Charlie called the meeting to order, Claire lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance, and Rennie lead us in the prayer. Dean collected the happy and sad fines.
Christine won the raffle, but no Joker was pulled. The deck continues to get smaller, so your odds to win continue to go up!
The calendar raffle winner was Audrey Carol, sold by Dean.
There were no membership updates.
And a HUGE Happy Birthday to our own Frank Ardinger!
GENERAL TOPICS
Thanks to Rennie, John, Ruby and Julie for reviewing scholarship applications and choosing the winners, and special thanks to Ruby for hosting the meeting. Winners are: LaKayla Kamara (in the IEP category), Margaret Norton, John Liddy, and Madison Collier.
Ruby, Christine, John T and Charlie will attend the CLI (Community Leadership Institute) evening event on May 23rd at 5 pm at Oak Hill Country Club
Charlie added Club goals to Clubrunner, and will present them next week
Charlie will also elaborate on a fundraiser opportunity, an art auction lead by Jen Stacey.
John T attended the District Conference, and his feedback was that it was a good crowd, and that overall we have good leadership and good continuity within the district.
NEXT WEEK'S MEETING IS A BOARD MEETING
ACTION ITEMS
Frank will contact meeting no-shows - do we have an update?
Claire will list Club Projects and send to Julie to create a spreadsheet
Claire has a fun get-together recommendation for the Club - a Revolution Game at Gillette Stadium on July 17th. Please let Claire or Charlie know if you are interested and if this is a good date for you. This is a family event complete with great tailgating and decent seats.
Rotary Fun Fact
THE OFFICIAL ROTARY FLAG
An official flag was formally adopted by Rotary International at the 1929 Convention in Dallas, Texas. The Rotary flag consists of a white field with the official wheel emblem emblazoned in gold in the center of the field The four depressed spaces on the rim of the Rotary wheel are colored royal blue. The words "Rotary" and "International' printed at the top and bottom depressions on the wheel rim are also gold. The shaft in the hub and the key way of the wheel are white.
The first official Rotary flag reportedly was flown in Kansas City Missouri, in January 1915. In 1922 a small Rotary flag was carried over the South Pole by Admiral Richard Byrd, a member of the Winchester, Virginia Rotary Club. Four years later, the admiral carried a Rotary flag in his expedition to the North Pole.
