6-2-2011 Rotary Club of Chickasha meeting
Our guest speaker was Greg Krisseck of ICM, based in Wichita, KS, who talked about Ethanol production.
The 6-2-2011 meeting of the Rotary Club of Chickasha opened with a pray, pledge and a song.
Prayer concerns included Janice McVey and all the storm victims of affected by the May 24 tornado, including Rotarians Bret Burns and Jim Allen.
President Mark Tibbetts and Pauline Garrett reminded Rotarians about the dollar for dollar matching points for contributions to the Rotary Foundation through June 30.
It was announced that the next board meeting will be June 24 at the First National Bank Community Room. The club's annual installation officers is set for June 30 at USAO.
Rotarian of the Day was Jerry Standridge who introduced Greg Krisseck of ICM of Wichita, KS, who talked about the benefits of Ethanol-based fuel.
Greg said there were 14 billion gallons of ethanol E-10 fuel produced in 2011, number that is expected to go up as more vehicles become flex fuel capable and the ethanol blend increases.
He said the benefits of ethanol are environmental, economic and energy security.
Grain ethanol decreases greenhouse gas emissions by almost 60 percent.
He said the ethanol industry has created a steady market for corn and other grains, helping lower federal farm program costs.
He said out of every bushel of corn 1/3 goes to ethanol, 1/3 to cattle feed and 1/3 biogenic CO2.
Thank you Greg for a very informative program.
The meeting closed with the recitation of the Rotary 4-Way Test.