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High Gear
Volume 78 | Issue 30 / Feb 22, 2023
The day got cloudy by the time the hybrid meeting started. Four of us and out guest speaker joined remotely. Eleven attended in person.
Filling in for President Alex, PP Bob led us in the Pledge and the reading of the 4-Way Test. Ruth delivered the invitation with the message of love, contentment and kindness.
Our Tenor-in-Chief, Dan, was busy with other tasks today not normally under his jurisdiction. So the neither Rotary nor Welcome songs were heard today.
Lunch consisted of tuna grinder, eggplant parm grinder, cheese pizza and a veggie pizza. All meatless in observance of Ash Wednesday.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Two donations were received, one for Koats for Kids and the other for the scholarship.
- Jack reported getting the first check for the upcoming golf tournament. He also noted that seven Rotarians did 3000 pounds of meat sorting at Foodshare on Monday.
- Marc informed us that the webinar on Pollinator Garden is online tomorrow at 7:00 PM and encouraged all to attend.
- Connor reported that the Scholarship Committee met yesterday. He has already incorporated some modifications to the documents based on the feedback at the meeting. He will wait until Monday for any final feedback or suggestions. He is planning to release the documents on March 1. The deadline for submission is April 17. Please spread the word around.
- Maura is coordinating our club’s participation in the Memorial Day Parade. Connor volunteered to officially register our club as a participant. The board will make a decision if we want to have a booth like we did last year.
Your scribe then introduced our guest speaker, Wayne Staton. Wayne is a polio survivor. He talked about his own challenges in life since age nine months when he came down with polio and how he was able to overcome those challenges. His main message was how to make a difference in the world and help others through passion and dedication. Other than Pakistan and Afghanistan, wild polio has been eradicated from the rest of the world.
Your scribe for the month of February, Anwar Hossain. Next month, George will take over the helm.
PS: No one has signed up as HG writer for the months of May and June. Some of us have done twice this year. We need folks to step up if we want this tradition to continue. Please contact me.