Director: Sue Jandzinski
Fine Master: Karen Kulakowski
Table/Split: Cheryl Widmer
Ken Writer: Pat Griffin
Invocation: Ed Hacherl
Guest Speaker: Club Assembly
President Brandon opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance at 12:25. Ed led us in prayer.
Announcements: Donna announced March birthdays: Joe Arcara and Paul Chisholm, Happy Birthday! Anniversaries for March are Paul Chisolm 25 years and Greg Stevens 3 years. Congratulations! April Anniversaries are Alisa Ferri 3 years, Cam Kukla 3 years, Bill Brucker 42 years and Ed Hacherl 32 years. Congratulations!
Holly gave us an update on the $100 for 100 years. We now have $4430.We have a table at the district conference where Holly will promote it. Well done!
Cathy presented a proclamation from the Village of Kenmore honoring our 100-year anniversary.
I shared with the club that we had a successful trail clean up Saturday. Thank you to all that participated. Club charity grant requests are due May 10th.
50/50 split of $10 was won by Donna and Steve picked the 8 of spades.
Fine master Karen asked for confessions and Donna's grandson Hudson started flag football and at 6 years old claims he can throw farther than Josh Allen. Sign him up, Bills! Ron returned from Florida as did Mike. Steve spent the weekend in Allegany.
Karen quizzed us on Earth Day. We learned that an oil spill in Santa Barbara triggered it and Senator Gaylord Nelson spearheaded it. EPA was formed in 1970 and Global Earth Day in 1990. The 1st contribution of $2000 was from the UAW. The current Earth Day theme is plastic vs planet. Thank you, Karen, as you raised a nice chunk of change.
Next meeting on April 29th we have Cheryl Widmer speaking.
May 6th & 13th student awards.
May 20th Ken-Ton School Superintendent Cimato.
May 27th-No meeting in observance of Memorial Day
June 3rd Walt Ludwig from Kenmore Mercy Hospital
June 10th Brian Dold from Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy
June 17th Paul Gibel from RLI.
June 24th No meeting-Installation Dinner
Holly led the membership in the 4-Way Test-Meeting adjourned
Good day all, be safe and see you Monday.
Pat
The Ken 4/15/2024
Director: Sue Jandzinski
Fine Master: Karen Kulakowski
Table/Split: Cheryl Widmer
Ken Writer: Donna DiFrancesco
Invocation: Ed Hacherl
Fine Master: Karen Kulakowski
Table/Split: Cheryl Widmer
Ken Writer: Donna DiFrancesco
Invocation: Ed Hacherl
President Brandon called the meeting to order at 12:25 p.m. with a pledge to the flag. Ed led us in prayer.
Cheryl introduced our guest speaker, Brian Pearson from Valuation Advisors, and our guests (and potential new members) Bob and Gerry Spencer.
Announcements:
- Holly presented John Hannon with his 100 for 100 pin. Total cash in hand is $4,230. The Boy Scouts and Innovative Mechanical paid over what they brought to shred ($130) and that was put towards the 100/100. Holly also mentioned we will have a table at the district conference.
- In Pat’s absence, Brandon thanked all who volunteered at Shred-It on Saturday. It was another big success. We collected $11,400. Reminder of our trail clean up this coming Saturday 4/20 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. We will meet at our Rotary bench at Isle View Park, rain or shine. Bring gloves and a rake and Pat will have all other needed supplies. We will venture over to Moonies afterwards for lunch.
- Cathy updated on the success of the gala that was held on April 10. There were about 60 people in attendance which included local and state dignitaries. We received several proclamations. The programs turned out beautifully and the slide show was amazing. There are more programs at Cathy’s office if anyone is interested and was not able to attend. Brandon plans to upload the slideshow to the website, hopefully by the end of the month. Cathy would like to gather all the information from that night and present it to the historical society. What a great idea!
- John Hannon thanked the club for the $1,000 grant for bells to go on the bikes for Wheels for Workers. They ordered their 2nd shed/showroom due to the volume of bikes. You can drop off bikes at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 4007 Main St, Amherst.
- Larry reminded everyone that Cardiac Crusade will be at the district conference teaching hands only CPR. He also thanked Brandon for his work on the program and slideshow while on vacation in Panama.
President Brandon then inducted our satellite member, John Hannon. Welcome again, John!
Joe Arcara introduced our speaker, Brain Pearson, the founder and managing member of Valuation Advisors, LLC. Brian spoke to us about how the value of your business is determined, having an annual value determination, and having a workable buy/sell agreement. Value is determined by 3 primary approaches: Asset-balance sheet, Income-present value of future income, Market-sale transactions, guideline companies. Why have an annual valuation? For planning purposes, to have an exit strategy-when to sell and how long that may take, and your business is probably your largest asset that should be monitored. A buy/sell agreement should address the 3 “D’s”-death, disability, and disagreements.
