Beamer 9.28.11

Posted by Todd R. Hornak 
 

THE NEXT MEETING IS A TOUR OF ASM IN NOVELTY AT 6:00 PM WITH DINNER TO FOLLOW AT THE WESTWOODS PAVILION.  THE ADDRESS FOR ASM IS 9639 KINSMAN ROAD NOVELTY.  WESTWOODS IS JUST WEST OF ASM ALSO ON KINSMAN ROAD.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

BMR will not be meeting the Wednesday before Thanksgiving or the Wednesday between Christmas and New Years.

Geauga County Job and Family Services sent us a thank you for our support of their Help Me Learn program.

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.

Please get your Clambake reservations in to Jodie by October 5th (TODAY!)

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.

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.

Jim Pascoe announced a few upcoming events:

1)  The Aurora Club is having a membership drive meeting October 20th at the Pine Lake Trout Club.  The cost is $20 per person.

2)  Strongsville Rotary is having their Taste of Strongsville October 9th at the Holiday Inn in Strongsville.  The event starts at 4:00 PM.  39 different food vendors will be participating.  The cost is $35 per person. 

3)  The Aurora Club is going to be having a "Crepes Spectacular and Wine Tasting" October 23rd.  Please contact Jim Pascoe for more information.

 

PROGRAM:  Geauga Park District Nature Scopes Program.  Emily.  David Simko.

Started in 2003, Nature Scopes is a binocular based educational program that focuses on using binoculars as a fieldscope, telescope, and microscope to learn more about nature.  The year long program is available to 5th graders.  This year, 452 Nature Scopes students are participating from nine Geauga County schools.  Post program surveying shows that all of the students participating greatly improve their knowledge of nature due to this hands-on approach to learning.  A donation of $28 buys a pair of binoculars and two field guides for a student in the program that they get to keep upon completion of the Nature Scopes program.