Laurie Harrison was the Rotarian of the Day who explained that we would be assigned to Break Out Rooms for approximately 20 minutes. There we would discuss what we all had in common, what we’ve learned in the last year, and what we see for the future. We would start with the following:
- Name
- Where you live
- Occupation
- Family
- Something you’ve done during Covid
- What you’re excited about for the summer
The consensus is that the small groups were successful. Even though we weren’t in person, it felt more personal (like sitting at our tables in Scope). We all miss the comradery and look forward to being together when it’s safe. Some Rotarians are looking forward to retiring, seeing family, and traveling. Since this was such a success, President Jim will look to see if we can’t find a way to do small breakouts before meetings in the future.
The Meeting:
President Jim Kitz called the meeting to order at 12:30. We were led in song by Bob Heely with “What a Wonderful World” and “America the Beautiful” followed by "The Four-Way Test." There were no guests today.
Sharon Laderberg gave the invocation and the Visitation Report was given by Joe Massey who had nothing to report but asked the club if they knew of any Rotarians who were ill and could use a call from his committee. President Jim reported that Ann Morgan was back in the hospital in ICU.
Club Business:
We were delighted to have Bill Moore and Lorna Cochrane join us along with Executive Director, Brenda Gibbs from the Hunton YMCA. Bill showed us the new flat-screen TV in the library (and there is one in the Board Room) along with the 6 new HP tablets. The Hunton YMCA has 70-80 students who need to Zoom and connect to their classes to do their work. Bill let us know that they are still working to improve the internet connection.
President Jim was happy to announce that we have a new member of our Rotary Club, Donald Dohmann. His sponsor, Lauren Kiger introduced Don. Donald, and Laura Dohmann moved to Norfolk in June 2020 as the area commander for The Salvation Army. They have served in many areas, including New Bern, NC, Gastonia NC, Lynchburg, VA, and Richmond, VA. Don let us know that everywhere he has served, he has joined Rotary. Don and Laura have 2 daughters, Erin and Morgan. He looks forward to getting to know us all. Don’s mentor will be President Jim Kitz.
President Jim asked that we update and fill out as much information on ClubRunner as possible. If we should need help, please call Lisa Barnes. Also, if you have not paid your dues, please do so. President Jim and Jeff Wells will be making calls to those members with dues outstanding.
Walt Sobczyk gave us an update on last weekend’s service project at St. Paul’s distribution center. Rotarians spent approximately 4 hours packing food and groceries. Once they were done packing, they distributed the food to needy households. The next service project will be on April 22nd at the FoodBank. They need 8 volunteers. You can sign up on our website or call Walt. There will be another service project at the FoodBank in May and in June, it’s “Clean the Bay” day. More information to follow.
School of the Week: St. Helena Elementary School
Happy Bucks:
President Jim Kitz paid some Happy Bucks in honor of Cy Grandy who has been absent but is present on Zoom for this zoom meeting.