Seen below is Rob Hendrix, guest of member Ann Blackburn. He is a prospective member.
President Ron Hollenbeck said checks for the Paul Harris Fellow need to be in by today, Dec. 1, so all the paperwork can be completed and sent in.
He reminded people of the Dec. 15 holiday dinner. There will be no regular meeting on that day. Sign up sheets were on the tables. If you don't like turkey there was a pasta choice. You and a guest have no cost to pay, but each additional guest's meal will cost $12.50.
Ron said the social hour will start at 6 p.m., with the meal served at 7 p.m. Forte will be our entertainment for the evening, and after dinner will be club activities. Celia Weir and nine of her family members will be in attendance, Ron said. The memorial brick with Fred's name will be presented at that time.
Ron said five people had signed up to do volunteer work at the House of Bread Nov. 18 and six actually showed up. Jeff Senney did the photography work for the group.
Those bringing gifts for the Adopt-a-Family club project dropped them off to be delivered or else delivered them to the school themselves.
Sgt-at-Arms Erich Eggers collected Happy Bucks for A Day of Caring, 365.
Boyd Preston gave Happy Bucks, noting that five people signed up to do volunteer work at the House of Bread Nov. 18 and six actually showed up. Jeff Senney did the photography work for the group.
Peachy Metzner gave and then Ann gave, noting that on Dec. 9 from noon to 4 p.m. her bank, LNCB, would be taking pictures with Santa and/or Mrs. Claus. She also noted that her guest Rob Hendrix is a potential member of the club.
Ron gave two Happy Bucks just to be sitting with two other Cleveland Browns fans, our guest speakers.
Ray Merz noted that his birthday was Thanksgiving Day and that his oldest grandson graduated from O.S.U. magna cum laude, and now is a graduate student in physics at the University of Michigan.
Carol Kennard gave for being a happy Penn State fan and for her grandson's birthday.
Arnie Biondo gave for Miami University's zero to 16 in the NCAA (?) You gotta follow sports to keep up on this..
Chuck King gave $2 for everybody's support
Don Overly gave for his sixth great grandson, who, though he does not know the weight or length, he knows that "he already knows his ABC's."
Jim Harris gave a Happy Birthday $5.
John Callander gave for just being happy.
Adam Manning gave for his dad's birthday, which they did not celebrate at the restaurant. His dad is getting ready to retire, he said.
Doug Bockrath gave for their store adding four rug artisans. "We make rugs in our studio," he said.
Butch Spencer gave noting that he had a good Thanksgiving since Lee Hieronymus bought a truck from him yesterday.
Lee Hieronymus said besides buying the truck he would he the head grill chef at the Miamisburg Pancake Breakfast at Miamisburg High School Dec. 3. It starts at 7 a.m. And his friend Bob Kilpatrick who was here at the previous meeting to remind us of this fund-raiser, said tickets are $6 at the door.
Lee noted that the school is off Belvo Road.
Drew Carter said he's always been a Dallas Cowboys fan and was at the game in Dallas.
Rebecca Quinones said her older daughter has been inducted into Rotaract at Bowling Green and that about 20 people attended the social event at her home last week. She reminded people not to start chatting with Jeff Senney at Krogers because a line might form behind you and the cashier might get upset that the two of you are chatting so long. Even her daughter Sofia said, "Boy, she is not happy," she said.
Rick Terhune said he was at the OSU Buckeye/Michigan game and was part of the explosive noise when the ref made what the crowd considered a bad call.
Jim Hester said he was giving $20 and another $20. He said the first was because he was happy being a life long Dallas Cowboys fan and the second for being in the Miamisburg Turkey Trot run and not seeing Lee running there. He said he went to the movies and saw Jeff Senney with two co-workers, but then went to the movie Elf and saw just Jeff, leaving the co-workers out of the picture.
Mike Wier said the brass band he was in actually placed last in the Dublin competition, but that wasn't the worst of the matter. Aer lingus lost his tuba on the way there and it took him three days to get it back. They also lost it on the way back. On the way back he said he was at the terminal 45 minutes before takeoff and that they said it was too late to get a boarding pass.
Mike said he and his wife go away for two months and that they need someone to take care of their shih tzu during that time. He said he would pay for a Paul Harris Fellow for anyone offering to take in the dog for that time and/or pay them.
Kim said she was happy to learn Jack would be joining Rotary.
Vas Appalaneni said he had about 50 people in for Thanksgiving but that he was the only one rooting for OSU vs. Michigan, where his daughter attends school.
There was a son's first birthday celebrated at the table where Brandon Gross, Sara McGarvey and Jennifer Webb gave, and Brian Hayes gave for still having some money with his first generation in college.
Sally Beals said her whole family showed up to surprise her when the Centerville City Council honored her by putting her name on the large room adjoining the Shirley Heintz room at Yankee Trace. They announced the honor at a recent Centerville Council meeting, to Shirley's surprise, wondering why the whole family was there and what she was going to have to do about Thanksgiving dinner. They ended up going to the Dayton Country Club for Thanksgiving dinner, she said. As Mayor of Centerville, Sally played a large part in the development of Benham's Grove, Yankee Trace and Stubbs Park while she was in office.
Jim Briggs gave Happy Bucks for three new members being at his table.
Today's Speakers:
Craig and Scott de Fasselle, father and son marketing and web development partners in Blitz Media Design, located across from Magsig Middle School at 175 W. Franklin St. in Centerville.
Boyd Preston said the father/son partnership has been in business 28 years, with Craig the web designer, and the two now equal partners.
The two said computers are being replaced by smart phones by many. Voice text and apps for locating restaurants and ordering, etc. are the game of the day. The 65 and older group use facebook more than the younger crowd, he said. He showed how he could use a voice-activated phone to find information. Phones in cars can be used to find information.
Everything is changing boundaries, with hearing aids going digital, along with personal fitness armbands and thermostats and home security.
They said a person looks at his smart phone 150 times a day. One in four research by phone but three in four by mobile.
Most people trying to market a business are self absorbed, they said. They think tricks and keywords will bring people to their Web sites, but they need to look at their potential clients need and problems and to answer their questions to do good marketing.
People only spend 30 seconds looking at a Web site that doesn't direct itself to answering/solving their problems or questions, they said.
What does it take to get a successful Web site, they ask. Hire a copywriter who truly understands digital marketing, was their answer. Focus on your customers and not search engines. Answer question, relate, and educate. Make your site easy to use, they said. All search is local, they said, and businesses need to relate to that.
The meeting ended with the group standing and repeating The Four-Way Test.
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