December 11th Bulletin        ************************************************

THE MONTHLY FOCUS FOR December IS...

Our guest speaker this Thursday Dec. 12th is Dwendy Johnson from the PA Gift of Life program.  Please join us as John Davis introduces her.  As you all know, John's 3 adults children have each been a recipient of at least 1 kidney each due to a disease.  Feel free to share the link and invite friends or loved ones who might be interested.

Join us for our Weekly Meeting on Thursdays at 6:30pm EST   Click the Box below for the link

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*******************************************     Open Board Positions for the 2025 ~ 2026 Rotary Year Our club CANNOT continue and function with out  members volunteering to take on the roles of keeping our club  moving forward to help make the world and our communities better. These positions take less time out of our week than you probably realize.    President for the term of 7/25 to 6/27  2 years VP for the same as above (Can be the Pres Elect or not) Secretary for 7/25 for a period of 3 years or more Treasurer for 7/25 for a period of 3 years or more  Director at Large for 7/25 for a period of 3 years       Contact President Anika or Karen to get more details and put your name in for consideration.  Our By Laws state that we must have these positions in place by 12/31 of the year.     It's a great opportunity for personal growth and so much more!!!  Try it you will certainly like it!!!!   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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WOOHOOO !  Congratulations to us for being awarded our 1st ever District Grant!!!!  We will be sponsoring 2 students to RYLA in June 2025 using grant funds.   Karen is looking for 1 or 2 members to assist with the process of searching for students.  Our goal is search for 10th graders that are home schooled or in cyber school who may not know about the opportunity as most Rotary Clubs work directly with schools.  As you know, Karen has worked with RYLA in both the club and district setting for the past 15 years!  Please let her know if you would like to take part in the grant project!!  karenandrotary@gmail.com or use the what's app to reach out!!!!

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Speakers NEEDED! President Anika asked everyone to find at least 2 speakers and assigned us each a month to fill.  Please be looking and asking in ADVANCE of your month or feel free to schedule someone sooner than your time.  Always check the "Speaker" calendar on the website for open dates.  I'll be adding the dates to the end of next year(it's a manual process).  Or reach to Karen. Let's have some fun and interesting programs!        July ~            Bill           DONE August ~        Karen       DONE September ~  Luis          Done October ~      John         DONE  November ~    Sam         DONE December ~    Jenna       Speakers set  January ~       Anika February ~     Haley March ~         Lizzy April ~           Doug May ~            Beth June ~          Michele

Speakers Dec 12, 2024 6:30 PM Dwendy Johnson Gift of Life Donor Program Dec 19, 2024 6:30 PM Igor Petek Rotary Exchange Student from Croatia Dec 26, 2024 6:30 PM HOLIDAY CELEBRATION! View entire list

Birthdays & Anniversaries Member Birthdays Samantha Howarth January 14   Elizabeth Delaney January 24

########################################################   Upcoming events ~~

District Conference 2025!  You have all received the emails from DG Bill with the information and updates!  Register Early for special pricing!

Rotary International Convention 2025 ~ Calgary Alberta Canada ~ 21 -25 June 2025   Register online at my.rotary.org https://convention.rotary.org/en-us/registration/registration-fees   WOW if you are under 30 you get such a great deal on registration!!!!!

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