Just two more weeks until the deadline for turning
in your Radio Auction items: March 10.
We all need to take a few hours to roundup more donors for this major
fundraiser. As of yesterday, Nicole Oros is leading
the club with more than $3,500 in donated items. Eight
other members have brought in more than $1,000. They include Fred
Heauser (who isn't even in town!), Jeff Wenzel,
Pete Brost, Bob Buhlis, Ed
Townsend, John Taylor, Harvey Diemer
and yours truly. As of yesterday morning, we had $23,820
worth of items on the website. We will need between $30-40,000 to meet
our budget for youth activities. If you haven't done so, take a look
at our website and see all the great items donated to-date.
My thanks to George Rebane and Bob Buhlis
for stepping forward last week to present their "Craft Talks"
with less than a minute's warning. I had a hard time finishing my lunch
after George told us about his trained "Killer Dolphins" in
Vietnam. Bob's "fourth career" (raising great kids) was an
inspiration. If everyone took the "career" of raising kids
as seriously as Bob did, we would have far less problems in our nation.
In the meantime, Program Chairman Harvey Diemer, solved
the mystery of our missing speaker. It seems that an email was lost
in cyberspace (something like my dog ate my homework). Please
make a point of telling Harvey how much you have enjoyed his programs
this year. As many of you know, I visit other clubs in the area on a
regular basis to steal ideas. Our programs are always tops in the area.
It is nearing the deadline for making our reservation for District
Assembly at the Reno Hilton on April 8th. This is a must
for all new directors and officers, and I strongly recommend
that newer members take the day to get an overview of how Rotary operates
around the District and the world. The club is picking up the tab for
the meeting. Most of you can carpool up in the morning and start home
by early afternoon. That evening is a special dinner for members of
the Paul Harris Society, and I am hoping that most of our members to
this prestigious organizations will be able to make it. We have the
largest contingent in the district and I hope that other clubs will
be challenged by our club's success.
Let Bonnie or Kim know if you are planning on attending, so that we
can make the reservations. By the way, my forecast is for clear roads,
so no excuses!!
fultzee
