Meeting Notes October 24

Announcements:


-This is a big weekend for Sunrise Rotary:

• Friday, October 27th- Concessions at WHS.  Meet at 6:00m p.m.
• Saturday, October 28th- Make a Difference Day.  Meet at 8:00 a.m. at Hydro Park Boat Launch.
• Sunday, October 29th- Costume Party at Kathleen's House.  

-Elza has some free time this week for lunch.  She is available November 1st or 3rd.

-Small Project Committee meets Friday afternoon, 3:30 at Tastebuds.

Brags and Confessions:

• Alice just came back from a cruise on the Rhine river.  She lost her wallet but a friendly German found it and called her!
• Mansour is headed south for the winter.
• Kevin's kid had a 28th birthday!
• Jim Richardson spoke at the college recently and is excited about the two Four-year programs at WVC
• John's youngest son was accepted into the Kellogg school of management.
• Alan is babysitting a puppy and is enjoying every single minute of it....not really.
• Kathleen's son finally had a score that was NOT overturned due to a penalty.

Program:

Today's program was from Our Valley, Our Future.  Steve Maher presented and overview of what the organization has been doing and where it is headed.  It was very informative!  Check out more about this great group by clicking here.

Meeting Notes: October 3rd

Announcements:

• Invoices will be coming out this week- watch for them and check your spam folder.
• The changes to our Red Lion Meeting place will be announced soon.
• The upcoming Board Meeting may be delayed- stay tuned.
• Rotary Leadership Institute is coming up 10/14, 10/28 and 11/18.  Click Here for more information.
• The District Conference for 5060 is in Prosser.  Save the date:  May 17-19, 2018.  Sign up before October 31st and save $50.00.  Click Here for more information.
• Upcoming dates to remember:
• October 27th we are helping with concessions at the WHS football game.
• October 28th is Roadway Clean-Up
• October 29th is a club costume party! 
• Peter VanWell from the Downtown Club is interested in starting an inter-club committee for the local Rotary groups.  If you would like to be on this committee, let Carol or Erin know.

Our Rotarian of the Month is Leslie Coleman.  Leslie works A LOT of hours keeping the club books and money in order.  It is not an easy task and we appreciate everything she does.

Brags and Confessions:

• Bill McDowell was glad to see his name tag was still in the box.
• Mansour Ravassipour spread two trucks of gravel and is feeling it.  Apparently he forgot he was 75, not 25
• Lisa Parks irrigation project is finally done- just in time for winter.
• Kathy Hamilton had a birthday.
• PJ saw snow on his drive back from Salt Lake City.  His grandson passed the National EMT certification.
• Earl Crowe's daughter, Emma, passed her driving test.
• Wayne Massing missed the last meeting due to having a pool flown into his yard.  Save the date for the Massing Pool Party '18
• Tana Nichols is having surgery at the end of the month, thoughts and prayers requested.  
• Ron Griffith had pictures on Live Wire.
• Jerry Karney's son visited for the first time in 11 years and they played a lot of golf.
• Alan Walker is headed to Boise for the weekend.

Program:

There was no official program today so Jim Adamson led a fun round round "get-to-know-you" game at each table.  Great idea!