220
                                                                   
Net Income             $32,815          $30,052
 
The Board will be reviewing the success of the fundraiser at their meeting on March 8th.  If you have comments or suggestions for next year, plan to attend the Board meeting or submit your comments to a Board member before the meeting. 
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