Hamilton Rotary

HAMILTON ROTARY MINUTES  for August 27, 2009
President Cynthia opened the meeting .  Rev John Lewis led the prayer and pledge.
There were no Guest Rotarians but we were introduced to the following guests:
Teresa Stapleton, guest of Ben Kincer, Paula Bethart, guest of Rick Bethart, and Christine Matacic, guest of Nancy Nix. (We were informed that Christine Matacic will be applying to be a Rotarian!)
Getting to Know You Victim ( I meant Speaker) was Rick Jones.  Rick is originally from Dayton, Ohio.  He is a Wright State U grad (and as he says, therefore not smug or preppie like OSU and MU grads!)  He has been married to Chris for 38 years, 26 of which were happy-(I’m sure he was only kidding about that.)  He has a BFA and MFA in Painting. He works at the Fitton Center and rescues animals on the side!   Thanks, Rick!
Next person to get to know will be Anne Flaig-Fiehrer.
Announcements:
1.     According to Pat Edwards, Past District Governor, our district was tops in Ohio for contributions to eradicate polio.  Our district gave $82,900+.   This year our club’s goal is $6,000.
2.     FYI- Sonja Kranbuhl has resigned from Rotary Board and from Rotary due to personal reasons.  We are looking someone who is interested in serving on the Board.
3.     Next Board meeting is September 1, noon, at the Coach House.
4.     Bob Sirk had open heart surgery and is recovering at home.
5.     The Oxford Club has invited us to tour the new Farmer Building, Wednesday , Sept. 2 at 7 pm.
6.     There is a Steak Fry event on Sept. 10 put on by the Middletown, Trenton and Hamilton Chambers.  Call 844-1500 for more information
 

Program: the Speaker was Denise Quinn, VP of the MillerCoors plant in Trenton
I’ll sum it up this way, what are10 things you should know about the MillerCoors Plant in Trenton?
1.     Their motto could be: As Ben Franklin put it “ Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy”
2.     The Trenton plant began producing in 1991.
3.     It is forecasted that the plant will brew 9.6 million barrels in 09.  That is 297,600,000 gallons of beer!!!!
4.     It employees 568 employees
5.     Ohio is the 4th largest brewing state in the country
6.     The Plant is working towards zero waste—they Reduce, Reuse and Recycle (not the beer, silly, the other stuff!)
7.     They employ 25-30 certified tasters so that they can check the beer during all shifts
8.     Each beer has different case profiles, so it is not just the same beer with different labels!
9.     The plant brews 41 beers under contract plus 22 of their own.
10.  The plant sits on a natural aquifer.

Happy Bucks- the Happiness scale was 0 today—no happy bucks!   I think it was because everyone was filling out an application to be a certified beer taster. (Thanks, Jeff for asking about those apps!)
Split the Pot-we have $114 in the pot—no winner today.
Sarge at Arms- He was on a roll today because he has not had a chance to speak lately (give him and inch and he takes a mile!!  Should make up for the 0 happy bucks)
Next Week our meal will be 2 soups and a salad.
Next Week’s program will be:  Doug Frank to talk about Polio Eradication plus we will be inducting a new member.
 
Have a Great Week! 
Respectfully Submitted, Chris Hurr