Our Holiday Celebration began with
Frank Rippl playing the piano. President Deborah welcomed members and
guests. Robb Waugus gave the invocation.
Robb spoke about the “reason for the season”.
Robb participated in a program at Tanner School in Kaukauna with 4K
students called “caring is sharing”.
These students raised money for the USMC “Toys for Tots” program and
then went shopping with their parents to purchase a new toy and then donate
that toy for a child in need. This week
here in the Fox Cities over twenty four hundred families in need will go to the
Salvation Army’s toy shop distribution to get plenty of new toys for their
children. Over 400 families in need will
be helped by the Adopt a Family program in addition to all of the families receiving
food baskets in order to celebrate the season with a special meal. All of this is made possible by your
generosity, so we thank you and wish you a healthy and happy New Year.
Before lunch was served, Ruth Ann
Heeter and Tony Gonzalez talked about Christmas memories. Ruth Ann told a
touching story about a Christmas that meant a lot to her and her family and
even made her choke up at the end of the story.
Tony told a story about a Christmas where his family helped a fellow
neighbor in need. After each story we
began lunch and you could hear all the Christmas stories being shared throughout
the banquet hall.
After lunch, NewVoices performed several
Christmas songs to the Club. Some of
their songs included The First Noel, Hark
the Hearld Angels Sing and Joy to the World. They did a wonderful job and put everyone in
the Christmas spirit.
Thanks to the Family of Rotary Committee for
arranging this program: Tony Gonzalez
(Chair), Ruth Ann Heeter, Nancy Heykes, Nancy Johnshoy and Eric Oelhafen
(co-chair). Also thanks to Frank Rippl
for playing the piano, NewVoices, the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel and staff for
the wonderful lunch and service they provide us every Tuesday and everyone who
made a donation to the Boys and Girls Club.
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