Rotary

Today’s meeting was truly eclectic, starting with Jeff Samuelson sharing some historical perspectives on Thanksgiving. Next Eric Angelo, our young greeter, shared with us his job-application resume. Eric is graduating from High School and hoping to find permanent employment. We wish him well; he certainly has a joyful personality. Greg Riggs shared with us the progress we have made in registering guests and contributions to the auction. We have a long ways to go to meet our goals, so he urged us to post our registrations and auction items. There are still 4 members who have not registered. We need active guests!

Jeff Lair reminded us of the Tree Lighting ceremony scheduled for Nov. 29 in the Molbak’s parking lot. All Club members should have received emails describing the details. Jeff also reminded us of the Mobile in Mexico project scheduled for this weekend, the details of which are contained in an e-mail. He also reminded us of the Holiday Party scheduled for Dec. 8 at Crystal Lake Lodge. If you are coming, be sure to let Gordy know. We are certainly a busy bunch!

Bob Guide finished off the morning by sharing his thoughts on “Giving Thanks”. He suggested that there are three major aspects of “Giving Thanks”:

• What are we thankful for? What events have occurred in our lives that significantly impacted our lives?
• Who are we thankful to? Have we identified the persons who contributed to these impactful events?
• How do we express our thanks? Do we just think about it or do we verbally express our thanks.

Bob suggested that we should try to be verbal, particularly face-to-face or in writing. Thanksgiving should be a year-round activity, not just limited to the 4th Thursday in November.