November 16, 2023
Meeting Summary
Presiding: Randi Downham
Meeting Room setup/takedown and general problem solving: Tom Mangan & Team
Inspiration:
Professor’s Quote: Ollie Walter
Foundation Flash:
Introduction of Guests: Hanna Eslinger
Guests: Joe Steiner introduced prospective member, Shannon Polk; Jan Lawrence introduced former exchange student, Juliette Robert; Terry Moss introduced prospective member, Christine Covello; Christina Kuzmych introduced Walter Clapp.
Visiting Rotarians:
Junior Rotarians/RYLA/Young RYLA/Exchange Students: Noah and Kaiha
Rotaract/Interact Students:
Humor:
Foundation Drawing: The Club won $10 with $211 in the jackpot.
O’Dwyers Drawing: Jerry Gruber
Announcements:
- President Randi Downham provided an update on club goals:
- Membership goal is complete at 84 members
- Member engagement goal with service projects is ongoing. We need 25 members to participate. So far we have 10.
- For new member sponsors, the club wanted to expand to 3 and has met this goal.
- We are looking for 1 more person to go to District Conference in 2024.
- Additional donations are needed to make the $4,500 annual fund goal. We are at $1,360.
- There have been 2 service projects; we need 6.
- Attendance was down slightly in October.
- Dave Hansen asked the club to volunteer to help at the greeting table.
- Caitlin White announced that the club will be hosting youth exchange ski weekend in February. The club has graciously agreed to provide $500 toward the event. More details to come.
- Terry Moss reminded the club that we are the United Way of Albany County campaign chair. We would like 100% engagement from all Rotarians.
- Murray Schroeder announced that the Christmas Family service project is coming up. The club passed the can and raised over $300!
- Holiday party details will be provided by email.
Upcoming Programs:
- Dec. 7: Visit Laramie, Scott Larson
- Dec. 14: Youth Exchange, Marianna
Rotarian of the Week: Terry Moss & Doug Faus for the Breakfast with Santa upcoming event.
Rotarian of the Month: John Evans
Songs: Juliette & Jan sang a beautiful duet!
Program: Wyoming Public Media, Kaila Kudelska
Introduction: Christina Kuzmych
Kamila Kudelska is replacing Bob Beck at Wyoming Public Radio. She gave an overview of the newsroom.
There are five fulltime reporters across the state. Coverage includes natural resources, tribal affairs, rural news, Mountain West news, and around Wyoming. There are a couple parttime reporters and a podcast producer.
Each report does three short stories or spots each week with 1 minute of news. These are very local. They also do features that discuss different topics in a fair, relevant, and Wyoming-centric way.
WPR collaborators with organizations across communities and reporters collaborate as well. Solutions Journalism is more positive news that looks at a problem and sees how it can be solved. America Amplified is radio across the country with the hope of engaging more with the audience. They will also be doing pop up news on different issues and finding feedback.
Response: Anna Cramer
‘Response: The Rotary Club of Laramie will make a donation to the public library children’s book fund in the speaker’s name.
NOTE: We Do Not Donate a Book!
Rotary 4-way test
Of the things we think, say, or do:
•Is it the Truth?
•Is it Fair?
•Will it build Good Will and
Better Friendships?
•Will it be Beneficial to All
Concerned?
The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
•FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
•SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
•THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life;
•FOURTH. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
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Spoke Editor: Caitlin White, 307-630-1965, cwhite@acplwy.org