Below are the minutes from last week's meeting (October 28th) WDC Rotary's in-person 7:00 AM meeting was held on October 28th with 16 members nad one guest in attendance and Judy and Larry joining via ZOOM. President Tod called the meeting to order. Dave Rosacker provided our Opening Prayer and all joined in the Pledge of Allegiance. Treasurer's Report: Rita reported our account balance of $6,66.13 in the General Fund. Grant Presentation: President Tod recapped the presentation of the Ron Mortensen commemorative police bike on October 22nd at the West Omaha police precinct. Public Relations: Jim will be working with the Salvation Army to get the club again on the bell ringing schedule at Family Fare (204th & Pacific) during the days leading up to Thanksgiving. Scholarships: Mike reminded the club to save the date of 7/19/21 for the WDC Scholarship Golf fundraiser and to get that date out to others early and often. Future Speakers: 11/5 John Fech, UNL Horticulturalist (pictured); 11/12 Colleen Fink, Championship Manager, US Senior Open Golf Tournament Presentation: The club enjoyed a delicious breakfast courtesy of Diane Johnson and Rita Kleeman followed by a very informative presentation about the history of the Polio vaccine in the US as well as how the disease impacted the lives of Rita and her family and neighbors in the West Point area in the early and mid-1950's. |