August 28, 2013 - Meeting Minutes

Guests:
Shirley Bassage, Autumn Sloan, Rory Sloan, Szabi, Brian Heckman.

Missing in Action:
Tom Brighton, Wayne Brophy, Margaret Brooks, Mark Clement, John Denniston, Chase Ellsworth, Jeff Johncox, Arnie Pechler, Dave Pray, Cindy Surline, Eric VanZeilen, Leslie Vecchiotti, Roger Wilbur.

Please keep the following in your thoughts and prayers:
Gary’s son Brian Hopkins broke his leg at football practice.
Bill Repp recently passed away.
Bob and Jane Culver are not well.

Singing:
Songmistress Kim returned with “The Fair Is Now Over,” sung to the tune of “On Top Of Old Smokey.”

Birthdays / Anniversaries:
Pam Dean had a birthday last week, and Deb LeMoyne had a birthday last month.


Our newly-arrived inbound exchange student attended his first meeting with our club today.  He presented President Pam with a banner from his home club in Miskolc-Tapolca, Hungary.  His name is Szaboles Zsudel, or "Szabi", and we look forward to getting to know him over the coming year.

Fines, Happy Bucks, Confessions:
• Bob Sloan happily told us that the Pal-Mac team won its Youth Football game last Sunday.
• Eric travelled about a thousand miles, delivering kids to colleges in Potsdam and Vermont.
• Bill Dean was sad to hear about Brian’s football injury.
• Peter confessed to a trip to Virginia.
• Anne updated us briefly on Mila, who has returned home.  She is getting used to Poland again; also she passed her GED exam and so won’t have to go back to school there.
• Jim Bush had a happy buck in honor of Gary and Rena Haigh being named Grand Marshals for the Canaltown Days Parade.  He also wanted to thank Gene and Shirley Bassage for their support at a recent Sodus Bay Historical Society shindig, where he performed.
• Gene put in a buck of his own, saying that Jim put on a great show.
• Gary Haigh put in a buck, having been finally released by his surgeon.

Notes and Updates for the Club:

- The District 7120 Golf Tournament is being held on Friday Sept. 13th at the Lima Country Club, shotgun start at 1 PM.  Any Club sending at least 4 golfers will have a chance to win a Paul Harris Fellow award from District Gov. Ellen Hughes. To qualify, the 4 golfers can be a family member, a friend of your Club and even a potential Rotarian.   To download the registration form, please click here. 

- Our annual Canaltown Days drawing is fast approaching.  Sign-up sheets are being passed for people to be at the booth Canaltown Days weekend, 9/14 and 9/15.  In addition, we are looking for a few people to sell tickets at Breen’s the weekend prior to Canaltown Days.  Tickets are being distributed to Rotarians to sell.  If you need tickets or wish to help out at the booth or at Breen’s please contact Nancy Schrader, Deb LeMoyne, Cheryl Ford, or Tom Breen.

- Our Wednesday meeting on September 11 will be an evening meeting at the American Legion in Palmyra.  In order to get an accurate attendance estimate, a sign-up sheet is being passed.

- The “Purple Painted Lady” is hosting her annual barn sale on September 21.  Our club has volunteered to handle parking for this event.  Customers will pay $1 per car; all money raised will go to the club.  Volunteers are needed for three shifts (9-12, 12-3, and 3-5).  Four or five people per shift should be plenty.  Please sign up at the next meeting, or contact Dianne if you can help out.

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This month’s Foundation Auction raised $26:
– Joan Shaffer had the winning bid on home-made jams donated by Kim Clement.
– Dianne Sloan won a cookie jar, with home-made cookies donated by Joy Ike.
– Tom Breen won a similar jar, filled with snacks, also donated by Joy Ike

Gary Haigh collected the exempt button for September, and Richard Searle won this week’s 50/50.

Next Meeting: Noon Wednesday, September 4at the American Legion in Palmyra.