“When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.”
And that’s just what we did at our meeting last week. When our planned program did not materialize, President Leah Griffith came up with an alternative that turned out to be both fun and informative. She asked each table of Rotarians to discuss among themselves what they like about the club and what they would maybe change, and then share the results.
Some of the comments that were shared:
- Take a look at the scholarship program; share more information on it
- Hear more from our committees; maybe have each one do a program
- Hear more about service projects such as senior meals, SMART, Habitat for Humanity, etc.
- Look at our relationship with the Early Birds Club; can we jointly be in better service to the community?
- Hear more from/about Rotoract, RYLA
- Is more synergy possible with other service clubs, like Kiwanis?
- How about some “dietary innovation” with our lunch menus?
- Our Peacebuilder Committee has started planning an activity for the International Day of Peace on Sept. 21
Mostly, club members seemed to really like having time to talk with each other, and recommended finding a way to do that more often in the future.
Matt Stephens Is our Newest Member!
Matt Stephens is inducted as our newest member.
President Leah and Membership Chair Mike Boock conducted the ceremony to induct Matt Stephens into our club. Matt has been with Country Financial for 15 years. Originally from Boise, he graduated from Lake Oswego High School and from Portland State. He has worked in the hotel industry and as a Youth Minister. He is married to Amy, whom he met on a blind date, and they now have 4 children. He is also a golfer and active with the Knights of Columbus. One of his goals is to help individuals and business owners with their insurance and financial services, so give him a call at 503-538-7547. Welcome, Matt!
More from Britta on the history of Rotary…..
Britta Stewart, our summer intern who compiled the history of our club and recently gave a presentation on it, will be giving a talk on the history of Rotary at the Newberg Area Historical Society on Aug. 30th at 7pm. Society President Rick Fieldhouse has invited all Rotarians to come on out and learn more about our organization. The meeting will be at the Friendsview Springbrook Meadows Community Building, 4061 Hayes St.
Bits and Pieces
–Spike let us know he will be retiring from Providence at the end of the year, but remaining active in Rotary
–Matt Stephens brought a guest, Carina McGough
–LeRoy Benham brought a guest and prospective member, Mike Pollock, who is program director for Yamhill County Helping Hands
