Meeting Recap 8/31/2023

 

 
If you couldn't make today's meeting, here's the skinny
  • We had 19 members in-person attending, and 6 on Zoom, namely, Joe and Wendy Guyton, Tom Turriff, Harvey Smith, and Gordon Wainwright and the Demeroutis's.
  • August's "Rotarian of the Month" was Dan Watson.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
  1. There will be a Community Services meeting immediately following our regular meeting on 7 September, in the ballroom.
  2. Try not to miss District Conference on October 6,7. Registration is open.  Doug May will be assisting at a display in the Hall of Friendship and Dan Watson will be hosting a breakout session presentation on the Corazon project. It's a lot of fun and a great Rotary experience. You can find out more and register here 2023 Conference of Clubs Homepage | Rotary District 5500 (rotaryd5500.org)
  3. Monster Bash tickets are on sale here  MyEventRunner - Event Public Fill (crsadmin.com) for this October 20 event. Please encourage friends to attend.
  4. Tucson Rotary Car Show tickets are still available for their car show on 21 October. $10 buys entry to the show and a chance at winning a 2016 Corvette. We keep 50% of all money for tickets we sell. 
  5. Please continue to bring hygiene items to each meeting for donation to IMPACT
  6. Tom Turriff is seeking a assistance for the riders of El Tour this year. This is Rotary's Ride to End Polio and we have had riders and successful fundraising for several years. Please help us rid the world of this scourge of polio by supporting Tom, our riders and our club. Watch for an important email in the following days on how you can help.
  7. The first Peacebuilders E-network meeting of the new Rotary Year is on 13 September at 6 PM.  All Peacebuilder clubs and peace ambassadors are welcome. Go here to Join the Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82577085260?pwd=UHZ5UkpGc3pEdko0SENnMnJ0ZS9UZz09
          Meeting ID: 825 7708 5260 Passcode: 645469
 
More Events scheduled for the future are:
  • Saturday, September 30, at 4 - 7 pm, Paella for Polio is also the Fall Fellowship Event at the home of Bill and Diane Demeroutis at 62492 E. Ironwood Ln, SaddleBrooke. This is a combination fellowship and fundraiser to help the fight against polio. Bring a cash donation for End Polio Now and one of the following items: Tapas, Salad, soup or dessert. End Polio Now is Rotary's flagship project and still needs support. It will prove to be an entertaining evening while dining on paella, sangria and wine, so be there or be square. RSVP BY 21 September. toGail Fraioli at queenbee6742@comcast.net
  • Saturday 18 November, El Tour-Rotary Ride to End Polio
  • Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 5 pm Annual Holiday Party
  • Sunday, February 11, 2024 Super Bowl Party at OCC
Our speakers today fell ill at the 11th hour, so we heard from RI President Gordon McNally about the major plans for RI this year. If you want to hear this 20-minute talk, click on  https://my.rotary.org/en/exchange-ideas/events/convention-images-videos-2023?types=audiovideo and scroll down to "GS4 Gordon McNally". All the keynote speaker presentations from Melbourne are available here as well.
 
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