February 4th
February 4th Rotary Meeting
Quote: If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. But, if you want to be happy, practice compassion.
Next week greater is Mark.
Guests & Kids: Amelia Farnum’s guest is the styling Lucy Farnum, her daughter. Mark’s daughter, Talia, with a Michigan State sweatshirt. Bill Stevens, the district rotary governor from Keene, NH. Matthew and Sarah Gordon-Macey, apples of my eye!
Announcements:
- 2/13 for overflow shelters, people needed to assist. See Jen.
- Honduran Coffee Sale- $140 sales last week. Proceeds supports scholarship program for education. See Tristam to buy coffee.
- Brags-
- Rescue Inc.- very busy and dedicated employees
- Ali- Got a binder, how to be a President. Juiced up and ready to go!
- Josh- Morningside Shelter: cold days, greater services in town that have place to go for less fortunate.
- Amelia- Hilltop Montessori House- building another house raffling with proceeds to Morningside Shelter.
- Jill- Stone Church dance- 7:00 -8:00 p.m., ballroom dancing really fun!
- Kevin Yager- Josh Trager is great example for a Rotarian.
Cards- 9 of Clubs: Talia won.
Bowl of Life- Credited with causing President Clinton to veto a piece of major legislation: Jon Secrest.
Club Assembly:
Who is Rotary? What do we do?
Projects: Polio Immunization, Clear Water Project, eye sight and vision project.
Club Assembly
Our Club issues:
Strengths and weaknesses-
- Attendance accountability
- New member orientation & groups
- Club Assembly
- Increase membership- trivia night, and competition to increase membership.
- Bring back Happy Hours (2/25 @ 5:00 p.m. at the Marina)
- Transition planning for each Rotary President. Set goals, financial, projects, membership, and committee chairs
- Being consistent with time, big fun fundraiser per year at start of new president year creates an identity for the club.
- Start conversations within group members to get to know each other.
- Board- Sandy, Tristan, Toni, Kevin, Will, and Marcy, Todd, Ali, Josh.
- Joint club assembly