The Scoop - May 19, 2014

Posted by Michael Frueh

on May 23, 2014

Fr. Ross praises service clubs like Rotary for promoting community over the individual.

Sgt-at-Arms - David Frost

Jim Shine was in charge of Fellowship, and he raised some funds by asking trivia questions centered on Memorial Day. Let’s just say that our membership should study US history a bit more before next year…

Anne Decker presented several foundation grants -

High Octane Drumline - $1,500

Young Life - $500

MESA - $5,000

Greater Allen County Blues Society - $500

Community Summer Academy - $1,000

June 26 is our Changing of the Guard party - please mark your calendars.

Father Ross was our speaker, and he spoke on the importance of social organizations like the Rotary Club in society. It was easy to see that father Ross could have talked much longer on the subject, and that his abbreviated program barely scratched the surface. His mixture of personal anecdotes and national psychological surveys was informative and entertaining - and when our club hosts a district event in the future, I would hope that father Ross would present the full program for us...