The Ken September 12, 2022
Attendance/Split Club: Steve Blass
Invocation: John Coogan
Fine Master: Phil Michalowski
The Ken: Sue Jandzinski
We opened the meeting with the Pledge and Invocation from John Coogan. Our guests today were Kelly Copps from Second Generation Theatre and Scott Marcin Assistant District Governor, Rotary District 7090/Amherst South Rotary Club
Announcements:
- Holly provided an update on KENToberfest scheduled for Saturday, September 24th. Sponsorships are still available as well as tickets and VIP reservations.
- Phil offered up sunflower seeds to those in attendance.
- Larry Coon arrived at 12:29 – so he was not fined!
- Linda announced that Randy Gerlach, president/CEO of Scholfield passed away
- Services for Jim Austin are today [9/12] at Dengler, Roberts, Perna Funeral Home
- Shred-it is October 15th
- John “Guess Who” Coogan won the split Club and Steve picked the Q of spades.
Scott thanked the club for having him and is very interested in what is happening at Kenmore Rotary. Some upcoming Rotary events are focused on Literacy [September], Polio Awareness [October] and Rotary Foundation [November].
Phil tried to stump us with Science [I think] Trivia…but remarkably, Paul Chisholm managed to answer most of the questions for table #1!
Kelly provided an overview of Second Generation Theatre which is located at Shea’s Smith Theatre. There are currently 26 professional theatre houses in WNY. The theatre was started by Kelly and 2 fellow UB graduates. They offer educational programs along with camps available to individuals of all ages. The Secret Garden will be running October 14-30. For more information regarding the theatre, and what it has to offer, please check their website: https://secondgenerationtheatre.com/
Respectfully submitted:
Sue Jandzinski