We gathered at the Presbyterian Church for our Thursday Club meeting. BYOL (Bring Your Own Lunch) was the order of the day.
President Stu Sammis welcomed guest Todd Strong and his daughter, Lorelai, our outbound exchange student for next year. She is headed off to France! 
Photos: Gil Sweet
Invocation: Jeff Ugoretz
COGS: Jan Harvey
Announcements:
- Service Project #2: March 22-23-24 Agricultural Literacy Week, reading with 2nd graders and planting. Corning Rotary, Bath Rotary and Cornell Cooperative Extension are all sending volunteers to help with this county-wide program that involves reading the book, "Tomatoes for Neela" and then helping the students plant tomato and basil seeds. We still need more re
ader/planters; details and signup are here.
- Social Evening: March 30th at Carey's Brew House on Bridge Street in Corning. A fun evening with lots of socializing, talking with your fellow club members! Cost is $15. Reservations (so we know how much food to order!) are due by Monday, March 27th at 4:00 PM. Signup is here.
- SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, April 22nd, District Training Assembly This assembly is being held in BATH! Learn more about all sorts of things Rotary! More details to come soon! Every club member is invited to attend. We will car pool.
A Big THANK YOU to the Sponsors and Community Supporters of the Scripps Regional Spelling Bee:
Louis Ferratella sent a THANK YOU letter to the Club for sponsoring and supporting him at the District 7120 Rotary Oratorical Speech Contest where he placed second. Lou will be attending the May 4th Club Meeting.
Today's program was a spirited discussion of the different club committees and the various volunteers needed to make these committees work more effectively without anyone burning out from overwork. Anyone who wants to help on the various committees are definitely welcome. Our most critical need is people on the Community Service Committee. Please connect with Dale Wexell to help with this team. Other needs are for someone to coordinate the Club Service Committee. Stacy Ward spearheads the Membership Committee. Laura Matson leads the Community Awareness Committee. Ray Defendorf organizes the International Committee. Please connect with any of those people to help out with the important work that our club does. If you missed the meeting, contact Andy for the viewing link.