Ross Brenkenridge

IDOT in Motion

Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build good will and peace in the world.

"Doing good in the World is more than a motto.  It is our goal, our mission, and our reminder.  It expresses in the clearest terms why we have a Foundation, and it challenges us to reach as far as we can to do the most good possible with everything we have.  Our Foundation exisits to support the good that we can do through Rotary.  It expands our reach, increases our strength, and makes our service more powerful and more effective.  Because of our Foundation we can, very simple, do more of our Rotary work."

2004-2005

President Glenn Estess Sr. 

President, Maura Donnelly, opened the meeting leading the Pledge of Allegiance and followed in prayer by Ron Hesson.

 ANNOUNCEMENTS

• We will be having our board meeting this Thursday at 8am at Terra Properties and will be discussing an upate to the bylaws.  You are welcome to attend and give your input.
• Holli has fantastic Rotary shirts and jackets available for sale to help promote Rotary to the community.  See her for details.

Announced that he received an application from Keith Poss and Ray Hereford for membership.  Please give the board any feedback that you may have.

Guests:

Ray Herford (Guests of Terry Lammers and application submitted)

Birthdays: None

Anniversaries: None

Club Anniversaries: None

Make-ups: Everyone who attended the BAH received a make-up.  If you forgot to sign in please let Holli know.

Please let these people know that they were missed: Attendance unaccessable. 

Reminder that 2011-2012 we will be tracking service hours again to see Rotarian's collective IMPACT.  This year's goal is 7500 hours, to date there are 1496 hours recorded. 

Opportunities to Serve:

1. WELCH PROJECT: Date TBA when weather permits.  We have an older lady who is has had a bought of hard times over the last couple of years and needs a little help to get a few neccessities done that she is unable to do herself.  We need 6-10 people and will meet at Mark Frey's workshop at 4164 State Rte 160 at 9am.  Please bring gloves, rakes, hedgers, and chainsaws if you have them.
2. Hard Road Theatre has their winter show and needs help with ticket sales the weekend of January 27-29 and February 3-4.  Evening shows need to arrive by 6:30 and matinee by 1pm.  If you are interested contact Bill Sullivan and help this great community organization!
3. Mississippi Valley Blood Center is having a blood drive on February 15th from 2-6pm. Check on their site for location and to schedule an appointment.

Members can go to the website and log your hours or email them to him directly: swconstruct@agtelco.com

There was $1205 in the 50/50 with 18 cards left in the deck and aFloyd drew the 10 of Hearts.

Phil gave a happy buck for Tom, Biddy, and Maurice helping to set up today.

Bryan was honorary fine master today and fined everyone who did not have a ticket to the superbowl.

Bill gave a happy buck because he is leaving for Florida tomorrow and gets to go after the primaries are over down there so he does not have to hear about it.

PROGRAM: Club Assembly

Rotary is a club of service above self and each rotarian is encouraged to get involved in a committee.  Today the club took time to divide into various committees and brainstorm how to improve the clubs efforts.

The committees that met today were fundraising (split in Golf, Car, Fish Race, Citrus Sales), membership, public relations, and new fundraising ideas. 

If you were absent from this meeting, please be intentional to volunteer for one of the above committees and share your input!

UPCOMING PROGRAMS -  Jennifer Whitten