Year End Celebration

What a whirlwind of activity last Thursday.  It was a great day to be a Rotarian.   We started things off at noon, on the square, for the clock dedication.  Over 25 Rotarians were present and we had about another 25 guests.  Straight up noon the clock started to chime and Greg prepared to dedicate the click and thank the  people who made it possible. Ron, Henry and Betty Bartly took photos.  Recognition was given to the contractors, town employees and county employees helped erect the clock.  Things were wrapped up at the square in short order and preparation for the year end party was soon to commence.  

At 4pm Jenny, Flory and Suzanne started to orchestrate other Rotarians in setting up for the year end party.   Blowup palm trees needed air, tables needed set up, and beer that needed chilled.  Jenny,  Flory and Suzanne make it all look easy. Rotarians and spouses started to gather a little before 6pm bring side dishes and desserts to share. The Blanton House is an ideal backdrop for our party.  Members mingled on the back patio while Chas played music.  Shared Blessings cooked our pork steaks for us and were given $1000 for their Food Pantry along with donated items from the Rotarians.   Amy Elliott kicked things off at 7:45.  Neal inducted two new members and received the Lois J Arnold award for his work this year on the Membership Committee.   Ron and the new board were installed for the 2013-2014 year and Greg was thanked to his service to the club.  Ron recognized his new committee chairs and the meeting was adjourned back to the patio to clean up the left over beer and wine.

It was a good time for all until someone broke the bottle opener. But, like a good neighbor, Mike P. was there with his shoe.  I wish I had a picture of him in action. Folks, that is just something you will have to see for yourselves.

A President Signs Off

This is the last newsletter that I will be pulling double duty on, as Club President.  Next week I will slip into the comfortable roll of Past President and continue as one of the many Rotarians that plug along and do the work that needs done to have a successful rotary club.  As this week ends our Rotary year, it is filled with activity.   We have the the clock dedication this Thursday at noon. We have our year end party Thursday evening. There are committee meetings with the new President and this blog to write.

Clock Dedication.  We will be meeting at the clock at noon to dedicate the clock and recognize those who made this project happen.  The media will be attending.  Please make it a point to join us for this event.

Year End Party.  
There is a meat rubbing party Wednesday night at Ron's house. If you would like to join us,  be at Ron's house at 7pm.  Helping Hands food pantry will be cooking the steaks for us. Please bring a case of food to donate at the door. They are very low right now and there are many in our community in need. As we celebrate the end of a great year, we will be doing so in Hawaiian fashion.  Make sure you are styling with your Hawaiian gear. Drinks start to flow at 6pm, dinner at 7pm followed by recognition and induction of the new board and president.  This is one of the best meetings if the year and you don't want to miss out.  

I want to thank you for making this year a great year for me.   It is a great pleasure to lead the best club in Rotary.  I am very proud of each of you for your dedication to service and to our community. Thank you! 

Least we Forget....

The men and women who put themselves in harms way are our everyday hero's.  We think about sending care packages during times of rife and the media is there when our soldiers come home.  However, there is a story after the story.  Laurie Turpin was introduced by Steve Steinway.  Her organization helps Vets following their active service.  8.9 million Vets are receiving benefits.  1000 of those Vets live in Hendricks County and there is over 40 million dollars in benefits coming into the count from those Vets.  Laurie helps fill out the paperwork for VA claims and pensions.  There are also other benefits like the VA hospital and the Old Soldiers Home in Lafayette.

Welcome to Kevin Hill as our newest member and Kevin Spears will complete his two weeks by the night of our Year End Party.  Happy to have them join us.

The concert on the square was this weekend.  I look forward to hearing more about how things went.

We gave $10,000 to Sycamore Services this week.  The money was raised from our annual golf outing.  It was a great honor to be able to present the check to Pat Cockrum.

Ron will be at the helm this week.... be kind to him.  Don't need him running for the hills before he starts his year.  See you all in two weeks.  Greg

Jack of all Trades

There are time in work and life when you open you mouth and wish something else came out.  This week was one of those weeks for me.  Just in that moment that words escape your mouth and your foot then took their place.  I personally told Brad that I was sorry and now I am coming clean to all of our Club.  I am sorry to have mentioned those words on Thursday.  As Rotarians, we should and need to be conducting business with other Rotarians.  Those business dealings should be "beneficial to all concerned."  Brad has been giving service above self and Rotary is forever thankful.

This week was an adjustment to the schedule.  Needing to come up with a program on short notice, I leaned on a good friend and Coach, Jack Klemeyer.  Jack is the founder of GYB Coaching and Chamber University.  GYB stands for Grow Your Business.  Jack has been working lately with the Hendricks County Economic Development.  Together they have developed Excel.  Excel is for small businesses who need someone to talk to.  Companies can have growing pains.  Jack and his team work to create a network and a MasterMind to help those companies.  CEO Roundtables also help to build that support network.  Scholarships are available through the Chamber of Commerce in all towns in the county.

