WEEKLY MEETING NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Posted by Rick Taylor 
on Mar 21, 2016
 
 
At our weekly meeting on March 11, 2016, President Paul White welcomed our members and guests to the meeting.  Sergeant-at-Arms Bob Matthews gave the invocation.
 
Club Secretary Michelle Mullaly welcomed the following guests to our meeting: Richard Lepucki (guest of Ray V. Pelanda); Jared Shive (Louisville Rotarian); Shanna Springer (guest of Tena Wilson); the following guests of the Club for the Character Champions - Wanda Dudley, Malcolm Dudley, Da'Zah Dudley, Jennifer Shaw, Elijah Jackson and Isaiah Wyatt.
 
The "Happy Bucks" news was then provided by the following Rotarian: Bob Winther was very excited to announce that his 9th grade granddaughter was accepted into the #1 high school in the country, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia.  She also placed #1 out of 300 students studying German language!
 
The following Rotarians took to the podium to make the following announcements:
  • Sergeant-at-Arms Bob Matthews announced the upcoming Health Screening & Wellness Fair on April 30, 2016.  Please take a flyer and help get word out by displaying it at your doctors office, place of employment or your church, to name a few places.
  • President Paul White announced we were still in need of volunteers to work the Pancake Day event.
  • PP Rick Taylor announced he was looking for any individuals who would like to work the April 6th Junior Achievement Done-In-A-Day.  If anyone is interested in volunteering you will be teamed with a Rotarian who has had experience volunteering in the past , so is a great opportunity for first-timers.
  • Vice President Amanda Tietze announced it was the final day to get your nomination in for "Rotarian of the Year"
Dean Gogolewski then took the opportunity to introduce the March "Character Champion" winners from McKinley Senior High School.  They are Da'Zah Dudley and Elijah Jackson.  Please see story above for further details on these outstanding students.
 
The following Rotarian turned in makeup's: Bob Matthews (2 makeup's from Venice Nokomis, Florida)
 
President Paul closed the meeting by reminding everyone there will be NO MEETING the following week (March 25, 2016) due to Good Friday!