Brian spoke at length, answered many questions and was a wealth of information. He’s located at 5214 Main Street, #200, Williamsville and can be reached by phone at 716-839-5290 or by email at bp@valuationpros.com.
Split club of $13 was won by our guest Gerry Spencer and Holly picked the King of Clubs.
Karen came up as fine master and fined anyone not wearing a nametag/pin/100/100 pin $1. Due to time constraints, she did a quick quiz to the group on a couple of tax questions.
Brandon led us in the 4-Way Test.
Meeting adjourned at 1:20 p.m.
The Ken 3/25/2024
Director: Holly Nowak
Fine Master: Cam Kukla
Table Attendance: Rick Graham
Invocation: Chuck Patterson
Ken Writer: Donna DiFrancesco
Fine Master: Cam Kukla
Table Attendance: Rick Graham
Invocation: Chuck Patterson
Ken Writer: Donna DiFrancesco
President Brandon called the meeting to order at 12:29 p.m. with a pledge to the flag. Chuck led us in prayer.
Announcements:
-Guests were Dave & Pat Johnson from the BNMC Rotary club. Dave spoke to us about the hospital project in Nepal we helped fund back in 2004 and the ultrasound machine we funded a few years after that. There is a new fundraiser they are undertaking to raise money to provide latrines for up to 200 families in the Ruby Valley of Nepal.
They have already built 1200. The fundraiser is on Saturday April 13 from 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. at Suncliff on the Lake, 6892 Lake Shore Road, Derby. Admission is $20 and features live music/dancing, free tacos, Nepali craft sale, wine pull and a whole lot more. Dave also thanked us for all our past support.
-Cam is holding the 1st KenToberfest meeting on Thursday March 28 at 5:30 p.m. at Spot Coffee, 1 Delaware Road, Kenmore. Please come if you are interested and able.
-Pat brought in signs and stickers for Shred-It. Please take a sign if you don’t already have one and please volunteer as this one is the busiest. As a subtle reminder, it’s on Saturday April 13 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
-Rick reminded everyone who hasn’t already registered for the Gala to do so by April 1 so they can get the count in to the venue.
-Holly handed out 100 for 100 pins. To date, this campaign has raised $3,100. This will be an on-going drive throughout the year.
-Larry announced the Rotary District 7090 Foundation Scholarships to deserving high school graduating students. They need to supply a resume of community service, a 100-word paragraph and a 750-word essay.
-Steve reminded all about the District Conference being held on April 26th and 27th. The cost for Saturday’s session is $50 and will be reimbursed by the club. Just submit your receipt to Steve. We will be making bags of love and there will be a short CPR training class.
-Pat reminded everyone about the trail clean up on Saturday April 20 from 10 a.m. 12 p.m. Meet at the Kenmore Rotary Bench in Isle View Park on the Greenway Trail. This is across from the old Isle View Restaurant.
-Brandon announced there will be NO MEETING on April 1 in observance of Easter and on April 8 in observance of our Centennial Gala.
April Meeting Duties:
Director: Sue Janzynski
Fine Master: Karen Kulakowski
Table/Split: Cheryl Widmer
Ken Writer: Pat Griffin
Invocation: Ed Hacherl
Guest Speaker:
Our very own Cameron Kukla, Licensed Branch Manager/Assistant Vice President (who also sells life insurance) at Evans Bank
-They offer personal banking with products for every need in your life
-They pride themselves in helping you find a way
-They offer small business and commercial products
-Evans Bank has been strongly committed to the community and wants their employees to be involved in community activities
If you have any questions, Cam is always there to help. Send him an email at ckukla@evansbank.com and check out their website at evansbank.com
Split of $10 was won by Cathy, who also picked for the ace but got the 5 of Clubs.
Happy News/Confessions:
-Steve spent Saturday with his scouts collecting food for the food pantry at the church (I’m sorry-I forgot which one) and monetary donations. They collected 66 bags and a lot of money!
-Dave & Pat Johnson congratulated us our 100 Years
-Cam was kidded by Holly for missing last week’s meeting due to the Irish Flu
-Cathy, after hearing about the plight in Nepal regarding the contaminated drinking water and the need for latrines, realized her broken hairspray nozzle that morning was a ridiculous problem.
Cam quizzed us as a group on eclipse trivia and was amazed at how much knowledge we all had.
Steve led the membership on the 4-Way test.
Meeting adjourned at 1:10 p.m.
Happy Easter Everyone!