Attendees: Mona McGarthwaite, Chris Worthington, Michelle Blommel, Dave Gilberstadt, Grete Krohn, Jen Neid
Speaker: Jane Willard (Experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer in Afghanistan)
Meeting Recap :
- Get your items in to Virgil for this quarter's community service project
- Bridge for Youth (contact Virgil at virgil@highmonkey.com for more details)
- RI convention - June 17-20, Salt Lake City, UT-January Party
- Speak Easy vs. Festivus party? Stay tuned...
- Program- Jane gave us a fantastic overview of what life was like in Afghanistan when she went there as a peace corps volunteer in the 1970's- how much has changed and how much hasn't changed. Jane also gave us an article that was published on Sept. 5, 2006 about the current situation in Afghanistan and how the Taliban is still present and wreaking havoc in the country.
Upcoming Events:
Sept. 12 - Board Meeting (all are welcome), 6:30p.m. Midway Applebee's
Sept. 16-17 -
Rotary Days at Valleyfair
Sept. 19 - Club Program Meeting - Topic TBA*
Sept. 21 - Dinner Club (bring friends/family!
), 6pm. Moscow on the Hill (St. Paul) Please RSVP by Sept. 15 to pamela_5950@yahoo.com
Sept. 26 - Committee Updates (topics: membership and January party planning)
Sept. 30 - Rotary Curling Open House, 3-5p.m.
Oct. 3 - Club Program Meeting - Topic TBA*
Oct. 10 - Board Meeting (all are welcome), 6:30p.m. Midway Applebee's
Oct. 17 - Club Program Meeting - Topic TBA*
Oct. 24 - Committee Updates (topics: membership and January party planning)
Oct. 31 - 5th Tuesday - location TBA
Nov. 4 - Rotary / UN Day (ARTICLE)
Nov. 11 - Foundation Event
Jan. 26 - TC Nights Winter Celebration Event ("TC Nights Speak Easy")
Jun. 17-20 (tentative)- RI Convention, Salt Lake City, UT (REGISTER)
*Please send program ideas to Chris Worthington (
mtudude33@msn.com). If you want to plan a program meeting, please also coordinate the date with him!