September Board Meeting The Board of Directors met on Friday, September 13. We are now meeting at 11 am on the second Friday of the month and any member is welcome to attend as it will serve as a makeup. Funds were allocated to the Tuskegee Mural and final approval of monies for the Urban Mission to assist with the purchase of the 7th Street property and expand their services in the community. Rev. Ashley is to be commended for taking on this project. The 4th Street Exit Work is progressing as all the beds have been cleaned out and shrubs trimmed. There will be additional work and planting. Students from the Interact Club came and sanded the gazebo to ready it for primer and paint. Please let Kathy or Mike know when you can help so we can wrap this project up before winter. World Polio Day, October 24 Be sure to attend October 4th and learn more about Polio from Esther McCoy who had Polio as a child. Do not forget to fill you piggy banks or coffee mugs. Give you funds to Randy by October 18th and we will report our amount the following week. You can also bring a check made out to Steubenville Rotary Foundation and put in the memo Polio Plus. Holiday Party Carolyn and Jody will again host our annual Holiday event at the Center of Music and Art in Wintersville on Saturday November 23rd. Mark your calendar now. You only need to bring your spouse or special friend, a toy for the Urban Mission and food to share. There will be more information next month. Opportunities to Help In October please bring in a bag or two of candy for the Steubenville Recreation Dept Halloween Party. All the children attending this FREE event will have some goodies for their treat bags. Give the candy to Lori Fetherolf. The Urban Mission is collecting gently worn winter coats for all ages but especially children. We will be participating with Operation Warm again this year in which we will purchase new coats for youth but I am sure some of you may have grandchildren or children who have outgrown their coats. You can help a child, woman or man stay warm this winter. Dr. Baber or Rev. Ashley will make sure they get to the Mission. A sweet treat for Thanksgiving. This year the Urban Mission not only needs your financial support at Thanksgiving but is trying to collect about 1400 cake mixes, frosting and cans of sweet potatoes. On your next trip to the market pick up these items and drop at the Urban Mission warehouse or bring to Rotary. We will have a collection box. THE MONTHLY QUOTE FROM HONORING OUR PAST: THE WORDS AND WISDOM OF PAUL HARRIS "We are in no further need of politicians; we need some statesmen now"......The Rotarian, March 1918
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