The meeting was called to order about 12:25 pm by President Jeff Kruck, who led us in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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President Jeff then led us in prayer: "Please bless our fellow Rotarians and may we remember why we are here."
Bob Murphy served as our greeter, and meal and attendance taker.
Visiting Rotarians and Guests:
There were 14 members in attendance today.
There were no visiting Rotarian or guests today.
Make Ups:
There were no make-up cards received today
If you missed today's meeting, you have until December 16, 2009 to complete a makeup.
If your days are full, consider a make up at eClub One. Log on to www.rotaryeclubone.org/ and follow the instructions for a make up. You should spend 30 minutes on the site.
Click for
where our members have made up recently.
Announcements:
The Christmas Party will be held on Wednesday December 16th at Angelica's.
Cocktails will begin at 11:30 am and lunch will be served at 12:30pm.
The menu will be cocktails and appetizers followed by a choice of Prime Rib or Shrimp with sides and a dessert.
The Masco Chorale will be the entertainment for the event.
Steve Mooney will be emailing everyone for a head count.
Bob Murphy said letter have been flying in from the schools thanking us for the Dictionaries, Thesauruses and Atlases. Bob will pick a few to read to the group.
There is a board meeting on December 10th at 5:00 pm at Pres. Jeff's house.
Are we interested in having a non meeting Xmas party? Please let Pres. Jeff know so he can work on putting something together.
Gretchen Marks informed us that for the month of October we received a check from BoxTop for $17.50 and for the month of November we received a check for $28.00. So keep bringing in your stuff.
In the spirit of the holiday's one idea we came up with to give back to the local community is to assist BoxTop with a stocking project they do.
Please bring in stocking stuffer gifts (small gifts) for Boys & Girls ages 2-12.
The stockings will be distributed through the Boxford Village Giving Tree. Please give your stocking stuffers to Gretchen.
Raffle:
Peter McAllister pulled his own number first...hmmmm...No winner
Gretchen Marks' number came up next, still no winner
Bob Alert
The Bob alert was on high today as Bob Murphy was the only "Bob" at the meeting. Things just aren't the same without all the Bob's!
Fines and Happy Dollars:
SAA Peter McAllister informed us that anyone with glasses pays a fine today!
Bernie Creeden had a happy dollar: Congrats Masco Football!
Peter had a happy dollar, his son is in full blown procrastination mode on his college applications.
John Plate had a happy dollar for a good Thanksgiving.
I'm not sure if PE Joanne's dollar was happy or sad, she has 45 9th graders coming over for a social this weekend
Pres. Jeff had a happy dollar Thanksgiving was over.
Getting To Know You:
This may come as a shock to all of you, but the big topic of conversation today was about Tiger. I'll leave it at that.
There was also a little conversation about mice and roaches. There everywhere, even places you would never think. So beware!
We were also trying to help Steve Mooney with some ideas for speakers or programs.
If you have any ideas please share them with Steve. He's willing to take any help he can get!
Annual Business Meeting:
President-Elect Joanne Travers introduced all current members of the board and officers, and asked those present stand. She thanked them for their service.
President-Elect Joanne then introduced Steve Mooney, whom she previously asked to be on the nominating committee with Todd Darling.
Steve proceeded to introduce nominees for officers and the 2 upcoming board vacancies for the upcoming 2010/2011 year:
President: Joanne Travers (already elected December 2008)
Immediate Past President: Jeff Kruck (automatic)
President-Elect: Greg Silvano (nominated)
Vice President: Vacant
Secretary: Steve Mooney (nominated)
Treasurer: Bill Shannon (nominated)
Nominees for board members (vote for 2 vacancies, a 3 yr term) :
Bob Luscinski Bob Murphy
Others?
Your name does not need to be Bob to be on the board!
A vote was taken to accept all nominees on the slate.
The vote was unanimous in favor of the entire slate.
President-Elect Joanne then proceeded to thank those who had served on committees...
She listed all positions (by area of service) and those that had previously served or who were currently serving as chairs/members. She thanked them and asked club members if they would consider serving in one of the available positions.
Jan Sinclair offered to serve as International Chair.
President-Elect Joanne announced that Bob Murphy would serve as Community Service Chair. She asked members to consider their area of interest and service for next year.
International Service Chair: Jan Sinclair
Community Service Chair: Bob Murphy
Vocational Service Chair: Seeking New Chair
Club Service Chair: Seeking New Chair
Attendance Chair: Harry Martin
Members: Steve Mooney, Bob Murphy
Membership Chair: Joe Long
Members: Jeff Kruck, Todd Darling
Program Chair: Steve Mooney
Foundation Chair: Harry Martin
Fellowship Chair: Seeking New Chair
P.R. Chair: Seeking New Chair
Club Bulletin Co-Chairs: Carrie Dick & Jen Kocur
Internet Communications: Harry Martin
Historians: Gretchen Marks & Oscar Padgen
Fund Raising Committees:
Road Race Co-Chairs: Lisa Foley and Joe Long
Golf Tournament Chair: Jeff Kruck and Todd Darling
Comedy Night Chair: Joanne Travers
Other TBD: Earth Day, Raffles, Antique Car Show, Family Rib Fest, etc.
Membership Moment:
A strong membership is so important to the overall success of any organization. Growth and retention have to be in the spotlight constantly. As membership chair I have been charged with heading the largest committee in the Club...each and everyone of us. Collectively we can make TBM stronger, more involved in the communities we serve and fun.
When was the last time you asked a friend, a neighbor or business associate to come to a TBM meeting? I admit, it's been a while since I put out an invitation and I have a goal to find one person to join our ranks during this Rotary year.
I ask everyone to please share your thoughts and ideas as to how we can grow the ranks of TBM.
