March 19, 2014 - Meeting Minutes

Guests:
Maurina Schmidt, Bill Daly, Eric Israel, Students Jarett Duchesneau, Mason Record, and Szabi.

Missing in Action:
Gene Bassage, Wayne Brophy, Marie Cramer, Gary Haigh, Gary Hopkins, Bob Ike, Debbie LeMoyne, Peter Park, Arnie Pechler, Dave Pray, Joan Shaffer, Cindy Surline, Eric VanZeilen, Leslie Vecchiotti, Roger Wilbur.

Please remember the following in your thought and prayers:
Elmer is home from hospital, but still not doing well.  Visitors would certainly be welcomed.

Singing:
Kim led us in “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling.”

Fines, Happy Bucks, Confessions:
• Anne had to go a Rotary Youth Exchange Conference, which was an amazing experience.  She’s such a trouper, willing to travel great distances for Youth Exchange.  For this conference, she had to go all the way to Cancún, Mexico!
• Bob Yost also attended a Rotary conference over the weekend, and got to travel to Syracuse, NY.
• Bob also had a happy buck because the ice is off the streams.
• Eric spent some time in Phoenix, including a little extra time due to weather delays.
• Kim is happy to be free of the walker and the cane.
• Vicky reports that the Spring Health Fair at the high school went over very well, and the jelly bean guessing game raised $23 for Polio Plus.  Thanks to the Community Center and Breen’s for their donations.

Notes and Updates for the Club:
- The District Assembly is scheduled for Saturday, April 5 in Geneseo.  This is a great opportunity to meet Rotarians from other clubs and learn more about the workings of Rotary.  There is no charge for any member to attend; new members in particular are encouraged to attend.  Please let Tom Breen know if you would like to go – deadline is March 27.
- The annual joint meeting of the Lions and Rotary clubs will be 7pm April 2 at Parkwood Heights.  Our guest that evening is Glenn Johnson, chief meteorologist from 13-WHAM TV.  Cost is $20 per person, and we must submit the reservation count by Thursday, March 27.  A signup sheet is going around, or contact Pam if you’d like to attend but are unable to sign up in person.


President Pam presented an interesting and entertaining program today.  She recently surveyed club members asking each to tell her a favorite vacation spot and why that place is special to them.  Pam juggled the locales and put together a slide show, asking us to see if we could guess the location and match it to the Rotarian who submitted it.  It was a good way to get to know our fellow club-members a little better.  Thanks, Pam!


Pam was also the winner of this week’s 50/50 drawing.


Next meeting – Club Assembly, March 26, noon at Parkwood Heights in Macedon.