December 12, 2012 - Meeting Minutes

Posted by Tom Breen 
on Dec 12, 2012
 

Guests:
Missiy Allison
Students – Cody Yerden, Courtney Jeffery, Matthew Lewellyn, James Fennell, and Mila.

Missing in Action:
Gene Bassage, Kim Clement, Mark Clement, John Denniston, Chase Ellsworth, Gary Haigh, Jeff Johncox, Peter Park, Arnie Pechler, Joan Shaffer, Cindy Surline, Roger Wilbur, Bob Yost.

Please keep the following in your thoughts and prayers:
Cortney tells us her boyfriend’s father has an accident and is in serious condition.
Cheryl’s mother-in-law passed away last week.
Dick Parr passed away on the 11th.  He worked for 50 years at Garlock, then 20 years at Breen’s.

Exchange Student Update:
Mila tells us she attended the Madrigal dinner which was exciting.  She is looking forward to a trip with the Sloans to Splash Lagoon, an indoor water park in Erie, PA.

Singing:
Having sung Silent Night last week, Mila led us in Cicha Noc, which is Silent Night in Polish. 
Cicha noc, święta noc,                        Silent Night, holy night
Pokój niesie ludziom wszem,              Brings peace to people everywhere
A u żłobka Matka Święta                    And at the manger, the Holy Mother
Czuwa sama uśmiechnięta                 Watches alone, smiling,         
Nad Dzieciątka snem,                         Over the Child's sleep,
Nad Dzieciątka snem.                         Over the Child's sleep.

Birthdays, Anniversaries:
None this week.

Fines, Happy Bucks, Confessions:
- Vicky is now officially and happily unemployed.
- Debbie is now officially employed – at Gorbel in Fishers.
- Leslie had a happy buck for all the students and their volunteer work at the breakfast with Santa and at St Patrick’s angel tree.  Also, her daughter Carly earned a National Merit Scholarship, and Juliana was named Resident of the Month for the Binghamton Campus.
- Bob Ike recently purchased a new truck.  He also confessed in advance to a birthday in the coming weeks.  He had further happy bucks as he feels very fortunate to work with good people and good kids.
- Eric gave away his tickets to the Bills game, so no Bills game for him.
- Bill enjoyed the bell ringing at Breen’s and offered a happy buck for the two students from last week’s meeting, who stepped up and filled a gap in our bell-ringing schedule.
- Carol joined our happy buck tradition by pitching in for her son-in-law, who is stationed in Germany.  He will be coming home for Christmas.  You remember Carol – she is one the many people at the Legion who help put on our lunch each week.
- Bob Sloan took Rory indoor rock climbing; they both had a lot of fun.
- Margaret had a buck for her grandson’s basketball tournament in New Jersey; and they won!

Notes and Updates for the Club:
• The proposed candidates for the 2013-2014 Officers and Board of Directors was presented at today’s meeting, and was unanimously approved.  They are:

    President:  Pam Dean
    President-Elect:  Bob Yost
    Vice-President:  Mark Clement
    Secretary:  Joan Shaffer
    Treasurer:  Tom Breen
    Sergeant-at-Arms:  Gary Hopkins
    Past President:  Dianne Sloan

    Directors:
    Through 6/30/14 – Gary Haigh, Nancy Schrader, Leslie Vecchiotti.
    7/1/13 – 6/30/15 – Kim Clement, Margaret Brooks, Vicky Daly

• Our annual Foundation Dessert Auction will be Wednesday, January 16 at Parkwood Heights, in the evening.  This event will be instead of our regular noon meeting that day.

• Bell Ringing has been successful.  Through Tuesday night, $1,350 has been collected.  Thanks to Cindy for organizing this!
• Dianne reminds us that she is happy to take any “Box Tops for Education” you may wish to give her.  She recently turned some in, netting $300 for Rory’s school.
• The Christmas Party will be held at Parkwood Heights in Macedon on Wednesday, December 19.  Social hour begins at 6:00; dinner follows at 7:00.
• The 3 rd annual Murder Mystery dinner is Saturday, February 2.  There will be no club meeting the following week.


Due to holidays, there will be no regular club meetings on Dec 26 or Jan 2.

This week, Mila won $10 in our 50/50 drawing.

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Next meeting:  Noon, January 9, at the Palmyra-Macedon High School.  Parking will be reserved for Rotarians.  Please enter through the main doors.


 



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Our guest students this week were (l-r): Cody Yerden, James Fennel, Courtney Jeffery, Matthew Lewellyn, and Mila.

                    

                         

                    

                

                

                     

                
            

        

    



 
    

    

        

    

        

            

                    
  
                        

                            
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