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What a great holiday performance from the Liberty Arts Magnet Touring Company!
There was a water main break nearby - so the VMCCC had no water or restroom facilities today. As a result, we had the Arts Magnet students perform their holiday program right away, as letting 50 kids under 10 wait for 40 minutes in a building without a bathroom might have been a problem...
 
The program was very elaborate - with a soundtrack, choreography, and medleys that I would have associated with an older group of children. Nice job to the director and all the hard work that helped us "stodgy" Rotarians get kickstarted into the Christmas season.
 
Jill Ackerman shared a wonderful Christmas story with us, and Phil Hayne updated the crowd on next week's Rotary auction. Drew Fields thanked all who signed up for the Salvation Army bell ringing - all slots are now filled.
 
For the reasons mentioned above - the meeting room emptied out pretty fast after the program...
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Mike Mullen saw a lot in his 40 year career as a sportscaster.
President Esther brought the meeting to order. John Rockhold had everyone hold hands in prayer and then did the pledge. Harold Bischoff lead us in a course of God Bless America. Dick Warren previewed the famed Elvis Bust that he purchased at last years Christmas auction.It was decided that the high bidder at this years auction will get the opportunity to "donate" the bust to a friend who has to display it all year long. I think the the Elvis bust is going to bring some big bucks this year. Then Dick Schroder informed us that we can make our donations to the Rotary Foundation on line in line with Cyber Monday.

Our featured speaker was long time sports broadcaster and now author Mike Mullin. Mike provided us with many interesting stories from his 40 years of broadcasting High School Sports in the Lima area. Mike shared with us his early broadcasting days long before the internet and cell phones, when the only available media for instant news was radio. Mike has had the good fortune to broad cast games that involved 3 former Mr. Ohio basketball players along with the many games he broadcast that involved future NFL and NBA players.Mike has wrote a book( Mullen it over) with many of the great stories during his 40 year career in the area and it is available at Readmore Book Store or on line at www.miothebook.com
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Here are the board highlights for December 9.
The Board reviewed and approved the minutes of November 11 and November 17, 2014.  
Brown stated attendance continues to remain steady in the 45% range, which is up from a year ago at this time.  New member Orientation is scheduled for Thursday December 11, 2014.  Three new members will be welcomed into the club.
The Centennial Committee met December 8, 2014.  The date for the Gala remains firmly committed as Saturday March 21, 2015.  An agenda committee is being formed to determine the format for the evening.   At the Monday December 8, 2014, club meeting, the 3rd banner focusing on Rotary Projects was displayed. A fourth banner focusing on Volunteerism in the Lima Community will be up by the end of December.  The International banner will go up after the first of the year.  Save-the-date communications announcing the March 21, 2015 gala will go out in January.  
The $100,000 Investment in our Community committee rolled out the plan to the community with great publicity.  The date had been extended for grant application submission until December 31, 2014.
In 1988, the Lima News produced a 20 page tag or supplement to welcome a Rotary District Conference to Lima.  The supplement included sponsorships and congratulatory messages from local businesses.  As the Lima Club prepares for the 100th anniversary celebration, the Lima News is again willing to produce a tag for the club.  In January members will receive a letter from Baldridge prepared and signed by the Lima News detailing the program.  It will be an opportunity for Club Members to participate in the sponsorships if they choose.
                        
