You don't have to wait until meeting day to share your happiness! Click on the yellow box below, donate your happy dollars and then email Mary Beth at hphwrotary@gmail.com and tell her what you're happy about! Last week, members were thankful for: Phil Lazarus was thankful to be here! Len Tenner was happy to see Doris Xie back home, a big welcome to our speakers and wishing Sandra Bast's sister a speedy recovery from a recent organ transplant surgery. Doris Xie was happy to be back. Her parents are here with her now as she straddles working and being a caregiver to them. Mike Babian was happy to welcome our speakers and for the great turnout at Astra Roasters last week. Ben Jagim was happy that he and his wife had a great time at Astra Roasters. Neil Dahlmann shared he was born in Toronto and was accustomed to really cold winters. He noted that while he was here braving the winter, his Canadian friends are currently in Florida! Paul Clements also welcomed our speakers and he announced that Mary Beth will be the featured poet at Highland Park Poetry March event. Saturday, March 11th at 4 p,m, at Laughlin Gallery, 1900 Sheridan Road. Mary Beth was excited to be celebrating her mother's 85th birthday in San Antonio the coming weekend with all her siblings, her son and his fiancée, niece and nephews. This week, members were happy for: Eric Ephraim thanked Paul Clements for standing in for him last week and to welcome our speaker, Julia Foos; Karen Dennis was excited for the upcoming MYA concerts. Walgreens, who has been an MYA sponsor for 15 years, is sponsoring this Sunday's MYA concert which will be presenting the winners of Walgreens' National Concerto Competition with this Sunday's Music At the Fort at 6p.m, There is a $10.00 per person suggested donation. A second concert this month is on Saturday the 25th at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. The event starts a 2p.m. Mike Lubelfeld was happy his son, a freshman at Deerfield HS was a part of DHS Varsity track team. His son's contribution helped the team take 2nd Place!! He was also happy to have moved D112's offices to the Viti Building - and here's the best part - he can walk to the meetings!!!! Doris Xie was happy the Club's End Polio Now contributions met our goal. RI is receiving $100 Million dollars from the Gates Foundation toward EPN. Mike Babian was happy to welcome our speaker and announced the Last Wednesday of February will be at 28 Mile. Brad and Ida will join us along with the four SaLT students who traveled to DC. They will share their stories. Watch your inbox for more information. Mary Beth was happy for the wonderful weekend to celebrate her mother's birthday with her family; she also reminded the Club to join her at Laughlin Gallery on March 11th at 4 p.m. where she will be one of the featured poets. Note: If I didn't list your Happy Dollars from this week, please let me know and I will add it next time (I had to walk away to see about a lunch order). -mb |