President Jennifer Straughan called the meeting to order at 7:30 a.m.
Pledge: John
Invocation: Brian
Guests: 20 Visitors who are educators from around the world from the Mansfield Center; Macon, Deena is the leader from the Mansfield Center.
Happy Bucks: David Bardwick’s son Chad has been out at T-mobile and he was #1 in Montana in sales and #3 in the United States; Lisa was in Yosemite National Park last week; Arnie’s daughter went on a Mansfiled trip in Cambodia and got a nurse residency program at the Childrens Hospital in Colorado Springs; Jennifer did the Wild Road Relay in Oregon, wedding in Idaho, Wedding next week in Bozeman and it is finally summer; Sandy’s husband is taking time off from building their house but they are going camping with family this next weekend; Claire is heading home for a week and see some family; Matt D went to see a ball game and is going on a float trip in a couple of weeks; Jim C met his son last Wednesday and went fishing on Flathead and went to Idaho last Thursday to go sturgeon fishing; John two weeks ago went to the Wilma to the story telling hour; Gordy went to Vegas and went to the HaufBrau house and saw some lederhosen in the gift shop. $400 later his son is wearing leiderhosen on a dare. Deena put in $20 one for each of the Mansfield Center guests. Margaret and Chad sold their boat.
Trivia: Where was the German WWII prisoner camp in Montana? It was in Laurel
Jennifer presented Lisa with the Rotarian of the Year award.
John mentioned a social gathering towards the end of July at the Lolo Distillery. Gayle updated us on the Foundation awarding the YMCA a $500 scholarship for their youth at risk program. District awarded us $3650 towards our anilemma. Bike ride with the kids is the 21st of July. Matt D. is our new program director and has asked us to present him with two leads each for speakers this next year. July 18th we will meet at the carousel downtown in Missoula matt.doucette@icloud.com. Carl spoke about the Peace Park assembly. It is in east Glacier the 2nds week of September. Udo and wife will present the next dinner fo 8 on August 4th. This will be a fundraiser for the Humane Society. The dinner will be $30 per person. RYLA is coming up. District Training is coming up in Butte and as Rotarians are encouraged to go.
Sandy presented a Rotary Minute. Saturday August 11th is our rafting with the kids event.
Lisa Robertson gave her classification talk.
Jennifer introduced our speaker Macon Barrow who is involved with the state department in Washington DC. Deena Mensuer also spoke. She is from the Mansfield Center. We heard from 3 of the scholars sharing their experience on this trip to the US and what they have learned, gained and will be taking back to their country.
Jennifer presented each speaker with a Rotary Coin representing the 4-way test and a brochure on Sunrise rotary and a mention in the dictionary project for the 3rd graders in Missoula.
The 4-way test was recited and the meeting was adjourned at 8:33 a.m.