Ron James called the meeting to order.

 

Singing of God Bless America followed and the invocation by Jerry Ambrecht.

 

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Betty Bannon on the piano.

 

Song leader

Brian Governor was our song leader.

 

Announcements

Shannon Tirone shared that Youngstown Rotary is holding a Groundhogs Day BeerFest.  Saturday February 1, at Stambaugh Auditorium.  She sent a sign up sheet around.

 

Pancake Meeting was announced for immediately after program.

Pancake Dates are March 21 and 22  March 28 and 29.

 

Terry Daprile requested money

$1,000 was approved for the United Way (Image Library Project)

$2,000 was approved for the Boardman Schools Elementary School book project.  This replaces our dictionary project.

$1,000 was approved for the Mahoning County Children's Services. Money to provide Christmas gift cards for preteens hard to by toys for.

Terry stated $200 board donation was also given out, but did that did not need Club member approval.

 

Bill Gambrel did a nice job with fellowship.

 

 

Program was introduced and Josh Aikens gave a presentation about using the computer Club Runner.  BoardmanRotary.org is the place to locate the information about your club.  Login and give it a try.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jill Cox was our door worker.

 

Carol Buchmann, from Medical Records Services, spoke about an upcoming medical event at the Covelli Center (Sept 21st and 22nd) put on by RAM (Remote Area Medical).  The event will provide free medical care for Mahoning County residents including medical, dental, eye exams, and audiology exams.  Tickets will be given out on a first come, first serve basis - when they run out, they won't be able to serve any other individuals.  They are still in need of volunteers, donations to lodge out of town workers, food, and monetary donations.

 

For more info, please visits - https://www.ramusa.org/ or contact Carol at - 330-286-0559 (office) or 330-550-6818 (cell).

Boardman Rotary will be having a social gathering next this coming Wednesday, Sept 4th at the Magic Tree in Boardman - come hang out after work! It could also count as a makeup meeting!

 

A sign up sheet will begin circulating at weekly meetings for newsletter help. If you like receiving the newsletter every week and would like to keep it going, we want you to help us produce it! See Kati Hartwig if you’re able to be the designated newsletter curator for a month (on average, 4 meetings) over the next year. Thank you to those that have already signed up! October 2019, and January, March, April, May and June of 2020 are all still available.

Thanks to the following volunteers at the  meeting:

 

Door: Diana Nolder & Jill Cox

Invocation: Howard Mettee

Song: Pam Traino

Fellowship: Brian Governor