The Metro Memo
THE NEWSLETTER FOR THE COLUMBIA METRO ROTARY CLUB
VOLUME 17-2
WWW .COLUMBIAMETROROTARY.ORG
JULY 8, 2009
Opening
Past-President Norm Benedict welcomed members, visitors and guests to today’s meeting. Jim Cherrington led the group with the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance and Jim Sharrock introduced our visitors and guests.
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Family of Rotary
Happy Birthday to Rose Hayden, Beth Lammers, Bill Costello, Mike Grellner and Susan Hart. Sarah Read and her husband David just celebrated 30 years of marriage. Congratulations !
Welcome New Member
Attendance
Members with Guests Mike Pitts........................Tony Iadevito Britny Wright.................. Maelle Pique Kristi Ray ....................... Erin Lampkin Norm Benedict .............. Szasz Benedict Visitor from Northwest: Richard Ditter Visitor from South: Barbara Hodges
Upcoming Programs
July 15 .............................. Bill Costello July 22 ...........................Cindy Mustard Voluntary Action Center Tony Iadevito with Premier Paper and Packaging was inducted as our first new member of the year. Tony is sponsored by Mike Pitts and his classification will be Sales – Paper Products July 29 .................... Classification Talks Todd Culley & Mike Pitts
Assignments
Metro Rotary appreciates having the following members provide the raffle prize, sell the tickets, say the invocation, and lead the pledge. Please show your support by purchasing tickets that enable us to support our charities. Raffle/Invocation/Pledge: July 15 ...................................Jeff Davis July 22 ....................... Rob Christensen July 29 ....................... Ginny Northcutt Next up for Greeters: July 15 ..................................Liz Magee & Jim Stock July 22 ............................ Karen Taylor & Win Burggraaff July 29
Announcements
Thanks to Steve Baumgartner and Les Borgmeyer who greeted members and guests as they arrived at today’s meeting. Our exchange student, Maelle, returns to France this Saturday. S. Aaron Hyatt of University Park, Florida , former General Secretary for RI, was with us today. Marcia Machens thanked those who had paid their dues and reminded others to pay by the end of the month. Summer Soiree Glamour Night benefiting Lutheran Family Children’s Services is July 13th at the Country Club of Missouri. Marcia can give you more information. Tickets are $30 Norm shared a thank you letter from Wanda Brown, Asst. Superintendent of CPS related to our support of the minority ACT program. Tonya Wolff requested updates for the email distribution list. She is passionately committed to resolving the issues
Britney Wright, Les Gelband and Travis Cook were installed as new board members serving 3 year terms. Marcia Machens, Jim Sharrock, Cindy Whaley and Bill Costello were installed as Treasurer, Secretary, President-elect and President respectively.
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& Susan Hart
Program Summary
(back row l to r, Travis Cook, Brad Nelson, Win Burggraaff, Rob Quinn, Jennifer Deaver, Shawn Barnes; front row l to r, Jim Sharrock, Cindy Whaley, Bill Costello, Norm Benedict and Marcia Machens)
Norm Benedict Looking Backward and Forward Norm greeted us this final time as president with lyrics from Gypsy then took time to acknowledge and thank each Metro Rotarian who had served along side him in leadership roles during his
The Metro Memo
THE NEWSLETTER FOR THE COLUMBIA METRO ROTARY CLUB
VOLUME 17-2
WWW .COLUMBIAMETROROTARY.ORG
JULY 8, 2009
year as president including fellow officers, board members, committee chairs and co-chairs. He also took the time to recognize each of the past presidents who are still active in our club—or in the case of Barb Hodges, Rotary South. Achievements Recalled and Celebrated: • Growth from 90 to 102 members which earned Metro the Presidential Citation Introduction of networking meetings once each quarter The approval of a District Simplified Grant which helped fund the Imagination Library Fundraising efforts which funded: war relief in Georgia, and the CPS Minority ACT program—among numerous meaningful projects. An award which came as a bit of a surprise: Best Cooperative Projects Award given by Rotary International and shared by the Columbia Rotary clubs.
Norm has things to keep him busy once it is no longer his duty and delight to ring the bell calling us to order. He has a biography underway - 250 pages already written and he’s only reached the 7th grade. And he will take over responsibility for new member orientation meetings. It was obvious that Norm enjoyed his year as Metro Rotary president and the memory of it will continue to bring him joy! We clapped enthusiastically and in doing so affirmed that the feeling was mutual.
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Raffle
Congratulations to Rob Bartel who was the lucky winner of a $40 gift card to Addison’s/Sophia’s courtesy of Jim Cherrington.
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