DISTRICT 5810

LANO SUNRISE ROTARY

"THEY PROFIT MOST WHO SERVE BEST"

Chartered February 23, 2000 Roving Reporter:          Sharon Lewis Photographer:               Bill Neukranz

Rotary International

County of Collin

THE ROTARY FOUNDATION

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VOL 8 NO 44

SUNRISE @ 7:21 SUNSET @ 5:21  Foggy 39 °F

Dec. 14, 2007

PRAYER
Joyce Baumbach
 

PLEDGE
Brenda Rogers
 

4-WAY TEST
Warner Richeson

JOKE
Don Mellor
 

RAMONE AND RENE get everyone lined up for breakfast so President Richard the 2nd can tell us about the new ROTOPIG key chain that lights up and "OINKS" for new ROTOPIG Fellows.

SGT-AT-ARMS DOUG CARGO fined Don for his insurance joke and then passed out Secret Ballots for the Election of Officers and Directors for the Rotary year beginning July 1, 2008.

PRESIDENT RICHARD 2nd explained the ballot and left everyone to vote during the meeting.

ABSENT WERE Steve Blair, Richard Butterly, Reeves Davis, Ray Hopper, Judy Jackson, Ken Lambert, Sharon Lewis, Bill Peterson, Doug Ray, Chris Roach, John Roach, Roach Roach, Greg Rushin and Don Wilhelmus.

CITY COUNCIL PERSON SHEP STAHEL presented a plaque to Plano Sunrise Rotary  from the Christmas Cops for the work we did last year helping them help 185 families and 700 children.

DAVID MARKS reported that Rotary OVS [Operation Veteran Support]  collected 2500 Cards and $3000 for gifts for veterans at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio <LINK>.

VISITING ROTARIANS, introduced by Secretary of the Day Pat Hite, were Brad Keith [incorrectly classified as Senior Active] from the Plano Rotary Club, Charles Wolford [incorrectly classified as a new member] also from the Plano Rotary Club and Gerald Montgomery [Retail] from the Park Cities Rotary Club.

LUCKY VISITORS were Chuck Presley guest of John Payton, Mark Rhodes guest of Pat Hite, Steve Dippel,  member, Hunter Hanks, Honorary baby Member.  John Payton was seen rudely leaving early at 7:34 am CST with a bottle of sauce in his hand.

DISTRICT 5810 BLOOD DRIVE CHAIRTHING George Elking reported that we were #1 in the District with 955 pints of blood credited to us out of the 4450 total collected so far this year.

TODAY'S PROGRAM, introduced by Bud McBrayer, were Dick Taylor, Executive Director for "Habitat for Humanity" of South Collin County <LINK> and Dan O'Hara, Vice President. They updated us on the group's projects and activities and invited us to the gala on Feb 10th. As is our custom, a book was donated to the Nellie McCall Library at the David McCall Elementary School in the speakers' names and duly signed by each of them.  The book was "Home To Me, Home To You" by Jennifer Ericsson <LINK>.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS:  
Fri, Dec 14 -            Dan O'Hara, Habitat for Humanity.
Fri, Dec 21 -             Stefi Carter, prosecutor with DA's office.
Fri, Dec 28 -             No Meeting.
Fri, Jan 5   -              Rod Hogan-Greg Pape?, Rotary Foundation. BOD Meeting.
Fri, Jan 12 -              Scott Villines' Patient,  Plano School Program for the Deaf.
Wed, Feb 6 -            Foundation Celebration, The Richardson Hotel.
Sat, Feb 23 -             District 4-Way Speech Contest.
Sat, April 19 -           District Assembly, Naaman Forest High School, Garland.
Mon, May 12-19 -    United Kingdom Adventure.
Sun-Fri, June 8-13    Camp RYLA.