September 10, 2014 - Meeting Minutes

Guests:
Shirley Bassage, Mary Brooks, Steve Stewart, Anne Stewart, Maureen Brooks, Mila Koziarska, guest speaker Derek Poole, visiting Rotarians Jenn Preston (Red Jacket) and Karen Dean (Newark), and Jonas.

Missing in Action:
Tom Brighton, Wayne Brophy, Marie Cramer, Vicky Daly, Cheryl Ford, Gary Haigh, Debbie LeMoyne, Anne Morrell, Arnie Pechler, Dave Pray, Maurina Schmidt, Eric VanZeilen.

Please keep the following in your thoughts and prayers:
The families of Officer Daryl Pierson and Larry and Jane Glazer

Birthdays, Anniversaries:
Jim Murray – 25th Anniversary 9/9
Jim Bush – 45th anniversary 9/6
Brian Brooks – birthday 9/10

Fines, Happy Bucks, Confessions:
• Leslie thanked Mark and Kim for the good time had by all at their barn party last Saturday.  She tells us also that Juliana is off to Romania for three weeks.
• Gary Haigh bought some sausage left over from the fair booth but overpaid, so he asked Kim to bring in the overage as happy bucks.  Thanks, Gary!
• Eric offered a happy buck for the Bills’ win over the Bears.
•Dave Read seconded that and pitched in another because the Bills have a new owner, and it’s not BonJovi or Trump.
• Dick says he got a postcard from his grandson, sent from London.  Then a few days later, he received one sent from Paris.  After that, another postcard arrived, this time from Japan, where he is “organic gardening for a monk.”   The boy gets around!
• Gene was glad to see his “adopted daughter” Maureen, Margaret’s actual daughter, who was up visiting ahead of a high school reunion.  Gene’s actual daughter, Jill, will also be in town for that reunion.
• Joan had a happy buck for a Steelers win and for Ruth, who sold over $200 worth of tickets for our Canaltown Days drawing.
• Margaret confessed to a “sisters’ week” at Hilton Head.
• Bob Sloan offered happy bucks for a good time at the Clements’ barn party and because Pal-Mac beat Penn Yan.
• Peter has been enjoying coaching his son’s team, and he also took a weekend trip to Ithaca.

Notes and Updates for the Club:
- Our Rotary district has two friendship exchanges in 2015: to New Zealand in February and to Nova Scotia in October.  Details are available at the District website, or contact Mark or Kim Clement.
- The club’s fundraiser parking cars at the Purple Painted Lady sale on Saturday, September 20 still needs volunteers.  If you can help out, please contact Dianne Sloan. - Also on September 20, there is a District Literacy Seminar from 9:30 to noon at Clifton Springs Hospital.
- The Pal-Mac Interact Club is sponsoring a blood drive on Friday, September 19, from 8-1:30 in the High School gym.
- Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) sessions will be held November 1 at the Canandaigua Inn on the Lake.  Details and registration are available from the District website, or at www.rlinea.org
- The club's board of directors has received and approved membership applications for Steve Stewart and Anne Stewart.  This information is posted in this newsletter as required by the club's by-laws.

Congratulations to Dave Read, winner of $13 in this week’s 50/50 drawing.

Next meeting – Wednesday, September 17 – Palmyra American Legion.  This will be a Club Assembly.  The following week, we will meet at Parkwood as usual, but it will be a regular meeting.  The schedule was adjusted to accommodate our guest speaker.