Today was a face-to-face meeting where AW Rotarians had a breakfast together. We also had a Zoom meeting. There were 24 people at the Starlite Diner and we had some people on line that participated in the meeting remotely.
Jeanne Shipe was our Greeter and meal planner and she did an excellent job. And President Gail Micca was everywhere else looking after us. Mitch Huston handled registration and 50:50 tickets, and Happy Dollars. Ralph Witcher made sure that the P.A. system and the Zoom signals worked for us.
GUESTS:
Loretta and Al Ottinger, Fleetwood RC; and Nicole McGalla, our newest member.
OPENING:
Pres. Gail Micca rang the bell and welcomed us all.
Tom Friday gave a very nice invocation Pres. Gail then had us recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the U.S.
Pres. Gail led us in the recitation of the Four Way Test to which we added “Is it fun?”
FLEETWOOD RC GOURMET GALA:
Loretta Ottinger invited us to attend and participate in their October 20th annual event at the Moselem Springs Golf Club. She left business cards with a QR code that will take you to their registration site and the auctions.
NEW MEMBER INDUCTION:
PDG Herb Klotz performed a great ceremony to induct Nicole McGalla as our newest member. Tori Morgan sponsored Nicole.
AWRC HISTORY STORY:
Past President, Ernie Boll, told the story of our Meals on Wheels work history.
CELEBRATIONS:
Pres. Gail displayed the list of October member events.
SNACK PACKING:
Today is snack packing at Parkland H.S.
CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT:
Pres. Gail said that there were over 100 attendees at Eight Oaks on Sept. 30, and 28 were guests of our RC.
PRODUCE PACKING AND DELIVERY:
Karen Rodgers picked up the produce purchased this month for Parkland CARES. 120 bags of produce were bagged by Karen, Billy and Owen Rodgers -- with help from the Parkland Girls Basketball team!
Two large harvests from Our Green Thumb Garden were also included. Great teamwork!
Here’s a peek at the produce we provided last week
YOUR SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES:
There is an updated list of service opportunities in the coming weeks: on the left side of this bulletin. They are:
Community Service:
Habitat for Humanity – Any Tuesday or Thursday morning
contact Amir, familiamir@gmail.com
Kingdom Life Food Pantry Oct 16 7:30- 10:30am
contact Jean Masiko masiko@aol.com
Garden Clean-up October 17th 1-4pm Gail, gailmicca@gmail.com or Amanda, lawlerfamilyof4@gmail.com
Collect baseball equipment, send emails to friends and neighbors to help collect, contact Nick Millward, nick@ycaps.org
Meals on Wheels – we still need a few more substitute volunteers, low level of commitment, fun to do with family or friends, contact Kathleen Ott avalon104@verizon.net
Highway clean up Oct 16, 7:45 arrival. Contact Nick Millward, nick@ycaps.org or
Gail at gailmicca@gmail.com
Club Service:
Help plan the Casino Night scheduled for January 22nd, 2022 -- next planning meeting is Oct 17th at 7pm .
contact Len Salines lenmary3657@ptd.net
MEALS ON WHEELS:
Kathy Ott said that Ralph Witcher and Tori Morgan did a great job yesterday at our first effort with the new project.
DICTIONARY PROJECT FUTURE:
Kathy Ott explained that a detailed survey of elementary student needs seems to have made the dictionary project obsolete. There will be a zoom meeting on Monday October 25 at 6:30 P.M. to discuss options and ideas for a similar project for youth.
FAMILY PROMISE:
Kathy Ott said that we are seeking at least 20 gift cards for gasoline for these people who used to go by bus.
GAIL’S BIKING CHALLENGE:
SHE DID IT !! Gail and a friend biked the Erie Canal trail from Niagara Falls to Albany, NY, about 400 miles last week. This raised $2,870 which is being matched. So the total is $5, 740 for club projects.
PIE CRIMPING CHALLENGE:
Due to a machine failure, Stephanie Fenstermacher now must crimp the edges of her pies by hand. She is offering a donation of $0.75 to AWRC for each pie our volunteers crimp. She really needs our help.
HAPPY DOLLARS & PRIZES
Sgt At Arms, Mitch Huston had a ticket drawn for the 50:50 and David Haight won $12. The door prize was a plate of Kathy Ott’s famous brownies.
Herb Klotz is very happy that he went to Albuquerque, NM and attended the Balloon Festival that had over 500 hot air balloons launched.
Ernie Boll continues to be happy.
Laurie Grube said that they will be getting their first grandchild in April -- a girl.
Al Ottinger is happy to be here again.
It was noted that Sue Weber had nothing to say today -- or did she?
ROTARY IN ROME:
Gwenn Carr and Gary Englehardt at a Rotary meeting in their hotel Oct 12 in Rome.
STATUS OF MORNING MEETINGS:
The first and third Wednesday meetings in October and November will be via Zoom. The second and fourth will be in-person at the Starlite Diner.
We may add some Dining Out meetings to provide in-person conversations.
NEXT MORNING MEETING:
Wednesday October 20, 2021 VIA ZOOM starting at 7:30 a.m. Join us after 7:15 a.m. Our program will be Priyanka Borpujari, Rotary Peace Fellow at Int'l discussing What to Pack on a 750-mile Walk Across India.
PROGRAM:
Program Chair, Ralph Witcher introduced Janice Kelsey, Co-Founder & Executive Director of Solar C.I.T.I.E.S. to Tell Us How To Get Free Fuel From Waste Using Local Materials.
GLOBALLY FOCUSED, WORKING LOCALLY - as a charity, Solar C.I.T.I.E.S. (Connecting Community Catalysts Integrating Technologies for Industrial Ecology Solutions) works to deliver biogas solutions where there is an existing interest. They coordinate with local partners in the US and around the world to build awareness about the many benefits of biogas fuel systems. They deliver biogas solutions in cities and rural communities around the world.
What we were to learn:
How to use an ancient technology to build biodigesters today
How to use Fuel and Fertilizer - the byproducts of biodigestion
How this knowledge saves lives globally
Biogas is a mixture of gases, primarily consisting of methane and carbon dioxide, produced from raw materials such as agricultural waste, manure, municipal waste, plant material, sewage, green waste or food waste. It is a renewable energy source.
A biodigester is a system that biologically digests organic material, either anaerobic (without oxygen ) or aerobically (with oxygen). Microbes and other bacteria break down organic materials in a biodigester. Most food, including fat, greases, and even animal manure, can be processed in a biodigester.
Janice showed a video that explained how a biogas can be produced from leftover food, vegetation and manure. She cited 3 applications in 3 countries.
One extremely important application of these techniques is for cooking, since there are no bad products of combustion when burning methane. These units could replace the use of very dirty and harmful coal products for cooking and save many lives.
Janice’s co-workers, Jody and John, also told us of biogas uses and its low cost -- if the unit is kept simple. John actually assembled a demonstration unit for us. He made some fuel and then let it burn with its clear blue flame so we saw it work.
CLOSING:
P-E John led us in reciting our motto “One profits most who serves best” and adjourned the meeting.
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