Club Meeting 9-2-21

9-2-21 Zoom Club Meeting [recording]   Jeff Ugoretz opened the meeting at 12:10 p.m. with the ringing of a bell; the recorded singing (by Lee Greenwood) of “My country ‘tis of Thee”; the Pledge of Allegiance; the 4 Way Test; and an invocation by Wendy Winnett.

• Our Guest today: Mary Jane the cutest future Rotarian and the granddaughter of Dick Puccio, as well as pillow fight champion, was present.
• Next week is our first in-person meeting at the former Radisson. Please use the link provided on our Rotary Home Page ASAP, as the selections need to be make a week ahead of time; however they are giving us some leeway this time.  Please ask Andy if you have any issues with this and he will make sure you get the meal you want and you can pay next Thursday.  Postcards are on their way out to members in an attempt to make sure all our members know. Please be patient with this new process as well as the proposed attempt to do a hybrid meeting via Zoom. Also, Jan is requesting feedback in regards to next week’s meals so we can continue to improve the process. Andy has included a lunch choice if you want to attend but not order food. If you do not order on-line with a credit card or PayPal,  please bring cash to pay for your meal.
• We will be having an evening meal there on 9-23 with our new District Governor.
• Shepard’s Table was a success due to the efforts of a number of Rotarians including: Dale Wexell, Wendy and Pete Winnett, Francis LaLomia, Dick & Marilyn Puccio, Ernie Danforth, Jeff Ugoretz and Stephen & Andy Rochester. 
• The Board voted last week to give $5000 for the local flood relief fund, Steuben County Emergency Response, being managed by a number of local agencies including the United Way.
• Stu reported that he and Pauline, his wife Barb and John Brown and Stephanie Knudsen, Stu’s daughter, made 200 breakfast sandwiches last Saturday to deliver to those helping the flood efforts. Stu stated that the main road into Woodhull is washed out but they made it to the firehouse to make the delivery.
• There will be an event honoring Mary Lu Walker will be held 9/10/21 at Centerway Square. More on Mary Lu Walker.
• The Tri-County First Responder’s Park dedication ceremony will take place on 9/11 at 11:00am in the Gang Mills location and all are invited.  The park will be dedicated to our own Father Lou Brown. Contact Don Creath for details.
• The next Rotary Board meeting will be Monday, September 5, 2021 at 6pm.

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