President Mary called the meeting to order at 12:15 pm.
Invocation- Mandy Crispim
Fellowship- Susy Hurlbert. Rotarian Birthdays- Nancy Gentes and Susy Hurlbert. Rotarian anniversary- Bonnie Johnson- 2 years with our Club, but Bonnie has been a Rotarian for many years. Susy had a birthday recently and discussed the birthday flower of the month for all months. September is the Aster-MorningGlory which comes in Hot Pink, Red, White, and Blue, among others.
Announcements:
- Master calendar at meeting
- Ambet Alert is changing from what we’ve known for so long. Mike Matera to have more info soon
- Membership Mingle: Great turnout. Over 20 guests. It’s important to followup with your guests and invite them to come to an upcoming meeting ASAP.
- Celebrate Cultural Diversity (CCD) was pushed a day to Tuesday, 9/19 due to the weather on Monday. Great event! Everything ran smoothly. Kudos to Kathryn and her committee for another great CCD.
- District Governor potentially visiting on Thursday, Oct 12th @ 7:30am. More to come
- Madonna Place Trivia coming Friday, November 10th
- Sponsorships still available for Rotary Clock project
Happy Dollars:
- Rodney Green- Happy to play golf @ Rotary Golf on Sept 6th. Happy for Membership Mingle. Happy to visit family in Chicago recently. Happy for Chestnut Street Playhouse Golf tourney
- Bill Champagne- Welcome his guest, Pat Marshall of Norwichtown Rehab. Appreciated the help from Membership Mingle, while Staples wasn’t helpful. Thankful for Andrew to print copies and Stan for picking up Lottie
- Barry Shead- Great CCD event and appreciates the hard work of the committee. Loved Rodney’s Catfish!
- Mike Matera- Congrats on successful Membership Mingle. Congrats to CCD committee. Had issues w/ other parents @ soccer weekend for his Son in Madison
- Mike Goldblatt- Happy to be back and enjoyed Membership Mingle. Has been dealing with some health issues for last 9 months. Feeling better, but 100% yet.
- Stan Lucas- Thanks to all who helped, supported and attended Membership Mingle. Says Lottie had a great time! Says 10 yo Grandson plays Saxophone and made $250 playing in Providence Mall for approx. 2 hours.
Lottery- Mike Matera picked; Tom Adams picked 2x and no winners. Stan won the cookies and shared with the Club.
Speaker: Mark Perlman, Author. Wrote a book “The Reluctant Soldier.” A historical Novel. Follows the life of Virgil and American from the pre-Civil war until Virgil passes away in the 1970’s. More can be found at www.TheReluctantSoldier.com