April 29, 2015 - Meeting Minutes - Club Assembly

District Governor Scott MacDonell was on hand to assist in the induction of our club’s newest members, Marty and Tina Medina. Also taking part in the induction ceremony were Club President Bob Yost, their sponsor Dianne Sloan, and Bob Sloan. Be sure to give them a warm welcome, and don’t forget to introduce yourself and sign their ABC’s of Rotary book, whenever Tom Breen remembers to bring it in.

Guests:

District Governor Scott MacDonell, Dave Nagle, Lucille Hamlin, Students Ben Griffin, Emily Vokes, Jason Kohl, and Kira Beals.

Missing in Action:
Gene Bassage, Brian Brooks, Vicky Daly, Bill Dean, Gary Haigh, Bob Ike, Deb LeMoyne, Jim Murray, Peter Park, Arnie Pechler, Dave Pray, Chris Santelli, Maurina Schmidt, Dave Stachnik, Cindy Surline, Eric VanZeilen.

Please remember the following in your thoughts and prayers:

Pat’s daughter LeaAnn.

Dianne’s sister-in-law is back in ICU.

Birthdays and Anniversaries:

Jim Bush’s mother celebrated her 101st on April 26 (that’s 5-score plus one).

Tom Breen becomes eligible for AARP on May 3.

Fines, Happy Bucks and Confessions:

• Dick K gave a happy buck as he noticed he was sitting with 3 past-presidents and 2 potential presidents.

• Mark had happy bucks for his trip with Kim to Washington, DC. Also, the badge he misplaced was found and turned in at Parkwood four weeks ago.

• Dianne had a happy buck each for our newest members, Marty and Tina, inducted today.

• Bob Sloan offered a buck for the campout with son Rory and the backpacking they did. Also, Bob and Dianne’s friend Arun got married over the weekend, and all had a good time.

• Right after today’s meeting, Anne will be off to Ithaca to watch her son’s team play in the Lacrosse semifinals.

• DG Scott offered a happy buck for the nice Spring day, saying it was nice to visit our club while it was sunny.

• Kim gave a buck, saying she was “happy to see Nagle’s smiling face.”

• Pam took a weekend trip to Charleston, SC.

Notes and Updates for the Club:

- Rotary night at the Red Wings is August 1. Rochester hosts Syracuse that evening. See Bill Dean for more details, or visit the district website.

- The Interact club is hosting a blood drive at the high school on May 22. If you’ve been thinking of donating blood, that would be a good time to do so.

- Eric Chapman is testing the waters to see if club members might be interested in having a Rotary day at the Bills game, September 20. The Bills will be hosting the Patriots. If you would be interested in making the outing, please contact Eric.

- The Camp Onseyawa golf tournament will be June 20 at Silver Creek Golf Course in Waterloo. This annual event helps support our area’s camp for kids with special needs. Entry fee is $400 per foursome, which includes greens fees and cart, lunch, dinner, and prizes. Also available are Greens and Hole Sponsorships. If interested, please see Bob Sloan for an entry form.

Our club made contributions today to the local food pantries, in the amount of $600 each. Accepting for the Palmyra-Macedon Food Pantry was Dave Nagle. Lucille Hamlin accepted on behalf of the Macedon Food Pantry.

This month’s assembly auction raised $22 for Polio Plus. So far this Rotary year, which began July 1, our auctions have raised $186 for the Foundation and $176 for Polio Plus. Thank you to all who have donated and bid. This month’s items were donated by Margaret Brooks and Leslie Vecchiotti. Cheryl Ford, Anne Morrell, and Gary Hopkins were the winning bidders.

The exempt button for May goes to Margaret Brooks, and this week’s 50/50 winner was Cheryl Ford.

Pal-Mac seniors visiting us today (l-r): Ben Griffin, Emily Vokes, Jason Kohl, and Kira Beals.