In Attendance:   Barbara, Deborah, Jim, Joanne, Muriel, Newt, Peter, Rob, Steve, Tom, Werner & Bill

 

In Attendance Due To Make-Up’s:, Janice & Rich

 

Guests:  Mrs. Jim Murphy

 

Topics of Discussion:

 

• Tom spoke about the programs. Each member will be responsible for one program a year. Programs begin on 4/23. If you can’t find a speaker, you can be the speaker. If you can’t make a meeting that you have been assigned that meeting as your meeting to get a speaker, you have to let the president of the club know at least one week in advance.
• Saturday is stuff-a-bus. Muriel wil talk to Janice to see if Newsday is coming down to interview the Interact kids. Event is 10 to 3pm. We also need people to help unload the bus at the end. The Eastport Bible Church sent us a thank you letter for our help in filling their food pantry.
• We are still working on the letters to invite people to our membership events. Muriel inquired about the 10 envelopes to each person and asked that we address them with 10 people we can send an invite to. Even, if you have to go to the phone book to get names and addresses. Date is Sunday, May 3^rd from 1pm to 4pm at the camp. We also will be inviting past members to attend. Please let Muriel know who you would like added to the list.

 

New Business:

 

• Bob spoke about the spaghetti dinner being held at the Center Moriches High School on Thursday, April 16th. He handed out 20 tickets to each member. Please sell your tickets. (Kevin donated the tickets, so thank you to Kevin.) Bob has flyers for your windows, so please see him if your need a few. So far, he has 6 table sponsors. Bob has paid for some ads. If you have raffle items, see Barbara and Joanne. Joanne needs liquor for the baskets.
• We have a student from East Moriches that wants to be an outbound exchange student. We cannot sponsor this student unless we have a home for an inbound student. We need to have an answer and a home for the student within the next 2 weeks.
• Muriel will be ordering signs for the camp that showcase the rotary and our web site.
• Aaron Stein needs a host club for one week, April 5^th to 11^th. We need six homes to host the group study exchange students.
• Monday is the camp board meeting at the camp.
• We did the sergeants report, Foundation, and the 50/50. Sergeants-$40 50/50-$ (Steve won.)  Foundation $13

 

Old Business: 

 

• We are meeting here at JC’s on March 12^th. They want us to stay for the meeting and will be able to give us a different room at the Restaurant.
• Tom has been writing an article that will be going into the south shore press every couple of weeks. If you have news that you want in, please send it to Tom.
• Janice will be bringing in Dr. Donald James, Superintendent of the Center Moriches School District on April 30^th to speak to our club On Monday, May 11, 2009 the FDR Special Needs Scouting Division will hold its annual golf classic at the Hamlet Wind Watch Golf and County in Hauppauge. This year the Division will be honoring Steve Fuoco. Event begins at 7:30am. Please put this date in your calendar.

·         If you have made up a meeting or attended another Rotary event, please let Deborah know so she can mark you as attending a meeting.

 

March Greeters, Prayers, & Sergeant:

 

·         Greeter: Christopher & Laura

·         Prayer:  Bob D.

·         Sgt of Arms: Peter

 

Upcoming Events for 2009:

 

• Squaw appreciation night is Friday, March 20th at Ladakins.
• Squaw Texas Hold Em event at the VFW Hall in Center Moriches on Saturday, March 21^st.
• Stuff-A-Bus. March 7th from 10am to 3pm.
• Stuff-A-Bus. April 4th from 10am to 3pm.
• Easter egg roll at the camp on Palm Sunday, April 5^th.
• Squaws card parties are April 3^rd, June 5^th, November 6th, December 4^th   at the camp.  6:30pm to 10pm.
• Spaghetti Dinner. April 16, 2009.
• Saturday April 18^th District Assembly.
• Membership drive event at the camp, Sunday, May 3rd from 1pm to 4pm.
• District Conference May 9-14, 2009.
• Stuff-A-Bus. May 2nd from 10am to 3pm.
• Auction at the camp, Saturday, June 6^th.
• Stuff-A-Bus. June 6th from 10am to 3pm.
• Annual Duck Barbeque and Big Duck Race. Sept. 13th.
• Octoberfest September 26^th and 27^th at the camp.
• Spooky Walk. (4 nights) October 16th, 17th, 23rd and 24th.

 

To find out about other events in the district, visit http://www.rotary7260.org/

 

Next Meeting:

 

·         JC’s Restaurant, Thursday, March 12th.

·         Same place, different room.

·         No meeting on the 19^th because the Squaws appreciation night is on the 20^th at Ladakins.

·         Squaws dinner is $30 a person and it includes beer and wine.

·         The squaws are an important part of the camp, and everyone is expected to be there.

 

 

See you next week,

  

 

Deborah Brown-Volkman

Club Secretary