The Rotary Tradition

The Rotary Tradition November 18, 2009

2009-2010 OFFICERS Guests of Honor: Steven Fee (prospective member) guest of President Amy Ryan Susie Campbell, Sue Abarr and Mary Keck guest of Amy Ryan.

President-Elect Black Bowls: Habitat for Humanity Shawn Drew Announcements: Vice President Susie Campbell Melissa Koch’s two daughters are part of Fellowship for Christian Athletes in Savannah and they are offering to work for Secretary hire on various projects around your house to raise funds… Tom Roetto clean, shovel, rake, paint, run errands, etc.

Treasurer Sharaon Hinderks Susie Campbell’s daughter is selling Girl Scout Cookies.

AVENUES OF Dianne Dewey had a birthday yesterday, November 17th and SERVICE Gary Myers’ birthday was today… he was afraid to come. Club Melissa Koch Next week we will have a special guest at our meeting. Jason & Community Vicki Baldridge will be joining us with their new daughter, Ed Roberts Abigail. If you fail to act like the baby is a boy and call him Junior you will be fined one dollar. Vocational Ryan Horsman Ed Roberts announced those that had signed up for Salvation st International Army bell ringing at the mall. Bell ringing on November 21 Jim Fitzgerald from 9-9 at only one door this year. Ed also shared with the club that the DSG money will be spent on improvements at the OTHER VIPs Calvin Center. Sergeants at Arms Nick White Jane Graves Jim Fitzgerald gave an update on Rotary Foundation giving and reminded everyone of the quarterly billing. Club Advisor Paul Young Hod sold squares of the Foundation Board and we found it a lot Bill Roberts Jerry Yurth less confusing then when Ken Hamlin explained it.

Past President Ken Everett received a special award on behalf of the club from Ken Everett Amy for the level of Annual Support that Eastside does on behalf of the Foundation. Membership Jeannie Chavez Prospective Members: Meals on Wheels Shannon Moore has been proposed by Bob Butler. Nick White The Board of Directors has given tentative approval subject Public Relations to publishing this party’s name in the club bulletin for two Alan Van Zandt weeks. If you have any objection to this party becoming a member of East Side Rotary please let your objections be known, in writing, to the President immediately.

Eastside Rotary Vice President: Wednesday Susie updated everyone on the Harvest House service project. 36th Street The group that worked last night had a great experience and the 12:00 – 1:15 p.m. turnout expected Friday morning could be double.

Make-up Opportunities Vocational: Ryan provided information on the Christmas Party scheduled Downtown Rotary for Dec. 12th at Barb Burns’ home. A sign up sheet was passed Tuesday around for hor d’oeuvres, desserts or drinks…the plan is heavy Benton Club hor d’oeuvres and a prize for the best one served. 12:00 p.m.

Southside Rotary Program: King Hill UMC Today’s program was Kathy Welsch and her experiences and Thursday love for the game of golf. She shared that she was introduced to 11:45 a.m. the game when she was nine years old and encouraged by a 60 year old friend on its importance. In 1974 she tracked stats and got involved by watching other players and improving her score www.rotary.org to the point where she received her LPGA Tour Card. The same year she played in her first US Open with an amazing www.rotaryfirst100.com group of other professionals…she did not tell us if she won or not. She went on to head the LPGA Girls Division in Birmingham and shared with other girls the valuable lessons she had learned from the game. She feels the opportunities have definitely changed for today’s golfer with degrees in areas that open the field wide up. It is obvious that golf has had a huge impact on her life and her love of the game is apparent when she shares her experiences.