Last Thursday's club assembly was a special time to update what is happening in our club but also to hear the heartfelt stories from our club members about their 'WOW' moments. A passion for Rotary is helping to make an impact on the lives of millions. Each week our members meet, friendships develop, business opportunities are discussed and leaders are honored. A list of some of this year's activities that were talked about at the meeting are listed below:
Student Awards: Student of the Month, Allen Rank Scholarship – Wyomissing student - $500, William C. Kutz Award – Wilson student, $500, annual Book Award (4 year scholarship).
Paul Harris Recognition
Sponsorship Recognitions
Membership Recognitions - stand up if you have received a plaque or certificate this past year for your efforts in Service Above Self.
Weekly Bulletin Readership – raise your hand if you have read at least one bulletin. Our Website. Rotary.org website
Invocation volunteers
Trivia fun time
Participated in a luncheon by singing
Attended a district program or training session
Invited a guest who had a WOW moment (enjoyed the meeting).
Contributed to items for Terry Reed’s trip to Uganda
My apologies for not getting a bulletin to you prior to today's meeting. So instead, here is a short recap of the meeting in case you were unable to attend.
We welcomed Terry Reed back from his mission in Uganda. In a few short minutes he captivated us with stories of his experiences. He talked about the people the team is helping now and will continue to help, life in Uganda and Rotary in Uganda. Rotary has a very notable presence with numerous, viable clubs and a strong commitment by it's members! Terry gave our banner to several of the local clubs and brought some back which he presented to our president, Karen DeWalt.
Our guest speaker was Dr. David Bingaman, LSW. Dave is currently the Program Office Supervisor of the Leesport Office of Family Care for Children and Youth, Inc., a state-wide foster child and foster parent agency. The Leesport Office which he supervises services eleven counties in Southeastern Pennsylvania. He shared wonderful information about the foster care program in this area and distributed literature for us to take home. For more information on becoming a foster family go to http://www.fccy.org/
March 11 - New Generations leadership conference. We are looking for 1 or 2 volunteers to help sign up the participants at the start of conference on Wednesday morning, March 11th from 8-9:30 am at Penn State Berks campus. For information, contact Kit Fegley: jkflaw@comcast.net
March 21 - Casino Night to benefit the Rotary Clubs in Berks County. Place: The Crowne Plaza, Wyomissing. Time 5-10 pm. Further information, tickets, sponsorships, go to the "DOWNLOAD FILES" section on our website: http://portal.clubrunner.ca/6818
The West Reading Wyomissing Rotary Club will be soliciting items for donation to the Habitat Berks ReStore located at 5370 Allentown Pike, Temple PA 19560 on Sat March 28.
Luncheon Cost from $15 to $17 Effective February 5, 2015
The Rotary Club of West Reading/Wyomissing Board of Directors managed to keep the cost of our Rotary luncheons to $15 for the last few years. The $15 covered the cost of each Rotarian’s lunch as well as our Student-of-the Month, parents and school personnel accompanying the students. Neither a first time guest who is considered a potential new member or our guest speakers pay for lunch. While we are currently losing money every luncheon meeting the $2 increase to $17 will ensure continuation of our program and tradition of honoring our special guests with their complimentary luncheon.
If you have any past copies of The Rotarian magazine sitting around at home, will you please bring them along to the next meeting? We like to share them with new members and guests.
'Service Above Self'
We are ordinary people brought together through Rotary to accomplish extraordinary things.
