Date: January 11, 2023
President Daniel Gibbs called the Club meeting to order. Nakisha Carr led the club in the invocation. Daniel led the pledge of allegiance and the recitation of the 4-Way Test.
Announcements
None.
Junior Rotarians
Eric Ward introduced each of our Junior Rotarians for January. They are Emanuel Rivera, Haiden Constant, Jeremiah Kagan, and Himani Prajapati. Each student had a chance to speak and to introduce their parents/family members. They were all presented with certificates by the club.
15 members, 9 guests, for a total of 24, were present.
Magazine Report
Emmett Hudgins presented this month’s magazine report. There was an article by Jennifer Jones and several articles that dealt with the importance of connections. Connecting young people with older folks has benefits for both groups. Loneliness is becoming a global health problem that has implications for physical health. There was an article about efforts to grow coral reefs using solar powered electrical energy. Another article discussed efforts to help Afghan refugees. The Rotary Community Corps works to help their communities when help is needed. More than 100,000,000 cell phones are discarded annually in the United States. There was an article that Emmett encouraged us to read about Salonika (Thessaloniki) in Greece. It was the home to a large Jewish population that was forced from Spain in 1492. Later on the population was nearly wiped out by the Germans during the holocaust and German occupation in 1942-1943.
Guests
Emanuel Rivera, Junior Rotarian
Maria Rivera, Parent
Haiden Constant, Junior Rotarian
Eric Faulkner, Parent
Brecklyn Faulkner, Parent
Jeremiah Kagan, Junior Rotarian
Tresa Kagan, Parent
Himani Prajapati, Junior Rotarian
Alpa Prajupati, Parent