3/06/2015: President Lee's Weekly Message

A very good Sunday morning. The weather has been amazing and life is great! Friday was another action packed day in Rotary.

Thanks Josh Pannebaker for getting us set-up. Thanks to our greeters (Rick S and ?). Thanks Jennifer Moore for the words of inspiration and for delivering a wonderful and original vocational. It is always a pleasure to get to know our fellow club members in more and it is great to have you in our club.

One of the greatest honors as club president is to induct a new member. I had the pleasure of inducting Scott Elmhauser to our club on Friday. Thank you Doug Oxsen for sponsoring him and welcome to our club Scott.

Friday was cake day. Ted and Don continue to bring us some fun each month while recognizing club member birthdays and anniversaries. Thanks guys!!
Here is your list of power announcements from Friday. For more info contact on the announcements make contact with the person who announced:

• Rick Schroff shared that help is needed for Gymnastics.
• Ron Thiessen announced the need for volunteers for the ½ marathon.
• Kelley Hook talked about our upcoming Rotary in the Park. We are having a planning meeting at the country club prior to Rotary on March 13. Please come!
• LuAn Carone-Rhodes delivered a thank you for all who helped at Read across Corvallis.
• Megan Schneider talked about our upcoming friend exchange, our current exchange student Juan and our upcoming exchange student plans
• Our local Rotaractors were in the room selling Krispy Kremes – mmmmmm
• Joseph Bailey also has a power announcement – but I missed it, send it to me Joseph and I will get it out.

If you have a need to make any announcements – let me know prior to the meeting and I will work hard to make sure everyone gets time.
A couple final things:

• Kathleen and Andrea are working on a FUN March Madness for Rotary Foundation giving. Watch for details.
• Stan and Glen Baker are in full on planning mode for our most epic Changing of the Guard event. The date is June 25th. They will be sharing more over the next few weeks. Please mark the date on your calendars. It would be a great honor to me, Gerry and our club for this to be out best attended event in years. We would love to see you all – active, honorary members, R-85 members – everyone! If you were at the holiday party, you know that the Bakers know how to throw a party. This will be a Gala to remember.

See you this coming Friday in which our program will be “CREATE!: Working in Senegalfer Energy Ind. With Louise Ruhr and Kaitlyn Grigsby.

If you need anything at all – do not hesitate to contact me. Make it a great week!

Lee Eckroth

Special Message from our District Governor Tim Mobley:
This email is going to Club Presidents and Secretaries

The book drive for underprivileged children is going to culminate at the District Training Assembly. Please bring any books that you plan to donate, to the District Training Assembly on April 11th, so we may count and sort them. They will be donated on Friday afternoon, May 8th at the District Conference.

If you have an Interact club that have been collecting books, please bring those as well.
If you have any questions please contact me.

Yours in Rotary Service,
Tim Mobley