The Sun Light   The Rotary Club of Georgetown – Sun City

www.clubrunner.ca/georgetownsuncity November 5, 2013  

 Service Above Self

 Quote  of  the  Week      Reality  doesn’t  always  have  a  bias   -­‐   liberal,   conservative,  or  otherwise.                              James  Poniewozik        Program  Last  Week  (10-­‐29)            Our   club   was   the   guest   of  Scott  &  White  Hospital   in  RR,  and   we   were   treated   to   a  delicious   turkey   dinner.   We  thank   Stephen   Brown   for  making  the  arrangements.      Opening  remarks  were  made  by   Tom   Sloan,   director   of  philanthropy.     He   introduced      the   speaker,   Ernie   Bouvier.  His   job   is   to   expand   the  facilities  of  Scott  &  White.      Ernie   spoke   of   the  challenging   times   facing   all  hospitals,   giving   many  examples.     He   also  encouraged   our   members   to  investigate   Scott   &   White’s  Senior  Care  Health  Plan.      President   John   was  presented  with  a  $1000  check  from   Scott   &   White   for  Breakfast    with  Santa.          Meeting    Order  Presiding:      John  Chenoweth  Prayer:      Gordon  Bishop  Pledge:    Connie  Clark  4-­‐Way  Test:      Membership    Birthdays  Bob  Crandall  (80)  

Anniversary  Dinner  (10-­‐23)        Our   thanks   go   to   Barb  Pekar   and   Adaire   Wolf   for  planning   this   event   and   also  to  David   Wolf     for   his   work  on  the  OLD  WEST  trivia  game.  The  Nemecs   prepared   a   tasty  barbecue  dinner.      Jamie   Mattison   was   given  the  Service  Above  Self  Award.    Rotary  Meeting  (10-­‐15)      David   and   Maria   Leas  returned  for  a  visit  with  David  speaking   about   life   after   Sun  City.   His   main   focus   was   the  facility   in  which   the   Leas   live  for   retired  military  officers   in  San  Antonio.      The   club   also   enjoyed   an  October   Fest   meal,   and  Harold  Bergh   entertained  us  playing  the  accordion.    Membership  Matters      The   purpose   of   this   part   of  the   program   each   week   is   to  instill  pride  into  our  members    for   all   the   humanitarian  projects   in   which   Rotary   is  involved   in   the   world   and  locally.   Our   thanks   go   to  Lou  Gibson  and  Harold  Bergh.  .  Program  Today        New  member  bios.      Future  Meetings  Nov.12      Judge  Betsy  Lambeth  

Nov.   19   No   meeting;     an            evening  social  instead  Nov.   26     Laura   Antoine-­‐  Partners  in  Education    Important  Dates  Nov.  8  -­‐  10      Sun  City  Arts  and  Crafts  Fair  Dec.  14-­‐Breakfast  with  Santa    A  Prayer  of  Thanks      May   your   gracious   blessings  rest   upon   our   nation   and  upon   those   who   defend   its  shores.   Help   us   always   to   be  mindful  of  our  responsibilities  to   our   great   nation,   to   our  community,  and   to  our   fellow  human  beings.            Amen        Rotary  Challenge        With  the  help  of  corporate  donations,    our  club  met  the  challenge  raising  $10,  493.  Bill  Miller  revealed  the  name  of  the  $10,000  mystery  donor  as  Dr.  Alex  Munson.    Thank  you,  Alex.    Resignation    John  Harding  has  resigned  for  personal  reasons.  We  wish  John  well!    Arts  and  Crafts  Fair      Everyone’s  help  is  needed  to  impress  upon  the  CA  Center  that  our  club  is  a  vital  part  of  this  annual  event.  

The Sun Light    -­‐  continued

 Service Above Self

   The  Proposed    List  of    Rotary  Officers  and  Board  Directors    for  2014-­‐2015.                    Officers  President-­‐  Bob  Elam  President-­‐Elect-­‐Doug  Lowe  Secretary-­‐    Herman  Knodel  Vice-­‐Pres.-­‐    John  Schwebke  Treasurer-­‐    Connie  Clark                    Directors  Strategic  Planning        Jamie  Mattison  Service  Projects          Donna  Taylor  Membership          Lou  Gibson  Rotary  Foundation        John  Chenoweth  Club  Administration        Adaire  Wolf  Public  Relations        Don  Bender  Past  President        John  Chenoweth  Sergeant-­‐at-­‐Arms      This  position  is  appointed  by  Board.