Tracie is needing people to sign up for Summer Sounds on the Square.  You can e-mail Tracie directly here.

Heath is needing people to sign up to help with the Park2Park Relay.  You can e-mail Heath directly here.

Please sign up for the pitch in for our Year End Party.  Please see Jenny Pearcy for the sign

up sheet.

I received word today the Dave Coleman's Uncle Dick passed away.  Please keep David and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Straight from Heath on the Golf Outing....

As I mentioned in the last meeting, we will be having our celebratory lunch for the winners of the golf outing fundraising competition on Thursday 6/6. The winners will be dining on prime rib. Winners – please bring your appetites.

Here are the final results:

1^st – Claret Jugsmen –   Team Leader Ron Bockstahler

                                 
Members: DonDodson Michael Williams, Danny Rinehart, Charlie Jones, Harold Hiser, Jerry Weed, Max Poynter, and Heath Allen

2^nd – AbsenTEES -                          Team Leader - Doug Catt

3^rd – Mac’sMulliganizers –            Team Leader – Jon McDugle

4^th – Swinging Kilts -                      Team Leader – Terry Kessinger

5^th – Dugan’s Duffers -                  Team Leader – Rex Dugan

6^th – Water Magnets -                   Team Leader – Keith Gill

Board Meeting will be held on June 13th and will be held at North Salem State Bank.

There is a Installation Banquet for Incoming District Govoner Dottie Hancock.  Tickets are available for $35 each.  You can see more info and sign up here.

New Years Resolutions...

Attention:  Our regular meeting will be held at North Salem State Bank's Community Room at their Old Farm location.  Please remind every Rotarian that you see.  

First and foremost, I want to thank each of you for a great turn out for the Year End Celebration.  The evening was full of celebration.  We celebrated a successful Rotary year lead by Rex Dugan.  We were happy to have some of our scholarship winners and their families attending this wonderful night with us.  The club made a presentation of $500 to Shared Blessings for cooking our pork steaks for us.  They also walked away with lots of goodies that we Rotarians donated to the food pantry.  We presented a check for $7996.06 to Sycamore Services from our annual Harold Martin Open Golf Outing.  Rex presented the Lois J Arnold Award to Judge David Coleman and the Presidents Award to Brad Borne for all the work that he has done feeding a hungry crew each week.  Amy and Greg, recognized the Paul Harris Fellows that were in attendance and those that have had perfect attendance.  Greg wanted to make sure that the past leaders of our club were recognized for their had work at laying the foundation that we call the Danville Rotary Club today.  Greg outlined his resolutions for 2012-2013.  The highlights are:  Increase Membership by 4 Net new members, have more than 5 Club Members attend the District Conference in October, make sure that all committees meet at least once per trimester and become a partner with the other 3 clubs in the county


Note:  During our research on Past Presidents, I inadvertently left out Robert "Bob" Pearcy by mistake.  He was club President from 1963 to 1964.  Bob we are so proud of you, please accept our apologies for this error. I am honored to carry on with this newsletter that Bob started may years ago.


We were honored to have District Governor Nancy Madru attend along with Assistant Governor Les Pence and Leota Rutledge.  The Danville Rotary Club achieved $100 per ca pita giving to the Rotary Foundation for 2011-2012.  

This week we will be having the first Board Meeting for the new year.  Each of you are encouraged to attend.  If you would like to know more about what is going on, I would encourage you to attend.  If you need a make-up, I would encourage you to attend.  The meeting will be held at Courthouse Grounds on Thursday at 7:30am.

This week we will have a sign-up sheet going around for this coming years program chairs.  Please sign up for your week of "Fame".  One of the Avenues of Service in Rotary is Vocation.  Each of you are encourage to share information about your vocation and how you can help the club and community during your 10 minutes of fame.

Vocational Service

 Vocational Service involves club members serving others through their professions and aspiring to high ethical standards. Rotarians, as business leaders, share skills and expertise through their vocations, and they inspire others in the process.

Special thanks to Suzanne, Flory, Ron and Rex for putting on a great New Years Party!

Happy Year End Party

The meat has been rubbed.
Last night several Rotarians joined forces to season some pork steak with Doc Crowley's seasoning.  Some of us also tried out the beer and wine selection for Thursday to make sure that it was up to the high standards of fellow Rotarians. 
Remember: If you are a Paul Harris fellow, please wear you pins and badges to indicate you are a Paul Harris fellow.
We are going to have some fun. Can't wait.