Brenda DeMars called the meeting to order at 12:15 pm on February 16th at the Inn at Shattuck St. Mary's. Pastor Greg Ciesluk presented the club with prayer and the virtue of Idealism. As a club, we were delighted and honored to join Jamie Bente into our club, Welcome Mr. Bente!
During Announcements Community Project Lead Co-Chair and current Rotarian of the Year, Laura Bock spoke of many volunteer opportunities to sign up for, including Meals on Wheels, Elks Ice Fishing, Blood Drive, and Highway clean-up. Get engaged by contacting Laura Bock or Co-Chair David Connelly for more information.
Dr. Huston informed the club that each member gets a free T-shirt. You can pick up your T-shirt at the next couple of meetings or by contacting Dick. Please wear your T-shirts when out doing community projects please.
Lastly, Lisa Humfeld-Wilson updated the club on the Exchange families needed. There will be only one student coming this coming August, and we will only need to collect two more host families in our community. If you know of any families looking to host an exchange student, don't hesitate to contact Lisa.
During Fellowship, Greg Ciesluk introduced Ron Dweik as his guest and confirmed Ron would be joining the club as a member.
Kurt Halvorson welcomed Edel back to meetings after a long-understood absence.
Rebekah Freed informed us the Strive Banquet would not be "your mom's Banquet" this Sunday. Following Fellowship, The FRYS gambling board meeting was held at 1:30 pm. Please see the complete FRYS gambling report in your email.