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Jun 06, 2019 11:30 AM
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Jun 20, 2019 11:30 PM
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Metro North Rotary Notes:
Thursday, May 30, 2019
 
 
Prayer & Pledge: Joel Miller
 
Guests & Visitors:  Barb Randall (Downtown Rotary) and Mike Coulter
 
Announcements:
  • Joke: A young realtor is out door knocking one afternoon and came upon a little girl sitting on a stoop.  "Hi there, my name is Stacey.  Is your Mommy home?"  The little girl nods and says yes so the realtor starts ringing the doorbell.  After five minutes with no answer she turns back to the little girl and asks her; "Hey, I thought you said your mommy was home?"  "My mommy IS home but I live across the street."
  • Our annual fundraising event Lager ‘Lympics is right around the corner on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at NewBo City Market from 11:30 am -3:30pm. We need all hands on deck to sign up to help day of!! Please use SignUp Genius to sign up and let us know your T-shirt size!! As always please keep trying to secure sponsorships as well! Please contact Chelsea Lammers at clammersyfc@gmail.com with any questions pertaining to sponsorships. Thank you for your support!
  • We are having a Membership Drive! You have until June 27 to recruit new members for a chance at a $100 gift card to Cedar Ridge Winery.  If you bring a guest to a meeting your name gets in the drawing one time and if that member signs up before June 27 you get your name entered five times.
  • The golf outing has been canceled due to lack of participation.  No meeting June 6th.
  • Metro High School Teacher Appreciation was May 31st.
  • We will be having a service project on Saturday, June 22nd at Metro High School.  We will be moving machinery and removing old carpet.  Tom will be organizing and needs help all day.
  • Metro North is looking for a used laptop computer to run slideshows, etc.

Speaker:  Mia Henderson, outbound exchange student

 
Mia is in the 10th grade at Prairie.  She will be in Tres Cantos, Spain from September 2019 - June 2020.  Tres Cantos is about 30 minutes from Madrid and 3 hours from the coast.  The local rotary club in focuses service work on polio and clean water.  There are a lot similarities in food, such as hamburgers, seafood, and churros.
 
Mia's host family has 2 daughters.  She's connected with the family and developed a relationship with them.  They're already planning a reunion trip with her family.
 
Check out Mia's ketogenic food blog at miaslowcarblife.com.  She's excited to learn about cooking techniques in Spain and thanked us for this great opportunity!
 
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THE FOUR WAY TEST

Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIR to all concerned?
Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
 
Notes prepared by: Steve Dolezal