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Club Meeting
March 12
ROTARY CLUB MINUTES,
Catonsville Sunrise – March
12, 2007
President George Brookhart
opened the meeting.
Eric Lamb, attorney and
businessman of the Frederick
Rotary Club, was again a
guest. He is thinking of
transferring membership.
Charter guest Alan Ray also
attended, as well as past
Catonsville Rotary member
Jackie Webster, a member of
a citizens’ group supporting
crime victims.
New Business:
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Work continues on the
Book Fair, which will be
held April 24 through
26, to include:
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Crime Seminar – CCBC,
the community college at
Catonsville, is holding
a Crime Seminar at the Q
Theater on April 15,
6:00 – 10:00 p.m.,
focusing on victims’
rights.
-
Taste of Catonsville – a
food tasting featuring
area restaurants will be
held at Rolling Road
Golf Club on April 21.
Cost is $35 (advance
tickets) or $40 (at the
door).
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Meeting Location –
Laurie, manager of Café
on the Grove, will
briefly address the club
later in the meeting.
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Bonds Meadow pregnancy
kits – the Club has
matched Joe Loverde’s
foundation challenge of
$250.00 for these kits.
Happy Dollars:
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Joe Loverde gave dollars
on behalf of
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1). the League of
Dreams Gala Awards
Dinner held recently
at the BWI Marriott
featuring retired
baseball player Cal
Ripken, and
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2). His foundation
will sponsor dinners
for the Westside
Shelter on
Wednesday, March 19.
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3). The Loverde
Foundation has been
invited to repeat
its Thanksgiving
Dinner for the
homeless at Spring
Grove next year, due
to the great success
of the past year’s
feast.
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Brent Tolbert-Smith gave
dollars
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1). As a fine for
losing the notes on
which to base last
week’s meeting
minutes;
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2). The success of
son Martin’s
performance in his
new food service job
in the cafeteria at
Voice of America in
Washington, D.C.
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Russ Witzke gave a
dollar in honor of the
opening of the new
Gourmet Restaurant
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Alan Ray gave a dollar
in honor of ongoing
small business activity
in Catonsville.
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Larry Aaronson gave a
dollar in honor of
another successful
Women’s Expo, which
attracted more than
2,000 guests.
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Eric Lamb gave dollars
in honor of the meal his
family enjoyed at the
Gourmet Restaurant over
the weekend and his
joining of the
Catonsville Sunrise
Rotary Club.
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Alan Ray gave a dollar
to speak of N.Y. Gov.
Elliot Spitzer.
Speaker:
Capt. John Spiroff,
Commanding Officer of
Precinct 1, Wilkins Station,
in Catonsville, Baltimore
County Police Department.
50-50 Drawing: Joe
Loverde won the drawing.
The meeting was closed by
President George Brookhart.
Submitted by Brent
Tolbert-Smith, Assistant
Scribe, 3-17-08
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Board
Meeting March 18
George Brookhart called
the meeting to Order
early at the Café On The
Grove.
President’s Report:
Due to other
commitments, George is
unable to chair the
September 5K race this
year. A bid was received
from one company to
manage the race for
$6800, too much expense
at present. St. Agnes
would like to help with
the 5K; but, they don’t
want to take the lead.
In short, a Leader is
needed.
Treasurer’s Report:
Richard provided a
Balance Sheet as of
3/19/08 showing total
Liabilities and Assets
of $253.46 and a Profit
& Loss Statement for the
Club for the period
7/1/07 thru 3/19/08. In
addition, Richard
provided a Balance Sheet
as of 3/19/08 for our
Foundation showing
$21,398.45, $12,000 of
which is earmarked for
CEAN. In addition a
profit & Loss Statement
was provided for the
Foundation for the
period 7/1/07 thru
3/19/08. We’ve been
moving some cash. The
Board reviewed a
Preliminary Financial
Report for the 2008 Bull
Roast and related
documents. This year’s
results were discussed
along with tentative
plans for next year. The
recession has adversely
impacted sponsorships,
ticket and Silent
Auction sales.
VanderVort Report:
See Bruce’s excellent
email (also
below) describing
the Book Festival [SELL
tickets, bring wine,
donate used books,
identify sponsors], and
the July 2009 trip to
Bani, the Springhouse
Nature trail at The
Children’s Home.
Announcements: The
Children’s Home is
having a walk on
5/3/08.
Respectfully
submitted, Susan Souder,
Secretary
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Club Meeting
March 19
ROTARY CLUB MINUTES, Catonsville
Sunrise – March 19, 2007
Susan Souder was greeter; Cal
Oren provided inspiration.
President George Brookhart
opened the meeting.
15 members were present –
Charter Guest Alan Ray attended
Old Business:
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George Brookheart announced
the Taste of Catonsville,
with tickets available 10
for @25.
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Joe Loverde announced the
Bonds Meadow Rotary sent a
thank you note for the $250
the club gave for pregnancy
kits for underdeveloped
countries
New Business:
-
Work continues on the Book
Fair, which will be held
April 24 through 26, to
include:
-
Crime Seminar – CCBC, the
community college at
Catonsville, is holding a
Crime Seminar at the Q
Theater on April 15, 6:00 –
10:00 p.m., focusing on
victims’ rights.
-
Taste of Catonsville – a
food tasting featuring area
restaurants will be held at
Rolling Road Golf Club on
April 21. Cost is $35
(advance tickets) or $40 (at
the door).
