Our own Patrice Whitten (right) introduced todays program on "Who is a PJC Student?"The program today featured PJC's Assistant Provost, Sue Hill (below left) and a student who is attending PJC because of the scholarships you help provide! I think it was especially timely since we are getting ready for the Boat Show. In fact, you may remember that last year, Immediate Past President Buck Hall re-branded our "Used Boat Show" into the "Rotary Scholarship Boat Show." Julius (below right) was here to thank you all for your generosity and support. He is 52 years old, and is training to be a nurse. He said he could not have done this without your help.
The PJC scholarships are just one of the types you have helped made happen. I just got a thank-you letter from The Foundation for Excellence in Education, letting us know how the grade school student we have helped with the Take Stock in Children scholarships are doing. In 2006 we sponsored a young man named Kahill, who was just promoted to the 8th grade and is succeeding in middle school now. The 2007 recipient is a young lady named LeeAnn, and she is also succeeding in middle school. We made this years contribution early so it could be matched through other foundations, and we will be sponsoring a young man named Michael. Guess who his mentor is? None other than Ferd Salomon! Sally Lee, Program Coordinator closed her letter by thanking you for helping to change lives. Please give yourselves a pat on the back!
Jerold "Buck" Hall is in charge of the Boat Show this year, and has arranged to have it at Cordova Mall, between Village Inn and Red Lobster. I know it will be awesome - please be ready to lend him a hand making this one of the best shows ever!
Here's the short version of meeting details:
Groaner - Skip Dennis
Prayer - Don Gregory
Pledge - Jerold Hall
4 Way Test - Mike Woods
Visitors and Guests - introduced by John Boivin - 3 guests; Dr. Jim Yenzer (my guest), Ryan Hatler (guest of Jay Bradshaw), Ervin Byrd (guest of Regina Baniakas). Hope you enjoyed yourselves - please come back!
Don Gregory gave us an update on a fellow Rotarian that needs your prayers and support.
Bill Sheffield - was our Woolly today but got Ronnie Arnold to come up and tell us tall tales about chaperoning school field trips - good stuff Ronnie!
Jay Overman won the drawing, but with only 18 cards left was not lucky enough to win the $573 in the pot! Tell your friends at other clubs to come for a make-up - the pot is getting serious now!
Jay Overman won the drawing, but with only 18 cards left was not lucky enough to win the $573 in the pot! Tell your friends at other clubs to come for a make-up - the pot is getting serious now!
Card Night - Thursday Night - The Club Fellowship Committee did another excellent job. Molly and I went for Card night and thoroughly enjoyed the food, fun and fellowship! We were busy making cards with all of Alecia's cool machines and tools, and the river-boat gamblers were busy in the adjacent room. It was down to 4 players when we left; Buck (sly one ) Hall, Johnny (I'll call your bluff) Fayard, Craig (go Vandy) Smith, and another intrepid player whose name escapes me right now (was it John Blair?). The game sorted itself out pretty quickly, and Buck Hall rode home victorious. Thanks to Heidi and her team -especially The Overmans and the Fayards for making this event so much fun! Hopefully we can get some photos of the event...
See you Thursday at lunch time - we may be inducting 2 new members!
BC.
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Actually, the other finalist was Bill (Doc Holliday) Marchi, and Johnny is Johnny (How do you play this game?) Fayard. Also, I believe it was Dr. Sue Halfhill that spoke to us Thursday.
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