Big Ferd lead us off with a pretty funny groaner, Bill Sheffield lead us in the Rotary Prayer, Kevin Ryan lead the Pledge and Greg Threadgill lead the Four Way Test.
I gave a happy dollar since we were inducting another new member, and Ted K gave on because he enjoyed sitting next to Bill Sheffield and was impressed that he knew the Rotary Prayer! There were a few others but I can't remember the stories right now!
John Stein the joined me at the podium to pin the Rotary Pin on our newest Rotarian, Dr. Jim Yenzer. Jim was a prior member of another club but has not been active in Rotary for several years. We are honored that he chose SubWest to re-activate his Rotary fellowship. I think that is really a great tribute to all of you who make each meeting so much fun!
Mac Parker did a nice job of introducing our one guest - David Williamson, and our 3 visiting Rotarians; Dan Livingston (North), Dr. Ed Siegel (Del Mar, CA), Councilwoman Diane Mack (5 Flags). Glad you all joined us, please come back!
Jerold Hall gave us an update on the boat show which is just weeks away - March 20-22 at Cordova Mall - look for a separate post on this one. Mike Marshall gave a great and very funny plug for the Club Fellowship Committee's upcoming "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" event.
Ronnie Arnold was our Woolly Booger today and he fleeced us good by telling a joke, those who laughed paid a dollar, those who didn't paid $2 and those from the University of TN were charged $3.
We are down to only 14 cards left, and the pot is up to $673 now. Tom Johnson won the drawing, but did not pull the Ace of Spades, and donated his $10 consolation prize back to the pot. Look for a pot over $700 this week!
Harold Fourkis is a retired Navy officer who heads up the Veterans Upward bound program at PJC. It is the only such program in all of Florida, and we should be proud that we have it here, as it's purpose is to help veterans transition from military life to college life so they can take advantage of education benefits and have the best future possible. A great program.
Special thanks to Gil Bennett for his EREY Birthday check. Thanks to everyone who has given. Please make sure to get your contribution in, so we can satisfy our obligation to the Rotary Foundation.
Reminder: The Rotary Ethics in Business Award will be given May 4, 2009 at New World Landing. Nominations are due by April 3. This year will feature a small business leader category (as well as a large business leader). Please contact me if you need more information.
See you next Thursday!
Sunday, March 1, 2009
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