INSTALLATION 2009

The gavel passes without a coup d'etat - or as would more likely be the case, without a gun to the new president's head!

 

Todd Finkel could escape it no longer - is is going to be DA MAN in a few short weeks.  And a terrific evening at Runyon's was had to enjoy the event.  And we had three year's worth of district brass in attendance - incoming DG Lee Phares and husband Elihue, DG futhre wanna be Doug Maymon and wife Debbie, and our own DG wanna wanna be Todd Dayton and wife Wendy.  Of course they all sat together cause no one wanted to sit with them.

 

And outgoing Pres Bruce had a great slide show of the year's events, but it turned really ugly when he showed a video of questionable taste, capped off by the audio of that video reprising some really awful singing which is reported to have cracked some windows at Runyon's.

 

Aside from the usual swearings in the top prizes were awarded as follows:

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:  Mitch "Moment of Silence" Feld

ROTARIAN OF THE YEAR:  Todd "Have I told you about the Rotary Foundation" Dayton

 

The lovely and talented Sam Hornsby with Pat

His presence at the bar did not scare anyone off

"Glad it ain't me, tall boy"

Think he is happy being on the going out side?

Words of advice flowed like rain

Drew has no idea who this is, but is showing baby pictures to him anyway

Ask a stupid question.......

"Hey Drew, do you have a video of your son's birth with you"

The answer here

Last time we will call them first couple

Nadja makes the slide show

Bruce Goodman with Bruce Springsteen Goodman

Bruce presents Mitch with the Rookie of the Year Award.  Drew seizes the opportunity to show baby pictures

Mitch and award

Rotarian of the Year

Lee swears in the directors - Todd prays

Gloria - the permanent VP

Too late now - Todd is the man.  Bruce is relieved

The line of past presidents - Drew looking a little smug at being "past"

Out and In