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Beacon News April 16, 2008 |
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Held at Ridgemont CC, Bob Dyjak reporting
Presiding Officer: Dan Barletta, President
Visiting Rotarians: N/A
Guests: Jimmy McCann, son of Jeff
Birthdays: Bill Selke - 77 on the 8th, Kirk Morris, 38 on the 9th
Anniversaries: N/A
Announcements: · Jim Gaudet reminded the group about a) recertification for the LPGA tent, b) sign-up sheets for the LPGA tournament [out soon!] and c) the LPGA dinner meeting on June 17th. · Brad Shea emphasized the expectation of contributing to the Rotary Foundation as highlighted in the letter he sent to each member. · Tracey Wooden reported that we will have 5-6 boxes of books to send to Ethiopia which were collected by Craig Hill and Buckman Heights. · Upcoming events: } April 25 to 27 - District 7120 Conference (Sheraton - Niagara Falls) } April 26 - Spruce Up Greece [9-Noon] … contact Kirk Morris for details } May 17 - Camp Haccamo Clean-up … contact Chuck Krause for details } May 30 - Installation Banquet (Lakeshore Country Club) } June 9 - Annual Golf Tournament } June 17 - LPGA Dinner Meeting
Today’s Guest Speakers: Harry (Tom) Coene [district coordinator] and T.C. Pellet [marketing director/Seneca Park Zoo] presented the Group Study Exchange Program which is sponsored by the Rotary Foundation. This year the exchange will be with the country of Greece. In 2009, Brazil will be the destination. T.C. was part of the 2007 contingent that went to Africa. He took away three learnings from the experience: 1) we are part of a much larger world, 2) the needs of developing countries are many [and money isn’t necessarily the top priority] and 3) the program is one of the best ways to get more people involved in Rotary. At the end of the presentation, Deb Whitt, who participated in a 1990 exchange with the Phillipines, shared her learnings with the group.
Fining: N/A - ran out of time
50/50 Winner: Tracey Wooden picked an ace, just not the right one!
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