Mar 4th 2009

Reporter: Lynn Campbell
3/4/09

The meeting was opened by President Eddie with the invocation given by Bob Berry. Guests were introduced and welcomed to Lake Murray-Irmo Rotary.

Lyman Whitehead's health and happiness caused our president some concern- a story about turpentine and a cat's rear end!! Enough said.

Judy Johnson reported the bowling fundraiser netted over $2200. Thanks Judy for a job well done. Chris Spearman was inducted as our newest member and welcomed by the club.

John Adair introduced those teachers being honored during Teacher
Recognition- they were:

Gordon Farley Dutch Fork Elementary School
Laura Adair Irmo Elementary School
Tracy Frick Harbison West Elementary
Erica Millwood Leaphart Elementary School
Sandy Rickenbaker Dutch Fork High School
Johnny Cooley Irmo Middle School
Hope Lights H.E. Corley Elementary School
Matt Gams Chapin Elementary School
Paulette Moses Ballentine Elementary




John then introduced our speaker Dr. Sandy Breazeale, LPC who told of her dad dropping out of high school and her mother being the first of her family to graduate.

She said expectations of her were the same until she encountered those teachers that changed her outlook on who she was and what she could accomplish in life.

During high school, she was selected to girls state and then to head girls nation. She stated that most of those selected were from the best families who valued education. Her teachers had turned her from the ordinary into the extraordinary.

The meeting ended with Happy dollars- the most unusual was Joel Collins reporting his son Drew was selected in a bachelor auction for $7,000 -That's better than the Dad!