Thanks to Glenn Bowers for arranging our programs for September. Glenn has been very active in Rotary including service as a district governor in another state. Each September program featured a speaker telling us about the good work that Rotary and Rotarians do around the world and in our communities. If any of the projects you heard about inspired you, tell Community Service Director Paul McCreight you would like our club to be involved in that project.
Rotary Districts 5960 (our district) and 5950 (Minneapolis area) have partnered in a project that began prior to the Super Bowl to deal with the problem of sex trafficking. The project is now stalled as the team members are trying to establish a charitable organization but the problem continues. For October Miriam Zachary has invited two speakers to talk about the problem. Another speaker will make a presentation on therapeutic massage and its benefits.
October will begin with a club assembly led by President Bill Kiehnbaum. One topic will be plans for our 2019 Taste of the Hops fund raiser and how to make it more successful. Bring your ideas about making the Taste of the Hops more successful, service projects and membership to the meeting. As a wise person once said, "If an organization isn't growing, it's dying." A club assembly is a good place to circulate your ideas about how our club can grow.
One way our club can grow is for members to invite someone you know to a meeting. Introduce your guest but please don't embarass or surprise your guest by saying your guest is a prospective member. We have great programs that may be of interest to your friends and neighbors whether or not they have any interest in Rotary.