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Highlights of the meeting of Tuesday, January 22,
2008
With all due respect to Lemony Snicket, I encountered a Serious
of Unfortunate Events starting Monday evening. The events
“played” out as follows:
1st Event – I answered the
phone
2nd Event – Fellow Rotarian
Larry L was on the line asking a favor
3rd Event – I agreed!
With all jest aside, it is
great being back in these pages (twice in a month!) and now, on
to the meeting! It was mighty chilly Tuesday morning, but it was
great being in the warm Grange Hall. Yours truly got mixed up on
dates with Dr. Roger S. and showed up early to run the raffle
table. Lo and behold, Dr S. was already there! I am due on that
table in February (Sgt. Chris B. ‘overlooked’ my misdeed). Hissoner Rick P. gaveled the meeting to order, Evan M. led us
in the flag salute, and John N. did the invocation.
Unfortunately, our Rotary District representative could not join
us. But, our trusted leader was “nimble” and formulated a
plan B very quickly (it is all that NYBA coaching experience
finally having a benefit).
Our meeting was turned into
an informal business meeting with Hissoner being the moderator
and each table giving their opinions on various topics affecting
our club. Each table had a spokesperson and spoke in behalf of
their respective tables. The first topic of discussion was our
Installation Dinner in June. Should it be formal and at a nice
place (i.e. The Willows Lodge) or should we do something
different? Eric G., Gary W., Linda H., Steve D. & Julian D.
“volunteered” to be spokespersons. For the most part,
everyone liked the event at Willows, are flexible for a change,
but are concerned that the previous event there was a bit too
formal and some fun needed to be added.
Second topic was
classification talks; should we start them up again? There was
consensus that we should do this. Third topic was a board
retreat; should we do this again? Everyone agreed that this was
a great idea (Except for Linda H’s table, who wanted to do a
work party instead. Names were taken), but open it so that the
entire membership would have the opportunity to attend, as well.
Last topic was programs; what would we like to see as future
programs? Most agreed that we would like to see more
informational programs (i.e. State
of Woodinville, Sheriff Sue Rahr, etc). We understand that
we are a charitable organization, but if we could intersperse
more of the informational type programs with the charitable
programs, the membership would enjoy the programs more.
And with that, the meeting
was adjourned and my work here was completed. I will see you
again soon in these pages.
Thanks for listening..
- - - Respectfully submitted by Alan Nelson
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