Events

The Finance Committee will meet Monday, November 9 at 6:00 p.m. to review the 2026–27 club budget, online dues results, and the plan to accept digital payments for the Foundation 50/50 and raffle. Location is still being finalized and will be either a member's home or a video call. All members are welcome, and anyone interested in joining the Finance Committee is encouraged to attend. RSVP to Paul Crocker or Kevin Butler so we can confirm the location.

We'll come together to prepare 35 meals for Compassion Outreach and also dine together after delivery. 

Our annual Veteran's day breakfast and speaker. Invite any veterans you know to come for a free breakfast on us and to hear from a fellow veteran Judge Joe Trail (Marines) to talk about 9-11 and being a post 9-11 veteran.

Our next Fireball Classic committee get-together will be a hands-on working session and potluck on Tuesday, November 17 at 6:00 PM. We'll be writing thank-you cards to our 2026 sponsors and water station volunteer groups, as well as stuffing envelopes with event photos and early 2027 sponsorship pledge forms.

Whether you want to help write notes, stuff envelopes, put on stamps, or just hang out and enjoy some good food, everyone in the club is welcome. The more hands we have, the faster the assembly line will go!

• When: Tuesday, November 17, 2026, at 6:00 PM

• Where: Pontotoc County Health Department, 2330 Arlington St, Ada

• Food (Potluck!): We're doing a potluck! Please reply to this email or drop a note in Discord to let us know what dish, side, or dessert you'd like to bring.

• Getting In: The building is locked after hours, so please try to arrive by 6:00 PM so Danielle can badge us in. If you're running late, text Danielle so someone can let you in.

To-Do Items Before We Meet:

• Danielle: Printing event/race photo cards and gathering the water station group list (via Christen & Ashley).

• Lena: Bringing the Rotary thank-you postcards.

• Kevin: Printing the 2026 sponsor tracking sheet and putting together the 2027 Continued Sponsorship Pledge forms.

• Note: If anyone wants to volunteer to pick up stamps and envelopes before the meeting, please let us know!

November is Rotary Foundation Month, and our club's Foundation Chair, Bob Greenstreet, will be our program this week.

The Rotary Foundation is the charitable arm of Rotary International. It turns member contributions into grants and projects around the world and right here at home, from PolioPlus and clean water to the district grants that have funded Ada Sunrise Rotary projects. Bob will walk us through how the Foundation works, where the money actually goes, and how dollars given through our district come back to Ada.

He'll also share where our club stands on this year's giving goals, including our End Polio Now fundraiser, and what it means to be a Paul Harris Fellow or a Sustaining Member.

Whether you've been giving for years or have never been sure what the Foundation does, this is a good week to find out.