Last week was all Rotary.
We had our annual visit from the District Governor, Dave Bianchi.
Our board met with him for two hours before the membership meeting ...
and I think he was impressed with the work of our club.
Our meeting was highlighted by the induction of new member Brent
Daggett. That's the third new member so far this year or one
each month. We are on track to meet our goal of at least 10 new members
this year. The board has approved a fourth, but are waiting for our
membership chair John "Red" Burke to do the
orientation before the name is submitted to the club for approval (How's
that for putting the pressure on?). I know that we have some other
prospective members out there, let me know if we should be submitting
their names to the board next Monday. And also, let me or one of the
board members know if you have any recommendations for our "September
Rotarian of the Month". As always, all members (especially
new members) are encouraged to attend these meetings.
It was great to see the shock on Jeff Wenzel's face
when he learned that he was named "The Quiet Rotarian".
Our board had no trouble in selecting Jeff for this honor. We are looking
forward to his push again this year to help the Radio Auction.
100% of the net proceeds from the Radio Auction have been designated
by the board for our youth projects this year. This will help each of
us when we solicit items for the auction. It may even encourage buyers
to bid a little more when they learn that 100% of their dollars are
going to the youth of Nevada County. The Auction Committee is off to
a great start. I attended their kickoff meeting this week and was impressed
with their dedication to this major fundraiser.
Several of us traveled to Sacramento to hear Carl-Wilheim Stennhammar,
the RI President, and mingle with the Rotary leaders from our zone.
Our own Dave Denney was in-charge of entertainment
(Can you guess what he chose?).
I forgot an important item last week (maybe more that I don't remember).
I had passed out flyers on Jim Harrington's Celebration of Life
and then forgot to pick them up. So I will doing the same thing again
today...please make sure I pick them up I need to RSVP by October
3rd.
fultzee
