This Week in

President Jerry Weber gave a resounding ring of the bell again to call the Rotary Club meeting to order on Wednesday, April 3rd. He will be lucky if someone doesn’t make that bell disappear someday.

The club members sang a blessing for the meal as none of our Rotarian pastors were present. Dave Isebrands and Ken Cotton led the singing of He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands in lieu of piano accompaniment.

Dave Isebrands returned to the podium to give a Rotary Membership Minute on putting wheelchairs together and distributing them. Hope Haven based out of Northwest Iowa began over a cup of coffee. The group envisioned a future full of possibilities for children in their community with disabilities and were determined to bring their ideas to life. After years of dedication and uphill battles, Hope Haven opened its doors to eleven children in 1964. They have grown and adapted, expanding in both services and scope. Today, they are present in over 30 counties in Iowa and Minnesota, and their International Ministries impacts the lives of people in 108 countries.

They recently partnered with the Rotary Club of Bariad and Hope Haven of Romania. They need team members to join them in Romania on May 6-15 to help with a wheelchair distribution. They currently have a team of four or five and need at least four more to join them. The appeal was sent out to all the Rotary Clubs in District 5610 of which Wagner, SD is a member.

Sergeant at Arms Craig Krsnak apologized for being heavy handed the last two weeks with fines and thereby declared he was going to “be easy” this Wednesday. Sec/ Treas. Patty Frei reported the results for the third quarter as 32 misses for the Henke Team and only 19 misses for the Frei Team. $18.00 was collected bringing the Queen of Hearts pot up to $508.00.

Rachel Doom held the lucky ticket and pulled a 6 of Hearts. President Weber read a letter from the Rotary International Float Committee asking for donations for the Rose Parade Rotary Float. It was a consensus to pass the hat at the next meeting for donations for this worthy endeavor. Rotarian Kathe Henke was called up to the Executive Table to receive her Paul Harris + three stones pin. Kathe received a round of applause for this award.

Rotarian Francis Doom took the podium to give a special program on the Rotary By-Laws. The Wagner Club recently agreed that with nine new members in the recent past, it would be to everyone’s benefit to read and discuss the club’s bylaws and procedures for members. Francis began by reading the four objects of Rotary:

1—The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service.

2—High ethical standards in business and professions: the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations and the dignifying by each Rotarian of his occupation as an opportunity to serve society.

3—The application of the Ideal of Service by every Rotarian to his personal business and community life.

4—The advancement of international understanding, good will and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional men united in the Ideal of Service.

The worth of a Rotary Club is measured by the degree in which each individual member puts the Ideal of Service into everyday practice in his business and in his community life. The Rotary Ideal of Service must be translated by putting the theory of service into practice. A Rotarian is expected to translate the aims of Rotary into activity that is plain for all to see.

It is an unwritten rule in Rotary that when a member is asked to serve on a committee, he accepts his appointment willingly and does his best to fulfill his committee’s activities. The Rotarian who gets the greatest good out of his Rotary membership is the one who accepts his appointment as one of opportunity and does his best to service efficiently. Serving together with fellow Rotarians promotes closer association with members and that sparks enthusiasm in the entire club.

Every Rotarian should ask himself the following questions: Are we taking an active personal interest in our community as a group of families and people whose welfare is a matter of common interest?

Are we studying our community’s needs and problems, and how Attendance Team. In lieu of a regular program we will continue our discussion on the By-Laws specifically involving new membership and meeting attendance.

The Club adjourned with the singing of My Country Tis of Thee. to meet and solve them?

Are we supporting and being active in civic, educational, patriotic, and vocational service?

Our next meeting will be Wednesday, April 10th and it will be our steak courtesy of the Henke