April 16, 2014 - Meeting Minutes

Missing in Action:
Gene Bassage, Brian Brooks, Wayne Brophy, Jim Bush, Marie Cramer, Gary Haigh, Gary Hopkins,, Debbie LeMoyne, Anne Morrell, Peter Park, Arnie Pechler, Maurina Schmidt, Joan Shaffer, Bob Sloan, Dianne Sloan, Dave Stachnik, Cindy Surline, Eric VanZeilen, Leslie Vecchiotti.

Please remember the following in your thought and prayers:
Dot Manske;
Dick & Mickey Kirchhoff – both having corneal transplants Thursday;
Families and victims of the ferry boat sinking in South Korea this morning.

Singing:
Our club was originally chartered April 17, 1950.  In honor of that anniversary (and Easter!), we sang “Here Comes Pal-Mac Rotary” (to the tune of “Here Comes Peter Cottontail.”

Birthdays, Anniversaries:
- Jim Murray, 57
- Dave Pray, 61
- Andy Wahl, 42 

Fines, Happy Bucks, Confessions:
• Pat VerPlank confessed to a wandering dinner badge.
• Jim Murray confessed to a wandering “ABC’s of Rotary” book, which is apparently still wandering.
• Vicky gave a dollar for her guilty conscience; she forgot about the Board of Directors meeting last week.
• Eric Chapman spent 22 days in Aruba.  He had the exempt button for March, so he got a reduced fine.
• Dave Read was happy to share the news that his son-in-law, Ted Kuppinger was promoted to Captain in the Rochester Fire Department, and that his alma mater won their championship game.
• Carol Bentley pitched in a happy buck, saying her son-in-law is safely home from Afghanistan.

• Bob Ike was happy to be able to spend the day with his daughter, Charlie.
• Pam told us that Bill had an unexpected angiogram, but happily no bad outcome; they found nothing wrong.
• Bill had a happy buck for that, too!

Notes and Updates for the Club:
- Auction items are needed for this month’s Club Assembly (April 30).  Please contact Joan if you are able to contribute an item.
- Saturday, April 26 from 10am – 2pm there will be a prescription drug take-back program.  Prescription drugs can be dropped off at the Macedon Town Hall, Palmyra Police Department, and Wegman’s Plaza in Newark.


Karen Breen of Wayne County Home Meal Service was on hand today to receive a donation from our club in the amount of $500.  She told us that in the past year, some 36,000 meals were delivered to 300 clients.  Volunteers are always needed and welcomed.  She is also looking for some volunteers to help out in non-driving capacity.  You can contact her at 946-5623.


Congratulations to Vicky Daly, winner of $8 in this week’s 50/50 drawing.


Next meeting – April 23, noon at the American Legion in Palmyra.