Rotary Club of Casper WY
Meeting Summary
02/11/2019
President Dick Jay called the meeting to order with the ring of the bell and welcomed everyone to today’s meeting.
Inspiration, Pledge, 4-Way Test:
Michael Howe
Greeters:
Jeremy Jones and Bert Toews were our greeters today and Jeremy introduced the members who brought guests:
- Dick Jay introduced Ryan Jay;
- Eric Easton introduced the family and friend of our SOM, Pam Schuler, Audrey Mitchell and Amy Rose from KWHS;
- Lori Klatt introduced Jan Clark;
- Lynette Boatright introduced Mathis Bouyer, Oscar Chavez and Ben Winckler;
- Chastidy Greenwood introduced Michelle Sorensen (Arrowhead Heating and A/C);
- Vicki Diamond introduced Char Canada;
- John Griffith introduced John Glassburn;
- Connie Brezik introduced Brenda Janikowski and Heath McAlcer;
- Chad Nelson introduced Zach Clark;
- Greyson Buckingham introduced Tara Righetti;
Song and Merriment:
Gary Pehrson had us sing “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” in preparation for Valentines Day;
Club History:
Deb Theriault gave us some more history of our club from 1924-1927.
Family of Rotary:
Bill Schilling let us know that Rod Aaker had heart surgery recently and that Steve Domonkos has a pre-cancerous skin removal procedure done.
Rotarians of the Week:
Dick Jay nominated Bill DeGraeve and family for being Fran's host family.
Dick Jay nominated Ronna Boril for organzing the social event at Gruner Brothers Brewing.
Chad Nelson nominated Cori Cosner-Burton and Anne Rubel for their planning of an event at the Nicolaysen.
Daron Gruner was nominated for hosting the social event at Gruner Brothers Brewing.
Mike Ward noted that Friday was the 109th Anniversary for the Boy Scouts and nominated all past Boy and Girl Scouts.
Steve Loftin nominated the numerous volunteers that helped at the Food Bank of the Rockies.
Peaches Lynch nominated Lynette Boatright for holding a surprise birthday party for Fran over the weekend.
Bill DeGraeve nominated Francisco Deluca for receiving an "Outstanding Musician" award at the Kinser Jazz Festival
Francisco Deluca nominated Miamie Sleep for taking Fran to a City Council Meeting.
There was a special presentation made by Francisco Deluca, Mathis Bouyer, Oscar Chavez, Ben Winckler and Lynette Boatright about the Rotary Youth Exchange Fundraising Dinner scheduled for March 10th. It will be at Frontier Brewery. It's an open-house concept starting at 4:00 pm. Admission is $45 per person and includes a French-Argin-Mex Menu. This is a fundraiser to help our Youth Exchange students go on the West Coast Trip. Over 50 exchange students from Wyoming and Colorado are going to go on the trip, making it a time where they'll be able to build strong friendships, meet people from all over the world and discover some of the great places in America!
Membership:
Rebecca Steinhoff, sponsored by Bill Schilling, was inducted into the club today.
Chastidy Greenwood received her Blue Badge today.
Announcements:
Richard Schwan announced there will be three (3) Board vacanies coming up. Dr. Schwan also reminded us to continue working on our 100 Acts of Service journals.
Tim Havasi spoke about the UW Ladies Tennis team coming to the Wyoming Athletic Club on Friday, March 1st.
Tim Monroe announced that there are forms on the table for the Club History Centennial Project so please fill one out and leave them on the table.
Bert Toews announced that the Society of Professional Journalists is looking for participants in a discussion that starts February 12th. Email casperproject@spj.org or contact Bert for more information.
Student of the Month:
Audrey Mitchell was our SOM today, a great young lady from KWHS.
Program:
President Elect John Griffith invited Dave True to introduce our speaker today, Dr. Jack Mason. Dr. Mason is the Chief Operating Officer of the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Wyoming. Dr. Mason asked for our feedback on their program. His email address is jmason25@uwyo.edu and phone is 303-263-8678.
President Dick Jay concluded the meeting at 1:28 letting us know that next week we will be back at the Ramkota. The speaker will be Dr. Steve Carpenter, the Director of the Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute.
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