INDUCTION OF NEW MEMBER JOHN BLUE. John is owner of Blue Insurance located on Mahoning Avenue in Austintown. Chuck Baker did the induction and welcomed him into the club. Hopefully, John will give us some history on his company in the future. Thanks to Chuck for a great job and congratulations to John!
Greeting: Rev. Karl Rein
Invocation: Gary Reel
Introduction of Guests and Visiting Rotarians: Todays only guest was our program speaker, Pete Fraser, Author of Vietnam-And Other Heartaches.
Song Leader/Song: Mike Cafaro led us in Vive Le Rotary in the key of earache.
Rotary News:
Reverse Raffle Committee are already selling tickets. See Lisa if you want that special number. Affair is early this year: March 1st at 6:30 at Maronite Center. Proceeds to benefit community signs and other community projects.
75 years ago Herbert Taylor came up with the 4-way test still being used today.
Thanks was received from Maynoria Buchanan who attended YSU for Company G a third place Business Plan.
Return personal info forms to Melissa if you haven't already.
September 24 5:15 - 7:30 - RESCUE MISSION.
Dictionary Project: Books and labels have been ordered. This will be ready soon.
Beautification Committee/9-11 Raffle tickets on sale for motorcycle. See Lisa.
Roadside Cleanup-Sept. 29 (last Saturday of the month). Meet at 9:30 at Smith Corners Church. Only takes about an hour.
Harvey Crowley arranged for the Christmas Party December 7th at the Manor on Route 46.Gary Reels back hurts. He stood for the entire meeting.
Fellowship: Dave Buttar fined Mike Cafaro and all the rest of us.
INDUCTION OF NEW MEMBER JOHN BLUE. John is owner of Blue Insurance located on Mahoning Avenue in Austintown. Chuck Baker did the induction and welcomed him into the club. Hopefully, John will give us some history on his company in the future. Thanks to Chuck for a great job and congratulations to John!
50/50 Raffle Tickets Winner: Jack Kumik
PROGRAM:
Lisa introduced Pete Fraser - a veteran with 30 years Military Service and author of Vietnam - And Other Heartaches, a book of poetry based on his service in Vietnam and Desert Storm.
The book of poems was dedicated to the 168 men of the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry, Third Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division who died in combat 1967-1968, the year he served in Vietnam.
"Just believe in yourself,and those guys around you.This is my reality.In these guys I place all my trust.These guys are my brothers.I trust them with my lifeas they trust me with theirs.This is all we have,each other."
Just some of the words that bring a foreign world to life as you try to visualize all that these "kids" went through at another wartime in history.
Major Fraser received 4 awards of the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service including decoration for his service in Desert Storm.
Invocation: Gary Reel
Introduction of Guests and Visiting Rotarians: Todays only guest was our program speaker, Pete Fraser, Author of Vietnam-And Other Heartaches.
Song Leader/Song: Mike Cafaro led us in Vive Le Rotary in the key of earache.
Rotary News:
Reverse Raffle Committee are already selling tickets. See Lisa if you want that special number. Affair is early this year: March 1st at 6:30 at Maronite Center. Proceeds to benefit community signs and other community projects.
75 years ago Herbert Taylor came up with the 4-way test still being used today.
Thanks was received from Maynoria Buchanan who attended YSU for Company G a third place Business Plan.
Return personal info forms to Melissa if you haven't already.
September 24 5:15 - 7:30 - RESCUE MISSION.
Dictionary Project: Books and labels have been ordered. This will be ready soon.
Beautification Committee/9-11 Raffle tickets on sale for motorcycle. See Lisa.
Roadside Cleanup-Sept. 29 (last Saturday of the month). Meet at 9:30 at Smith Corners Church. Only takes about an hour.
Harvey Crowley arranged for the Christmas Party December 7th at the Manor on Route 46.Gary Reels back hurts. He stood for the entire meeting.
Fellowship: Dave Buttar fined Mike Cafaro and all the rest of us.
INDUCTION OF NEW MEMBER JOHN BLUE. John is owner of Blue Insurance located on Mahoning Avenue in Austintown. Chuck Baker did the induction and welcomed him into the club. Hopefully, John will give us some history on his company in the future. Thanks to Chuck for a great job and congratulations to John!
50/50 Raffle Tickets Winner: Jack Kumik
PROGRAM:
Lisa introduced Pete Fraser - a veteran with 30 years Military Service and author of Vietnam - And Other Heartaches, a book of poetry based on his service in Vietnam and Desert Storm.
The book of poems was dedicated to the 168 men of the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry, Third Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division who died in combat 1967-1968, the year he served in Vietnam.
"Just believe in yourself,and those guys around you.This is my reality.In these guys I place all my trust.These guys are my brothers.I trust them with my lifeas they trust me with theirs.This is all we have,each other."
Just some of the words that bring a foreign world to life as you try to visualize all that these "kids" went through at another wartime in history.
Major Fraser received 4 awards of the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service including decoration for his service in Desert Storm.