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President Elect Todd was the speaker and chaired the first Rotary After Hours meeting. What a great day and nice to see many of those people that cannot make it for lunch. The meeting started the best way any Rotary club meeting could start - awarding two greatly deserved Paul Harris Fellows. PE Todd presented our Past President Heidi with one. Who could have imagined running the club with such strong leadership and innovation as Heidi did throughout the challenges with Covid. We had great meetings, despite some of the technology hiccups - we had some creative and fun games - with many members engaged on screen. From the start of becoming a Rotarian Heidi has done so much for our club, she has been club Secretary for years.Well deserved- and thanks to both for their dedication and commitment. President Rajbir awarded Roseanne and John Jonas aka - Johnny Smooth as well with two Paul Harris for his commitment in so many areas of our club -Fundraising, fellowship, Gala committee, golf committee so many areas and our amazing 50/50 dedicated volunteer- NOT to mention a sizeable donation to the Rotary International Foundation. RI Foundation Donation - every dollar donated is invested for three years which covers administrative expenses -thus 100% of your dollar is invested in RI Initiatives.-the Seven distinct areas. RI Foundation has been awarded the highest award for being a very well run low cost Foundation- for many years. Paul touched on the great work we did with the Foodbank as well as his area of focus membership. We have such a great club - please bring out members - imagine the work we could do with a bigger team! Paul T. touched on the social and engagement aspect - it is much more rewarding when you get involved rather than just attending lunches. PE Todd continued with an overview of of the various Rotary areas of service and directors responsible for those areas. Great review for those newer members and also longer /older members - a nice reminder. PE Todd also reminded us all that we are volunteers working together as a great group and sometimes we don't do everything perfectly but bottom line - we are all doing our best and our volunteer experience - unique to us all - should be very rewarding. The experience is different for everyone but we have fun, we do great work and we get to meet amazing people along the way. If you would like more information on getting more involved or have some ideas please speak to director associated with your area of interest. Community Service - Rena Hawkins Social Media - Brian Waddell RI and RI Foundation-Suhki and President Rajbir Fundraising - this year Ivana and next Vanesssa Stevenson Vocational Service- Randy Cole Membership-Paul Mcm Club Social and Engagement - Paul T. Speaker Seeker committee- Larry Brokenshire Club Foundation and legacy gifting- yours NEW committee - Peace and the Environment What a successful first Rotary After Hours meeting ! |
