The Rotary Club of Westlake Bay Village held its weekly Wednesday meeting on November 13, 2024. The meeting was a hybrid, with 21 participants meeting via Zoom and in person. President Mangels called the meeting to order at 7:30 a.m., began with a prayer followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and the Rotary Four-Way Test.
Andrew welcomed everyone to the meeting and introduced our guests, Mary Macais from Footpath, prospective member, Jena Olsen, and our speaker, Sarah Murphy.
Club news:
- Please remember Mary Pat Hanna in your prayers as she is recovering from an 8-hour brain surgery. All went well, and we are happy to report she is on the mend.
- Our club was honored at the District gala for the best use of social media. Kudos to Lisa for all her efforts to get us up and running and keep the content current. We were also presented with the AZ Baker award for Rotary year 2023-2024.
- Terri reported that she has secured a second host family for Tubtim. The Ingram family will host her in the second half of the school year.
- The Art Festival committee met last Wednesday. The push right now is to obtain sponsorships. Andrew has emailed everyone the information for potential sponsors.
- Our Holiday party will be held Thursday, January 16th, at 5:30 at Arrabiata’s. Details to follow.
- There will be no club meeting on November 27th. We will be meeting at Mulligans at 611 and I-90 that day at noon for lunch and some holiday cheer.
Upcoming Service Projects:
- We will be delivering and installing beds for Good Knights on November 19th. Sign-ups are on Clubrunner.
- There will be a group installing Christmas lights at St. Augustine’s on Saturday, November 16th. The address is 7801 Detroit Rd. if you are available and willing to help.
- Andrew has sent an email to sign up for our Adopt a Family project. This year, we are buying for a Westlake family with 4 children. The wrapping party will be held at the library on December 9th at 6:30. If you are purchasing gifts, remember to get a gift receipt and the regular receipt for your reimbursement.
- The dates have been set for the Epiphany Project for the Redeemer Crisis Center. We will stuff the boxes at the St. Paul Church cafeteria on December 26th, 28th, and 29th. Please mark your calendars and plan on participating.
Today's speaker was Sarah Murphy, Assistant Director of the Edna House for Women. Born of the vision of four sober women, the mission of The Edna House is to give women an opportunity to recover from alcohol and drug addiction by providing a safe, sober place to live and to learn life skills to maintain 12-step-based sobriety throughout their lifetime. Since their inception in 2004, they’ve helped over 1700 women get on track towards achieving their sobriety and, with it, taking back their lives. “Murph,” as she is affectionately known, gave us a very inspirational talk detailing her journey to sobriety and all the great things Edna House does for the women. To learn more, visit ednahouse.org.
We had time for our happy thoughts, and the meeting adjourned at 8:32.