The Weekly Bulletin
July 23, 2018
Call to order: Ed Musterman,President
Invocation: Dave Murphy
Pledge:
Introduction of Guests
Rick McKernon introduced Greg Grimes who has returned as Rick’s guest for the second week in a row. Greg came with a completed membership application and check for dues. The club members were excited to receive the Greg’s application and all feel he will be a great club member.
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Mystery Person –
Jim Murphy presented the Gift Card to Jake Jolley for all of his work enabling Club members to volunteer as a group at the Show Me State games.
None Reported
Greeter –
Shirley Beckett stated that she and Jim had a great weekend just past. They attended Jim’s 58th High School class re-union and were welcomed warmly by Jim’s former class mates. They spent the evening in Shelbina, where Jim attended school, and had a great breakfast at a local restaurant well known for it’s cuisine.
Announcements
• Sign In or Pay the Pig – Carl Scott was not in attendance and the Pig did not get fed today.
• Welcome any new or returning members.
• Food Bank – Jim Murphy/Larry Fick – Last Mondays task was putting together food boxes for Buddy Packs and Senior meals.
• Koeze/Restaurant Gift Certificates- Steve Winters/Jake Jolley. Steve and Jake said that they are increasing the Koeze sales goal by 5%. Jake said he will be adding another restaurant to the gift certificate choices with a goal of increasing those sales from $25,000 to $30,000
• Tree lot – Jim Murphy stated that we will need to meet at the tree lot soon and go through the steps for receiving tree shipments, laying out the tree lot and testing the tree drills to make sure they are in working order.
Today’s Speaker
Kelly Srigley Werner- Fish & Wildlife – Monarch Butterfly program
Kelly was joined by intern Victoria Burnett today as we learned about the challenges of the Monarch Butterfly population. The population of Monarchs is just 10% of what is was just a few years ago. While many factors are contributing to the decline, lack of proper habitat and food sources is a huge problem. In the last two years a large group of organizations, agencies and individuals have come together to work to improve habitat and food for the butterflies. We learned that milkweed is an absolutely critical need for Monarchs. In MO there are 4 varieties of milkweed that are native here and these are the varieties that we are encouraged to plant to support butterfly restoration.
Bringing Out The Best In Kids Since 1936
UPCOMING SPEAKERS
July 30 – Soap Box Derby – Report participants at Akron
August 6 – Ron Rowe Youth Community Coalition
Adjourn with the Creed: 1:00