Past President Ann Way brought the meeting to order at 12:15 PM at Purkey’s Pink Apple with Mary Tempest leading the Pledge of Allegiance and George Gay giving the Invocation.

 

 

Karen Boback – visiting Dallas Rotarian
Kike, Ale and Jana Vickeva (Czech Republic) – exchange students

 

 

Ad Buck – Mary Tempest reported that the Dietrich Theater is having a fundraiser for families with children who cannot afford activities.  It is a Touch a Truck Event at Lazybrook Park, $(5 admission) on Sat Sept 21 from 10 AM-3 PM.  If you have a truck, especially an interesting one, think about volunteering for this event.

 

 

Please pay your club dues as soon as possible if you have not already done so.  Cost is $135 for period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. 

 

 

The next Flash Meeting will be tonight Thursday, Sept 5, 2019 at 5:30 pm at Bogey’s Restaurant. Past President Mike will preside in Sandy’s absence.

 

 

 

 

Kike – Peru – He is having a great time in school with his friends and likes his classes. He is playing soccer, but the team lost to Wilkes-Barre.  He went kayaking with his second host family. Tomorrow, the exchange students are going to Rotary orientation and camping.

 

Jana – Czech Republic – started school and loves to go to school. She especially likes her Biology and Psychology classes.  Our school system is quite different from her home country. She went to the Wyoming County Community Fair at the weekend.

 

Ale – Ecuador - went to Bethany beach with her host family.  Weather was perfect and water was so nice.  She started classes last week. System is very different from her country. Everyone at the school helped her to orient to the school.  She went to soccer practice. She will be going camping with the other exchange students tomorrow.

 

(l to r) Exchange students Jana, Kike and Ale

 

 

 

The next Meeting will be Monday evening Sept 9 at 6 pm at the Tunkhannock Library.

 

Ann Way has dropped off the tickets at the local sites, so we can now advertise that tickets are available for local purchase. 378 general and 32 lounge tickets have been sold so far.

 

Posters and rack cards are now available. If you take them to sites, please let Ron know where you have taken them to avoid duplication of efforts.

 

Frank Oliver says some good results for sponsorships and some new successes. He will meet with Sandy when she returns to discuss further.  Ann has the sponsor tickets, so please let her know where to send them if you get a sponsor who contributes at a level that entitles them to sponsor tickets or get them from her to give to the sponsor.

 

There is a bus load of people coming from Wilkes-Barre and its is stopping in Dallas to pick up additional people to bring to the Festival.

 

 

Fri, Sept 20 6-8 PM at Shadowbrook will be the first Fireside Chat.  There will be a cash bar and light appetizers. It will be a learning opportunity for new and senior members. Only 2 people responded so far, so please consider coming and RSVP to Mary as soon as possible.

 

 

Chelsea sent Festival info to all the media outlets not covered by other committee members and Gina is answering all comments on the Festival Facebook page.

 

 

Ann reported that they are discussing combining the holiday party and the Festival Thank you party.

 

 

The TAHS Interact Club will have its first meeting on Wed Sept 11.

 

 

See the Aug District newsletter for information on the various events and activities happening in District 7410. Please support our fellow Rotarians at other clubs in our District for their fun upcoming activities/events.

Prior to adjournment, Glenn Holcombe led the recitation of the 4-Way Test by the attendees.

 

 

Ale’s father is a tourist guide and her Mom works in a travel agency.  Her big sister is 21 years old and studying technology in Ecuador. Nicky and Bruno are her pet dogs. She practices fencing and also dancing.

 

Ecuador is a small country, which includes the Galapagos Islands, and now uses American money instead of their old native currency.  The Galapagos are famous for its old large turtles. 

 

Ale then shared pictures of some of the traditional foods and their national costumes.

 

She lives in Quito, the capital city, with the famous Basilica del Voto Nacional. They also have a volcano, Pichincha, as well as other nearby volcanos, the equatorial line and approximately 1.9 million people.

 

Dec 6 is Independence Day and they have parties and play cards.

 

Exchange Student Ale