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Posted by Kathy Behan 
on Sep 17, 2012
 

September 17, 2012

Pledge:  Vern Anderson

Anthem: Vern Anderson

Four Way Test: Paul Banas

Grace: Jim Rumsey

Door: Matt balling

50/50 Richard Wojtowicz

Fine Master: Paul Banas

Guest(s):  Jeff Wright, Business First Editor, Mary Chu For , PCB Piezotronics; Lee Broad, Ana Belloso, exchange student from Spain, ,Julie Ponkow, President  Amherst South visiting Rotarian.

$1898.00 starting amount in 50/50 pot BEFORE  this evenings 50/50 drawing.

Mike Sirianno reminded the club about the District  being held Saturday September 29th at Transit Valley CC.  Mike requested a second member of the club join him at this meeting and Richard Wojtowicz volunteered to attend the meeting with him. 

Jim Ramsey reminded the club that September 18th was the LAST day to sign up for the Golf Tournament.  Contact Jim, jimrumsey@benderson.com  or Frank Ralabate, frankralabate@aol.com  if you would like to attend the day of golf and dinner or just attend the dinner only.  The event is being held at Glen Oaks Golf Course in Amherst on September 24th.  Volunteers needed to stuff the take away bags.   Dinner starts at 6:30pm.  

Due to the GOLF OUTING on September 25th there will be NO MEETING on September 24th.  You will be given credit for a meeting if you attend the dinner after the golf outing on September 25th.  

Amherst South is celebrating its 75th anniversary.  Julie Pankow, President of Amherst South invites all of us to help them celebrate by attending their event on Saturday September 22nd at the Park CC.  Individual tickets are $50.00 per person.  Couple tickets are $95.00.  Contact Julie at ponkow@gmail.com if you wish to attend.  

Vern Anderson reminded us about the District Conference in Brantford Ontario the weekend of October 12-13 and 14th.  Anyone interested in going should contact Vern or Mike Sirianno.  Vern also asked if our club wanted to participate in sharing a hospitality room with any other club.  

Ron Prazmark introduced Jeff Wright, our speaker for the evening and the Editor of Business First Buffalo for the last 17 years.  Jeff began his talk by telling the club that he had met Ron when his oldest daughter was a participant in SABAH many years ago and further that his second daughter has been the recipient of a Rotary Club of Akron Scholarship, which helped with her college expenses, something he never forgot.  

Jeff described how the Buffalo papers manage to maintain/increase its revenue as a print publication in this world of electronic media.  He mentioned that 95% of the papers revenue is in the print media.   Outside of the paper, the book of lists is the next largest revenue generating product the paper produces.