If You Missed The Meeting…

Greetings 7:10 Rotarians and Friends,

If you missed the meeting on Wednesday, Wednesday, January 20, 2016, you missed a very informative presentation by our own Garth Godwin giving us a very informative presentation about the history of our Computers for Kids program, aka: C4K.

President Mark opened the meeting at 7:10 a.m. Caitlin Duncan, our Family of Rotary Rotarian this week and promptly led us in the Pledge. Blaine presented a very meaningful and thankful invocation. President Mark, being on top of things, then jumped right in and introduced our very efficient Secretary, Ryan Holocher, who introduced one guest, John Hackenburg from the Windsor Rotary Club in Sonoma County, CA.

President’s Announcements:

Mark invited two old members to rejoin our club.

Mark wanted everyone to remember that the Flower Power program is coming up on Feb. 21 and 22 at the Home and Garden show. Volunteers are needed to box and deliver plants and flower to some Retirement homes.

The Ducky Derby is coming soon. Buy your $5.00 duck from Dave DeMott. July 4th is the date for the duck release.

There is a Rotary board meeting on Thursday, Jan. 21, right here at Ciancio’s at 7:00 am.

Other Announcements:

Mark informed the club that there are funds available in the 7:10 Foundation. If you know of an organization that needs are requested to apply for those funds.

Barbara hyped the EarlyWord and asked everyone to read it. She also informed us the RYLA and YRYLA is still being headed by Blaine. Scholarships are available for camps this summer. Another opportunity is available to Roast a Judge coming on May 14th, 2016. Part of this is a Wine Pull. Please look in your wine cellar and pull 6 bottles of wine for the auction. Bring it to the next club meeting and give it to Barbara.

John announced the end of the Dictionary Project. There are just two more schools to do and they will be wrapped up this week.

Mark C., our Sgt. at Arms this week, made some sizable extractions from the very energetic Rotarians who actually attended the meeting. Don’t forget, you can makeup missed meetings at any of the Rotary Clubs in our area. Get the app, Rotary Club Locator, for your smart phone. You will find clubs you can attend located all over the world.

Caitlin was extolled by President Mark who thanked her for being an important member of the 7:10 Rotary Club and who has shown us the Service Above Self motto. Her prolific profile as the Family of Rotary Rotarian can be found on the front page of the Bemis award winning, Frameable, Ineluctable, EarlyWord newsletter which was profusely available on all of the tables in its elegant 11x17" format. It can also be found on the 7:10 web site at: www.westminster710rotary.org/newsletter.cfm.

President Mark presented The Rotary Moment by showing a video that gave us some insight this month’s Rotary theme, Vocational Service.

Joe T. had a Thought for the Day.

We closed the meeting right on time with a rousing rending of The Four (no, Five) Way Test.

Yours in Rotary Service, Loren