President Brandon opened the meeting at 12:00 noon explaining that we were changing the order of events a bit by having the business meeting first then enjoy lunch and fellowship afterward.  Brandon led the pledge and prayer.
 
ATTENDANCE: 36 of our 80 members were in attendance which represents 45% of our membership.  We had 9 guests including 5 students of the month; Ross Hockenberry, guest of Mike Kelly; Savannah Albright, guest of Mark Albright; Chad Myers, and Matthew Connors both guests of Mike Hockenberry.
 
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH: The 5 students present each told us what they learned from their experience at Rotary over the past month.
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 
     Peg Sennett - presented Craig Aiello with his clock signifying years of membership.
                         - shared that there is a method to send money to tornado relief in Kentucky which she outlined in an email sent to us this week and copied below.
announcement-12-21.pdf
 
   
PROGRAM: We heard from SouthWestern S.D.music director earlier this week that they were forced to cancel their holiday performance today due to the numbers of students who are ill.  This was disappointing news as we always enjoy these programs however we certainly understand the situation.  We wish that all the students and staff get well soon and have a very Merry Christmas!
 
In place of our regular program, we thoroughly enjoyed fellowship time with our lunch.
 
We wish that everyone has a wonderful holiday and experiences the true joys and meaning of Christmas!
 
NEXT WEEK'S PROGRAM:   THERE IS NO MEETING NEXT TUESDAY DEC 28 DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS!  HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
 
PROGRAM FOR TUESDAY JAN 4, 2022:  SHANNA HOLLICH ROTARY CLASSIFICATION SPEECH