Pledge: President Gerri Lewis
Prayer: Pres. Gerri
Song: Bill McLaughlin
Brents Card Game Winner: Brent
Sergeants Report: Kathy Callinan
Raffle Winners: Eric, Paul, Bill
Happy Bucks: Lots for the beautiful day, Jan for being at the final game of the World Series and the HS production of Romeo and Juliet, John for his visit and update on the Ghana library project with Steve Mecca, Veterens Day bucks, Rick a sad dollar for the condemned turkeys, Christina Burnham for being reelected, Marty $5 for his trip to Scotland to see his son, having breakfast with Chuck Sill and the turkey drive.
*To date $540 has been raised for the Liberty Bank-Rotary Turkey Drive. Our happy bucks go to this fund.
Announcements:
Gerri read a thank you letter from Student of the Month recipient Caroline Labriola
Gerri reminds everyone tomorrow is the Foundation Dinner. Club picks up the tab and everyone is invited. Glen, Gerri and David are going.
Bill: Meals on Wheels tomorrow, Brent
John Donnelly presented a flag from a new club, Techiman Rotary in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana to Gerri.
Program: Chuck Sill, Executive Director of The Kate
The Kate has now completed 4 years of operation and to date has had over 900 productions. This week a company that does children productions is here auditioning kids, rehearsing and Saturday is the show. Gary US Bonds Saturday, Nov. 9.
Recently, money ($230K) was raised for a renovation to convert what was supposed to be Judge of Probate offices into rehearsal facilities and additional bathrooms. The Kate is a success story in difficult economic times drawing from a large radius. Most attendance is within a 30 mile radius. Zoe Keating (see her if you get the chance) recently drew many from New Haven so there is no rule. Infinity has recently relaxed their exclusivity requirements of artists to allow them to play at The Kate. The casino has been a major roadblock to getting artists to The Kate to perform due to strict exclusivity contracts that don't allow them to perform within a certain distance and date. You will see the biggest names appear on Thursdays and Sundays because this is an ideal stopover on the way to a larger venue. The Kate is an add-on to their other engagements that pay more due to size and ticket sales.
There is a new way that businesses can support The Kate with a variety of sponsorships from $250 to $1,000.
www.thekate.org
877-503-1286
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