June 6, 2012 - Meeting Minutes
Guests:
Prospective members Richard Searle and Wynette Searle; Shirley Bassage.
Students:
Jacuqi Pappert, Mackenzie Holton, Patty Richardson, Emily Travers, Kyle Scates, Joey.
Missing in Action:
Jim Bilotta, Margaret Brooks, Trevor Chapman, Kim Clement, Mark Clement, Bob Culver, Bill Dean, John Denniston, Chase Ellsworth, Cheryl Ford, Gary Haigh, Robert Ike, Jeff Johncox, Debbie LeMoyne, Melinda Meyer, Anne Morrell, Dave Nagle, Arnie Pechler, Leslie Vecchiotti.
Please keep the following in your thoughts and prayers this week:
Those who took part in the D-Day landings, 58 years ago today.
Birthdays / Anniversaries:
Cindy and Bob Surline – 30 years on 6/5
Richard and Wynette Searle – 46 years on 6/10
Fines, Happy Bucks, Confessions:
- Bob Sloan offered a happy buck for the successful and fun Onsayawa golf tournament.
- Peter piped up with a buck of his own for the golf tournament as well, and for the prizes won by their foursome.
- Bob Yost joined the golf tournament praise.
- Pat VerPlank confessed to a wandering badge.
- Tom recently adopted a cat, and offered a happy buck in welcoming.
- Dick Kirchhoff offered a buck in honor of D-Day, and remembered a trip taken some years ago to the beaches of Normandy, including the beach on which he landed.
- Dick also offered a buck in tribute to Jim Bush, who bravely led us in singing for the anniversaries.
- Eric confessed the reason for his absence last week was a camping trip with his son Kyle.
- Dianne friend had a baby at 33 wks – baby and mother are doing well – deserves a happy buck.
Announcements and other Club Business:
Hill Cumorah – there were still 6 slots left to fill. With the promise of happy bucks if the slots got filled immediately, Cindy got the volunteers needed. All slots are now filled!
Notes and Updates for the Club:
• The District Changeover Dinner will be held Wednesday, June 20, at the Inn on the Lake in Canandaigua.
• Club’s Changeover Picnic will take place on Wednesday, June 27th, at Gravino Park in Macedon. A sign-up sheet is making the rounds at meetings now.
• On August 1 our new District Governor, Gaven Hurley, will be making his official club visit. Obviously, we would encourage a strong turnout for his visit.
• The club needs a volunteer to organize our monthly assembly auctions. This involves arranging to have a couple or three items available for auction at the club assembly. The money raised from the auction goes to the Rotary Foundation. This rotary year we have raised almost $500 for the Foundation through this monthly event.
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Our speaker today was our own Gene Bassage, who tested us on our Rotary knowledge. He presented the following 14 questions. Do you know all the answers? (Answers are at the end of this newsletter.)
1. In what year was the original Palmyra Rotary Club chartered?
2. Name one of the 23 charter members.
3. Where did the club meet in the beginning?
4. What is our Rotary District 4-digit number?
5. What is our current district governor’s first name?
6. In which club is our current district governor a member?
7. Name the founder of Rotary.
8. In what city was Rotary founded?
9. What is the name of the official Rotary magazine?
10. What country is the current president of Rotary International from?
11. In what city are Rotary International headquarters located?
12. Name one of the 4 avenues of Rotary service.
13. What is our exchange students first name, or nickname?
14. Our exchange student is from what country?
Shirley Bassage won the 50/50.
Next meeting: Noon, June 13 at the Palmyra American Legion.
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Visiting Students (left to right): Mackenzie Holton, Jacqui Pappert, Joey, Kyle Scates, Emily Travers, and Patty Richardson.
Rotary School – answers:
1. 1950
2. Frederick Bergdorf, Gerald Blankenberg, James D. Bramer, James G. Brandetsas, Lyman Crothers, F. Theodore Deci, Harold H. Drake, Norman Hulbertson, Andrew B. Johnson, John Lagana, George Lawrence, Irving Lazerson, J. D. Lillyquist, R. C. McGonigal, Henry E. Mitchell, Hart B. Pierce, Jr., Roger L. Powers, Lawrence W. Potter, Weldon Shepard, Clark A. Taylor, Harry A. Tellier, Clarence VanLare, J. Donald Walton.
3. the Garlock House
4. 7120
5. Norma
6. Newark
7. Paul Harris
8. Chicago, Illinois
9. the Rotarian
10. RI President Kalyan Banerjee is from India.
11. Evanston, Illinois
12. Club, Community, Vocational, International.
13. Our exchange student’s name is Johanna Tesar, or “Joey”
14. She is from Austria
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