Last WEEK May 5th, 2022 ... by Mary Giroux Guests - Joe & Jen Bianculli, Katie Armijo, Corrine Buterbaugh, Pat Conole, Stacy Drake, Brenda Evans, Barbara Froelich, Joyce Jowaisas, Patti Langley, Anne Lee, Carolyn Legg, Catherine Tierney, Nancy Williams & Dan Fisher Membership/Attendance - 43 Active Members 15 members attending. The Beginnings - After a cocktail hour with Sangria and Margaritas crafted by Bill B and Ed, Bill Buterbaugh, emcee for the evening, welcomed members and guests to our Cinco de Mayo celebration. It was an evening full of surprises and recognitions. Snowbird Welcome Back - Bill welcomed the following snowbirds back from afar: Jack Emmer, Lori Ruhlman, Chuck O'Neil, Marv Langley, Danny Roche, Robin Jowaisas and Roberta Williams. Paul Harris Fellows - Ten club members were recognized as new Paul Harris Fellows and achievement of a new Paul Harris level and Bill Buterbaugh made the presentation and thanked each for their generosity. Marv Langley-PHF Ed Evans -PHF+2 Danny Roche-PHF+4 Chuck O'Neil-PHF+7 Bill Conole-PHF+3. Cheryl Silvestrini-PHF+1 John O'Sullivan-PHF+2 Lee Bennett-PHF+4 Craig Froelich-PHF+2. Chuck Williams-PHF+6 Special Presentation & Surprises > Jay's Paul Harris Fellow - Bill B surprised Jay with a Paul Harris award in recognition of his exemplary service as Community Service Chair. Points were gifted to Jay for this PHF by an anonymous donor. Jay has kept the club busy with lots of community service projects, big and small, but all meaningful. > Jason's US Citizenship, which he attained in February 2020, was recognized. Jason was presented with some all-American gifts: an apple pie, a bottle of bourbon and a Buffalo Bills shirt, red, white and blue of course! > Happy Dollars were collected to pass on to the morning club for their Ukraine Shelter Box project. Members generously contributed over $500 which will cover more than one half of the cost of a Shelter Box. > First outdoor meeting of the year - Robin announced that our first outdoor meeting will take place at the American Legion on June 2. Stay posted for more information. Special thanks to Bill B and Ed for planning and orchestrating a fun evening! The Ending - Members recited the Four Way Test & the zoom portion of the meeting ended. |