Food Pantry Grant Request Approved This past week we were alerted by the District that there was about $21,000 in unused matching grant funds still available, and grant requests would be considered for the leftovers until Nov 6. Several club members worked on different ideas and options in the last few days to take advantage of the opportunity, and that culminated Tuesday morning in approval to grant $1,000 to a new 24-hour food pantry at the ERDL. Our grant will hopefully be matched by the district for a total of $2,000.    This is a great example of people who care coming together and making something happen.    Fundraising Campaign Ed is still reminding us that the fundraising campaign is active, and we are still working toward funding our activities for this year. Personally, I am still looking for the fruits of some seeds I've planted, and although it would be great to have everything accounted for now, some of these take a little longer, and that's ok. I'm hoping my efforts will pay off well, and I know we can afford to be patient.   So, if you still have opportunities hanging out there, or you just haven't gotten your contacts done yet, no problem, take some time and make it happen. And thank you all for supporting the club.    Tradition Reminder As we near the end of this election cycle, it's a good time to remind ourselves that Rotary has a tradition of not endorsing or promoting candidates for public office at club meetings. While, of course, we often have elected officials as members, and it's fine to invite elected officials or those running for office as guests, Rotary has avoided mixing our purpose of doing good in the community with any position on candidates for office or ballot proposals.      Officers for 2024-2025 President - Dale Gehman President Elect - Ed Boettcher President Nominee - Doug VanCura Secretary - Julia Pollister-Amos Treasurer - Laura Savoie   Upcoming Meetings     November 5 - Networking November 12 - Peter Lane, Exec Dir of Legacy Aviation Learning Center November 19 - Open November 26 - Off for Thanksgiving? December 3 -

Meeting Responsibilities    Morning Meeting Chair  Ed Boettcher Greeter   George Seifried Sargent At Arms Mel Matchett Reflection Quote Paul Fitzpatrick Happy Dollars Ed Boettcher President's Message Apparently it was obvious at this past week's meeting that the shorter days, pitch dark mornings at 7am, and watching the end of the Monday Night Football games are catching up with many of our members. It was so obvious, actually, that we had an impromptu discussion about changing the morning meeting time to perhaps 7:30am or 8:00am. I, too, was still bleary eyed, and a bit of a later start is appealing.  This is a question that should be discussed, and, honestly, it needs to reviewed periodically anyhow to insure that we're doing the best for the club overall. With that in mind, we will be putting out a survey of sorts asking for member's input on potentially adjusting our meeting time, perhaps for the winter season. Stay tuned for updates here.   2024-2025 is the 75th Anniversary Year of our club.  We plan to have snippets of history shared with members and some creative activities.