Beamer 11.2.11
THE NEXT MEETING IS AT WELSHFIELD
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Guests: Dottie Hofstetter. Jim Pascoe.
Heads and tails winner: John Hurd.
Congratulations and best wishes to Burrly who gets married this weekend!
Please keep Dave and Susan Brigham in your prayers as Susan recovers from a seizure she experienced about 2 weeks ago. She will be doing some rehabilitation and hopefully be returning home soon.
Happy Birthday to John Gander who turns 98 on Saturday!
The West Shore Rotary Club is having a reverse raffle November 6th from 6-11 PM at the West Side Irish American Club. The top prize is $3,000 for the last number called. The reverse raffle is West Shore Rotary's primary fundraiser. Please see Len for more information.
Dictionaries will be presented to the schools on November 10th. The schedule is as follows:
The Aurora Rotary Club is having a Crepes Spectacular November 13th from 1-3:30PM at Doogan's Restaurant in Aurora. There will be crepes cooking demonstrations, a wine tasting lecture with 5 French wines, a mime, a magician, and French singers. The cost is $30 per adult and includes 5 wine tastings. Those under 21 years old pay $20. Please call 330-802-4058 for more information or to make a reservation.
District 6630 is hosting their "Party in the Park" at Cuyahoga Valley National Park to be held 11.13.11 from 2-6 PM. For more information please visit the District 6630 website at www.rotarydistrict6630.com.
Welshfield Inn is having a Thanksgiving day dinner which includes a main course, all the traditional sides, and dessert. The price is $28 for adults, $15 for children under 12, and children under 3 are free.
Dick Hills announced that the Johnnycake Ridge Singers will be performing December 3rd at 7 PM at Hope Ridge Methodist Church. Please get with Dick for details.
Mark your calendars: Salvation Army bell ringing will be December 10th either at Giant Eagle or Wal-Mart in Middlefield.
Bob Johnson reminded those in attendance that the Every Rotarian Every Year(EREY) program is still alive and well and he would be happy to accept your donations. EREY is a voluntary $100 donation per member to Rotary.
There will be no meeting the Wednesday before Thanksgiving or the Wednesday between Christmas and New Years.
NEW MEMBER INDUCTION: Sharon Gingerich.
Sponsored by Jim Croup and inducted by Jack McCartney. Welcome to BMR Sharon!
PROGRAM: Bob Johnson. The Rotary Foundation.
This month is Rotary Foundation Month. The Rotary Foundation was started in the 1920s and currently is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The Foundation is where we get matching grants for many of our projects. Some of the things Foundation money funds include:
1) Polio vaccinations. Rotary has almost single-handely just about eradicated polio. The only places polio exists today are places Rotary volunteers delivering the vaccines can't reach.
2) Group Study Exchanges.
3) Ambassadorial Scholars.
4) District Simplified Grants. We have used these grants for projects like the Pleasant Hill Home and the Bookmobile. We plan on using this grant structure to purchase a K9 dog for the Sheriff's Department as well.
5) Matching Grants. Over $335 million has been spent on 29,000 matching grants in 199 countries since 1965.
The ability of the Rotary Foundation to make a positive difference in the world is great. One way we help to fund the Foundation is through Every Rotarian Every Year (EREY). EREY money stays in the Foundation for 3 years, earns interest for the Foundation, and then comes back to our district in the way of grants, etc.