Today was Rotary Day -
Carmen Hansen received her Paul Harris Fellow +4. Congratulations!
Steve Bareis and Kevin Culhane completed their new member requirements and received their official Rotary badges.
Deb Niemi shared information on The Rotary Foundation (TRF)
financials. Rotary expenditures in the US total over $344 million --
with $157 million towards Polio Plus, $55 Million towards global
grants and $26 million towards District Grants. Deb pointed out that
Rotary International collabortes with numerous organizations including
some that have connection to our club members and committees: Peace
Corp, Toastmasters, and ShelterBox.
Two members gave classification talks:
Mark Barry - joined our Club in 2010. He shared his passion for the
Football Book committee and woodworking, which is what brought him to
our Club through a fundraiser for BHCH. (Thanks to Doug Lind and
Darla Crown)
Bill Spindle - joined Rotary in 1998 in Anchorage Alaska and his
various career moves (Air Force Academy, Finance/Contracting and
Higher Education), which eventually brought him to SD Mines and our
Club. He has been very involved in Youth Exchange since his inception
in Rotary.