| Dave's
Corner by
Pres. Dave Maloney
 Well,
that Phil Pople will sure be a tough act to follow! Thanks,
Phil, for a successfull, laugh-filled year. One of the highlights
of Phil's year was the recently completed 2008 Silent/Live
Auction Fundraiser. Click here for a photo
album of auction
setup activities. We are pleased to have netted over $1600
for this event.
Thanks,
too, to the outgoing officers, board members and chairs.
And
to the new leaders, welcome! We appreciate your commitment
to the club and to service to your community. In the left
column is your club's new "organizational chart". We had a great installation of club officers at last Thursday's
meeting. Div. 9 LTG Donna Ohler conducted the ceremony. She
was accompanied to Frederick by a couple other members
from her Westminster club. And with nearly all our active
members present, it was a full house!
As
we begin this new year, I'll keep a calendar of upcoming
events listed at the top of each eChatter. It is important
that we keep current of club, Division (we are in Division
9), Regional (we are in the Mason Dixon Region which is made
up of Divisions
9,
12 and 14), and Capital District activities. Let me know
of events you would like to keep club members mindful of
and I will add it to the above.
Also,
I encourage you to read the eBuilder monthly.
At least scan through the articles. There are lots of great
ideas for service projects as well as for fund raisers. I
call your attention, also, to the monthly Governor's message.
I will highlight it here each month, so do be sure to take
a look at it. This year's Capital District Governor is Tom
Ganse. He has some great plans for our Capital District
and you
need
to be aware
of the. Read his
October message.
Another interesting feature of recent eBuilders, is outgoing
District Growth Team Chairman Jack White's audio messages.
They are
motivational and packed with great club growth info. Here
are a couple links to two of the audio messages in this month's
eBuilder. There are more in past
issues, but here are the
two most recent:
Internet
and Company Clubs!
Visit with John Tyner, New Growth Committee Chair
We'll
kick this year off with the October board meeting which
will feature a review of this coming year's porposed budget.
Thanks go to Treasurer Debbi Matthews for the hours spent
on preparing the budget! In the future, be sure to email
me if you have subjects you would like to address during
the board meeting and I will put you on the agenda.
VP
Mick Hickman is hard at work on the speaker program for
this entire year. Do not let her have to do it by herself.
Have an interesting speaker in mind? Feel free to coordinate
the meeting yourself and let Mick know of the name, organization,
and date for your speaker. You can always go to our list
of scheduled speakers and pick an open date yourself
for your speaker. Let Mick and me know. I will post it
to update the online schedule.
Our FSK Mall giftwarp is scheduled for Dec. 5 to Dec. 24.
We are in the same location near Penny's. The schedule (mostly
empty) has been posted
here. Email me with your preferred times.
It's going to be a great year! |
