ROTOSCOPE JANUARY 26,2015

Pledge:                        Tim Henderson

4- Way Test:                Adam Guglielmi

Invocation:                  Joe Fiorella   

Fine Master:                Paul Banas

50/50 Tickets Sales:    Frank Ralabate             

Visiting Rotarians:      Herb Schmdt, Tom Gross

Guests: None           

50/50 Ace of Hearts Ticket Sales and Balance:  Starting Balance: $441.00. Today’s Collection $47.00 Ending Balance. $488.00 Joe Fiorella picked up the king of spades and donated it back.

Program:

Adam Guglielmi gave his classification talk by introducing himself and his family history to the group. Part of a close knit family, his grandparents had a significant influence on his upbringing and family life. Adam journey through college and a couple of different career paths eventually led him to banking, where he is now successfully meeting his goals and enthusiastic about his contribution to the Rotary. Adam is soon to become a father and still continues to maintain his interests in American history. One of the things that he thinks is missing in our education curriculum is a solid civic lesson.

Announcements: 

Gary S. gave a short introduction to facebook and its value in raising awareness of the Williamsville Rotary Club

Tom Gross mentioned how his Rotary club pays for pushing their facebook page up in the search stream.

President Behan asked if anybody is interested in the chili cook off. Some members expressed an interest to participate.

Next week’s speaker is Amherst Town Judge Geoffry Klein.

Rotary Leadership Institutions sessions are coming up. If anybody is interested the club can sponsor them to attend.

Wine celebration still being worked on.

The meeting concluded at 7:25 pm.

We missed you:  Ronald Axelrod, Mike Burns Mary Biddle-Widman, Tony Cangialosi, Kevin Flint, Bruce Lucsok, Mike Prinzbach, Ed Rath, Larry Read, Jim Rumsey, Edward Stachura, Mike Sirriano, Bill Thuman, and Richard Wojtowicz.