Oct 2 2013 Newsletter
ROTARY CLUB OF STOW MUNROE FALLS NEWSLETTER: OCTOBER 2, 2013
Invocation: Bob Oborn opened our meeting with an inspiring invocation.
Guest Announcer Roy Mook began by thanking Nancy Rice for helping Mark Lucco today.
Fines: Pat Messmore was last in. Marty Tass forgot to sign in.
Happy Bucks: Marty Tass showed us an article that was in the Plain Dealer featuring Stow’s football team. They are now ranked fourth in the state after their win against Shaker Heights last week.
Visitors: Asst. District Governor Bob Heydorn was welcomed as a guest.
New Members: Katie Wright was here today and Nancy Rice and Annette Oborn were finally given their Rotary work shirts. It is amazing how much work they have done without having the official garb to wear.
Drawing: Karen Monbeck’s table had the winning number but drew the 2 of clubs so the pot continues to grow.
Rotary Fun Fact: What, where and where was the first Rotary community service project? Ron Taggart and Dick Spangler tied with the correct answer which was 1907 in Chicago when they put a comfort station near City Hall
Special Days:
Rotary Anniversaries It is Bruce Hill’s 10th anniversary
Wedding Anniversaries: On 10/6 Bob Sweitzer will have been married 29 years.
Birthdays: None
Presidential Announcements: by Bob Oborn
· Bob offered sympathy to Rich Bedell upon the death of his mother-in-law
· Bob also gave an update on the Middlefield club president and his wife who were involved in a serious car accident. He is still in ICU and in need of everyone’s prayers.
· We received a thank you from the City of Stow for our sponsorship of the Summer Sunset Blast.·
· The Interact Club will participate in the Alzheimer’s Walk this weekend. Club members were invited to participate or make donations for the walk. Contact Bob if you will donate a gift card or contribute to the Alzheimer’s Association. A volunteer is still needed to attend their 10/7 and 11/14 meeting.
· We will not have a morning meeting on Oct. 16th because of the Silent Auction/Reverse Raffle that evening.·
· Tonight will be the first night that representatives of our club will go to the Akron Canton Regional Foodbank, which is at 350 Opportunity Parkway in Akron, from 5:00-
7:-00 p.m. After tonight it is hoped that this will become a regular event, the first Wednesday of every month.·
· Bob asked that we make sure to have our directory information corrected by the end of the next two weeks so that we can proceed with the new directories.
· Pat Messmore read the football pool results. Club members who won this week were Tim Stephen and Geoff Besso. Many community members won.
· Reverse Raffle: Mike still needs the money for 30 tickets but is happy to say that all of the tickets are out. Karen Monbeck will make seating assignments as soon as the money is paid for the tickets.
· Silent Auction: Next week we will receive instructions as to where to store our Silent Auction Items. We can take them to the meeting next week. The Silent Auction Committee will meet at John Murphy’s office at 4:30 on October 3rd.
· Wine Grab: Annette Oborn wants us to bring the wine bottle donations next week. The value of each bottle must be at least $10.00. Then, the bottles will be covered and people will take a $10.00 chance on getting an even more valuable bottle of wine.
Member Moment: Since today is Club Assembly, there was no member moment. Rich Bedell, Pat Messmore and Andy Denton all presented material.
Treasurer’s Report: Rich Bedell, Club Treasurer talked with us about how we are working with a break-even budget this year. So, since we earn most of our money during the beginning of the year, our revenue will be larger now. At this point we have revenue over expenses of $7000 and have done well on all of our fund raisers. There are still a few people who need to pay their dues. This should be done right away. See Bob Oborn if special arrangements need to be made.
Rotary Foundation: Pat Messmore encouraged everyone to contribute to our Rotary Foundation. November and December will be the big push for that project. He has a sheet which tracks everyone’s contributions so that we can be aware of where we stand. The club will not be matching donations this year as part of our cost-saving process. He stated that 39 of our present members are Paul Harris Fellows. He also explained that there are ways to make bequests to the Foundation through insurance policies or trusts. Information about that is on the Rotary website.
Membership: Andy Denton talked about the value of diversity among our members and how when new ideas are followed, it can make a huge difference. Basically we need to be looking for people who want to make a connection with others who, like them, want to make this world a better place. She featured two meaningful articles from the current Rotarian magazine. They are on page 52 and 57 and can give the membership excellent food for thought. She reminded us of the availability of free breakfast cards so that we can invite someone to see who we are and what we do. She also reminded us that Shannon Sinex is the membership co-chair. Both Shannon and Andy have membership forms each week if you want to propose someone for membership. The cover sheet gives instructions to the sponsor of the prospective member.
Bob ended the meeting by stating that we have three big positive attributes that are making our club a success: finances, activities and talents. With that thought, he wished us a good week.
People we missed today were:Rick Archer, Geoff Besso, Jacqui Bowman, Jim Callahan, Roger Cline, Lou Dirker, Sara Drew, Chris DiMauro, Mark Ferguson, Dick Hall, Bonnie Housley, Brad Jagger, Frank Larson, Ron Maghes, Carrie Leising, Chad Jones, Linda Narhstedt, Paul Organ, John Pribonic, John Prusa, Brad Ruth, Lorrie Shaffer, Jim Stimler, Jon Sues, Jeff Wagner, and Eric Weber
Robert Oborn
Rotary Club of Stow-Munroe Falls