Our weekly meeting, opened by President Teresa Sowers, was the perfect opportunity to be in attendance and learn more about our committees during Club Assembly. Past Pres. Roger Tabor and his meeting team were thanked and PP Roger provided a little bio about himself. He is a Las Vegas native, UNLV graduate. He has been married to Amy (Hammargren) Tabor for 25 years and they have three sons - Trenton, Colin & Griffin. Roger and Amy will become empty nesters as the last of their three sons is headed off to college in less than three weeks. PP Roger has been a financial advisor since 1985 and currently with Wells Fargo Advisors. He has been a Rotarian for 27 years, serving as President of both the North Las Vegas Club and the Las Vegas Fremont Club. He was also the recipient of the club's 2010-11 Rotarian of the Year and you can read here about his long history in Rotary and the community.

Marķa Gracia Lanzas and Juan Antonio del Saso of Rotary Club Costa Teguise, Lanzarote, Canary Islands
Judge Susan Johnson, Green Valley Rotary Club
Demi Wasden, granddaughter of Marilene Nevins

World Polio Day - October 24th. Many activities are being planned around the world.
Shrek the Musical - don't forget August 13th at Spring Mountain Ranch....see Committee block below.

To PP Roger for the "silver rills" in the Home Means Nevada song; a selfie to AG/PP Linda Bertuzzi for not educating new member Kevin Mills about the proper way to sell raffle tix; to Pres. Teresa for her dancing skills at the last Birthday Bash; to AG/PP Linda for not knowing how to make change for a $20; to PDG/PP Roy York for doing intros from memory; to PP Roger for the continuing saga of his son's senior year; a selfie to Secretary Larry Goldstein for the beginning of his daughter's grad school and for having her second paper published; a selfie to Kevin Mills for his daughter's acceptance to UNLV nursing school; a selfie to PP Roger because his oldest son paid for his own airline ticket home; to Marilene for getting the personal trainer package at our Block Party , which she has now dubbed "Adventures in Agony."

One President Recognition to Past Pres. Drew Levy for rooting against the Detroit Tigers.

New Badge Presentations

In addition to presenting Immediate Past President Robin Smith with her new badge, Pres. Teresa presented the first Blue Badges of this Rotary year to Rusty Bridges and Bonnie Helms, who have not only been very active at the Club level, but also have completed their visits to other Clubs.

Membership - Membership Chair & Past Pres. Lane Kay encouraged everyone to continue to build the club with like-minded members. Once a prospect has expressed an interest, the Membership Committee will meet with that person to discuss what is required to be a member. Once the application is completed, it will be presented to the Board for approval and then sent to the general membership. After induction, a red badge is presented until the new member has completed these items - attend board meetings, participate in committee/fundraising, serve on a committee, attend club events, volunteer for weekly meeting team and visit other Rotary clubs.
Administration - Marilene Nevins is in charge of the Club calendar, coordinating lunch needs with Four Queens, as well as sending out birthday and anniversary cards.
Back to Booker - AG/PP Linda passed out details on the Booker programs, including Booker Thanksgiving on Tuesday, November 18th, and the League of Extraordinary Booker Students program. Volunteers are needed for various classroom presentations throughout the year.  We have been a part of Booker for over 25 years.
Public Relations - AG/PP Linda announced we have a new Facebook page - please be sure to "like" it and share it with your friends. Also, each member can post anything Rotary-related to the page. Always looking for folks to help with PR.
New Generations - Carla Smith heads the youth services, including RYLA, TLC and other District youth competitions. She is in need of assistance to bring in qualified students for various competitions.
Fundraising - Carla announced a yet to be determined fundraiser in September, in addition to our Big Game Board sales and the annual Block Party.
International - Steve Reiter is the chair and in charge of coordinating the Super Build in October and May, as well as the Las Vegas Mayor's Cup. Pres. Teresa is working with Steve to educate more clubs about the event, which will lead to more homes and sponsors for the international teams.