Former President's Message

 

    All right let’s start with the title of this weekly report.  I don’t like the term “Past President”.  It implies that the prior President is no longer with us.  I will use the term “former”, like the artist formerly known as Prince.  Okay, bad example but you get the idea.  I have been tasked with continuing to let you know what Lucie wants you to know so once she tells me what she wants you to know I will pass it along.

 

    Unlike my year, let’s be gentle with Lucie for now.  She’s on her honeymoon and it’s her first time. My ass it’s her first time.  Hell, we just had a full moon (sorry inside joke, ask Lucie to explain it.  I am sure that she will).  We really have to keep in mind that English is Lucie’s second language.  So when she says hi my name is Lucie, in her head she just said: Bon jour, je m’appelle Lucie.  And really she is thinking, what the hell am I doing up at this podium and why do I feel like I have to go to the bathroom?  Don’t worry Lucie, yes, you will forget the words to the Pledge of Allegiance, the skinny hostess will kick you out of the second room before the meeting gets started and Jackson won’t always be around to introduce visiting Rotarians and guests, but you’ll be fine.

 

 

    We will have our first Board meeting on July 6th at P&C Insurance which will help Lucie get her feet wet.  We will discuss our new budget along with what we will continue to spend money on and what we will change.  All are invited, the Board meeting starts at 7:45 AM.  It should be a spirited discussion and I am sure that Lucie will let you know everything we talk about.

 

 

    I believe these will be some of Lucie’s considerations for the year.

 

1.    Bring back the fruit sale, but build small lemonade style stands and sell the fruit on the street.
2.    Combine the beer and wine events so that everyone in both cities can get nice and drunk for one set price.
3.    Abandon the Rotary house project and build ice shanties for sale instead.
4.    New member hazing will be brought back with a vengeance including requiring them to walk up and down Main Street wearing a sandwich board with the 4 way test on it.
5.    Each member of the club will be spontaneously called on to be Sergeant At Arms.
6.    Singing will be brought back at every meeting and the Star Spangled Banner will be the required song along with Oh Canada.

 

 

I am sure that Lucie will have other surprises for us as well.  The bottom line is please support her like you helped me and we will have another great and fun year in Rotary.  I have no doubt that Lucie will be a great president of our fantastic club so please do all that you can to continue to make our club the best club in the district.

 

 

Thanks from your former President, Bill