-
Meeting Location – Laurie,
manager of Café on the
Green, will briefly address
the club later in the
meeting.
-
Bonds Meadow pregnancy kits
– the Club has matched Joe
Loverde’s foundation
challenge of $250.00 for
these kits.
Happy Dollars:
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Cal Oren gave dollars for
UMBC’s men’s basketball
team, the Retrievers,
placing in the national
basketball tournament.
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Susan Souder gave dollars in
appreciation of a case on
mold settling.
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Larry Aaronson gave dollars
for the first birth of a
granddaughter and for the
coming of a Mexican
restaurant to Catonsville.
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George Brookhart gave
dollars for a son expecting
George’s 6th
grandchild (who thought
George was so old?)
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Karen Paris gave dollars in
appreciation of CCBC’s
spring break.
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Bruce Vandervort gave
dollars on behalf of the
upcoming Book Festival.
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Brent
Tolbert-Smith gave dollars
in appreciation of arriving
back from Washington in time
for breakfast after
delivering son Martin to
Voice of America for his
cafeteria job.
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Richard Hiteshew gave
dollars to talk about the
caution people should use
re-financing and getting
home improvement loans
currently due to the great
need of lenders for liquid
funds
Speaker: Lee
Martin, scion of the founders of
the Martin’s Food Store chain in
western Maryland, spoke about
“Action Coaching”, his business
advising small businesses how to
improve their profitability. He
emphasized that marketing leads
to conversion rates and sales,
profits and higher profit
margins..
50-50 Drawing: Susan
Souder not only won the drawing,
but the bonus pot as well..
The meeting was closed by
President George Brookhart.
Submitted by Brent
Tolbert-Smith, Assistant Scribe,
3-24-08
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Report for the Club Meeting
3-26-2008
Book Festival
The Catonsville Book Festival is
a month away. Even though the
Rotary Club is no longer the
leading organization behind the
event, there is plenty for us to
do to assist in the event and
there are proceeds to be enjoyed
for our Dictionary Project.
For a successful event, we can
assist in the following ways:
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Sell tickets to the Authors’
Wine & Cheese Reception (we
hope that each club member
can sell at least two
tickets ($20 each). More
tickets are available – just
send me an email to request
more.
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Donate used books – a bin
has been set up at Sam’s
Club (Ingleside Avenue and
Baltimore National Pike) to
collect used books. The
first box of books was
delivered today!
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We can also use bottles of
wine for the Authors’
Reception. We can bring
donations to Rotary or drop
them off at the Library.
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We will need volunteers for
Friday night (April 25th)
and Saturday (April 26th).
With more volunteers – the
shifts should be shorter.
We’ll have a sign-up sheet
later in April.
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For next year – we need a
liaison from Rotary to work
with the Friends of the
Catonsville Library.
Bani Trip
It is time to start some serious
planning for the July trip to
Bani. We should start looking
for the best fares for airline
tickets. Our target time is the
weekend of July 11th.
We will soon need commitments
from those who would like to
make the trip. It will be a
select few because of limited
funds. We will continue to work
with the Bani club to develop
the project and schedules.
The Children’s Home Community
Walk
The Children’s Home is
conducting a Community Walk for
Children and Families on
Saturday May 3rd. We
are looking for teams to walk
courses around Catonsville to
raise money for the Home. It is
just one week after the Book
Festival.
Suggestion: We could donate
$100. Anyone who would like to
walk (up to five members) can do
so. (We have not made any
financial donation to the Home
this year).
Bruce
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Club Meeting
March 26
ROTARY CLUB MINUTES, Catonsville
Sunrise – March 26, 2008
Cal Oren was greeter; Susan
Souder provided inspiration.
President George Brookhart
opened the meeting.
12 members were present
Happy Dollars:
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Richard Hiteshew gave $5.00
for his son Paul’s
successful relocation to
Orlando, wife Tony’s
recovery from eye surgery,
no sign of diabetes in his
retina, his daughter’s trip
to Florida and Larry
Aaronson’s increasing wealth
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Larry Aaronson gave dollars
for Spring Break, the new
Mexican restaurant (one of
the “10 best in Baltimore”)
in Catonsville, and for Tony
putting up with Richard.
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Ed Hozman gave dollars for
the Meyerhoff Speakers
Center (heard Frank McCord
on Ireland)
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Cal Oren gave dollars for
the successful season of the
UMBC men’s basketball team,
ending up in the NCAA
tournament.
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Steve Arum gave dollars for
winning his bet with Cal
Oren on the basketball team.
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Eric Lamb gave dollars for
his transfer to the
Catonsville Sunrise Rotary
from the Frederick club.
Club Meeting:
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Richard Hiteshew gave the
Treasurer’s Report on the
Feb. 23, 2008 Bull Roast,
which fell short of last
year’s success, but finished
well in the black, which is
a success in an otherwise
lean economic year.
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Richard said there is $8200
in the Rotary Foundation
account and $1138 in the
club account.
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Cal Oren introduced the
roster of rising club
officers.
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George Brookhart spoke about
the Book Festival April
24-26.
50-50 Drawing: Richard
Hiteshew won the drawing.
The meeting was closed by
President George Brookhart.
Submitted by Brent
Tolbert-Smith, Assistant
Scribe,4-01-08
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