1. Due to the weather last week, our speaker was unable to make it to the meeting. Fortunately, Rob Kos and Brian Monroe were able to pick up the pieces.
Rob Kos kicked off the show with some stories about his past life as a road manager. If you missed it, you missed a fantastic story about Smokey Robinson and a punch line of Smokey leaning in towards Rob and saying "I wonder what size pants he wears."
Rob went on to tell a story about touring with Art Garfunkel and having a couple run-ins with Walter Cronkite, iconic news anchor who reported on many things including bombings in World War II, the Nuremburg Trials, the Vietnam War, Watergate, the Iran Hostage Crises, and the assassinations of JKF, MLK, and John Lennon (Cite Wikipedia). When you're as legendary as Walter Cronkite and you want a cheeseburger, Rob Kos is going to get you a freaking cheeseburger.
Needless to say, attendees received indisputable proof that Rob Kos is by far cooler than the rest of us combined.
Brian Monroe's presentation on Rotary 101 was also very informative, but harder to take notes on.
2. Save the Date/Mark your Calendars:
We will be meeting at Thiensville Village Hall for our final meeting of February as well as our first two meeting of March.
Our Tuesday March 19 meeting has been moved to Monday, March 18 and will be held at Homestead High School for the National Honors Society Induction Ceremony. More information will follow.
Everyone's favorite event Roadside Cleanup will take place at 9AM on Saturday April 13. We will meet at Kwik Trip on the corner of Green Bay and Donges Bay Roads. By moving this event to the second week in April, we hope to have a beautiful April morning, but are fully prepared for the chances of a January snowstorm.
Chinooks Game has been scheduled for Wednesday, July 31 at 7PM. We hope to have a beautiful July evening, but are fully prepared for a January snowstorm. More information regarding this outing will be made available as the date draws nearer.
3. Let's talk about Facebook. On Tuesday (for real this time), we will take a brief moment to discuss whether T-M Rotary will or should have a continued presence on Facebook and what you should do to support. Technological assistance will be offered.