Findlay Rotary Meetings - Mondays at 11:45 am

"GO DEVIL" - Weekly Club Newsletter
Monday, May 21, 2012 Edition

Schedule changes

There will be FIVE Monday meetings moving to Tuesday this year.

June 12

July 10

July 24

August 7

September 11

Please make a note of these changes.

There will be NO meetings for these holidays in 2012:

May 28 , 2012 – Memorial Day

September 3, 2012 – Labor Day

December 24, 2012 Christmas Eve

December 31, 2012 New Year's Eve

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President’s Welcome

 

Welcome to the Findlay Rotary Club website. We are pleased that you are visiting and we look forward to sharing with you all the initiatives, projects, and goals that we Rotarians will be supporting during our 2011-2012 Rotary Year. Please also join us on FaceBook.

During our 2011-2012 Rotary Year, our Club will continue to support the local and international work of Rotary. Our Rotary International theme provided by President Kaylan Banajee of India is “Reach Within to Embrace Humanity.”

If you have questions about our club feel free to contact us either by e-mail or phone.

 

Greg Hull – President, Findlay Rotary Club

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Rotary Golden Apple Award
the symbol of teaching excellence

Nominations for 2011/2012 Golden Apple Award are now closed.

Thank you for participating in this year’s Golden Apple Award nomination process.

During the 22nd Annual Golden Apple Awards Luncheon held on Monday, May 7, 2012 at Winebrenner Seminary the following teachers were selected to join the Golden Apple Academy as 2011/2012 Finalists.

Michelle Franks - Bigelow Hill Intermediate

Shelly Gilbert - Donnell Middle School

Lisa McIntosh - Van Buren High School

Congratulations to all of this year's Finalists and Semi-Finalists, you truly are the 'best of the best'!

The 2012/2013 Golden Apple Awards process will begin in August 2012, start thinking now who should be nominated for this distinguished award and come back in August to nominate them!

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Findlay Rotary Club Rotathalon

Special thanks to event coordinator, Mike Lewis and his team captains as the inaugural bi-annual Findlay Rotary Club ROTATHALON was held on Saturday, September 10, 2011. The day began with a 7:00 breakfast at Brugeman Lodge followed by the events at 8:00. Events include a 5K run, 15K biking, canoeing, golf, and baton run to the finish line. Lunch followed the event with an awards ceremony. Net proceeds will support The Hancock County Agency on Aging.

Congratulations to the inaugural Findlay Rotary Club ROTHATHALON winners:

              1st place - Team Seager All-Stars

              2nd place - Team Darrach Findlay United FC

              3rd place - Team Lewis Phenomenal

 

Shooting for Charity Event

The Findlay Rotary Club's Grover Rutter and his committee organized the inaugural Pistol Shoot for Charity event that was held on Saturday, September 24, 2011. Net proceeds will go to The Hancock County Agency on Aging which provides meals and other essential services aiding senior citizens in our community.

Congratulations to the inaugural Pistol Shoot for Charity winners:

          First place: James Barnhart, scoring 391 points

        Second place: Wendy Frost, scoring 383 points

        Third place: Dr. Mark Kirk, scoring 381 points

        Fourth place: Grove Rutter, scoring 380 points

Seventeen (17) charities were awarded checks from the two fundraising events during the Monday, October 31, 2011 club meeting at The Findlay Country Club.