25 Rotarians and 1 guest were inspired by CCV Rotarian Mike Dunkel's song words set to "On Top of Old Smokey" and his inspirational moment.

Red Badge member Eric Dyer shared his personal story.

Club President Emily Strunk shared this Rotary video about Farmers Feed the Children & the Heifer Project in Romania.

 

Farmers Feed the Children from Bespoke Video Production on Vimeo.

Smokin' Brew BBQ  - to continue or not?  Mike Dunkel presented a history of our BBQ:  about the 2nd year of our club's existence Dave Hickey recommended that we hold a competitive BBQ; Courtney Howey and Kyle Medigar joined our club to help make this event happen. Lots of energy has been dedicated by these leaders along with Don Willson, John Diak, John Howe and several others.  The event has grown to include music and the Cow Pie Bingo.  It's a big event for us to host and we need to make sure we are totally dedicated to it if we are going to do it again.  This will take a culture change in our club to get everyone involved, not just in the volunteer time spent during the event but also and especially throughout the whole year in preparation.  Every club member will need to serve on a committee if we vote to keep the Smokin' Brew BBQ.

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We must have a new chairperson for the Smokin' Brew BBQ!  If you are interested in serving as BBQ Chairperson, contact Club President Emily Strunk.  We would also need this many signed up for each of the following committees by the end of October: 6 for Fundraising, 3 for Cow Pie Ticket Sales, 3 for Permitting, 3 for Entertainment, 3 for Advertising/PR, 3 for Judging, 4 for Competitor & Vendor Relations, 3 for Beverages, 3 for Site, 3 for Logistics, and 3 for Manpower.  Which committee would you be willing to commit to?

If you did not vote at today's meeting, watch for an email from Emily Strunk.  You will need to vote right away, since the votes will be tallied and results announced at next week's meeting.

Our Fundraising Committee will meet Monday October 20th 5-6 pm at Parker Station

Four-Way Test training at DCSC is Wednesday October 22 8-10 am at the Support Center.  See the map in our online calendar (at right).

Trick-or-Treat on Mainstreet is Friday October 31 2-9 pm.  Sign up online to help out!

The Dictionary Project (deliveries to elementary schools) will be happening Nov 17-21.  Stay tuned for more details, but mark your calendars for the deliveries and for the dictionary sticker-labelling (1st two weeks of November).