Rotary Club of Painesville โ Meeting Minutes
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Date: July 8, 2025
๐๐ Time: Meeting called to order at 12:19 PM
๐ฅ๐ฅMembers Present
Patrick Armstrong (Sergeant-at-Arms)
Lori Benjamin
Marc Burr
Abby DelaMotte
Sue Ellis
Jim Federico
Debbi Garafalo
Dan Garry (President)
Halle Graham
Ken Graham
Brian Kane
Christy Magyar (Secretary)
David McCall
John Miller
David Osborn
Christine Price
Anita Walters (Treasurer)
Lori Benjamin
Marc Burr
Abby DelaMotte
Sue Ellis
Jim Federico
Debbi Garafalo
Dan Garry (President)
Halle Graham
Ken Graham
Brian Kane
Christy Magyar (Secretary)
David McCall
John Miller
David Osborn
Christine Price
Anita Walters (Treasurer)
๐๐Guest
Guest welcome 5-year-old future Rotarian, Lincoln Cutler to the meeting! - watch out world, Rotaryโs next generation is coming in hot!
๐๐Opening
โข Prayer: Gracefully delivered by Marc Burr, bringing calm, gratitude, and just the right touch of divine energy ๐๐
โข Pledge of Allegiance: Led with pride by Abby DelaMotte, who put the united in United States
โข Prayer: Gracefully delivered by Marc Burr, bringing calm, gratitude, and just the right touch of divine energy ๐๐
โข Pledge of Allegiance: Led with pride by Abby DelaMotte, who put the united in United States
โข Song: A crowd favorite! Brian Kane knocked it out of the park with โTake Me Out to the Ball Gameโ โpeanuts, Cracker Jack, and all!
๐ธ๐ธ Happy Bucks / Sad Bucks
โข Dan โ Tossed in a happy buck full of parade pride! ๐๐As the float rolled by, he heard folks shouting โThank you for all you do!โ โ a true standing O for Rotary in action. We came, we waved, we conquered!
โข Marc โ PAW-sitively overjoyed to share that he welcomed his very first pup into the family a few months ago! ๐พ๐พAnd this isnโt just any good boy โ this future fur-therapist is training to be a therapy dog for a funeral home. Comfort on four legs, coming soon!
โข Marc โ PAW-sitively overjoyed to share that he welcomed his very first pup into the family a few months ago! ๐พ๐พAnd this isnโt just any good boy โ this future fur-therapist is training to be a therapy dog for a funeral home. Comfort on four legs, coming soon!
โ Queen of Spades
๐๐๐๐Big congrats to Jim Federico, our daily winner who pocketed a cool $21! ๐ฐ๐ฐ
But the Queen still lives on... hiding in the deck, waiting for her grand debut.
The total pot is now up to $196 and climbing โ so letโs keep those cards flipping and the excitement rolling!
๐ค๐คGuest Speaker Spotlight
- We were thrilled to welcome Caitlyn Stillisano from Lake County Soil and Water Conservation! Get
ready to dig into some fascinating insights on protecting our local environment. Weโre so glad to have her with us!
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Four-Way Test
Led by David McCall, stepping up to the mic ๐ค๐คโจ ๐
Led by David McCall, stepping up to the mic ๐ค๐คโจ ๐
Announcements๐ฃ๐ฃ :
Dan says... Donโt forget the Back-to-School Bash! We're teaming up with the Salvation Army to collect school supplies so every student starts the year feeling prepped and powerful! Think backpacks, notebooks, lunch boxes โ the essentials that help kids shine from day one! ๐๐โ๐๐
๐ ๐ First Board Meeting of the New Rotary Year Join us on July 17 as we kick off the year in style! Weโll put a bow on this yearโs success and dive into plans for next yearโs BIG fundraiser. Letโs dream big and serve even bigger!
A Huge Thank You for an Epic Mardi Gras Float! To everyone who helped make our Fairport float fabulous โ THANK YOU! ๐๐You brought the fun, the flair, and the Rotary pride. Itโs bittersweet to say goodbye to Fairport Mardi Gras after so many unforgettable years. ๐ญ๐ญ Special shoutout to Dave Osborne, who fondly remembers his first (and maybe not-so-legal) beer at the event. Ah, memories... ๐บ๐บ๐บ๐บ Thanks for the good times, Mardi Gras. Youโll always be part of our story.๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐ Next Meeting
๐๐ Tuesday, July 15th
๐๐ Location: Lake County History Center โ 415 Riverside Drive โ At the pavilion behind the barn if weather permits
๐๐ Tuesday, July 15th
๐๐ Location: Lake County History Center โ 415 Riverside Drive โ At the pavilion behind the barn if weather permits
๐๐ Speaker: Karen Zavarellaโ Crime Lab
๐ง๐ง Meeting adjourned at 1:05 PM
Respectfully submitted,
โ Christina Magyar, Secretary