October 30, 2009

OPENING

Greeters were Edwina Castle and Jesse Davis. President Jan Hartzell called the meeting to order at 12:15, thanking Johannes Goddik for setting up the room, along with Art Bradley for running the PA system in lieu of Ray Fields, who is currently in Japan. Guy Everingham provided the Inspirational Moment, reading a letter from a former recipient of the Rotary Scholarship. The Pledge of Allegiance was then led by Ron Benek

VISITING ROTARIANS AND GUESTS

Lee Means introduced CONY ANDREA CAMPBELL SOL, one of our current Inbound Exchange Students who hails from Chile.

Sharon Larson welcomed AUF SOMBATPIRON, our other current Inbound Exchange Student from Thailand, along with MOON BEAM, a lost soul from the late 60’s found wandering the streets aimlessly in search of his friend Russ Rainwater.

Steve Macy introduced MELANIE PURVIS, who will be our 2010-2011 Outbound Exchange Student, and her mother JULIE PURVIS.

Ken Till introduced ABRAHAM HANSON, who has returned to McMinnville to take up a law practice. ABRAHAM is planning to become a member of the Club!

MEMBER RECOGNITION, BRAGS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Darrick Price handled the Membership Recognition duties with his customary “je ne se qua”. There being no birthdays or anniversaries to report, Darrick moved directly into the Brags & Announcements.

Sharon Larson announced an upcoming Eagle Scout Banquet on Wednesday, November 4th.

Rich Schieber reminded the membership the Dictionary Project is currently underway, and that more help is needed. Everyone is welcome to assist by volunteering their time to help out with this rewarding program.

Van Keck exhorted the membership to cheer the Oregon Ducks on during their big Saturday showdown with the USC Trojans. This game will have National Championship implications! Oh yes, the Beavers are playing too….

Eric Hanson announced that his son ABRAHAM, who recently passed his bar exams, is now living in the area and will soon be applying for membership with the Rotary Club of McMinnville.

Having nothing further to report, Darrick Price levied a fine on Russ Rainwater for the sheer audacity of the hippie costume he was wearing. He then closed out this portion of the meeting by relating a few comments about Halloween. This reporter later learned that they were jokes.

Prior to the featured program, Jan Hartzell announced that volunteers were being sought to help count ballots on Election Day. She also reminded all of the members to contribute to the weekly Pennies For Polio program. Finally, she decided that fines were appropriate for all members who were NOT wearing their Rotary pins. (Note: this reporter was NOT fined!)

MAIN EVENT

Sharon Larson introduced AARON CLIFTON, a 12-year old member of the Boy Scouts of America. AARON has helped to institute a program called Scouting For Food, and he opened his presentation by recalling the BSA’s history of helping out during times of national emergencies. Boy Scouts planted gardens in World War 1, collected food during the Great Depression, and planted Victory Gardens during World War 2.

In keeping with this tradition of helping, AARON has been deeply involved with the Scouting For Food program. Having grown up under extremely difficult conditions, AARON knows all too well the plight of the hungry and homeless, and has dedicated himself to making this program a success. The official collection date for the Scouting For Food program is December 5^th. Aaron asked that the Rotary Club of McMinnville get involved by supporting the efforts to collect food for the hungry. Anyone who is interested can contact him at gingerbreadcook@gmail,com. AARON then fielded some questions from the members.

CLOSING

Following the program, Jan Hartzell asked the AARON to sign a book for the Early Reader Program at the McMinnville Library. Jan also tabbed Chuck Pattishall to be the liaison for the Scouting For Food program. Next Week: Chuck Pattishall and Art Bradley will speak about their new project, “One Hope Future”.

Editor's Note

To say the least, Rotary has had a profound impact on our lives. 26 years ago, my son JOSH was a Rotary Exchange Student to Sapporo, Japan. Today, JOSH is in his fifth year as an Assistant Language Teacher at a junior high school in Daigo-machi, Japan. During this visit with my son, JOSH took me to the Rotary Club of Daigo to make up this week's meeting. JOSH translated a short presentation I made to the club about the benefits of Youth Exchange and encouraging them to get involved.

Photographs by John Larsen | Captions by Walt Haight | Edited for the web by Jeff Sargent and Ray Fields

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