Today's Chairman: President John Healy, with Pledge of Allegiance; National Anthem; Rotary Four Way Test

Invocation:  Walt Pickut  

Visiting Rotarians and Guests:  Aaron Wadin, CEO of the UCANN Mission and Marilyn Fiore-Lehman

Announcements:  

Volunteers needed to sign up to sell 50/50 tickets.

4/29 - JCC Exchange students have invited our club to join them for a picnic and hike at Allegheny State Park at 2:00PM 

5/2 – DEI Hybrid meeting 12PM at CRCF

5/4 – Club Training 

5/5 – Vision Committee Hybrid mtg 12PM at CRCF

5/6 – Club Training

5/8 – Books N Bibs Fundraiser ticket raffle drawing 

5/10 – Rotary Readers at Bush ES read Charlotte’s Web (5/10, 5/12, 5/15, 5/17, 5/23)

5/13 – Battle of the Books (Jackson Center)

5/20 – Hands on Jamestown – River Bike Path Cleanup

Vince Horrigan, Mike Roberts and Tim Edborg will be heading up planning for a New and Improved ROTARY AUCTION next spring with a goal of $20,000 plus

Max Eimiller is involved in a mini golf competition – ask him for more info

Joah will address the Club next Monday. Our Club will welcome a boy from Brazil next fall who will be staying in the Southwestern School district. WE NEED MORE HOST FAMILIES!

50/50 DRAWING – DEWEY JONES WON $53!

Happy Bucks were paid by Sharon Hamilton, Becky Robbins, Dewey Jones, Mark Olson, Jim Smith, Jim Guminia, Amy Roehler, Sue Jones and Max Eimiller.

Emily Cama (Joah’s first host mother) and Rita Freeborough were inducted into membership in our illustrious club!

Rita, sponsored by Diana Meckley, is rejoining the Club. She was born and raised in Pittsburgh. She met her future husband Boyd in 1982. He was in ROTC Navy while attending Penn State as did Rita. Boyd served for 22 years and lived all over our beautiful country. Rita pursued her Master of Education while they lived in Jacksonville, FL. She majored in Guidance Counseling with a specialty of Career Counseling. She offered career counseling in a variety of settings with individuals of diverse backgrounds. She was president of the National Employment Counseling Association, conducting presentations and workshops all over the country. She is retired now and continues to enjoy traveling having lost her husband two years ago. She is ready to give back to people and the community who have given her tremendous support.

Rita has signed up for the Vocational Committee so far.

Jim Smith was Emily Cama’s sponsor, who welcomed Joah into her home for his first 3 months in this country. Emily is a native of Chautauqua County and a graduate of Sherman High School and Grove City College. She went on to teach 5^th grade in Denver, CO but eventually moved home to Chautauqua County with her husband who is a teacher at Lincoln Elementary School. Emily was a domestic CEO until 2019 when she earned her real estate license and became a full-time employee of ERA in addition to teaching a fitness class at the YMCA. The Camas are the parents of four children.