We had a light turnout last week, however, that didn’t stop us from having a great meeting! Our guest speakers were Younhee Shin and Kyung from the Korean Spirit and Culture Promotions Project. Younhee and Kyung presented a fantastic video about the history of South Korea which brought us to the advancements of today. This is fitting considering the Rotary International Convention will be held in Korea this year. The presentation was very educational. They also had books available for us to take.
Speaking of conventions, on February 18th District Governor Nominee, Karen Gaffney will talk briefly about the upcoming District Conference May 20 – 22 in Plymouth MA.  
 
Last Thursday evening the Worcester School Committee recognized the Rotary Club of Worcester for its contribution of $50,000 to the Myra Hiatt Kraft Footbridge project. In attendance was President Bob Mangan, Past President Dr. Satya Mitra and Club Photographer Dr. Rich Prager.
 
We have a potential member as Maureen Harrington invited Tony Marini, Manager at TD Bank to come to a meeting. Tony was greeted with an application and information about our club.
 
Our meeting this week will be at Leo’s, our guest speaker will be Dr. Satya Mitra. Satya will talk about his trip to India and the progress at the school our club helped to fund with a Global Grant. He will also talk about some of the other clubs he visited as well as the importance of giving to the Rotary Foundation. Your donations do make a difference in the lives of others here and around the world! Thank you for your generosity!
 
There were no winners in the 50/50 however the deck of cards is getting smaller and the pot is up to (I think) $425.00…
 
Please make every effort to attend. Your attendance makes a difference to your fellow Rotarians, Guest Speaker and our Guests. Who knows you may learn something or win the 50/50 raffle!
Following our regular meeting will be a Celebrate Community Meeting. Barbara is away and left me in charge… I hope to have an agenda soon…
 
Next week 2/18/16 we will be meeting at El Basha on Park Ave Worcester. This is a location we will be trying out as a possible meeting place. There will also be a Board of Directors meeting at El Basha prior to our regular club meeting.
Thank you for all you do to help those in need here and around the world. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of others. Thank you for being Rotarians.