MADISONVILLE KY ROTARY NEWSLETTER FOR WEEK OF              January 30, 2008

GUESTS - Megan Wood, Murray State Advisory Recruitment, guest of Heather Roy; Linda Dolph, wife of Harry.

BIRTHDAYS / ANNIVERSARYS / SPECIAL EVENTS - We sang Congratulations to Rhonda Bryant who was celebrating her Birthday and to Charlie Willett who was celebrating both Birthday and Anniversary

ANNOUNCEMENTS - Kellie Root introduced new Rotarian Kent Krueger to the club and presented him with his Rotary information packet. Welcome Kent! Our President, Kent Waide announced since June 2008, we have increased membership almost 20 percent. Last June we had 50 active members, now with new Rotarian Kent Kruger we have 57 active members and 67 including the honorees.

For those who are interested in future leadership roles in Rotary, please contact Bob Burke to find out more information you need about attending the Rotary leadership Institute in Paducah on February 9th. If you want to attend the club will pay the $85 for you.

If you have an upcoming program, but do not have a guest speaker, Kent has a Rotary DVD that can be used for an informational program.

Don’t forget to purchase your tickets to play in the Texas Holdem Tournament for School Counts! It’s sponsored by People Plus, Inc. on February 22 at 6 PM at the Hopkins County Fairgrounds. The Rotary Club has a table and James Barrett has the tickets to sell at $100 each. For more information call Ron Sanders at 825-8939. The black tie optional grand gala celebration for School Couhts! With all the glamour of Hollywood will take place Saturday, February 23 at 7 PM at the Madisonville Golf and Country Club. Tickets can be purchased for $25 per person for this event. Marion Miller, Sharon Smith, and Chaun Castleberry have tickets available to you for this. There are only 1000 Raffle tickets at $50 each for the choice of the 3 vehicles. Be sure to mark your calendar for this event!

Get your School Counts! Gala Tickets today! Get your Texas Holdem Tickets today! Get your Raffle ticket today! Time is fast approaching for the BIG EVENT! Remember, Dr. Rhodes told us she is cautiously comfortable about reaching the goal for School Counts! There is an anonymous donor who will match all donations up to $150,000 if we get the $150,000 by June 2008. We have come to far not to reach this goal.

James Barrett said, if you want to purchase Texas Holdem tickets for the Rotary Table you need to do so by Friday, or he’ll have to sell them to folks outside the club.

Harriett Whitaker, Madisonville-Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce President invited those who could to join her at 12:45 PM on February 20th on a Charter bus going to Frankfort for a reception. It’s $40 per person, for more information contact the Chamber office at 821-3435.

Margo Scott announced if anyone was interested. She has a catalog for those who would like Rotary apparel.

When you invite someone to Rotary, be sure to give them a brochure and an application to fill out.

Everybody is doing great wearing your Rotary Badges during the meeting! Keep up the new habit!

MADISONVILLE ROTARY HISTORY MOMENT - Our Historian, Blis Powell was in attendance at Wednesday’s Rotary Club meeting. Blis reminded us of The Object of Rotary.

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

First: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity of service;

Second: high ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

Third: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;

Fourth: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

PROGRAM - Marilyn Locke and Marcy Payton were responsible for the program. Marcy introduced our very own Rotarian Rhonda Bryant. For those who are not aware and not at the weekly meeting Rhonda is a CPA with Berry and Kington, 2822 North Main here in Madisonville. Rhonda is married to David Bryant who is a meteorologist. They have three children. Rhonda was a salutatorian of her 1990 graduating class. Rhonda graduated from College in 1994. Upon graduating, Rhonda took her CPA exam, PASSING IT ON THE FIRST TRY!!!! WOW!!!

Rhonda spoke on everyone’s favorite topic TAXES! She had a lot of information in a short amount of time. This reporter is not even going to try and repeat what she said about taxes. If you have questions, you can contact Rhonda, at Berry and Kington

Upcoming Programs/Events - According the program schedule… February 6, is David Massamore and Marion Miller’s turn!

The winning ticket for the half-pot containing $27 belonged to “Bubbles” AKA Mike McCauley.