Meeting Minutes - January 11, 2017

Posted by Dave Read on Jan 11, 2017
 
 
Missing in Action:

G. Bassage, R. Black, T. Breen, B. Brooks, J. Bush, TJ Chamberlain, K. Clement, B. Dean, P. Dean, M. Fessler, D. LeMoyne, M. Medina, T. Medina, J. Preston, C. Santelli, D. Stachnik, C. Surline, A. Wahl, B. Yost.

Thoughts and Prayers:
President Kim Clement stayed home today with a “bad cold”.
John Schmidt, Maurina's husband, is starting rehab tomorrow.



Visiting Pal-Mac Seniors Brittney Cruickshank and Julia Lioudis pose with Past President Mark and our exchange student (and today's speaker!) Juila Bos.

Birthdays and Anniversaries:
None this week.

Fines and Happy Bucks:
• Mark Clement offered a happy buck for the Green Bay Packers playoff victory on Sunday.
• Ditto for Joan Shaffer's Pittsburgh Steelers.
• Leslie Vecchiotti has enjoyed a lengthy visit of her sister and brother-in-law.
• Nancy Schrader's brother recently visited from Florida.
• Dianne Sloan paid a buck because daughter, Autumn, recently sold her second commissioned art piece.
• Dave Read's daughter, Honorary Member Mary Courtney, will be making television appearances on WXXI's “Need to Know” program on January 12 and on WHAM Channel 13's morning show Friday, January20, from 6 to 9 A.M. She will be discussing her East High School chemistry class team's recent acceptance of an experiment which will be launched to International Space Station in March.

Rotary Announcements:

   Past President Mark Clement ably filled in to run this week's meeting in the absence of wife, Kim, due to a “bad cold”.  He reminded members of two important calendar changes in coming weeks. First, the monthly Club Assembly, normally held on the last Wednesday of each month at Parkwood Heights, will be held on Wednesday, January 18, at the American Legion in Palmyra, because of the upcoming Murder Mystery dinner. (There will be NO MEETING on January 25.) Second, our guest speaker on February first will be current District Governor Tom Rogers.

   Don't forget the Club's seventh annual Murder Mystery Dinner will be held on Saturday evening, January 28th, at the VFW in Palmyra. Tickets are $30 each or a table of eight for $250. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. All proceeds will benefit Camp Onseyawa. A number of tickets remain, so please “spread the word” to friends and co-workers who might wish to attend.

   The annual Rotary Foundation Dessert Gala will be held on Wednesday evening, February 15th, at Parkwood Heights, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $5.00 per Rotarian and guests are free. Contact President Kim for signups and dessert items to be auctioned. All proceeds go to the Rotary Foundation.

   The 18th annual Wayne County Spelling Bee will be held on Saturday morning, February 25, at the Wayne Central School in Ontario. If you are interested in participating on a team, contact Kim Clement, Maurina Schmidt, or Pam Dean. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m.

   Cindy Surline has announced that our Club's bell ringing efforts to aid the Salvation Army raised $1,741.00 over the holiday season.

   This year's annual Rotary District Training Assembly will be held on Saturday morning, April 8, at Newark High School. This is a great learning opportunity for new Rotarians and prospective Club officers to learn more about our organization.

Program:



     This week, our very own Foreign Exchange Student – Julia Lianne Bos from Belgium – shared with members some sights and insights into her country. With the aid of a colorful slide program, Julia offered facts and figures about Belgium's landscape and geography, and told us about some of her country's famous foods – chocolates, beer and french fries!

     She also introduced us, through photos, to her family – mom, dad, and 16 year-old brother Leon. The family enjoys traveling together and have visited most countries in Europe, as well as Egypt, Australia and Thailand. Among her favorite activities are skiing in Austria and swimming.

     Although she comes to us from her home in Belgium, Julia was born in Holland, near Amsterdam, and shared several scenes of that locale, as well.

     Thank you, Julia, for your thoroughly entertaining program.


50/50 -- $8.00, won by Dick Kirchhoff, and donated to the Salvation Army fund.

                       

 
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