Speaker: Jennifer Conway Jennifer is President and CEO of the Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce. Their mission is to serve as the premier resource for business development in the Greater Binghamton region. The Chamber has been in existence for over 100 years. In 2016 they had positive membership growth. Jennifer has been meeting with many communities to find out the needs and problems of each. Guests: Jennifer Conway and John Bayne. Fine Master: Kevin Webb collected $50. He levied 10% fines to this week’s 50/50 winner and to each of the Kampai gift certificate winners. Matt was fined for always being well dressed. Kevin asked for happy fines since he wants to save some “fine material” for the Valentine’s dinner. Happy fines were from Matt – he went to a black tie event and the most attractive person there was his wife. Kevin happy Syracuse won. George happy granddaughter visited. Pete happy for 2 days of skiing. Andy $5 for his birthday and happy that Erin is okay after gall bladder surgery. And Roy happy for their baby girl. Upcoming Speakers: 2/13 – No meeting 2/20 – Gloria E. Meredith, PhD, Founding Dean of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at BU 2/27 – Laura A. Dwyer PwC Scholars Program @ BU – Community Service Project Announcements: Any questions or suggestions regarding the lunch menus, facilities, etc. should funnel thru Teri Mahonski, House Committee Chair District Conference – 5/52017 thru 5/7/2017 in Canandaigua. Would be terrific to achieve 100% attendance. Of course, the DG is ours and the support would be HUGE! Dress code casual, families are welcome. Upcoming Events 2/13 Valentine’s Dinner at Kampai – 6 PM start – Dinner at 7 PM. $40 per person. Pease pay in advance – Ed is collecting. 2/25 Party at Ted & Judy Wolf’s house – 12:00– 4:00 PM 3/11/17 – St. Patrick’s Day Party – please give tickets and money to George. If you need help selling your tickets, please let Roy know. Please bring your auction items to Rotary or drop them off at Roy’s business or contact Roy for pickup of your items. 50/50 – Rick Pedro won $22 Don’s Joke Corner: Q: What did the spider do on the computer? A: Made a website! Quote of the Day: A day without smiling is a day wasted!