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  August 17, 2006 Meeting

 
Opening
 
Ward Holmes led us in the Pledge of Allegiance of Allegiance.  Jan Measles couldn’t decide which of two motivational quotes to choose from so she read both!  One about doers and leaders and the other from Bill Gates addressing when bad news come you should embrace it and change it to a positive outcome.

Guests
 
Guest                                                    Representing                                                            Sponsor/Host
 
Gay Robson                                         Spouse                                                                         Ted Robson
Jim Duresky                                         Guest                                                                           Mike McGuire
Kevin Uno                                            Guest                                                                           Wayne Bedor
Brad Blake                                           Guest                                                                           Charlie Albert
Celia Villa-Guillen                                 Guest                                                                           Don Freeman
(Introduced in Spanish!)
Brain Govreau                                      Son                                                                              Steve Govreau
Emily Anderson                                    Granddaughter                                                              John Anderson
Joseph Laurrin                                      Exchange Student from France                                      Justin Osborne
(Joseph presented a flag to the Club in French, Brian Govreau interpreted the welcome)
Nancy Hammond                                 LOA
Rod Kreie                                            Ulysses KS                                                                  Jan Williams

Barb Holmes                         Ward's Spouse                                       Ward Holmes

Jan Williams                                         District Governor Elect                                                 Ward Holmes
Dick Foster                                          District Governor                                                          Ward Holmes
Gloria Foster                                        Wife of District Governor                                              Ward Holmes
 

Announcements
 
Ward stated that the announcements would be brief and that the Sgt. at Arms duties would be omitted for this special meeting.  He reminded everyone that those with birthdays and anniversaries “know what to do.”
 
Ward reminded everyone that next Thursday, August 24th, 19 High Noon Rotarians will be presented with their Paul Harris pins.  RI didn’t get the materials to the Club in time so the inductions will most likely be next week. 
 
Ward reported for Tim Walsworth that the golf tournament funds are holding steady at $26,066.01.  The United Way/Club split is $13,000+ each.  $1,000 more than last year.
 
Justin Osborne thanked the Rotarians who attended the Ducks Unlimited event on Saturday, August 12th and reported that the funds raised would protect 75 acres of wetlands.
 
Ward said reported that a Board meeting was held this week and the only item of note is to save the date for Red Ball, February 10, 2007.
 
Tami Codington pointed out a flyer on the table announcing the Bank of the San Juan’s’ 7th Annual Golf Tournament is September 8th and they need more sponsors and players.  Sign-up sheets were provided.  Contact Tami at the bank at 247-1818 for information or to sign up.
 
Program
 
District Governor, Dick Foster addressed the Club.  He began with a joke about being long-winded, praised High Noon for longevity and involvement and cited several quotes to emphasize his points.  There are 57 Clubs in our district and all need to take advantage of the opportunities for learning at Rotary websites (District, Foundation).  He described international work from Mexico to Nicaragua to scholarships and Rotarian contributions to world peace.  Foster complemented our Club for the Rotary Youth Exchange work and the 19 Paul Harris inductees.  Although the materials were not there for an official induction, DG Foster asked Ward Holmes to come up and read off the Paul Harris Fellow inductees and have them stand for recognition and applause:  Mark Donahue, Wayne Bedor, Norman Freemyer, Ward Holmes, Tom Galbraith, nancy Hammond, Jay Hwang, Pam Moore, Mark Prouty, Steve Redding, Ted Robson, Sherry Taber, Frank Valen, Tom Brossia, Mike Matheson, Tom White, Steve Govreau, Cathy Crum (#3!) and Ken Fusco.
The District Governor noted that one-fifth of the Club is receiving Paul Harris Fellow recognition. 
 
Key Points of the Address:

  1. Rotary Foundation has a four star rating and has only dipped into the corpus one time during a market downturn.  He described the foundation as the glue that holds the Rotary organization together by supporting programs.
  2. Matching Grant Program
  3. Dictionary Project
  4. Encouraged all to attend the Grand Junction district Conference in September and the International convention in Salt Lake City, June 2007.

 
District goals for the Year:  Theme:  “Lead the Way” (handout)
 

  1. Create awareness and participation in RI President Bill Boyd’s 2006-07 areas of emphasis
  2. Increase Rotary’s public image
  3. Each Rotary Club asked to increase net membership by at least one member by 4/1/07
  4. Each Rotary Club to participate in each avenue of service
  5. Each Club to participate in “Every Rotarian Every Year” by contributing an average of $100 per Rotarian per year to the Annual Fund of the Foundation
  6. Each Club to emphasize ethics in education and the business professions
  7. Have fellowship and fun


Closing
 
Ward thanked Justin for coordinating the August 16 potluck; Jeannie Wheeldon for the melodrama tickets; and Peter Marshall for taking the abuse he took and thanked him for the Doubletree’s famous cookies.
 
And once again….Here’s Bud" – Who was surprised he was called on for a meeting-ending joke with the District Governor here, but he forged ahead with a story about what constitutes a bad day.  Ward wished everyone a great week and rang the bell to release us.
 
 
Respectfully Submitted,
 
Judy Heasley