01/08/2026
Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor
Jan. 15 – Bottoms Up Diaper Bank – Andrea Drumm
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Presiding: President Rob Radcliff
Greeter: Sr. Monica Justinger
Pianist: Anita Wilson
Invocation: Jim Rogers
Song Leader: Rick Rawlins: Auld Lang Syne & Rotary Will Go Round the World
Attendees: Blanton, Brown, C.Chamberlain, Hill, Dreisbach, Droste, Duvall, Foster, Hedges, Hooks, Horning, Justinger, Lambert, Lanman, Logan, Mabe, Maroscher, Mavis, McCrady, McNemar, G.Montgomery, Neff, Poling, Radcliff, Rawlins, Reitano, Rhodes, Riegel, Robinson, Searls, Sneed, Spangler, B.Tootle, I.Webb, D.Webb, Weller, White, Wilson, D.Wolfe, R.Wolfe
Visiting Rotarians: Jim Rogers from Logan; Sunrise: Krista Bower, AG Jan Shannon
Students: from Circleville, Emily Walker introduced Auri and Madison
Club Announcements:
- Bonus Community Kitchen: Monday, Jan. 12th
- Rotary exchange group from Brazil will be in town Jan. 12-15th. After Hours Wednesday, Pizza Cottage – 5pm-7pm
- Voting on slate of officers for terms beginning July 2026: Connie Chamberlain, Pres.; John Lambert, Pres-Elect; Daryl Wolfe, Exec. Secretary; David Crawford, Secretary; Ellery Elick, Treasurer; Tom Duvall, Jim Reitano new board members. VOTE: approved unanimously
- Missi Rhodes to fill the remaining board term for Paula Routt who transferred to Sunrise
- Voting on updates to by-laws. Minor changes to language and duty of officers. VOTE: unanimously approved
- Thank you to following members who helped Dec. 22nd community kitchen: Bob McCrady, Warren Spangler, John & Traci Lambert, Gary & Sandy Montgomery, Betsy Weller and family, Tony & Vickie Robinson. 163 meals served.
- Euchre tournament Feb. 27th, 6-9 pm at Rhoadhouse 56
- Jan. 13th – noon at Watt St. board meeting
- Jan. 24th – Dueling Piano’s – Sunrise Rotary fundraiser for Inspiration Station. Held at Amvets 5:30pm with dinner. Tickets are on Eventbrite or from Sunrise member
Scholarship Drawing: Tony Robinson won $24, but did not find the bean for $1,323!
Program: Jim Rogers, District Polio Plus chair
- In last 40 years with $2.1 Billion and countless volunteer hours – Rotary has been a part of preventing over 16 million cases of polio
- $1 Billion annually is needed to vaccinate 370 million children
- Ways to get involved are Polio Plus Society-pledging $100/year; 125 Club (we have 16 members currently) donation $100 Foundation and $25 Polio Plus
- District thanks Circleville Rotary for last year’s contribution of over $5,700 which equates to 28,679 children vaccinated
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The Presidential charity is Soldiers Monumental Society – caring for the graves of our service men and women