President Adam Manning welcomed everyone to the Centerville Rotary Club and led reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. PDG Harvey Smith provided the prayer. Brad Thorp led singing of “God Bless America.”
Today’s quote provided by Don Overly: " In real life, we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than what we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich." Dietrich Bonhoeffer (German theologian)
May is Youth Service month where we focus on scholarships. We will be awarding ten, $2,000 scholarships this year.
Thanks to today’s greeters - Jeff Senney and Dan Sortman.
Today’s Announcements:
- Welcome today’s guests: Pat Beckel’s guests, Ashley Campbell (Fairy Godmother), and Kristy Spivey; and Patricia Campbell, whose son Colin is a short-term outbound student this year.
- Thanks to Frank, Lee & Brian for attending the District Gala with President Manning. Lee was recognized for us being one of the Peace Clubs in the district, and they heard from RYLA and the 4-Way Speech Contest students.
- Thanks to all who helped on Saturday at the Coffee Club’s first service project. We had around 30 volunteers build raised garden beds. Rotarians, Interact students, residents, and many friends, were there to help, so the project was done by 10:15 am, and then they fed the volunteers a fantastic breakfast.
- Uriah Anderson reminded all to sign up for the FREE tickets to the Dayton Dragons game on May 28. You also receive $5 concession bucks.
- Kristin Hutton announced we will be participating in the library Summer Reading Club event on Sunday, May 17. We need volunteers to help kids play the Pancake game and talk to parents about Rotary.
Happy Bucks this quarter will be donated to Operation Warm, providing winter coats to children in need in partnership with Hannah’s Treasure Chest.
Pat Beckel was our Sergeant at Arms with help from Adam Manning.
Happy Bucks were generously given for:
- Pat B’s kids are home and one worked at the Humidor yesterday. He also gave for the young people 30 and under who are doing hard work in the community, making a difference.
- Gina S for our guests and that she made it here without damaging any of the raffle items in her car.
- Jeff S is back from a trip to London, Amsterdam, back to London, and then Washington, D.C. to visit his son and family.
- Jackie D’s granddaughter, Daisy had her 3rd birthday.
- Kristin H celebrated that Declan turned 1 year old today.
- Jim H was happy for the gorgeous day and today’s guests.
- Mark K for the beautiful day and was looking forward to the Golf outing.
- Brad T wished a Happy Mother’s Day to all moms.
- Chuck K for today’s guests, the nice day and upcoming Golf Outing.
- Lisa GM welcomed today’s guests, and is looking forward to the Golf Outing.
- Ron H for today’s guests, the Golf Outing that a lot of people put work into making it successful, and the recent record of the Reds…
- Lee H Farm report shared about dogs who are trained to sniff out Lantern flies, which are a destructive insect that is moving into Ohio. (Editor’s note: If you see a lantern fly, step on it to kill it. If you approach it from the back, it can’t see you coming.) More info can be found HERE.
- Dan J for Frank’s leadership on the Golf Committee.
- Wayne D gave thanks for Patricia joining the meeting today, and for his table mates being accommodating to having Pat B at the table.
- Wyatt T for being late and the upcoming Golf Outing.
- Tyler R was glad to be back, was happy for the Golf Outing, Mother’s Day, and an upcoming trip to Washington, D.C. with Wayne.
- Elda GG was happy to be here, for the Golf Outing and Mother’s Day.
- Uriah A said the service project was awesome, and after the Golf Outing, he leaves for his annual birthday fishing trip.
- Arnie B for the service project volunteers, and for Patricia’s son - the first student from CHS to go on the youth exchange since he’s been in the club.
- Carol K had a great visit with grandkids in Philly, and thanked Frank and the Golf committee for all the hard work to put on this major event.
- Sivaji S was happy his grandchild is going to UD to join her brother.
- Adam M for Moms, the Service Project, Golf Committee and especially Frank’s leadership!
- Kelly McDonald sent a generous Happy Bucks donation and sent this message: “Happy to have been part of a great service organization making an impact in the community.” Thanks, Kelly!
Our speaker this week was our Golf Committee Chair, Frank Perez.
Frank shared the schedule and volunteer duties, then the club set up for the Golf Event.
6th Annual Rotary Golf Event - May 8
The weather was perfect, golf was excellent, food was great, raffle prizes were won by lucky winners, and the room was full of people sharing stories, all for a good cause! A Bald Eagle even did two flyovers of the course!
The winners of the big golf prizes included:
Closest to the Pin - Vintage 5: Rick Fortman
Closest to the Pin - Vintage 2: Ken Carper
Longest Drive (Men) - Heritage 1: Brett Derrow
Longest Drive (Women) - Vintage 9: Judy Budi
Low Net Team: Deney Darden, Jacob Reider, John Hayes, Dylan Hayes
Low Gross Team: Wyatt Thorp, Brad Thorp, Brett Derrow, Justin Evans
Congratulations to everyone and a BIG thanks to all of the sponsors!
