Byesville Rotary looks forward to Christmas

Pictured: Phyliss Jeffries, Byesville Rotary President, and Dan Navicky, Don’s sponsor, welcome Don Valentine (center) as newest Byesville Rotary Club member.

Reading: December Rotarian

• "Anonymous donors," p. 48.

Business and announcements:

• The Red Eye Tour project brought in about $1500.


• Officers for 2010 were elected: President-Elect--Tonya Hitchens; Secretary--Shana Fair; Treasurer--Chuck Fair; Board member (3 year term)--Dr. Mamidi; Board member (2 year term)--Jim Vaughan.


• There will be a Christmas breakfast at the December 15 meeting. Bring a toy.


• The next board meeting will be Dec, 17, 12N at Pizza Plus.


• The club will meet on December 22.


• There will be no meeting on December 29.

With visions of candy canes, maple syrup and pancakes dancing in their heads, the members of the Byesville Rotary Club are working hard to finish fund raising for their December Christmas Food Basket project. Their deadline for fundraising is December 19, when baskets will be distributed to families living in the Rolling Hills School District. A final registration for Food Baskets will be held the evening of December 7, 3:00-6:00pm, at the Main Avenue Methodist Activity Center.

On Saturday, December 12, the club is offering local families “Breakfast with Santa.” Breakfast is $5 for adults. Children under 12 are free. Santa and a photographer will be on hand to take pictures with the kids. Photographs are free with the purchase of a breakfast. The breakfast will be held at the Stop Nine Senior Center from 8:00-11:00am.

Byesville Rotary club members and friends of Byesville Rotary are staffing red kettles and ringing bells in Byesville Thursday through Saturday through December 19 at the Byesville Peoples and Advantage Banks. All funds collected in Byesville will be used to purchase items for the food baskets.

The club’s next meeting will be 7:30 am, December 8, at the Stop Nine Senior Center at 60313 (GPS use 60299) Southgate Road, Byesville. Anyone interested in learning more about the Byesville Rotary can call Membership Chairs Marty Patchen, 740-685-3828, or Larry Miller, 740-439-2767.