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                       Girdwood Rotary Club (31180)

July 7, 2005

The meeting was called to order by Acting President Chuck May at approximately 7:15 pm with Gene Bjornstad leading the Pledge of Allegiance followed by Chuck May offering the following from Ralph Waldo Emerson as an inspirational message.

To laugh often and much;

To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;

To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;

To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;

To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.

This is to have succeeded.

Members present are listed in the table below.  No guests were present.

Announcements:

·       President David Alexander will return on July 23.  There will be a BOD meeting following the regular meeting on the 23rd.

·       The Forest Fair Daylodge parking beverage sale net proceeds were $141.27.  The contribution from the Forest Fair Committee will be in several months and is estimated to be from $1000 to $2000, depending on the profitability of the Fair.

·       Gerry (Gary) Underhill from the Delphi, Indiana Rotary Club and his wife, Fay, stopped by the Forest Fair Daylodge parking lot and, to our surprise, donated the car he had bought to drive to Alaska to our Rotary Club.  Gene picked up the car yesterday, July 7^th.

·       Senator Stevens and the Postmaster General agreed that there should be a bulletin board for public use at the new Post Office.  Larry Daniels suggested that we seize the opportunity to publicize the Girdwood Rotary Club by sponsoring the bulletin board.  A committee was formed consisting of Ron Burson, Ken Hatch, Ginny Grupp, Jody Liddicoat and Larry Daniels to follow up on this as soon as possible.

·       A committee to explore the best way to dispose of the car donated by the Underhill’s was formed consisting of George McCoy, Gene Bjornstad, Larry Daniels, Diana Livingston and Chuck Dorius.

·       Ken Osuna will have a program of speakers beginning with the August month.  In the meantime, if anyone has ideas for speakers for July, please contact Ken.

·       Diana Livingston observed that even though we had not had meals at this meeting, we had still lost about $36 due to the cost of the meeting room ($100) and the number of members in attendance.  After a discussion of possible solutions, a committee consisting of Diana Livingston, Kerry Dorius and Jody Liddicoat was formed to get input from all members and present the options available back to the members at a future meeting – possibly as early as next week.

·       Ginny Grupp reported on the progress of the Bird to Gird Bike Ride on July 29 and distributed pamphlets and flyers to those present for posting in high profile areas. 

o      Public service announcements will be made by KUEL along with other broadcasters soon and the Turnagain Times will have an article in the issue due out this week. 

o      The finish line will be at the Forest Service Cabin in Girdwood.

o      Refreshments have already been provided from those left over from the recent TAHC Fun Run event.

o      Kerry Dorius will get fruit slices for the event.

o      Diana Livingston will get a banner for the event.

o      The brochure information is on the http://girdwoodrotary.org web site but some of our members are having difficulty accessing the web site.  Hopefully, this will be resolved soon.

o      We are awaiting the check from the Municipality – it’s been promised.

o      People mover will provide service for the event.

o      The deadline for pre-registration is July 18^th.

o      Registration on the morning of the event will be from 9 am until the event starts, plus.

o      Ginny needs volunteers to do sweeps of the course.  Ken Hatch and Jen Esterl volunteered for the sweeps..

o      We need to set aside an evening to paint signs for the event.

o      Phil Livingston and Ron Burson will provide 3 tables for the registration, etc.

o      Ginny has done a marvelous job of organizing this event with a lot of work on her part.  Please help her out by also volunteering your time and talents.  Contact Ginny at 783-1245 with information on when and where you can volunteer.

 With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 8 pm.