Baldridge stated one of her goals was to begin an Interact Club in the Lima Community.  She approached local Superintendents with Bath Schools Superintendent Dale Lewellen responding favorably.  The Bath School Board will vote to approve the forming of an Interact Club at the Bath High School in January 2015.  The Rotary Club of Lima will sponsor the Bath Interact and local Rotarians will be asked to attend the school student meetings.  If seed money is required for a project, The Rotary Club of Lima will have an open door to a formal request.  The Rotary Club of Lima will have no ongoing financial obligations except possible membership fees.
Baldridge and Membership Chairman, John Ficorilli, did a Membership Presentation to the Lima Young Professionals on November 18.  Baldridge stated several service clubs did presentations that day.   The Lima Rotary Club needs to develop a membership brochure.  Dues for membership in the Lima Rotary Club were higher than the other service clubs.  It will be necessary to show the value of being a member of the Lima Rotary club.
The Christmas Auction will be Monday December 15, 2014.  Phil Hayne and Jay Begg are in charge.  Invitation letters have gone out and currently 65 – 70 are attending.  Committee Auction items continue to come in.  Frost said the committee members are calling members of the club and are keeping a spreadsheet on attendees, donations and contributions.  
The International service projects’ funding request is underway.  Letters have gone out to larger corporate potential donors and signup sheets are on the table for smaller contribution levels from membership.              
Fett made a motion to approve the following applications for membership: 
LaShae Torres
Charlene Gilbert
Runk seconded the motion.  Board approved.  
Schoenhofer approved the following resignations with regret:
Don  Bruns
William Dicke
Dr. John Snyder
Jerry Courtney        
Bischoff seconded the motion.  Board approved.
The Financial Report indicated the checking account has a balance of $24,026 with income the amount of $9,544. Total Expenses for November were $10,024 with a negative balance of ($479).  
Past Due Accounts were reviewed.
The current aging report indicates a balance of $6,276 over 90 days outstanding.   The Board will continue to monitor. 
                                                               
Respectfully submitted,
Rita Brown, Secretary
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The Rotary Christmas Auction is December 15.

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Don't miss the Inside Scoop on March 26.
The next meeting of the “Inside Scoop” will be held on Thursday, March 26th at 7:30 am.  The gathering will take place at the Wingate Hotel next to the Civic Center. So, come and be one of the first to get the “inside scoop” on what’s going on in our club.
If you have any questions or want more information about these get-togethers, please contact David Runk at david@csspub.com or (419) 235-9873.
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Here's an update on the Honduras Sewer Project.
As you can see from the pictures below the work has finally begun on the sewer project that the Lima Rotary is sponsoring in Villa Peniel, Honduras.  This is the fourth International Service project that our Club is completing in the last three years.  Due to the efforts of Bob Ruehl in helping to arrange these projects and the generous support of the Corporate Partners who have provided the majority of funds for these projects our Club has developed a record of accomplishment.
 
The next step in our development is to now develop and complete a Global Grant.  Currently we are raising $7,500.00 to fund the development with several other Rotary Clubs to initiate a Global Water Project to be completed in El Salvador, Guatemala or Honduras.  Water and Sanitation systems are vital to the economic development of a country and to the lives of the population.  Global Grants require a minimum of $30,000.00 to be raised among the participating Rotary Clubs and Rotary International will then, at a minimum, provide at least $15,000.00 in grant funds to expand the project.
 
Your involvement as an individual Rotarian to contribute $20.00 to this effort is the first step in our fund raising effort.  The Corporate campaign has started and just looking at the pictures below is proof of the good that Lima Rotary is doing in International Service.  Thank you to those Rotarians who have agreed to be billed for your contribution to our new project and to the Corporate Sponsors who made the project pictured below possible.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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MESA has a shipment ready to go to Honduras.
Will ship a container this month to Maria Revis Hospital in San Pedro Sula, Hn.  The container will have 40 hospital beds to enable a juvenile ward to be opened for the first time.  MESA will also be shipping 57 sewing machines which will be dived up among the women in the Merendon Mountains according to a process that they have determined.  Usula Rotary Club will sponsor the women’s training. This is one effort among many to improve the wellbeing of the people economically.  The Rotaract Club of Usula will distribute the clothing contributed for the La Casa orphanage.
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The Swanton Rotary Club is going to Honduras next month.
Sean McGhee will lead a team of 11 people to San Pedro Sula, Honduras on Jan 24th through the 31st.  We were able to raise enough money to reroof the La Casa de La Nina orphanage.
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There's been a major breakthrough against polio.
Rotary and its partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) are approaching a significant milestone: the eradication of type 3 wild poliovirus.
The last case of polio caused by the type 3 virus was reported in Yobe, Nigeria, on 10 November 2012.
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