Rotary Club assembles plan for new year

At the beginning of every Rotary year, it’s tasked to the president of the club and its members to formulate a plan to create a successful year.
Tuesday, that was Crowley’s assignment in lieu of a typical meeting.
There was, however, a guest speaker on hand.
It was only last month that high school-aged students sponsored by the 49 area clubs in Rotary International District 6200 converged on Lake Fausse Point State Park to enjoy the beautiful scenery while participating in physical and mental leadership development activities.
The Crowley club sent Crowley High School senior Lily Smith this year and she happily presented a report to the club during Tuesday’s meeting.
“I will use these skills I learned in the coming year in my participation in student council, as a manager of the football team and conducting ‘Meet Me At the Pole’ prayer rallies,” she said.
Smith added that she enjoyed her time at the camp and “definitely would recommend it.”
After Smith, President Pat Miers presented the club’s committee and membership information, highlighting committee chairs and plans for the new year.
From the looks of things, Crowley will once again be very busy within the constructs of the club as well as in the community.
The Rotary Club of Crowley will once again plan to help out at Miss Helen’s Soup Kitchen and at the Acadia Parish Career Expo and is already knee-deep in collecting school supplies for Acadia Parish students, just to name a few activities. It will also continue to build upon the parish jail library for the inmates there.
There will be various fundraisers for the club and the community, all to better help serve.
Fellowship activities were also discussed, such as the pending Paul Harris banquet, the Christmas auction and more.
Furthermore, Miers made sure to point out the schedule for vocational speakers and program organizers for the upcoming year.
Rotarian Troy Breaux also called upon the membership to help the club continue to grow.
“We’re at 78 members now, but we still want more.”
The club had seen a high of 83 over the past year but due to a number of circumstances, including deaths, the number had dwindled over the year.
“I encourage you and the district encourages you to invite new members,” Breaux added.
The club’s mid-year assembly is scheduled for February and committee chairs will be tasked with updating the club on the progress of their work.