Norwich Rotary Club
August 31st, 2022
Location-Bella Fiore
THE RONE
Presiding: President Susy Hurlbert
Invocation: Barry Shead
Fellowship: Nancy Gentes
Birthdays: None
Anniversaries: Mary Ellen Jukouski – 9/1 – 8 Years
Visiting Rotarians: None
Guests: No guests
Nancy’s fellowship was Connecticut state trivia! Here are just a few of the questions Nancy quizzed the members on! How many counties in the state? Eight. What is the state insect? The Praying Mantis. What CT town houses the “Nut Museum? Old Lyme. What is the state animal? The whale. What famous person lived in the Monte Cristo Cottage in New London? Eugene O’Neil. What is the CT state song? Yankee Doodle. Who is our state heroine? Prudence Crandall. What toy was developed by a Yale University student? The Frisbee.
Announcements:
*Susy Hurlbert had the following announcements:
*The Celebrate Cultural Diversity Event will take place on September 19th from 5pm to 8pm. Chelsea Groton Bank just signed on as a sponsor at the $1,000.00 level! 14 food venders are signed up as of today. There will be a committee meeting at Brown Park on September 2nd at 11:15am. All are welcome to attend. This Committee is led by Roz Etra, Carrie Czymanski, and Kathryn Tracey. Volunteers are needed. The Lottie B. Scott Award will be given out that evening as well. Nominations for the award is due by the end of next week.
*The Peace Pole rededication will be on September 21st, International Peace Day. The regular club meeting will take place on location. There will not be a lunch or regular meeting at Bella Fiore on this date.
*Rotarians are encouraged to please invite prospective members for lunch and introduce them to the world of Rotary.
*The club will be looking for speakers. Should you know of an appropriate guest speaker contact Bob Farwell or Kevin Wickless.
*September 7th will be the date for the 2022 Annual Golf Tournament. Register at 9am. Tee off at 10am. Box Lunch will be provided. More golfers needed as well as volunteers. Contact Erin Gizio if you can lend a hand. Show up at 9am and bring a chair!
*There will be Amber Alert sign-ups at the Healthy Living Expo at Dodd Stadium from 10 to 2pm on September 17th. Also, the Amber Alert will be at the Celebrate Cultural Diversity event on September 19th. Volunteers are needed for both.
Happy Dollars: – Jen Granger
*Jen started things off saying she is looking forward to a family vacation for the next 2 weeks in the Dominican Republic and looks forward to traveling around the country.
*Andy Nollman had a great time on his vacation last week on the Stonington shoreline. He also has a busy week coming up where he’ll be traveling for work related reasons. Andy is also excited for the start of football season with the New England Patriots and his fantasy football league.
*Erin Gizio said it was good to be back to a meeting after an absence.
*Barry Shead said it was great to see Erin back! He also gave Rodney Green kudos for the excellent pie that he gave his new neighbors for a gift! It was a big hit! He was also glad to beport that his newly married daughter made it back safely to LA after honeymooning in Cape Cod.
*Rodney Green bought a foursome for the annual golf tournament and invited any member who would like to play to play in his foursome. His granddaughter is a freshman at NYU and has one of the best views in NYC from her dorm room up Broadway and has a view of the Empire State Building. He and Lucille drove to the city and it took almost 4 hours to navigate the traffic on I-95 to get there. He did get free parking in the city as he parked his car after 7pm on Friday night and it was night next to the hotel he stayed at!
*Jay Waitte gave $20.00 to say he and his old friend Ted McGregor flew on Ted’s plane to Baltimore for a great time that included a baseball game at Camden Yard and meeting and having dinner with former Orioles pitcher Scott McGregor. Jay also visited the oldest Elks Club in the nation.
*Mike Cooney said something but I could not hear what he said as too many people were talking. Sorry Mike.
*Lottie Scott was happy to see everyone and happy to be at the meeting in person!
*Gary Young had a great vacation last week in Myrtle Beach. Their house they rented ended up having issue so they were up-grated from a 4 bedroom house to a 7 bedroom house for the same price! It was a long drive to get there and back. He also thanked Jay Waitte for sponsoring the Hole-in-One contest for the Golf Tournament.
*Nancy Johnson is leaving for a long vacation to Hawaii and California and will return in October.
*Susy Hurlbert had a wonderful time on vacation last week on Cape Cod. She loved spending time in Eastham and Provincetown and even had a house that allowed her dog!
Auction:
John Mancini we assume will donate to the cause at a later date.
Weekly Rotary Trivia: In Terry Congdon’s absence as she will be on vacation Mary Richardson has the questions for the trivia in 2 weeks time. Be sure to read your Rotarian magazine so you’ll know the answers!
Lottery: – Bill Champagne
Rodney Green, Kathryn Tracey & Jim Daly did not find the Ace of Spades! Bob Reed won the cookies!
Program:
Today’s program was a club assembly. Susy brought up the Kindness Garden Fundraiser and the proposal that was put forward by the Board of Directors.
Susy Hurlbert led the Club and all recited the 4-Way Test and the meeting was adjourned at 1:07 pm
Respectfully submitted,
Bob Reed – RONE Reporter