The Sun Light   The Rotary Club of Georgetown – Sun City

www.clubrunner.ca/georgetownsuncity Club  Chartered:    October  24,  1997 April 7, 2015

 

 Service Above Self

Quote  of  the  Week        Women   must   try   to   do  things   as   men   have   tried.     If  they  fail,  their  failure  must  be  a  challenge  to  others.                                            Amelia    Earhart    Meeting    Order      (March  31)  Presiding                                      Bob  Elam  Prayer                                          Don  Kelley  Pledge                                Ginny  Wagner  4-­‐WayTest                                  Dick  Will    Guests  of  Rotarians  David  Oliver/Lou  Gibson  Steve  Bohnenkamp/D.  Lowe  Lionel  Dace/Bob  Elam  Cecilior    Ballou/G.  Olive  Mickie  Ross/speaker  Judy  Apel,  Susan  Snelson,  Marianne  Inman-­‐guests  of    Carolyn  Holloway    Last  Program(March  31)      Mickie  Ross,  the    director  of  the   Williamson   County    History  Museum,  was   given   a  nice   introduction   by   Carolyn  Holloway.        Mickie   spoke   about   the  upcoming   exhibit,   the   Civil  War   and   Williamson   County,  which   opens   April   24th.     Our  county   was   the   first   to   vote  not  to  secede  from  the  Union,  because   of   the   many    European  ethnic  groups  living  here.    

       Mickie   also   explained     the  many  programs  offered  by  the  museum.   Paid   memberships  pay   for   the   costs   of   these  programs.      Being   the   first   lady     of  Georgetown,   Mickie   works  actively    to  promote  our  city.        Happy  Bucks      ($70)        Many   members   were   happy  for  our    visiting    guests.    Rotarians  in  the  News        President  Bob  spoke  of   the  passing   of   fellow   Rotarian  Chuck  McKay.        George  Olive  celebrated  his  87thbirthday.        Granddaughter  Cecilior  spilled  the  beans.        Dick   and   Carol   Will   have  returned   from     a   four   week  trip  to  South  America.        After   getting   married   in  Hawaii,  Mike  Simon  returned  for  a  short  visit.        Membership  Matters      Lou   Gibson   spoke   of   why  our   small   club   should   be  proud   for     donating     over  $6000  to  Polio  Plus  this  year.    Raffle  Tickets      All   members   have   been  asked   to   volunteer   selling    tickets   one     Saturday   at   the  City  Market.      

   Important  Dates/  Events  April  18            District  Training  Conference    in  Killeen  May  1-­‐3  Joint  District  Rotary  Conference  in  San  Antonio  May   29   Second   Annual  Rotary  Dinner/Dance  June  7-­‐10      RI    Convention  in  Sao  Paulo,  Brazil  June  28-­‐July3    RYLA  Camp      Today’s  Program  April  7      Pat  Holland  from  the  Women’s   Assistance   League  will  be  our  speaker.      Future  Programs  April     14    Meeting   to   be   held  at   the  Legacy   Hills   Pavilion.  Bios    will  be  presented.  April      21          TBA  April      28          TBA  May            5      Meeting  to  be  held  at   the   Georgetown   Public  Safety  and  Operations  Center    Service  for  Chuck  McKay  Saturday,  April  18th  at  the    St.   Vincent   de   Paul   Catholic  Church  in  Austin,  located  at  9500  Neenah  (off  Parmer  Ln)    Visitation-­‐  9:30  in  Chapel    Rosary  -­‐          10:00  in  Chapel    Mass    -­‐                10:30  Church  Reception   afterwards   in   the  Parish  Activity  Center