11/20/2025
Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor
Nov. 27 – No Meeting – Happy Thanksgiving!
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Presiding: President Rob Radcliff
Invocation: Brenna Gibson
Greeter: Brenna Gibson
Piano: Anita Wilson
Song Leader: Jayme Fountain selected “Get Together”, “America”
Attendees – Radcliff, Elick, Wilson, Williams, Logan, Droste, Ankrom, Robinson, Driesbach, Roth, G&S Montgomery, T&C Chamberlain, Poling, B.Tootle, Hedges, Riegel, R.Wolfe, McCrady, Sneed, Spangler, Rawlins, McNemar, T&B Gibson, D.Wolfe, Brown, Lanman, Horning, Weller, Fountain, Maroscher, Mabe, Neff, Nemes-Crawford, Hooks, Searls, B.Tootle, I.Webb
Guests: Norm Wilson brought his wonderful bride Anita to help Ellery
Students: Tim Williams is proud to present four outstanding students: Addie Smith, Marlo Smith, Hank Palmer, Kylynne White
Club Announcements:
- Brian Hill, has been approved by the board for membership. He is the current CEO of P3 and will be part of the corporate membership
- Sock-tober! Results are in and we came in second place in the District with 2,859 items. Marietta donated 4,250 items! Taylor Gibson, thank you for leading the effort!
- Thank you to everyone who contributed to Toys For Tots. Donations will be going to PICAA’s efforts.
- Nightbirde Foundation thank you for donation of $5,400 to make a difference in the lives of women fighting breast cancer
- Next Monday – fourth Monday of the month Community Kitchen 4:00-5:30pm
- RYLA – Tim Williams will be our club’s lead for our effort to send 5 students to the Rotary leadership weekend at OU-Athens. If you know a sophomore or junior interested in July 16-18, 2026 please contact Tim.
Community Events:
- Turkey Trot – November 27th, 9:00am. We are sponsors – sign up for fun morning
- Blessings in a Backpack fundraiser – Zwicker House for purse auction – Dec. 2nd. See Paula Routt for tickets ($25 which includes hors d’oeuvres)
- Jingle Bell Party – Mount Oval-Sunday Dec. 14th; 2-4pm $10/child; $5 per parent. Contact historical society 740-474-1495 for reservations by Dec. 10th. Children in grades 1-4
- Diaper Drive at Atomic Credit Union for Bottoms Up organization (who will be speaking in January – so start stock-piling!)
SAA: Taylor Gibson
- Anyone older than 31 years – pay $1. (She got us all good!)
- Anyone who did not donate to Toys for TOTs – pay $1
- Past Presidents – pay $1
- Largest Pumpkin Grower – Illinois
- Which President made Thanksgiving a national holiday – Lincoln
- What year did Post Office release an official Thanksgiving stamp – 2001
- Detroit Lions game Thanksgiving tradition – 1934 was first one
- How long did first Thanksgiving meal last – 3 days
Scholarship Drawing: There was a drawing with Tony Robinson winning the day’s pot $22, but not the $1,279.
Program: Sons of the American Revolution: Tony Robinson & Kevin Driesbach
- 135th Annual Congress hosted by the Connecticut SAR drew more than 470 compatriots. Tony and Kevin walked us through their experience.
- Local SAR does offer scholarships for elementary through high school students
- Our local SAR chapter came in third in the country for members under 50
- America 250 – SAR is already planning on the events to help celebrate
- 154 men and one women who fought in the Revolutionary War are buried in Pickaway County – a plaque is going to be erected in the county courthouse with their names
- SAR national office houses the George Washington ring which is presented to the President of the SAR congress
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The Presidential charity is Soldiers Monumental Society – caring for the graves of our service men and women