September 14, 2015 Meeting Bulletin

 
September 14, 2015 Meeting Bulletin
 
Birmingham Rotary Club
Weekly Meeting: September 14, 2015
 
Opening:
Welcome at 12:05 PM by Jim Conley
Pledge of Allegiance and Rotary 4-Way Test
Invocation by Charles Wickins
Opening Song: God Bless America 
Song led by:  Russ Ives
 
Welcome Visitors and Guests, led by Jim Conley :
    Russ Ives visiting member Detroit Club
 
Volunteers: 
Lunch Tickets : Chuck Moss
Raffle Tickets: Joe Bauman
Greeter: Dave Palmer
Attendance: Chuck Moss
Bulletin Editor: Bill Roy

Announcements & Upcoming events: 
 
1. Patriot Week is this week
 
2. Rotary Day at the Zoo is 9/27/2015 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  Members are asked to register online.  Deadline is tomorrow.
 
3. Golf outing is Monday 9/28/2015  at Stonycroft Hill.  Golfers meet at 9:00 a.m.  Shotgun start at 10:00 a.m.  Lunch at the turn.  Our regular weekly meeting will be a dinner meeting at approximately 4:00 p.m. at Stonycroft, when the golfers finish.  Please contact John Westerhide and sign up.
 
4. Hope Warming Center.  We will be serving dinner this Thursday.  A collection was taken up to purchase the main course, and over $90.00 was raised.  Steve Volk will purchase and heat up the main course.  Thanks to all!  If anyone wants to come on Thursday, we could always use an extra volunteer to serve.    Our next date is October 7.  We have October 7th commitments for everything except the main course.  Contact Bill Roy if you are interested.
 
5. Maple Road Cleanup is September 26, 2015 form 11 a.m.-12 noon.  We only have 6 volunteers so far.  Please contact Pat Grady if you are interested.
 
6. There will be a BRC Board Meeting Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at noon at the Birmingham Athletic Club.  All are welcome to attend.
Happy Birthday to Ken Gass (9/16) and Bob Kenning (9/20).  
 
50/50 Raffle & Card Draw. Mark Anderson won the daily draw.  Nobody drew the Ace of Spades, so the pot lives.
Sheriff: Mark Anderson did not fine Lions fans, as they are still smarting from yesterday.  Wolverine and Spartan fans are subject to levy.  Many contributions in honor of Bob’s 92nd birthday.
 
20 Minute Update and Speaker was Chuck Gosh.  Chuck made a presentation on “Google Cardboard”.  This is an inexpensive cardboard device (is also made in other materials) with plastic lenses.  A smartphone fits inside the device, and and then plays an app.  The device is placed  up to the eyes.  Device is said to be “virtual reality for everyone”.  3d images and sound transport the viewer to exotic places, allow for an enhanced gaming experience. Chuck had a device and passed it around to the members, who all had a chance to experience virtual reality.   
 
Adjournment:
Jim Conley led us in “Smiles” and adjourned the meeting at 1:15 p.m.