Rotarian Tom Hamilton provided a great summary of the events surrounding the creation of the Declaration of Independence.
The American colonies were in open rebellion against the King of England, and were tired of British rule. The King made a speech to his parliment, indicating he was fed up the the colonists and was going to send military to enforce his laws.
The colonists convened a second Continental Congress to discuss matters, which resulted in a diversity of opinions and got bogged down in discussions. John Adams asked Thomas Jefferson to come up with a document that summarized what they were trying to accomplish. Although Adams expected to heavily edit the document, it was so well written that only minor revisions were made.
Fifty six men signed the resulting Declaration of Independence, and by doing so put their lives and livelyhoods at great risk.
Trey Atkission was wearing his Rotary pin when his name was called, so he won a bottle of wine, courtesy of wine team member Bill Tucker.
George Eychner led us in singing "America".
Trash pickup is June 21- Meet at Talley Elementary.
Rise Against Hunger is September 20.
UGRA river clean up is July 26. See email to sign up.
Please keep Connie Wisniewski in your prayers. She is recovering from hip replacement surgery.
President Kristi handed our Rotary Rock Star Awards to several members who help with numerous activities and projects throughout the year.
Clint Morse
Kristy Vandenberg
Mary Campana
Red badges were exchanged for new Rotary badges at our last meeting.
Chief Chris McCall with President Kristi.
Tomas Valdes with President Kristi.
Greg Faldyn provided an update on several projects under consideration for our centennial project. Check your email for a description of the potential projects.
Tom Hamilton led us in the Prayer and Pledge.
