Meeting opening:
President-elect David Myers called the meeting to order. He announced that the Rotarians in the audio booth today are Asad Khan and Mark Pennel. Rachel Kerns will take photos. The opening song is God Bless America, played by David Dix. David Myers led us in the pledge of allegiance. David Dix gave the invocation. He then led us in singing Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
Visiting Rotarians and Guests:
Visiting Rotarian – Olivia Pilon
Guests: Paul Organ had 3 guests from his office. They are Ciarra Brunn, Joanna Steger, and Sherry Guiher. Nancy Whitehead introduced her guest, Diane Ringer, who works with Kitchen Refresh. Larry Lohman, our District Governor, introduced his wife Heather and daughter Lizzie.
Announcements:
Will Underwood – announced the rescheduling of the speech contest committee meeting.
Bill Childers – thanked Rotary volunteer bell ringers and passed around a sign-up sheet for one more opportunity to ring bells for Salvation Army.
Larry Lohman – announced that the District Conference will be held on April 22- 23, 2022.
Rachel Kerns – noted that toy donations can be made at the Restore.
David Myers – called our attention to the slate of officers for 2022 and indicated that we will vote on the slate at our January 4th meeting. The slate is as follows:
President Dave Myers
President-Elect Asad Khan
Secretary David McKeen
Treasurer Matt Carter
Program Chair Rachel Kerns
Service Project Dir. Brad Ehrhart
Membership Dir. Amanda Senn
Outreach Dir. Curt Stumpf
Club Admin. Dir. Roger Kramer
Ways & Means Dir. Chas Madonio
Immed Past Pres. Kathy Myers
Foundation Bd. Nelson Burns
Student of the Month:
Dennis Love, principal of Roosevelt High School introduced Sydnie Leavery, a Senior and the December student of the month. Her parents Shannon and Troy Leavery were present to see Sydnie receive her award. Sydnie takes many advanced classes and receives A’s for her work. She is knowns as a leader, an energizer, and a creative individual. She is student council president. She is a golf team member and will play golf in college next year. She is active in her church. She has chosen La Salle University where she hopes to major in finance.
Birthdays:
Jeff Roeger announced the Rotarian December birthdays. The Rotarians are Matt Carrol, Dave Hansford, Roberta O’Keefe, Michelle Sahr, Jim Dalton, Justin Gates, Brian Vaughn. Only Dave Hansford was present and he “won” the drawing.
Happy Bucks:
Rotarians who contributed happy bucks included Dave Myers, Will Underwood, Bill Childers, Todd Kamenash, Larry Lohman, Chris Martin, Roger Sidoti( 50th wedding anniversary), Tom Larkin, Amanda Senn.
Program:
Asad Khan introduced Corey Fowler, director of the Aces choral group from Roosevelt High School. Corey told us that the Aces has eight members this year, who are very glad to be able to sing in person again. The Aces were not able to perform last year due to the pandemic but are back singing again and doing performances in the community. We were entertained by 7 of the members of the Aces group. They are Wil Mahon, Kyle Schmidt, Elliot Mercer, Dylan Schmidt, Ada Howard, Keira Rowland, Olivia Asp. The dedicated Aces members rehearse at 6:40 am twice per week. The group is extra curricular so needs to meet outside regular school hours. Corey told us he is very proud of these young singers and is pleased they can sing for us again after a covid absence. The songs presented included: Masters in This Hall, O Christmas Tree, It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, Sevivon (a Hanukkah song), The Work of Christmas, Joy Shall be Yours in the Morning, Deck the Hall, a 30 second Merry Christmas, Silent Night. We all joined in singing Silent Night with the Aces. The group received a standing ovation from Rotary.
Response:
David Dix thanked Corey and the Aces for their wonderful performance. He said they bring us much joy and brighten our spirits. He wished them happy holidays and a great New Year.
The meeting was closed with the reciting of the Four Way Test.
Reminder: No meetings of Rotary on December 21 and 28. Happy holidays!
Respectfully submitted,
Sue Hetrick