President David Eardley opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance, Four Way Test.
Jay Eastman provided our invocation and a beautiful tribute to his nephew.
There were 48 members and 4 guests present.
David Eardley introduced the following guests:
Mary Grace McCarter, Lynda Ludy, Gwendolyn Croft and Anthony Croft
HAPPY BUCKS
Dave Archbold is happy that there is a good chance the Grizzlies will win their division!
David Eardley is happy for Stafford and the halftime show.
15th HANDSHAKE
John Gaber received the honors... congrats John!
ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK
Ted Roumell bestowed the bejeweled trophy upon Tom Asmus... congrats Tom!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Steve Oehler announced that there are still tickets remaining for the Masters Raffle. See him for tickets or purchase them online. Buy them for your friends and family, encourage them to buy them!! We also need help with golf related donations for the auction being held on March 15th to coincide with the raffle. Time is flying by Rotatrians!! Let's get our remaining 170 tickets sold!!
Ernie Schaffer is hard at work with our Leap Forward to a Paul Harris Program. Emails have been sent out so check your email box.
Dave Archbold introduced Gwen Croft to speak to the club about her upcoming trip to Sweden through our student exchange program. Gwen's mother also participated in the Rotary student exchange program with a trip to Japan. Gwen has driven the process ensuring she secured her spot in the program. She honors her grandparents by wearing her grandmother's Rotary pin and is proud to continue their legacy. She is working hard on her Swedish and while full of nerves her excitement far outweighs them. From the bottom of her heart she thanks Rotary for this opportunity.
Stuart Siegner inducted Yolanda Udell as a New Member. Welcome Yoldanda!
BIRTHDAYS AND CLUB ANNIVERSARIES
Happy Birthday to the following Rotarians:
Tim Duncan February 19th
Jeff Whitbey February 19th
Happy Club Anniversary to the following Rotarian:
Stuart Siegner 19 years
SHERIFF'S REPORT
Today's sheriff's report was brought to us by Bryan Barnett who fined us for our valentine plans and Olympic asperations. He reached his goal of $300! All fines collected support Rotary Scholarships. Thank you!
Rachel Aviles gave a tutorial on how to access Club Runner and secure it on your phone as well as a brief overview of our website. We also learned how to share the many accomplishments of Rochester Rotary on our personal Facebook pages.
Anyone who needs assistance with Club Runner or our Rotary Facebook can reach out to Rachel. Her cell is listed in the Club Runner app
