.jpg)
DG Don Milton pins our newest club member Ann Young at her induction.
Program
District Governor Don Milton presented us this year’s banner - “Rotary Making a Difference” and recognized President Gary, Past-President Kim, Assistant Governor Pam Dean and Anne Morrell for their work with Rotary. He promoted “Flex Your Club” – new rules to help advance membership by making meetings more flexible and reminded us of the need for a strategic plan for each club.
Don commended Pal-Mac Rotary for their participation in the Rotary Foundation. He talked about Polio Plus and how the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation matched 2 to 1 Rotary’s donation of $150 million to Polio Plus. The Gates’ Foundation gave $300 million for a total of $450 million!
He mentioned the upcoming district conference – the first weekend in May at Saratoga Springs and brought up Friendship Exchanges as great opportunity for cultural exchange. We have a new program on Rotary Club Central to log in donations and volunteerism - “People of Action.” We all need to better publicize what we do in Rotary.
He also noted that RI President Iain wants to work on environmental sustainability by planting trees. The hope is that each member worldwide will plant a tree or sapling on April 22, 2018.
Missing in Action: Gene Bassage, Rollo Black, Tom Breen, TJ Chamberlain, Vicky Daly, Bill Dean, Marie Fessler, Gary Haigh, Bob Ike, Mark Kramer, Deb LeMoyne, Marty Medina, Tina Medina, Dave Pray, Jenn Preston, Chris Santelli, Nancy Schrader, Bob Sloan, Leslie Vecchiotti, Andy Wahl and Bob Yost.
Guests:
DG Don Milton and Ruth Cronkwright, Irene Jordan (guest of Maurina), Ann Young.
Thoughts and Prayers:
RI Vice President Sam V. passed away
Birthdays: none
Anniversaries: Dave and Katie Read
Fines and Happy bucks:
• Mark Clement – for a great Hill Cumorah pageant. Gross income increased $10, 500 over last year. Ice cream was a big hit, averaging over $1,000 each night in ice cream sales. Thanks to Community bank for supplying money counters every day.
• Joan – thanked Margaret for getting someone to fill her spot at the Hill.
• Pres. Gary – first place team at Legion Trivia Contest last night and Gary won another rifle at yet another gun raffle!
• Peter – great family reunion in Palm Springs, California!
• Mary Courtney – Her school’s science project will be headed to space on the Space X rocket August 10.
• DG Don and Ruth – thanks for having them, and for seeing Ann Young again.
• Jim Bush – paid for having a very easy orientation for Ann since she was a Rotarian a few years ago, and for Jim’s wife Susan retiring.
Announcements:
We received a thank you note from Laurel House for Pres. Choice Award donation of $500, and another from the Pal-Mac Last Bash committee for our donation.
Gary also thanked all who worked at Hill Cumorah.
Fair Sign-up book is going around. We need each member to sign up for at least 3 shifts. Also, we’re looking for someone to replace Kim as Head BB next year.
Today was the induction of Ann Young as the newest Pal-Mac Rotarian!!
50-50: $11 won by Kim Clement