Rotary Meeting Minutes
March 13, 2023
Psst, what are you doing? Well, I am looking for four-leaf clovers. Really? Hmmm, could you write the minutes for the Rotary Club meeting on March 13th also? Sure, as long as I can keep looking, and can let you know when I find any. I know they are very rare but would love some "luck of the Irish" as we celebrate St Patrick’s Day this week.
Found One! You bet, luck is on the way as President Beth gaveled the Rotary bell at 12:12 and the meeting started with Lutz and Hickey offering the invocation and leading Club song and then a rousing hugs and high-five session by a full house of attendees.
Rotarian Carley Lucas introduced her guest from Member’s 1st as well as led the introduction of Rotarians with guests. Baldrige, Rote, Collins, and Mihmet welcomed guests and two visiting Rotarians who worked with John Morefield.
Found One! Oh, my, President Beth added seven news and notes including a reminder about next Monday’s Service at the Salvation Army and Food Bank as well as New Member Orientation on March 27th, District Conference on April 1st, and an outline of the “fun-raiser” event April 3rd titled Jumping for Judson. Finally, there was a note that Peggy Grove would love a text or email as she looks to bounce back from a long hospital stay.
Found One! Yahoo, our good friend Ski (need I say HACC cheerleader extraordinaire) provided a wonderful introduction of today’s speaker and welcomed Bob Scaer, President of Gannett Fleming to our podium. Bob took his opening comments to reflect on his late wife Robin, her role in our Club, and how he was so happy to be with us the day she was honored as a Hanson Award Winner.
Found One! With obvious pride and passion, Bob noted that his company is the 29th ranked out of 500 engineering firms in the world and has just celebrated 108 years with sixty-five offices and more than 2800 employees engaged in a variety of areas that are very much infrastructure-centric.
Our speaker focused on the impact of climate change on our nation’s infrastructure especially as it related to storms, droughts, fires, decarbonization efforts, sustainability, on-shoring, and more. All of this leads to the need for investment now.
We learned that the Invest in Infrastructure Jobs Act is a $1.2 trillion dollar once-in-a-lifetime bi-partisan supported opportunity to tackle the shortcomings in days and years to come.
Found One! Really lucky to be a part of this dynamic Rotary Club.
-respectfully submitted by Andy Rebuck
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