Meeting Minutes - 3-30-2016

Pledge - Arnie

Invocation - Dick

Visitors:
None, but Mark Thane has submitted his application

Happy Bucks:
Jim - 8678 miles door to door glad to be home
Gordy - 19 days 9 hours plus until tax season is over!
Cynthia - lost her phone - it was stolen on her trip
Ann - going to Singapore to see daughter for 3 weeks 
Arnie - brewfest next Friday with backcountry guys - Kati named undergraduate of the year at her University.
Matt Brown - $2 bill - forgot sign-up for form for work day - Zootown church had Easter event at the Adams Center
Kristi - met our speaker Alex - welcome
Lisa - dad had been touch and go but is home at the Villages now
Dick - "Young Blood" by Matt Gallagher - book recommendation

Trivia: Which Pres studied nuclear physics at Annapolis - Jimmy Carter

Rotary Minute: Brian Furey - Global Coalition - the Guatemala project we're working on - 20 members from clubs all over NW Montana. 2 projects - George talked about a few weeks ago - both can be done for about $60,000

Classification Talk - Betsy Mulligan-Dauge - Thank you to Susan and is looking forward to being with us. Is now director of Jeanette Rankin Peace Center. Understanding those with they disagree with - Peace not about agreement, about being good people to each other. Came out here to have land and animals. Lots of hobbies to express creativity. Enjoys riding her Harley and boxing! 

Announcements:
Wine Cellar event - ticket sales going well - event on March 31st - not many event tickets
April 16th for  Children's Home clean-up - at both - 9-11am bring tools please, but do label them!!
August 13th - Habitat for Humanity build - we made contribution
20th Anniversary of our association with Partnership for Children - doing a major event - met with board and we are looking at carport/construction idea with Francetich
Ethics Seminar - May 3rd

Speaker:  Alex Sobin - Executive Director of the Montana World Affairs Council