The Ken 6/27/2022
Table Attendance/Split Club: Brandon Blatz
Fine Master: Dick Hanaburgh
Invocation: Steve Blass
The Ken: Donna DiFrancesco
President Dick called the final meeting of his term to order at 12:30 p.m. with a pledge to the flag. Steve
Blass led us in prayer. Brandon announced our guests, Shari McDonough and Deanna (I didn’t get her
last name, sorry) from the Boys and Girls Club and Barb Perez from the BSA. Dick asked for
announcements.
Gary is set for the July 1 st picnic/fireworks at Elmlawn Cemetery. Food will be served at approximately 7
p.m. with a cost of $20 per person, BYOB, snacks and chairs. Please come in through the gate on
Brighton and it’s best to come down Delaware to Brighton as Colvin will be difficult. Tell them at the
gate you are with the Kenmore Rotary to gain access.
Ron Levea announced the passing on June 5 th of Dee and George Jackman’s daughter, Cynthia. Please
keep Dee in your thoughts and prayers at this difficult time.
Pat reminded everyone of the Hole in One Contest at the Sheridan Park Golf Course on Monday July 11.
Our spot is at the 8 th hole by the T-box (unknown what that is by us non-golfers) and runs from 8 a.m. to
8 p.m. We will have the usual golf balls to hand out to those who make it on the green. Please contact
Pat to sign up for a time slot. We will NOT have a regular meeting that day. Also, a dues email went out
(twice) and they need to be paid by Wednesday 6/29 or arrangements made. Please contact Pat directly
on this.
Brandon, as our incoming President, let the club know that the monthly Meeting Duties list went out to
the directors. Each month, the director is responsible for informing their “team” of their duties for the
month.
President Dick announced our speaker and former member, Shari McDonough from the Boys and Girls
Club. She has been with them for 7 years now. The B & G Club was founded in 1927. Currently there are
500 kids signed up for the summer programs. They recently received a grant from Charities for
“Blessings in a back pack”, which fills backpacks with healthy snack for kids to take home on the
weekends so they won’t go hungry. They requested grants from other clubs, but Kenmore was the only
one to give. The majority of their income comes from private gifts, donors and families who can afford
to send their kids. They recently started a mental health program where they will have a mental health
counselor at every club several days a week. This is very important. The big check was then presented to
Shari in the amount of $2,500 (she also received the real check). It was nice seeing Shari back at our club
after 7 years! We also took this opportunity to present a check for $1,775 to Linda Sroka from Schofield
Care for their grant requesting new kitchen necessities.
Dick won the split club of $16 and Bill Brucker picked the 10 of spades.
Cam confessed to attending 2 pit fires, one with Tom Lang (who’s he??). Tim Glor’s oldest son moved
again, this time to Las Vegas! Rick Graham spent a couple of weeks in France and it was not great. He
returned home with kidney stones. Yikes! Hope you’re feeling better Rick! Trivia questions raised a few
bucks.
REMINDER: No meeting July 4 and July 11.
The foundation president, Chuck Patterson, had 3 notices sent out to the membership on the slate of
officers for the upcoming board. President Dick announced them and took a vote. All are in favor of the
2022-2023 Rotary Club of Kenmore Foundation Board of Directors.
Meeting was adjourned at 1:14 p.m.