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Rotary's Theme for 2015-16
The GREETERS:
03/31/16 Dale Berry and John Callander
04/07/16 Bill Niehaus and Chuck King
04/14/16 Brian Hayes and Bridget Herzog
04/21/16 Chuck King and Bill Niehaus
04/28/16 Shelley Fisher and Jack Workman
If you cannot greet on the day assigned, contact Kitty and she will schedule a replacement.
03/24/16
President Brad Thorp opened the Centerville Rotary Club meeting at the Clubhouse at Yankee Trace by leading the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Member Sivaji Subramaniam gave the prayer and Brad Thorp led the singing of God Bless America.
The guests at the meeting included:
Our speaker for the day, Mato Palovic, from Slovakia; Jessica Schaefer, guest of member Jeff Senney. She is an account manager for Hathawqy Group, a marketing firm in Dayton; and Carrie Lifer, a State Farm Insurance agent and guest of member Arnie Biondo.
Our Greeters at the next meeting will be Dale Berry and John Callander
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
President Brad Thorp called Chuck King to the podium to be inducted as a new member. PDG Harvey Smith made the induction and Chuck's sponsor Ed Flohre did the pinning honors.
Chuck said he comes from Pennsylvania and graduated from Parks College with a degree in engineering. He worked for an aircraft manufacturer for seven years and then worked as an aircraft engineer for GE for about 10 years and for the Air National Guard. He retired with the rank of Colonel after 30 years of military service, 20 on active duty. He then got a job working as a government contractor, working on the X-22 for four years and for the Air Force Research Lab. He now does wine tastings for Dorothy Lane Market. He and his wife Elaine, from Cincinnati, have been married 28 years.
Matt Kuhn was presented with a Paul Harris pin for another $1,000 donation to the Paul Harris Foundation Fund, making this about the ninth donation he has made. Harvey said Matt is moving up to being considered a major donor to the Foundation.
Bridget Herzog noted that new shoes and socks are still needed for the Shoes for Orphan Souls project and can be brought in until April 28, in time for the district conference April 29/30.
Dick Hoback is in charge of the club's gift basket for the raffle at the district conference. He said crackers and cheese and other edibles can also be donated for the basket along with a bottle of wine. More than one gift basket can be made if there are enough donations to the cause.
Happy birthday was sung to those at the birthday table, which included Doc Hoback and Tom Broadwell. President Brad Thorp noted that Dr. Seuss was born on March 2, Tom's birthday, as was Desi Arnez. Dick Hoback's March 23 birthday is shared by Moses Malone (basketball player) and Joan Crawford.
Brad said he was really pleased with our club's Rotary Service Day March 19. The DDN has promised to put an article in the newspaper's neighbor's section either next Thursday, or the following Thursday if ad space takes up too much room next Thursday.
Our facebook page has a link to a picture and brief synopsis of what we did that is on the newspaper's web site at http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/lifestyles/rotarians-at-work/nqq9Y
HAPPY BUCKS:
Sgt.-at-Arms Erich Eggers collected Happy Bucks for St. Vincent de Paul.
Carrie Lifer, a guest, said she appreciated being asked back to the club, having been here a time before. And several members said they may change to State Farm, enjoying Lifer's enthusiastic praise of the club.
Many members gave a buck in honor of Boyd Preston's great organization of the club's service day March 19. Seems Boyd had generated the idea of the whole club doing service on one day at different charity venues around town during a committee meeting, and was put in charge of his grand idea. Harvey Smith and Joyce Young, who got to work alongside Boyd at the Project READ site, said they really enjoyed it.
Matt Kuhn said his son has been accepted at the U.S.Air Force Academy, but he's not sure if he will accept the offer as he has had a number of other good offers.
Jessica Schaefer said she likes the club and hopes to be a part of it.
Erich Eggers said those who made dog biscuits at Lindy & Co. made 65 pounds of biscuits. Those who worked at Hannah's Treasure Chest fixed 70 light fixtures.
Awesome Carol (who put more than 50 pictures from the group, sent in by the groups working March 15) on our club Facebook page, called the event "awesome."
Brad Thorp heard from his son Isaac in Iraq, who said he was fine and would be getting back to the states at the first of next month.
Boyd Preston praised all the volunteers who showed up March 19 for our service day and also praised Chuck King, our newest member.
Ron Hollenbeck, our president-elect, will be filling in for Brad at next week's meeting.
Jim Hester said he had to fess up, because "Is it the truth?" is part of Rotary's 4-way-test. He said he went to buy shoes for the Shoes for Orphans Souls project, but couldn't remember what kind of shoes he was to buy. "I bought black dress shoes for me," he said. Knowing now the project is to collect shoes for children, he will have to go back to the store, he said.
Chuck King gave for becoming a new member.
Bridget Herzog said her husband says now he knows she knows how to spread mulch, which she did in the rain at the Kennard Nature Nook March 19.
Tom Broadwell and Dick Hoback each gave $5 for their birthdays.
SPEAKER: Mato Palovic, our exchange student from Slovakia, attending Centerville High School
Mato took a break from school and took a Rotary trip it the East Coast. He visited Washington D.C., New York, Boston, and Gettysburg.
He gave us a brief description of his trip and said he has enjoyed his nine months here in the U.S.
While in New York City he heard someone behind him speaking in Slovakian and realized it was someone from his home country. He said he suddenly found it difficult to get the words out in English in the right order when she asked him how long he had been here. He got to visit the White House and because he likes airplanes, really liked the National Air and Space Museum and took 120 pictures of the space shuttle.
He had seen a movie about New York but never dreamed he would get to see New York, he said. He was given eight hours of free time, and, he rolled his eyes when he said, "an 18-year-old with eight hours in New York?" and everyone laughed at what they imagined he might do with the time.
In Boston he got to go to various sites on the Freedom Trail and learn about the Boston Tea Party, etc. They took loads of pictures and said "we are future pressmen," he said. He plans to be one of the students at the District Conference coming up in April.
