Volume LXXI
January 1, 2016
   2014-15 Lincolnland District Best Bulletin Award Recipient
 
This Friday
Friday is News Year's Day and if you want to meet at noon, call someone and ask them to join you. The rest of us won't be there as we celebrate 2016 arriving or recover from its arrival. When we do return on January 8th our topic will be college basketball with Coach Marty Bell of Quincy University and Coach Brad Hoyt of John Wood Community College.
 
Friday Last
 
Here is what happened at last week's meeting.....
1. Nothing
2. Nothing
3. Nothing
4. All of the above

Birthdays and Anniversaries

1/7 - Zeke & Katie Cernea celebrate their 10th anniversary
 
Upcoming dates of interest:

1/21 - Board meeting at the Pier - 11:45 a.m. All board members are requested to attend, all members are welcome. Lunch is $10
1/22 - Lennie Barts and the George Irwin Awards
1/29 - Rick Hummel and the Cardinal update (tentative)
2/26 - State of the City with Mayor Kyle Moore

  
This 'n That

 
Remember we will gather for our Club Holiday/Christmas Party tomorrow, December 30th (Wednesday) at 11:00. Due to high water on the Mississippi we will NOT meet at the Quincy Boat Club. The Party has been moved to Stoney Creek Inn. There will be some great food and adult beverages available for all. With the year's end, the year's final edition of "The News" will be presented along with a few other surprises. It's always a fun gathering with an open bar as well. Hope to see all of you!
 
This might be a great week to give some thought to whom might make a good club member in 2016. We can always use new people in our Club.
 
Congratulations to Chris Parker who becomes the new Executive Director of Cornerstone. He assumes his new duties on Friday replacing the retiring John Hirner. Good luck Chris. One of Chris' first duties is to sign up as many Exchangites for the new fund-raiser "Dancing with the Alcoholics". 2016 is going to be a great year.
 
Don't forget to read your latest "Exchange Today" magazine which was recently mailed to you. Our club is featured on Page 26. It is a very nice write up about our Club.
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In This Issue
Club Information

Jared Haugh, President

Brian Koch, President-Elect

Cory Watson, Vice President

Chris Parker, Treasurer

Cullan Duke, Secretary

Curt Moore, Imm Past President

 

Board of Directors:

David Adam - 2016

Alan Musholt - 2016

Josh Klitz - 2017

Eric Barnes - 2017

Art Awerkamp - 2018

Kyle Awerkamp - 2018

 

Lincolnland District:

President- Dawn Portner, Naperville

Division 10 Director-Joel Koch

Region 3 VP-Scot Warren

Membership August 1, 2015: 92

 

Board meets 3rd Thursday monthly

11:45 at The Pier Restaurant

 

Office of the Secretary:

Cullan Duke

PO Box 1173

Quincy IL 62306-1173 

Joke of the Week

Santa was having a crappy day at the North Pole. The elves were behind in getting the toys ready, the furnace went out, Mrs. Claus had a long list of things for him to do before he left on his trek, his phone was ringing off the hook asking for donations and he was cranky and tired. He just sat down in his recliner when the doorbell rang. He got up complaining all the way to the door. He opened the door and there stood an angel with a Christmas tree who asked Santa "Where would you like for me to put it?" And now you know how the Angel got on top of the Christmas tree!

Exchange Minute

Community Assessment

It's always good for a club to look at the projects it carries out in the community to see what is needed.
Recently, a member asked why we don't visit the Vet's Home at Christmas anymore. For the younger members, the club used to visit the Home before Christmas with Santa and deliver small gifts (such as pencils and apples). This was a tradition that the Club had carried on for years. One year, the members noticed that the nurses were gathering up the pencils and fruit as soon as we had passed them out.

When questioned about it, the nurses pointed out that the residents weren't allowed to have sharp objects, nor could most of them have apples - our project no longer served a need. 
 

  

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