Rotary Ramblings

Tue, 6 Jan 2004 19:31:01 EST

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Rotary Ramblings
January 6, 2004

President Mark Denkler was at the helm presiding over the first meeting of=20
the new year.  Gerry Meeks led us in prayer and Jimmy Weatherspoon did his u=
sual=20
wonderful job leading us in a rousing selection of our favorite songs=20
accompanied by Bruce Williams.  Celebrating a birthday today was Leo Phillip=
s.  Happy=20
Birthday, Leo!

Guests and visiting Rotarians were introduced by Harvey Brown.  Harvey=20
welcomed our four visitors, Jim Kenaby from Worcester, Massachusetts; Al Ham=
el from=20
Fredericton, New Brunswick; Bernie Shapiro from Woodbridge, Connecticut and=20
Ray Schalow from Chasko, Minnesota.  Tony Allerton presented the banner to R=
ay=20
who was visiting us for the first time.  Special thanks to Marilyn Ochs, Bob=
=20
Erickson and Mert Anderson for making up at other clubs.  If you need to mak=
e=20
up, you can attend next week=E2=80=99s Board Meeting at Ellie=E2=80=99s at 7=
:30 a.m.

It was a good day for Sergeant-at-Arms Roy Simon who collected $146.  Leo=20
Phillips contributed $59 in honor of his birthday.  The special of the day w=
as=20
"Happy New Year."  Another popular category was, the Pete Rose "Don=E2=80=
=99t Bet On It"=20
fund! =20

Bill Adams introduced our own Tony Allerton as the guest speaker.  Tony=20
presented a program on The Crossroads Club, a facility in Delray Beach that=20
provides a safe haven for those who have been affected by addictive substanc=
es.  Tony=20
has been attending meetings at the Crossroads Clubs since 1982 when he becam=
e=20
a recovering alcoholic. The Crossroads Club is in the "life maintenance"=20
business and provides a meeting facility for groups to develop and implement=
=20
programs that support and enhance the recovery process.  Over 70 meetings ar=
e held=20
each week for over 2500 people.   =20

Crossroads offers programs to equip recovering individuals with the skills=20
necessary to avoid relapse and to lead responsible and productive lives.  A=20
program that Tony is personally involved in is the Living Skills-In-The-Scho=
ols=20
Program.  Individuals go to local schools to speak to students about the=20
negative experiences they have had due to substance abuse.  Tony emphasized=20=
the=20
importance of educating young people about the consequences of substance abu=
se=20
before they become teenagers.    =20

The Crossroads Club is funded by voluntary contributions and is supported by=
=20
those in recovery who want to give something back to the community.  Tony=20
considers himself fortunate to be alive today and is grateful for the suppor=
t he=20
has received through Crossroads.   Thank you, Tony, for an excellent and=20
inspiring program! =20

The lucky ticket holder for the Green Hat was Sam Aldoerffer.

Next week Kurt Godfrey, one of our "new" members will tell us about his life=
=20
experiences, and our program will be a Rotary Roundtable.  Enjoy your week!=20=
  =20
=20

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January 6, 2004 
 
President Mark Denkler was at the helm presiding over the first meeting of t=
he new year.&nbsp; Gerry Meeks led us in prayer and Jimmy Weatherspoon did h=
is usual wonderful job leading us in a rousing selection of our favorite son=
gs accompanied by Bruce Williams.&nbsp; Celebrating a birthday today was Leo=
 Phillips.&nbsp; Happy Birthday, Leo! 
 
Guests and visiting Rotarians were introduced by Harvey Brown.&nbsp; Harvey=20=
welcomed our four visitors, Jim Kenaby from Worcester, Massachusetts; Al Ham=
el from Fredericton, New Brunswick; Bernie Shapiro from Woodbridge, Connecti=
cut and Ray Schalow from Chasko, Minnesota.&nbsp; Tony Allerton presented th=
e banner to Ray who was visiting us for the first time.&nbsp; Special thanks=
 to Marilyn Ochs, Bob Erickson and Mert Anderson for making up at other club=
s.&nbsp; If you need to make up, you can attend next week=E2=80=99s Board Me=
eting at Ellie=E2=80=99s at 7:30 a.m. 
 
It was a good day for Sergeant-at-Arms Roy Simon who collected $146.&nbsp; L=
eo Phillips contributed $59 in honor of his birthday.&nbsp; The special of t=
he day was "Happy New Year."&nbsp; Another popular category was, the Pete Ro=
se "Don=E2=80=99t Bet On It" fund!&nbsp; 
 
Bill Adams introduced our own Tony Allerton as the guest speaker.&nbsp; Tony=
 presented a program on The Crossroads Club, a facility in Delray Beach that=
 provides a safe haven for those who have been affected by addictive substan=
ces.&nbsp; Tony has been attending meetings at the Crossroads Clubs since 19=
82 when he became a recovering alcoholic. The Crossroads Club is in the "lif=
e maintenance" business and provides a meeting facility for groups to develo=
p and implement programs that support and enhance the recovery process.&nbsp=
; Over 70 meetings are held each week for over 2500 people.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
; 
 
Crossroads offers programs to equip recovering individuals with the skills n=
ecessary to avoid relapse and to lead responsible and productive lives.&nbsp=
; A program that Tony is personally involved in is the Living Skills-In-The-=
Schools Program.&nbsp; Individuals go to local schools to speak to students=20=
about the negative experiences they have had due to substance abuse.&nbsp; T=
ony emphasized the importance of educating young people about the consequenc=
es of substance abuse before they become teenagers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20=
 
 
The Crossroads Club is funded by voluntary contributions and is supported by=
 those in recovery who want to give something back to the community.&nbsp; T=
ony considers himself fortunate to be alive today and is grateful for the su=
pport he has received through Crossroads.&nbsp;&nbsp; Thank you, Tony, for a=
n excellent and inspiring program!&nbsp; 
 
The lucky ticket holder for the Green Hat was Sam Aldoerffer. 
 
Next week Kurt Godfrey, one of our "new" members will tell us about his life=
 experiences, and our program will be a Rotary Roundtable.&nbsp; Enjoy your=20=
week!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </HTML>

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