Byesville Rotary ready for Breakfast with the Easter Bunny

Pictured: Tanya Hitchens, Byesville Rotary President; Bob Derwort and Scott Gadd, Special Olympics athletes; and Vivienne Burrows, Recreation Coordinator for the Guernsey County Board of Developmental Disabilities.

Announcements and updates:

• Breakfast with the Bunny is this Saturday--March 31--at the Stop Nine Youth Center--NOT the Senior Center. Breakfast will begin at 9:00am. Don't disappoint the Bunny--be there.


• The club's first chicken BBQ of the year will be Saturday, April 21. Randy Lauder and Dennis Harding are co-chairs this year. The need volunteers to sign up to work this event.


• District conference is May 18-19. On-line registration is available on the District site.


• Next week the club will meet at the Meadow Brook High School Library for our Interact Club induction.


• There will be a Board meeting on Thursday--12n at Plus 1 Pizza.

Jim Vaughan, co-chair of the Breakfast with the Bunny committee, reported that preparations for the club’s annual Easter fundraiser are complete. He reminded Rotary members that there has been a change in location this year. The breakfast will be held in the Stop Nine Church of Christ Youth Center instead of the Senior Center.

Club members will serve breakfast from 9:00am until 12N. The breakfast menu is pancakes, eggs, sausage, juice, and coffee. Tickets are $5.00. Breakfast for children 5 and under is free with the purchase of an adult breakfast. Pictures with the Easter Bunny are complementary with the purchase of a breakfast.

Randy Launder, co-chair of the Chicken BBQ committee, reported that the first chicken BBQ is scheduled for April 21. He asked that club members sign up for a work shift.

Tanya Hitchens reminded members that the Meadow Brook Interact Club will be holding their annual induction of new members on Tuesday, April 3, in the Meadow Brook library. Byesville Rotary members are invited to attend the induction in lieu of their regular meeting.

Guest speaker for the meeting was Vivienne Burrows, Recreation Coordinator for the Guernsey County Board of Developmental Disabilities (GCBDD). She was accompanied by Bob Derwort and Scott Gadd, two of the GCBDD’s Special Olympians.

Participation in sports helps GCBDD clients develop confidence and build a positive self-image. GCBDD clients participate in basketball, track and field, swimming, bowling and golf. For each of these sports, athletes compete in local, area and state meets. At present, GCBDD athletes are busy preparing for the spring tournaments in track and bowling.

In June, GCBDD athletes will participate in the Special Olympic Summer Games which take place at OSU. Costs associated with the Special Olympics are raised by the No-Show Ball.

Golf season will start in July. Golf is considered an assisted sport. Volunteers are needed to partner with GCBDD golfers.

Byesville Rotary meets every Tuesday, 7:30 am, at the Stop Nine Senior Center at 60313 (GPS use 60299) Southgate Road, Byesville. Anyone interested in learning more about the Byesville Rotary is welcome to attend a meeting or call 740-685-3828, or 740-685-8294.