- The Rotary Foundation. Rob Musante reminded members to contribute at least $10 to The Rotary Foundation. Doing so will not only enter you in the raffle for 500 points towards your Paul Harris Fellow, but will make the Club a 100% participating club. Make checks out to Rotary International.
- Service Above Self Recognition. Speaking of Rob Musante, President Cheron Calder presented him with a Service Above Self award for being a Past-President, contributing generously to The Rotary Foundation, managing the Balloon Festival fund-raiser, and much more.
- Dictionaries. Mike Stone announced that dictionary deliveries are scheduled to four elementary schools. If you would like to help hand out dictionaries to 3rd grade students, please contact Mike Stone ASAP. The delivery schedule is as follows: Templeton, 10/18, 8:15 AM; Alberta Rider, 10/18, 1:30 PM; Durham, 10/20, 10:00 AM; and St. Anthony’s, 10/24, 12:30 PM.
- Membership and Public Image Training, There is a training session on membership and image scheduled for October 21st, 8 AM, at the Holiday Inn in Wilsonville. President Calder would really like a few members to attend. For more information, please contact Cheron or Marland Henderson.
- Strikes Against Polio. On Tuesday, October 24th, from 6 – 9 PM, the Club is sponsoring a fun and exciting bowling event and fundraiser at Nicoli’s Grill and Sports Bar. The cost is $30 per bowler. Friends and families are welcome to attend. Any money raised beyond the expenses will go to support the Rotary Polio Plus program.
- Visioning Our Future. There will be a visioning work session on Monday, October 30th, from 5 – 9 PM at the Rotary District 5100 Office. The office is located at 6700 SW 105th Avenue, Suite 314, Beaverton. President Calder would like about 25 members to attend, and so far, we are a little short of that many. If you have not signed up yet, and want to, please contact Cheron.
- Fireside. Gail and Bruce Toien will be hosting a Fireside in their lovely home in Sherwood on November 2nd, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. All members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Newer members are especially encouraged to attend. The Toien’s address is 23846 SW Robson Terrace, Sherwood.
- Meals on Wheels. Dan Murphy would like to have a few more people volunteer to deliver Meals on Wheels. If you can spare just a hour or so every month or two, please contact Dan.
- Exchange Student News. Alberto Basilico reported that he could not ask for a better host family, and that he is really loving school, more and more each day, and that his water polo team will go to the state playoffs. Ed Murphy announced that the Club will sponsor one long-term student, one “Alternate” long-term student, and five short-term students this year, giving seven THS students an opportunity to travel abroad through the Rotary Youth Exchange Program.
- Sargent-at-Arms. Since Dan Murphy was the guest Sargent, he first fined anyone who has never been to a Broadway Rose show, and then fined anyone who has never delivered for Meals on Wheels. But that was just a warm-up. He then quizzed each table with some pretty arcane Broadway musicals trivia that most members had no clue about – except for Susan Yesilada and Margaret Barnes!