Club Business
President Jim Cartner brought the meeting to order. Dick O’Donnell led the prayer and pledge of allegiance to the US flag. There will be a Rotary information hour prior to the meeting on November 27 for prospective members. As a reminder, on December 5 we will participate in a special Rotary Packathon sponsored by Feed the Hunger at the Holly Hill Mall from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Rotarians can sign up online or at a weekly meeting. Also, set aside December 18 for our annual Dirty Santa Luncheon. Just in — the Micah Fox family just welcomed #5 into the world! Congrats! Click here to see program responsibilities.
November Birthdays and Anniversaries
Member Birthdays | |
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Longest, Frank A. Jr. (FRANK) | 02 November |
Dukeshire, Kathleen (Katie)(KATHLEEN (KATIE)) | 06 November |
Whitaker, Bonnie C (BONNIE) | 10 November |
Honeycutt, James B. Jr. (JAMES) | 17 November |
Carlisle, Kelly L. (KELLY) | 30 November |
Wedding Anniversaries | Partner’s Name | Anniversary |
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Durham, Webb III(TRIP) | Caroline | 11/05 |
Longest, Frank A. Jr.(FRANK) | Lee | 11/08 |
Cartner, James A. (JIM) | Gayle | 11/11 |
Morrison, Michael Dwayne II(MIKIE) | Christine | 11/18 |
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Katie Dukeshire said that the Western Interactors helped with the Bark around the Park event.
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Dick O’Donnell was wearing red white and blue for election day.
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Jim Cartner gave a $1 to announce his anniversary.
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Steve Taylor gave a $1 to celebrate voting with his daughter.
Steve Taylor: The Rotary Foundation
Steve Taylor was our speaker. He is a member of the Graham Rotary and the Area 3 Advocate for the Rotary Foundation.
The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world. During the past 100 years, the Foundation has spent $3 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects.
The mission of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. Rotary’s 35,000 clubs carry out sustainable service projects that support our six causes. With donations like yours, we’ve wiped out 99.9 percent of all polio cases. Your donation also trains future peacemakers, supports clean water, and strengthens local economies.
Steve emphasized the important of giving to the Rotary Foundation, because of the important projects it supports around the world and also because 50% of the funds come back to our district for local projects. Every Rotarian is asked to give $100 per year to fund the foundation. Our goal is to have 100% participation, which will qualify us as a Sustaining club.
Conclusion
Once again there was a failure to draw the Ace of Hearts. There are only 18 cards left and the pot is growing. Then we all stood to recite Rotary’s four way test before Jim adjourned the meeting.
Until next time…