Guest: Lowell Peachey CEO of Mennonite Manor Guest of Randy Hendrickson & todays program.
Special Guests:
For the first time in several years, our wives were invited for a champaign breakfast and a rose courtesy of the Big Hat Club. Wives in attendance were Sonja Brigman, Bonnie Ehling, Marie Mitchell, Virginia Hymer, Jan Strecker, Anne Potucek, Nancy Conard, Barb Sloan, Donna Pitzer, Laverna Shaw, Jill Foss, Sharon Harmon, Pat Brewer, Aavon Powers, Linda Peterson, Jane Knipp, Valerie Powers, Maria Kicklighter, and Elaine Fallon. Deferring to Good Taste with so many wives in attendance, the Sergeants Corner was cancelled.
Announcements:
With todays contributions, the Payton Mitchell Memorial Fund has met its goal of $1,000. A final accounting will be presented at the next meeting.
With the holiday season behind us, the regularly scheduled committee meeting will be back to their normal dates in Jan 08. The Community Service Committee will meet at 6:00AM next Friday (Jan 4th). The Executive Board will meet at 6:15AM on Friday Jan 11th.
Program:
Lowell Peachey became the CEO of the Mennonite Manor in South Hutchinson for the last six months. While born in Virginia, his family moved to Kansas when he was six, so he considers Kansas his home. He has held numerous positions, both in the banking and not-for-profit arenas. He spent time during the early 1990s assigned to the Mennonite Economic Development Association in Haiti. He returned to the mainland, and spent a decade in various positions in small, privately owned banks. Previous to coming to the Mennonite Manor, he was the CFO of Bethel College in North Newton. With this varied background, he is in a unique position to compare and contrast managing in these 2 different arenas. His observation is that there are more similarities than one might think. As a manager in either area, he sees the stewardship of the entitys funds as paramount. Thus, managing the bottom line is appropriate regardless of the entitys profit status. Too many non-profits do not provide for a positive bottom line, sacrificing long-term stability of the organization. He will encourage his board to operate under this philosophy and build his business plan and leadership team accordingly.
50/50 Winner Bob Bush the $32 pot was donated to the Payton Mitchell Memorial Fund.