Rotary Club of Norwich
March 4th, 2020
THE RONE
Presiding: President Mike Cooney
Invocation: Jim Konrad
Fellowship: Ray Baribeault
Birthdays: None
Anniversaries: Paul Blanchard, March 9th -7 years and Erin Gizio, March 9th -3 Years
Guests: Mary Richardson introduced Arirvah Perch from NFA
Ray Baribeault gave a fun and interesting fellowship on March trivia! What is the astrological sign for March? Answer: Pisces. What is the official stone for March? Answer: Aquamarine. March was named after the God of War. The official flower of March is the daffodil. What famous figure was murdered on the Ides of March? Answer: Julius Caesar. What sport is played in March and is referred to as “March Madness?” Answer: NCAA Basketball.
Announcements:
President Mike Cooney had the following announcements:
*The District 7980 annual Conference will be in Mystic this coming year in April. All are encouraged to attend.
*Mark your calendar! Rotary Golf Tournament will be September 2nd!
*Happy Dollars committee is looking for deserving families or individuals to support.
*If you know of anyone who would be a good speaker at one of our Rotary Meetings contact Mary Richardson.
*The Rotary Carnival will be Memorial Day Weekend this year. Location will be at the viaduct parking lot in Downtown Norwich. Stay tuned for more information as volunteers will be needed throughout the weekend.
*President Mike Cooney wishes President-elect Mary Richardson well for P.E.T.S. training this month to prepare her for her year as President starting in July.
*The Centennial Gala will be on the 26th of June.
*There will be a meeting of the Native Son/Daughter Committee on March 18th. The club is still looking for submissions of persons who qualify. Contact Mary Richardson with nominees.
*The ARC Film Festival will be held at the Mashantucket Pequot Reservation Center and Museum on April 23rd from 5:30 to 8pm.
*Roz Etra contacted the club to inform that Joel will be going home on Friday and would be grateful for any well wishes.
Happy Dollars: Jen Granger
Jen gave Happy Dollars to say UCFS has their Health Tracker on line!
Bill Champagne informed the club that the Norwich Race Equity Committee will be conducting the 2nd in a three part series at the Otis Library on Wednesday, March 11th in the Community Room. The event is free and open to the public. Bill also thanked fellow Rotarian Erin Gizio for her gift of fudge made by the Travis Monks! Really good stuff!
Andy Nollman was happy that today is the final day that contractors will be at his house finishing his new bathroom! He hopes! He was also very busy calling his clients to put their minds at ease with the recent volatility in the market. Good excuse to stay personally involved with his clients!
Jeff Brining enjoyed his vacation to Utah!
Mike Cooney had happy dollars for his son Matt’s Birthday! Pokemon balloons everywhere! Part of the fun was Matt’s loose tooth that his in-laws wanted to pull out for him! Apparently his wife’s family, all of them, love to pull teeth! March is also Mike’s own birthday month as well as his wife’s! To cap it all off his daughter called him an “old man.”
Auction: No Auction.
Lottery: Bill Champagne: Jim Konrad, Mary Richardson and Kathryn Tracey drew carefully, however there was no winner!
Program: Mike Cooney did a speech on the history of the modern bathtub according to H.L Mencken. Many facts and statistics were brought forward only to be told that H.L. Mencken made them all up but they are thought of a truth to this day. It was all a cruel hoax.
Bob Farwell led the club with the 4-Way Test.
President Mike Cooney ended the meeting at 1:05pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Bob Reed – RONE Reporter