Born May 14, 2013 - Meryl Elizabeth Rick (to parents Dan, and mom Sydney - BSRC member).  6lbs, 5oz. Is she not adorable? 

BSRC members, each year we recognize a member for Rotarian of the Year, whose contributions, enthusiasm and overall Rotary spirit standout above all people. For this current fiscal year (July 1, 2012 through to now), please nominate the name of an individual who you feel should be recognized. To submit a name to our past President's committee, email Jim Hamilton mtsusquehanna@gmail.com or Doug Alexander douga@storydist.com   The winner will receive this award at our PRESIDENT'S AWARDS DINNER and general membership meeting on Thursday June 13.

For reference, here are prior winners and their awarded year.

2000-01   Doug Chandler
2001-02   Ardi DeVries
2002-03   Cathy Fisher
2003-04   Gayle Hokanson
2004-05   Julie Schmidt
2005-06   Bob DuBose
2006-07   Nikki Naiser
2007-08   Doug Chandler
2008-09   Tom Swanson
2009-10   Mike Banville
2010-11   Doug Alexander
2011-12   Tim Rote

As is tradition, BSRC members can sign-up to giveaway 2 books to every 2nd grader in our area school districts. Check our Calendar for dates, times and locations. Typically each school requires 60-90 minutes of your time on a morning or afternoon sometime in April and May. New members, especially, are encouraged to help out since we have 10-15 schools and each school takes 3-5 Rotarian team members.

Schools have been scheduled and appear in our club calendar. Want to help? Find a date, time and location that works and email Bill Henning at william.r.henning@wellsfargo.com Here is a photo collage from our April 25th visit to Hyalite Elementary.

Amazing progress was just announced by Rotary International and its international partners.  Read it here.

A brief summary from the text reads... 

Rotary International, along with the World Health Organization, UNICEF, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, are global partners in the GPEI. One of Rotary’s chief responsibilities in the worldwide effort is advocacy. In addition to contributing more than US$1.2 billion to the GPEI, Rotary has helped secure over $9 billion from donor governments since the initiative began in 1988. It is estimated that polio eradication could save the world US$40-50 billion by 2035. 

Gates announced that his foundation would commit to one-third of the total cost of the GPEI’s budget over the plan’s six-year implementation, for a total of $1.8 billion. A new group of philanthropists joined Gates in supporting the new plan, with commitments of an additional $335 million: the Albert L. Ueltschi Foundation, Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation-Global, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Carlos Slim Foundation, Dalio Foundation, Foundation for a Greater Opportunity established by Carl C. Icahn, and Tahir Foundation. 

In 2012, Heroes & Villains descended upon Riverside CC for our 9th Annual Night Golf event. Congratulations to the top 3 winning teams last year:  1) Bacterin   2) Yellowstone Bank  3) Bitterroot Capital.

For 2013, Toyota of Bozeman once again presents 'Golf in the Dark - our 10th Anniversary' with our theme being HISTORY