Rotareminder, November 21-28, 2023

 

President Asad called the meeting to order at the Bistro on Main, arranged by President-elect Amanda Penn since the women at the Methodist Church, mindful of the demands of Thanksgiving, had asked for a Tuesday off.  Club members sang the National Anthem.  Sue Hetrick provided the invocation.  Club members sang the Thanksgiving hymn, “Come Ye Thankful People Come.”

 

Guests:  Rebekah Wright Kulis introduced her daughter, Katie, a senior at Miami of Oxford.  Rachel Kerns introduced her daughter, Camille.  We had no visitors from other clubs.

 

Announcements: 

 

Birthdays:  Jeff  Roeger announced birthdays reminding us that those who celebrate have been asked to state an early career ambition that he or she did not follow.  Those celebrating in November:  November 1, Shawn Gordon, who attended by Zoom; November 16, President Asad Kahn, whose eyesight prevented him from realizing his goal of becoming an Airforce pilot; November 17, Dominique Bollenbacher, a performer, who wanted to become a Broadway star and attended performance school in grade school; November 23, Rick Bissler; November 26, Mary Beth Harper; November 28, Nelson Burns, John Emig; November 28, John Flynn. President Asad won the free lunch.

 

Happy Bucks:  Roger Sidoti, $1, in honor of Katie Kulis who was in Roosevelt before his retirement as principal; Rachel Kerns $6 for Habitat’s gala and $1 for her daughter; Nancy Whitehead $1 for not having to do Thanksgiving dinner for the first time in 30 years; Asad $1 for being president of Kent Rotary;   Jennifer Lennox contributed a $1 for Roosevelt soccer players.  Apologies to those I missed.

 

With no formal presentation, the meeting adjourned, and club members were invited to enjoy one another’s company.