Roseland Rotary Meeting July 9, 2015
Posted by Ben Bendit,
on Jul 09, 2015
Roseland Rotary Meeting July 9, 2015
Hail to the Waterford for serving a good lunch which included Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Green Beans
and a Salad. For all you that missed the meeting, Ha Ha. It was very unfortunate there were only 12 members present and our speaker. Those in attendance had a good lunch, heard a good speaker and socialized with some of the best people you could ever have lunch with.
and a Salad. For all you that missed the meeting, Ha Ha. It was very unfortunate there were only 12 members present and our speaker. Those in attendance had a good lunch, heard a good speaker and socialized with some of the best people you could ever have lunch with.I never wanted to believe my Dad was stealing from his job as a road worker. But when I got home, all the signs were there.
Reminder, next week’s meeting is an After Hours meeting at the Waterford. It will probably be in our regular meeting room. Note, there is no noon luncheon on that day. Please attend and bring a friend or a guest.
Mark your calendars for August 29th as this is the famous Roseland Picnic at the Roseland Park. Roseland Rotary is a cosponsor of the event and really needs our members to step up and support Rotary. Please let Brian Bernth know that you will be available to help Rotary on that date.
Dave Keck collected happy a dollar from Joe Maloney who loved the quotes on the projected screen. Joe 
gave credit to Abe Lincoln for his quote, “if it’s on the internet it must be true”. Jerry Hunt was happy to be in attendance and we were happy to see Jerry. Dave Keck is happy because his new baby will be arriving soon. Don’t get all excited, it’s a new puppy. Bob Sones is happy for Dave. Frank Toepp told a joke about the Pope standing in line at the Pearly Gates and another guy just gets to walk right in. Want to know why? Come to the meetings and find out. Bill Brennen’s grand children are coming to visit him. Bill is getting ready to recruit them into Rotary, way to go Bill! Bob Eberhart is happy to be here. Ben’s happy at least 12 members showed up.
gave credit to Abe Lincoln for his quote, “if it’s on the internet it must be true”. Jerry Hunt was happy to be in attendance and we were happy to see Jerry. Dave Keck is happy because his new baby will be arriving soon. Don’t get all excited, it’s a new puppy. Bob Sones is happy for Dave. Frank Toepp told a joke about the Pope standing in line at the Pearly Gates and another guy just gets to walk right in. Want to know why? Come to the meetings and find out. Bill Brennen’s grand children are coming to visit him. Bill is getting ready to recruit them into Rotary, way to go Bill! Bob Eberhart is happy to be here. Ben’s happy at least 12 members showed up.President Brian Bernth introduced our speaker Luthringer Shauna from Palmer Funeral Homes. Shauna works with advanced funeral planning. She presented a very interesting presentation along with a 
slide show and a video. She did a very professional job and lord knows she was talking to the right crowd. I for one was very interested and made sure I picked up additional information.
slide show and a video. She did a very professional job and lord knows she was talking to the right crowd. I for one was very interested and made sure I picked up additional information.Did you know that 82% of deaths leave a woman in charge? This is why women are more willing to discuss death and pre plan for it. HUM!
Did you know that 75 plus things need to be done within 36 hours after death? How do you do that?
One big problem is who is going to pay for the funeral. Average funeral costs in our area are around $10,000 to $12,000. Too many times it comes down to the siblings disagreeing on arrangements. Many times only one of the siblings can afford to help but still the others want more in the way of final arrangements. Pre planning can help keep families together.
There were many questions, as you can imagine, and one was how involved is Tom Hickey. It was pointed out that Tom is always willing to help but because he is so busy he wants to handle only his people. We are very lucky, whether Tom knows it or not, that we are his people.
It’s not that I’m afraid to die. I just don’t want to be there when it happens.
Since we are all entrepreneurs and Ben being one, wanted to know if he could go down to Batesville and pick up a couple dozen caskets and sell them to Rotary members. Shauna pointed out this wouldn’t be a good idea. Seems the funeral homes would get upset and would not bury us. Seems harsh to me but so be it.
Thanks Shauna, you did a great job.
I’m always relieved when someone delivers a eulogy and I realize I’m listening to it.
Joe Maloney won the drawing and will now by a gold casket. This is why we call him Big Money Casket Buying Joe.
Don’t forget After Hours.
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