Avon Rotary Newsletter

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President Hans encourages all who missed a meeting to call another absentee and do a make-up together. For nearby make-up options, check the back of our paper directory or the on-line list of District club meeting times and places.
An easy alternative is to do a make-up online, at http://www.rotaryeclubone.org/.
If you do a make-up, please tell Secretary Barbara about it right away, so the correct numbers are reported to the District.
 

Our meeting of October 12 featured a visit from District Governor Jeff Krans and ADG Walt Springer. We sang "God Bless America", had an invocation from Reverend Bert Croop and two resounding verses of "R-O-T-A-R-Y" led by Tim Dickinson.

Other guests included our exchange student Sandra , past Avon Rotary president Paul Lathan, now of Florida; and our three about-to-be-inducted members, Kim Hines, Mark Morrow, and Brett Schrader.

We celebrated October birthdays, including Doug Reed, currently on leave-of-absence; Rotary anniversaries especially 8-year memberships for President Hans Koomen and Club Treasurer Kelly Cole; and 62 years of marriage for Ted Coyne. (We don't know if Dorothy celebrates that, or not, as she was not present to inform us.)

Thanks to Ed Kime, who is passing the bucket tonight for fines and celebratory contributions.

Steve Irwin was sorry to have missed the Eastern Cities Dinner last week, while he was visiting his son and family in Virginia.

President Hans enjoyed some time at Honeoye Lake. Jerry Dougherty celebrated a beautiful weekend for the Genesee Valley Hunt. As he related the story, the Vonglises were a bit surprised to find on their flight to Florida that they might be sharing the Florida condo with several Sisters of Saint Joseph, friends of Jerry and Kim.

Kelly celebrated a week in Hawaii with Jan and cousin Mary Jo and her husband, enjoying snorkeling, helicopter ride, lots of other activities and splendid surroundings. It turns out that Jerry Dougherty is actually Avon's "squirrel relocation manager". Ask him about that, if you don't know.

Mark Evans had a memorial service for family members at Forest Lawn Chapel in Buffalo, and was happy that both his daughters were able to attend.

Kevin Tompsett participated in his law firm's partners' retreat in Washington, at the 4 Seasons Hotel, and had quite a time locating an appropriate pair of socks. After being laundered once, apparently these $45 socks will now fit Nolan.

Joe Callahan celebrated a three-week 7000-mile trip through some national parks, and no rain.

SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR CLUB MEMBERS:

• The Board of Directors authorized the contribution of $1,000 to Teresa House, at its meeting last night.
• October 19, next week, will be the meeting with potential members, at the Community Center building. 20 or more Interact-ers will be there with delicious desserts for your bidding pleasure.
• October 26 will be a Fireside Chat, at Tom and Laurie Vonglis's house, for new members, after the regular meeting.
• Saturday, October 30 will be Roadside Cleanup Day. Show up at 8:30 a.m. at the Club Storage building, to help.

Mark Evans used his three-minute allotment to suggest ways for each club member to generate the $250 - $300 which is needed to gross the amount of income we hope for at the November 13 auction.

Jim Tompsett reminds us that Rotary Foundation month is November; the District Brunch meeting will be November 14 at Belhurst Castle in Geneva.

MC Steve Stephenson and DG Jeff Krans inducted our three new members:
-- Pastor Kim Hines, sponsored by Gladys Iler, is at the Avon United Methodist Church.
-- Mark Morrow, sponsored by Steve Irwin, is a programmer for a 401 K-recordkeeping company.
-- Brett Schrader, sponsored by Kevin Tompsett, is a CPA who found Rotary, in order to be part of a service organization.
There was lots of Rotary longevity displayed: Jim Tompsett, 32 years; Ben Siragusa, 36 years;Steve Stevenson 48 years; Bill Shaw, 40 years, Bert Croop, 52 years; Bob House, 23 years; Bob French, 21 years; and Ted Coyne, topping them all at 55 years. Three reasons for these long years of membership?? 1) fellowship; 2) benefitting our local community; and 3) the international building of goodwill, health and education.

Our closing song was "When You're Smiling" -- surely, that was new member Mark Morrow smiling as winner of the 50 / 50.

Your club secretary, Barbara Herman