President Katie Dukeshire opened the meeting with “in this day in history” facts. Joseph Williams gave the invocation and led the pledge of allegiance to the flag. Carolyn Rhode served as secretary.
Visiting Rotarians and Guests
- Guests:
- Kristen Aquilino, guest of Francois Masuka. She’s a colleague at Elon’s Global Education Center.
- Joe Pierce, guest of Dick O’Donnell. He’s a retired professional looking to serve the community.
- Patricia McDaniel, guest of Gail Moore. She works with Gail and is her daughter.
2nd Reading
- Gary Brant (Community Blood Center of the Carolinas), sponsored by Ed Woodall.
General Announcements
- Peter Barcus reminder us that the 2nd quarterly billing comes out the 2nd week in October. Oh, joy.
Upcoming Programs
- October 6 – Ed Woodall: David Cheek, City Manager for the City of Mebane, Economic Development in Mebane
- October 13 – Betty Andrews
- October 20 – Phil Bower, Sustainable Alamance
Happy Clams
- Randy Perkins – Business after hours @ Prime Personnel Resources.
- Debbie Porch – Her brother’s (Michael) brain tumor is benign.
- Dick O’Donnell – Elon football won.
- Francois Masuka – Elon football won.
- Pete Beck – Today is his last day. With sadness in his eyes and our hearts, we listened to him share how he’s been involved 7.5 years, is a past president and thanked Sam Powell for being his sponsor. Katie made sure he knew he was welcome to visit anytime and that he will be missed.
Program: Club Assembly
Fundraising Committee
- Need to raise $11K this year.
- Largest fundraiser in Spring (golf tournament).
- October – Fundraiser for Residential Treatment Services
- November – Fundraiser for Jr. Police Academy
- December – Fundraiser for Current Events with ACC
- Working on more exciting events!
Fundraising Committee
- Need to raise $11K this year.
Membership Committee
- November 10 – Membership drive! Everyone brings one new member to Rotary.
- Going over new survey monkey results…
Public Service Committee
- Sam Holt, Lane Jones and Pete Beck have been working on a new Rotary website. It’s almost ready to go live! Shoutout to Catalyst Advertising.
Service and Family of Rotary Committees
- November on Veterans Day – Putting flags at cemeteries.
- December – Giving Tree.
- January – Food drive.
Service and Family of Rotary Committees
- November on Veterans Day – Putting flags at cemeteries.
Youth Service Committees
- In July, we met with ABSS to initiate conversation about starting Interact Clubs in schools.
- ACC Rotaract – Confident with new leadership and President Maddie Lance. Had a great membership drive in August. Hosting Packathon with Feed the Hunger in December.
- Elon Rotaract – Active and moving.
- Successful Activations – Home for Troops and Outbound Youth Exchange Student Candidate.
Rotary Foundation Committees
- On schedule to achieve Gold Club Status.
- Foundation Banquet – November 11.
- Our district is #1 in giving!
- Reminder: 50% of giving this year comes back to us in 3 years.
- Proposed Paul Harris Foundation program to sponsor more members in our club and the community. Here are the highlights:
President and President-Elect (Katie Dukeshire and Micah Fox)
- Gold Club tracking – 75% done.
- Confirming President nominees for 2017,18
- Confirming Board nominees for 2017,18
- Attending Rotary’s leadership institute
- PETS training – March 2016
- Strategic plan for club is being created (1st time ever!)
- Reading Katie’s emails… 🙂
- Here’s the powerpoint of the full presentation:The Rotary Club of Alamance Club Assembly9292015
Welcome New Member, Susan Watson (Women’s Resource Center of Alamance County)
- Sponsored by Randy Perkins
Card Drawing
None this week.
Closing
At the conclusion of the meeting, we all stood to recite the Rotary Four Way Test, and the meeting was adjourned. Until next week…
Club Related Dates
District and Club Business
2nd Tuesday of Each Month: Board Meeting for officers and committee chairs, 11 am until Noon.
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Oct | Birthdays | Oct | Wedding Anniversaries |
19 | Sid Little | 2 | Tripp and Shaunda Hilliard |
20 | Micah Fox | 12 | Randy and Reida Perkins Stuart and Betsy Sioussat |
30 | Richard White | 21 | Carolyn Rhode and Mark Tosczak |
24 | Debbie and Chuck Porch | ||
30 | Peter and Cathy Sargent |