At the time of this reading of The Beacon our annual Charter Night will be history, marking 40 years since beginning our club, we will have set a new vision for the next 40 years. Charter Night will have brought great celebration and cheers, jeers, laughs, and boasts of years gone by, maybe a tear. A new Rotarian of the Year will be crowned, and Past President Cheryl Scott will somehow find her way to the microphone, etc. etc., but I can guarantee you one thing, and that is our Breakfast Rotary club has accomplished much more than it’s founding members ever anticipated. That success is not attributed to any one person, but to members as a whole who make the dreams come alive. As mentioned during this morning’s meeting, that in the course of service to others, we as promoters of Service Above Self, have benefited two-fold in the generous offerings of our time, money and energy. So metimes those Rotarian efforts come at the cost of other obligations in our personal lives, yet at the end of the day, we our glad that we served as Rotarians. I am honored to be affiliated with members such as yourselves. I know you feel the same way too. We had Carol Smith do the heavy lifting as she charmed us with performing a well selected reading of wisdom and of receiving unanticipated gifts. Carol followed with America’s Pledge of Allegiance and then leading us in song. The Four Way Test was her choice. The song is a special motivating opportunity to set our daily intentions toward Rotary and in our endeavors. You would think Michele McClure is competing with the rest of us by bring guests. Well, she is! Actually, we all get to compete as BBRC President Jeff Haynes and Membership Director Pat Thompson are challenging us to bring guests to our meeting through April 30th. There are some really tempting awards to win through the accumulation of points. Points are acquired, of course, by inviting someone to a morning meeting. Those that sponsor their guests in new membership will even earn bonus points. Michele officially collected 2 points this morning as Myrna Arias of Aegis Acquisitions was her guest. Welcome Myrna! Let the games begin. |
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