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Buffalo Rotarians... People of Action!
Meeting Wednesdays at 12:00pm
 
 BHM District Board Room, door 2
214 1st Ave NE, Buffalo 
Take me to BuffaloRotary.com!
Club Announcements...
August 13th Buffalo Rotary Meeting
This Wednesday: Buffalo Airport and Delta Flying Club AT THE BUFFALO AIRPORT.  Join us for a box lunch from BJs at the airport to hear about our local aeronautic activities.
 
-August 20th, Norman Siekman, Tanzania School grant
-August 27th, Amanda Ryyannen, Breezy Lane Travel
-September 3rd, Buffalo Rotary Treasurer's report 
2025 $10,000 Rotary Raffle
How Many Have You Sold?  If you have not received your envelope of tickets please connect with Chelsie Schmid.  As soon as you sell at ticket turn the ticket stub(s) and money into Chelsie.
 
To clarify:  
-to ONLY buy a chance, the ticket is $100
-to buy a chance AND attend the event, which includes dinner for 2 and 4 drink tickets, the ticket price is $150
  • Prize: $10,000
  • Friday, September 12, 2025
  • Buffalo Civic Center
  • 6 pm social, 7 pm dinner, 8 pm raffle
  • $100/raffle ticket
  • $150/couple: raffle ticket, dinner for 2, 4 drink tickets
Selling Tips:
  • Ice breaker question: "Who did you buy your Rotary Raffle ticket from? Well, let me sell you one!"
  • Sell a ticket(s) to a group of people. Encourage the group to have a table at the event.
  • Share with people what Buffalo Rotary is involved in (see back of ticket).  "Buy a ticket for a good cause!"
  • $100 chance to win $10,000
Youth Exchange 2025-26 Update
Incoming Rotary Exchange guy from Brazil, JOÃO, pronounced show-alm.
  • WE ARE LOOKING FOR HOST FAMILY #1 AND #3
  • Yeh! We have our 2nd host family. 
  • The length of stay with each host family is approximately 3 and half months.
  • The host family must be located in the Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose School District; for the school year 2025-26
  • João arrives mid-late August.
  • How to say "Hello, how are you". Oi, Tudo Bem?  (oy-two-doe-bem?)
  • REMEMBER: it is EVERYONE'S task to help find host families. 
    • You may not be able to host but maybe a friend, neighbor or family may. 
    • Share the news!
 
Please talk with Rita, ritaraevo@gmail.com or Mike, walshmgw@gmail.com if you have any questions.
 
Whirltronics - Plastic Drive
This photo shows the type of plastics that we are collecting for Whirltronics.
 
Benches for the following have been made from the plastics we collect.
-Rotary Club of Buffalo
-Buffalo Lions
-Buffalo Chamber of Commerce
-Tatanka & Parkside Elementary Schools
-Wise Penny
-Buffalo Free Church
-Functional Industries
-Buffalo Food Shelf
-Connection Pointe Church
-Hanover Food Shelf
-Weavers at the Community Center
-St. Francis Xavier School
-Blue Star Mothers
-Hope Community Church
 
Bring your plastics to the next meeting in the school building.  Our Whirltronics' members will bring it back to work with them.
 
Here is a picture of our Rotary Bench.
 
 
Bulletin Editor
Suzanne O'Dell
(If you have any comments or questions, please contact the editor)
Member Birthdays & Rotary Joining Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Bob Halagan
August 5
 
Dave Zumbusch
August 15
 
Rod Melgard
August 22
 
Join Date
Dave Zumbusch
August 9, 1996
29 years
 
Ashley Nordlie
August 10, 2022
3 years
 
Lisa Zwart
August 10, 2022
3 years
 
Brian Lutes
August 12, 2024
1 year
 
Melissa Ungaro
August 12, 2024
1 year
 
Brent Elstad
August 29, 2023
2 years
 
Eric Fink
August 29, 2023
2 years
 
Walker Deakins
August 29, 2023
2 years
 
Buffalo Rotary  Board Members
President
Christine Husom
 
President Elect
Craig Boysen
 
Immediate Past President
Suzanne O'Dell
 
Treasurer
Shaun Corbin
 
Secretary
Chelsie Schmid
 
Community Service
Malia Glowitz
 
Grants/Projects
Paul Downer
 
Youth Services
Michael Walsh