Rotary Club Meeting 5/26/2015

We hope that everyone had a good Memorial Day weekend, had time to relax, and time to pause to remember those who gave their lives in defense of our freedom and our Country.

 

We had a very light turnout the day after Memorial Day, with only 13 members attending, but that did not stop us from starting the day off with a great song. The Grammies are not far off. Just because our intrepid song leader John Dooling had to remind us of the melody for “Have you ever seen a lassie?” does NOT mean that we didn’t nail it.

 

The District 5500 Assistant Governor, Jim Nook (Dove Mountain Rotary), was in the house. We greatly appreciate his visits and interest in Marana Rotary! Jim introduced our incoming AG for 2015-2016, Jim Lamb, past President of Saddlebrooke Rotary, who wished us Good Morning in English and in Cherokee! Jim is retired from higher education in endocrinology and microbiology and currently works as a consultant. It’s great to have another scientist on board! Jim reminded us that his upcoming role as AG is primarily to act as a mentor to club Presidents and to provide support for the clubs. We look forward to working with Mr. Lamb, and also hope that we continue to see Mr. Nook, who is always most welcome at our meetings.

The Club webmaster, Harold Burtzloff (who remembered his pin this time), gave us a tour of the left-hand side of the website’s Home Page, which can be found at www.MaranaRotary.org. He demonstrated how to register ONLINE for the upcoming installation party for our new President, Board Members, and Committee Chairs. It’s great to have Harold’s expertise in our club!

 

 

Our incoming President, Alice Rigney, gave us a very inclusive overview of her plans and goals for our club in the next year. Alice will be instituting a Parliamentarian for the club, and our Program Chair will serve for the entire year instead of on a monthly basis. Alice has a goal of including every Marana Rotary member on at least one committee, and she would like to see everyone have a Rotary elevator speech and attend our major fundraiser, our dinner with the Town of Marana at Dove Mountain this Fall. She spoke about the core values of Rotary and how important they are in strategic development of club projects: Service, Fellowship, Diversity, Integrity, and Leadership. Alice will be incorporating the new Rotary theme “Be a Gift to the World” into her upcoming year as President, and she is ready for the challenge! Thank you, Alice, for sharing your passion for Rotary with us!