April 3
During Club Assembly this week, we heard from Bryant Powell and Michael Dungan.
Bryant gave a recap of the golf tournament, and thanked Tracy Yamamoto and Sharon Boyd for their outstanding work on the ball drop and the auction gifts. We had a record-breaking 128 golfers. The committee is starting to meet to plan next year's event. All members are welcome to attend these meetings.
Mike gave a recap of the pledge letters that were distributed. The response was good, with only eleven outstanding responses. He stressed the importance of the commitment of our leaders and volunteers. For the first time, we have organized committees, rather than having "committees of one".April 10
John Pelletier, born in Nova Scotia, is a former Green Beret survival instructor and teacher at the Air Force Academy. He now teaches hikers how they can help rescuers find them, if they get lost, as well as what they should have among their gear that will help them survive.April 24
Merrill Joyce Sparks told a moving story of her mother's battle with polio. She spoke of the general fear of the disease during that time, and how her mother constantly smiled through her suffering.