Pagosa Springs Rotary Club
The meeting began with an invocation by Art Benzel, who offered the observation that many of us tend to be too judgmental. “If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree,” Art illustrated, “it’ll spend it’s life stupid.” So, look for the good.
Sharon Crump then led the group in singing “White Christmas,” in a rendition that had perhaps an undercurrent this year of a higher sense of urgency than customary for Pagosans, in view of the nearly unbroken string of sunny days recently experienced.
Among announcements were the news from Carrie Weiss that the tally of the Salvation Army Christmas collections, will be announced on February 1. But Carrie was able to report definitively that the effort will yield a donation of $1000 to Rotary’s Feed Our Children campaign.
Dave Smith then gave an update on the trip to Senegal he is organizing for this March. Rotarians are welcome to participate, he said, at a cost of approximately $2500 a head. Dave is lining up an interesting, in-country itinerary, and more details will be forthcoming. Immunizations are needed, he advised, so the adventuresome should start making their plans. Contact Dave for more information.
Betty’s “Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer” sunglasses emerged once again (presumably for the last time this year) for a memorable encore in Sunshine and Showers, featuring Betty’s own tribute to a lengthy list of Rotarians for good works, ranging from Carrie’s excellent job of organizing the Salvation Army bell-ringers, to Dave Campbell’s productive work with new members, Bob Tillerson’s yeoman efforts as Rotary’s Songmeister, Bill Hubbard’s patient labors for Loaves and Fishes, and Kim Moore’s “extraordinary” service as president, among a host of others too numerous to be recited here.
There was no speaker; instead, the club’s annual meeting was convened.
The principal business of the annual meeting was the election/announcement of officers. Jo Bridges it was announced, will take office as the new secretary, and Larry McClintock as the new treasurer.
Also, three additional new board members were elected by the vote of meeting attendees. The successful candidates were Bill Hubbard, Art Benzel and Jenelle Syverson.
Congratulations to all our new officers!
As the meeting closed, Kim Moore presented our Borde Rio server, Stephen, with a Christmas gift from the members of Rotary. Stephen is married with a young child, so the gift was much appreciated.
After Jessie Formwalt led the group in a jolly rendition of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” the meeting closed, with the observation from our president that as we were six minutes early, she should no longer be referred to as “the late” Kim Moore.