btc Reno January President's Message

January 6, 2021 Happy New Year btc Reno Coaches and Teammates! Like many of you, I am excited to ring in 2021 with optimism. I hope the holiday break allowed you to return to your daily activities with renewed energy. Despite all the challenges, hardships and surprises, btc Reno members embraced 2020 as an opportunity to learn from new challenges and btc continued to give back to our community during a time when it needed us most. It’s worth celebrating that we have all become more resilient as we navigated down the path of the unknown. Resilience is not something we are born with—it’s built over time. Our unique personal life experiences and genetics contribute to how we all handle stress and hardship differently. I’m excited for all of us to continue to grow, to continue to give grace to others (as each member continues down unchartered waters), to celebrate every small or big moment possible and to continue to give the gift of time to our local community this year. Did you know btc Reno has already collectively logged 1,400 philanthropy volunteer hours?! Great job!!! Keep in mind, this only accounts for the members who have entered their philanthropy volunteer hours on the btc website. Please remember to enter your volunteer hours as soon as you possible so we can thank and report back to our local philanthropy partners. Further, we would also like the opportunity to honor and celebrate each of our btc members’ accomplishments in April! Lastly, be sure to

look at the btc Reno calendar each week to stay up to date with upcoming btc Reno events(including all Zoom meeting links) and newly added volunteer opportunities. Our VP Philanthropy leaders and Philanthropy Liaisons are doing a fantastic job keeping our btc calendar full of in- person and at-home volunteer opportunities. As always, please feel welcome to reach out to me or any board member with questions, concerns, accolades or general suggestions. Thanks everyone for your flexibility and hard work. You are truly making a positive impact in our local community. Kindest regards, Michelle Christy, btc Reno President Upcoming Meetings: btc Reno General Meeting - Sunday, January 10th from 7-8:15 PM via Zoom. The Zoom link is always provided on the btc calendar. Topic: Highlighting a few local philanthropies and the impact of volunteering. *Coaches(parents) and Teammates(boys) attend the General Meetings. btc Reno Board of Directors(BOD): Our Reno Board of Directors have been busy enthusiastically brainstorming and planning for the upcoming months: new dynamic events, volunteer opportunities, potential speakers, class projects and new

membership drive. btc Reno member Reminders: 1. Logging your btc Hours: a. Log your meeting hours as “league hours”. b. Log your volunteer hours as “philanthropy hours”. *Pay close attention to correctly logging your philanthropy hours. Please edit your submitted hours if corrections are needed! “philanthropy donation hours”= physical items donated (blankets, clothes, diapers)—>btc members earn 2 philanthropy hours max but more donations are always welcome “philanthropy volunteer hours”=time spent volunteering at- home or in-person. The max time given for volunteer hours is posted on each event. 2. Membership Renewal- February 12-22 3. Prospective Membership Drive- February 26-March 8th. Each prospective member must have a sponsor. Ideas current members can do to share this btc Reno opportunity with potential new members: a. post a picture of your family volunteering together on social media b. Talk to a neighbor who has current middle school sons about btc c. Obtain a flyer or brochure from btc Reno to share in a common space such as a coffee shop, school or church. d. Share the btc Reno public page link with a friend. 4. Swag Store-check the btc calendar over the next week for Spring Swag opportunity updates 5. Speakers or venues- please reach out to Laura De Jong if you have a great connection for a future meeting

space or know a dynamic speaker. 6. Leadership- feel welcome to reach out to Michelle Christy if you are interested in learning more about a btc Reno leadership position. Note-each btc member is required to serve 2 leadership positions at some point during their btc years. Zoom link for our General Meeting: btc Reno is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: btc Reno's General Meeting(Coaches and Teammates) via Zoom Time: Jan 10, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87682211677? pwd=Z0lrQS9CR3NEditnTTBEa1pJVFdtUT09 Meeting ID: 876 8221 1677 Passcode: 963177 One tap mobile +16699009128,,87682211677#,,,,*963177# US (San Jose) +12532158782,,87682211677#,,,,*963177# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 876 8221 1677 Passcode: 963177 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kd5WCEqc9m