For those members who were not able to attend this Weds weekly club meeting, here is a brief recap:
First, Membership Chair Ed Slane performed the induction ceremony for new member Dave Saggio. WELCOME DAVE! Your background in IT already proved to come in handy when I needed troubleshooting with our computer before the meeting even began! A shout out to Jeff Huntsberger for sponsoring Dave. This is a big part of Rotary. All new members MUST be sponsored by a current member of the club! We are looking forward to getting to know you better Dave and THANK YOU for bringing your talent, time and treasurer to our club!
The induction ceremony was quickly followed by Foundation Chair John Zachariah who awarded Rich Luschian and Jay Jones with Paul Harris Fellowships! It is a high honor to receive a Paul Harris Fellowship award because it means that member has donated at least $1,000 to Rotary International! Congratulations again to both gentlemen!
Then John introduced our guest speaker the Hon. Judge Matt Lynch. What a very informative talk Judge Lynch gave about our judicial system and how it works at the local, district, state and federal level. It is truly amazing how complicated the judicial branch of our government is and how it processes cases and does its best to see that "Lady Justice is Blind” in our country. Of course, there are always pressures that all judges receive in effort to persuade or dissuade them from ruling a certain way on a highly controversial case. We also learned that it is important to exercise your right to vote for your local and state judges and make an effort to find out their positions before casting your ballot. After fielding many thought-provoking questions from our members, I feel we all left with a much deeper appreciation for the work that all of our elected judges do on a daily basis all across this great land to uphold the laws of our Constitution to the best of their ability and conscience.
