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The Annual Meeting of the RCAA was called to order by President Dawn and Jody Tull  led us in our patriotic song.  The membership then proceeded to recite the 4-way test. Peg Talburtt provided our inspirational message today which focused on Thanksgiving and the history of it being a national holiday.  From Washington to Thomas […]

President Dawn called the meeting to order and after our patriotic song, members cited the 4-way test. Our inspirational message this week was delivered by Ben Bolen.  As we acknowledge Veterans this week, we should reflect on what it means ‘to serve’.  Through his own military experience, the meaning of service also meant risk, as […]

President Dawn started the meeting with our patriotic song and the 4-way test. Today’s inspirational message, provided by Kathy Waugh, started with a quote from Maya Angelou that reminded us of the impact we have on each other, every day.  Even when we are faced with negativity and reactivity, when we respond with kindness, people […]

Today’s meeting was called to order by President Dawn and, accompanied by Jody Tull, we sang the patriotic song. New member Rona Hu then delivered a moving inspiration: Dear Rotarians, friends, and guests, It is my honor to welcome you all to our Rotary luncheon today. I’m grateful to share a brief reflection from my […]

Today’s meeting was called to order by President Dawn and Rick Ingram led us in our patriotic song.  The membership then proceeded to recite the 4-way test. We held a moment of silence for our beloved longtime member, Agnes Reading who passed away yesterday.  Our extraordinarily kind, funny, committed member and frequent writer of weekly […]

Today’s meeting was called to order by President Dawn and Kurt Waugh (visiting husband of Kathy) led us in singing our national anthem.  The membership then proceeded to recite the 4-way test. We held a moment of silence for our longtime member, Wayne Colquitt who passed away recently.  We will have a tribute to Wayne […]

Today’s meeting was called to order by President Joyce and we then sang our patriotic song.  Our inspirational message today was to remember to embrace humor.  There are numerous scientific studies that tout the many benefits of humor including keeping us healthy.  Plus, it’s fun!  A laugh or a joke is contagious and it’s hard […]

Today’s meeting was called to order by President Joyce and Jody Tull led us in our patriotic song.  Our inspirational message today was from Carolyn Hiatt.  Carolyn says, ‘Rotary is the gift that keeps on giving!’ Carolyn lived in Hawaii for 58 years and back in 2001, she decided she wanted to engage in community […]

Today’s meeting was called to order by President Joyce and our Patriotic song today was ‘America the Beautiful’. Today’s inspirational message was from Larry Gray.  With the inspiration of the book, ‘The Greatest Generation’ by Tom Brokaw, and the 80th anniversary of the end of WW2 this year, Larry was inspired to give remarks of […]

President Joyce called the meeting to order and our patriotic song today was America the Beautiful – sung by Matt Boylan with his acoustic guitar. Collyer Smith provided our inspirational message today about maintaining civility in difficult conversations.  Collyer shared six steps that he learned recently that could help us get through our next challenging […]