Rotary Spoke

On a sunny January 13th, 28 Rotarians, one visiting Rotarian and 14 guests joined together for the annual joint meeting of the Rotary Club of Lexington and the Lexington Lions. --Michelle Galbiati led the Pledge of Allegiance, PP Charlie Vail kept us in tune for the first verse of America and PP Jack Maloney said a beautiful invocation as he always does.

President of the Lions Club, Mike Healy started out the happy bucks thanking Rotary for the joint efforts that the two clubs put forth to help members of our community.

Ericka Endyke was inducted into the Rotary Club with Michelle Galbiati as her sponsor. Ericka is a local Lexington attorney at the firm of Matthew J. Conroy and Associates.

President Jim Shaw was fined for saying Ericka was a Waltham attorney during his introduction. PP Jack Maloney gave $10 for getting Dick Michelson out of Lexington Center for a few minutes, PP Spencer was happy because he went to the Pat’s game for free, PP David Brother gave for his skiing trip to Utah with no broken bones and PP Dan Busa because his twins turned 30 years old. President Jim contributed for his thankfulness for ongoing cooperation between Lexington Rotary and Lions clubs.

Dick Michelson updated us on the status of the quality signs that greet drivers on their way into town with the Lions, Rotary, Mason and Lexington Historical Society organizations names on them. Two new signs are in the works for Waltham Street by Stone Meadow and Pleasant Street by Wilson’s Farm. Also noted was the change of the Burlington Club’s meetings to the Hilton Garden Inn. Members are encourages to visit www.lexingtonrotary.org to contribute to Steve Mead and David Sears’s efforts as they raise money for the Polar Plunge February 1st.

Raffle gifts were donated by Patriot, Eagle, Walpole, and Peoples Banks, Vail Studios, and Arlex Oil.

PP Dave Eagle mysteriously won the 50-50 raffle for an alarming 3rd time in a row.

Our speaker was Tim David, author of Magic Words and the Top Mentalist in North America.  He emphasized the importance of human connection in all of our dealings with both customers and loved ones. He also did some pretty nifty card tricks.

No meeting on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 20.

Next meeting will take place Monday January 27th at 12:15 at the Minuteman Technical High School restaurant, The Fife and Drum.

See you there!

Meaghan