Today was an especially great meeting, and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! Big Ferd lead us off with a groaner about matrimonial bliss, then Jim Holifield lead us in the Rotary Prayer, Johnny (I'll put up the banner, organize the agenda and take photos) Fayard lead the Pledge and Jay Overman lead us in the 4 Way Test.
Tons of Happy Dollars then came forth, celebrating Vandy's success and bemoaning Auburn's coaches. I wish I could remember all the great Happy Dollar stories that got told, but I do remember Ted K's daughter turned 21, Paul Young had a happy dollar or several, I threw one in for celebrating Mo Hayes retirement, and Greg T'gill had one to let us know that gas will soon be less than $3 per gallon. Huntley had some wry comments for us as usual....
T'gill introduced our 2 guests - Kristin Hual, and attorney who came as the guest of Charlie Peppler and Dan Lozier, another local attorney who was Ferd III's guest. We had 6 visiting Rotarians - PDG John Tice (Downtown), plus John Clark and Paul Young (also from Downtown), Leon Hirsh and Jim Reeves rounded out our compliment of local visitors. OK - here's the best part - when I was attending PETS in Nashville, TN this spring, I made friends with a young man named Kim Kim. Please indulge me this brief and compelling story:
He is originally from Korea, and shared with me that becoming a Rotarian was a lifelong goal of his. When he came to the USA, no one invited him to Rotary so he had to work at getting invited. Mind you, he is a health care professional (nutrition director of a medical center in TN). Fast forward a few years, and now he is the President of the Rotary Club of Hendersonville, TN - a very big club. I think this is not only a great American success story, but a great motivation for us to ask folks if they are interested in learning more about Rotary. I hadn't seen Kim for months, and was thrilled to see him again! He is only in town for a few days - doing Shelter Box training up on the Blackwater River (who knew?). He promised to take pictures and email them to me so I can put them on the blog.
Here's the announcements that you need to keep on your calendar:
10/15/08 - Honor Flight (including Jane's mom) returns to Pensacola Airport 7 to 8 pm. Parking will be free, please come and welcome back these heroes if you can.
10/29/08 - SubWest BBQ Grill at Hallmark Elementary School for Report card night
10/30/08 - SubWest Halloween Party at Liberty Lanes
11/3/08 - Military Appreciation Day luncheon (LtCol Everett Spain guest Speaker, no regular meeting that week).
Trisha Woodburn gave us an update on the Peru Food Kitchen project which we are finishing up this year, and told us about the eyeglass and school backpack projects we are planning for Costa Rica. Thanks, Trisha!!
Tim Couch was our Wolley and entertained us with wild tales about Rotary fundraisers, then fined everyone $1. Courtney Peterson had the winning ticket in the raffle, but didn't win the $336 pot. He generously rolled the $10 consolation prize back into the pot.
VP John Stein then introduced Erin Sammis, marketing director of the Pensacola Opera. The program was excellent as she and Kyle and Tim told us all about the many school programs the Opera performs for schools in Escambia, Santa Rosa and even one in Alabama.
Invite a friend to join the fun - think about Kim Kim's story... Bill C.
Tons of Happy Dollars then came forth, celebrating Vandy's success and bemoaning Auburn's coaches. I wish I could remember all the great Happy Dollar stories that got told, but I do remember Ted K's daughter turned 21, Paul Young had a happy dollar or several, I threw one in for celebrating Mo Hayes retirement, and Greg T'gill had one to let us know that gas will soon be less than $3 per gallon. Huntley had some wry comments for us as usual....
T'gill introduced our 2 guests - Kristin Hual, and attorney who came as the guest of Charlie Peppler and Dan Lozier, another local attorney who was Ferd III's guest. We had 6 visiting Rotarians - PDG John Tice (Downtown), plus John Clark and Paul Young (also from Downtown), Leon Hirsh and Jim Reeves rounded out our compliment of local visitors. OK - here's the best part - when I was attending PETS in Nashville, TN this spring, I made friends with a young man named Kim Kim. Please indulge me this brief and compelling story:
He is originally from Korea, and shared with me that becoming a Rotarian was a lifelong goal of his. When he came to the USA, no one invited him to Rotary so he had to work at getting invited. Mind you, he is a health care professional (nutrition director of a medical center in TN). Fast forward a few years, and now he is the President of the Rotary Club of Hendersonville, TN - a very big club. I think this is not only a great American success story, but a great motivation for us to ask folks if they are interested in learning more about Rotary. I hadn't seen Kim for months, and was thrilled to see him again! He is only in town for a few days - doing Shelter Box training up on the Blackwater River (who knew?). He promised to take pictures and email them to me so I can put them on the blog.
Here's the announcements that you need to keep on your calendar:
10/15/08 - Honor Flight (including Jane's mom) returns to Pensacola Airport 7 to 8 pm. Parking will be free, please come and welcome back these heroes if you can.
10/29/08 - SubWest BBQ Grill at Hallmark Elementary School for Report card night
10/30/08 - SubWest Halloween Party at Liberty Lanes
11/3/08 - Military Appreciation Day luncheon (LtCol Everett Spain guest Speaker, no regular meeting that week).
Trisha Woodburn gave us an update on the Peru Food Kitchen project which we are finishing up this year, and told us about the eyeglass and school backpack projects we are planning for Costa Rica. Thanks, Trisha!!
Tim Couch was our Wolley and entertained us with wild tales about Rotary fundraisers, then fined everyone $1. Courtney Peterson had the winning ticket in the raffle, but didn't win the $336 pot. He generously rolled the $10 consolation prize back into the pot.
VP John Stein then introduced Erin Sammis, marketing director of the Pensacola Opera. The program was excellent as she and Kyle and Tim told us all about the many school programs the Opera performs for schools in Escambia, Santa Rosa and even one in Alabama.
Invite a friend to join the fun - think about Kim Kim's story... Bill C.
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