4-11-2012 meeting of the Rotary Club of Chickasha
Posted by Jerry Pittman
on Apr 18, 2013
Peggy McMahan, marketing director for the Grady County Fairgrounds and Jerry Arthur, fair board member, were guest speakers at the 4-11-2013 meeting of the Rotary Club of Chickasha.
The April 11, 2013 meeting of the Rotary Club of Chickasha opened with a prayer, pledge and badly harmonized song.
No one introduced any quests.
Prayer concerns include Marcine Hall, mother of David Hall Jr.; accident-prone Ann Manchester and Bill and Janice McVey.
A joy was the birthday of Rotarian Steve LaForge.
It was announced that sponsorships and T-Shirt sizes are needed now for the May 18 Rotary Run. See Kory Kirkland about yout t-shirt and Brad Duvall about sponsorships.
Other announcements:
-- A district meeting for incoming officers will be held Saturday, April 13 for incoming officer. Elmer Kuntz is helping at that event.
-- Be thinking about the May District convention that will be in Norman.
– A Rotary Exchange team from Italy will be hosted by the club beginning Saturday, April 20.
Rotarian of the Day was Christy Shebester who introduced Peggy McMahan, marketing director for the Grady County Fairgrounds and Jerry Arthur, fair board vice president, who spoke at the upcoming sales tax renewal that will fund major improvements at the fairgrounds.
Peggy reported that the fairgrounds has a major economic impact on the community.
Last year, there were 220 event days at the fairgrounds. An average week has 750 to 1000 people at events and they bring two to three people with him. This next week, for example, a sheep show has attracted 370 exhibitors from seven states.
Benefits of the fairgrounds include tourism dollars, increased tax revenue, job creation, and a site at low cost or no cost for non-profits to hold a variety of events such as graduations, proms, educational meetings, and governmental and emergency management training.
The economic impact has been projected at 9.2 million annually.
"We can continue to drive the economy with these improvements," McMahan said.
The fairground saws opened in 1941 after construction as a WPA project.
A 15-year 1/4 cent sales tax was passed in 1999 that allowed renovation and modernization that we know today.
On May 14, county voters will be asked to renew that tax to fund the following improvements
-- A new outdoor arena and a climate controlled multi-purpose arena.
It is important to remember that the tax is a renewal and WILL NOT be an increase over what is already being paid. For a family of four with a household income of $50,000 the tax amounts to about $3.17 a month.
"We have an opportunity to take this fairgrounds to a higher level," Arthur told Rotarians.
The meeting adjourned after recitation of the Rotary 4-Way Test.
No one introduced any quests.
Prayer concerns include Marcine Hall, mother of David Hall Jr.; accident-prone Ann Manchester and Bill and Janice McVey.
A joy was the birthday of Rotarian Steve LaForge.
It was announced that sponsorships and T-Shirt sizes are needed now for the May 18 Rotary Run. See Kory Kirkland about yout t-shirt and Brad Duvall about sponsorships.
Other announcements:
-- A district meeting for incoming officers will be held Saturday, April 13 for incoming officer. Elmer Kuntz is helping at that event.
-- Be thinking about the May District convention that will be in Norman.
– A Rotary Exchange team from Italy will be hosted by the club beginning Saturday, April 20.
Rotarian of the Day was Christy Shebester who introduced Peggy McMahan, marketing director for the Grady County Fairgrounds and Jerry Arthur, fair board vice president, who spoke at the upcoming sales tax renewal that will fund major improvements at the fairgrounds.
Peggy reported that the fairgrounds has a major economic impact on the community.
Last year, there were 220 event days at the fairgrounds. An average week has 750 to 1000 people at events and they bring two to three people with him. This next week, for example, a sheep show has attracted 370 exhibitors from seven states.
Benefits of the fairgrounds include tourism dollars, increased tax revenue, job creation, and a site at low cost or no cost for non-profits to hold a variety of events such as graduations, proms, educational meetings, and governmental and emergency management training.
The economic impact has been projected at 9.2 million annually.
"We can continue to drive the economy with these improvements," McMahan said.
The fairground saws opened in 1941 after construction as a WPA project.
A 15-year 1/4 cent sales tax was passed in 1999 that allowed renovation and modernization that we know today.
On May 14, county voters will be asked to renew that tax to fund the following improvements
-- A new outdoor arena and a climate controlled multi-purpose arena.
It is important to remember that the tax is a renewal and WILL NOT be an increase over what is already being paid. For a family of four with a household income of $50,000 the tax amounts to about $3.17 a month.
"We have an opportunity to take this fairgrounds to a higher level," Arthur told Rotarians.
The meeting adjourned after recitation of the Rotary 4-Way Test.