November is the month of Thanksgiving. Rotarians have much to be thankful for and others are thankful for Rotarians. Polio Plus has almost eliminated polio from the face of the earth thanks to the efforts and donations of Rotarians. An ISIS terrorist leader is no longer able to slaughter the innocent thanks to US Army Rangers (like member Al Ramos) and Delta Force Operators. The trails in a Shoreview park are cleaner thanks to our club members. A senior has had her yard cleaned up for fall thanks to our club members. Young women in India are learning to sew thanks to our club's district grant. Our membership is growing and the club is becoming more energetic thanks to all of you. Due to the cancellation of a joint service project with the YMCA our club budget is now in the black.Community Service Team Leader Stephanie Cosgrove and her very active team are working hard to line up new service projects as well as continuing established projects. Working with NYFS club members did a fall clean up for a senior. On November 25 club members will help pack food at the Ralph Reeder Food Shelf under the direction of Charlie Oltman. Both are new service projects. In early December club members will be ringing bells for the Salvation Army, an established tradition. Another tradition is that our club rings bells on some of the coldest days of the year, a tradition that was broken last year. Watch the weather forecast for this year's event to see whether the tradition will continue or not. Bring warm clothes!
With all those things to be thankful for perhaps we should have a club happy hour this month at one of the taprooms that supported our Taste of the Hops fund raiser. What date works best for you?