Norwich Rotary Club
May 11th, 2022
Location-Bella Fiore
THE RONE
Presiding: President Andrew Nollman
Invocation: Terry Congdon
Fellowship: Ray Baribeault
Birthdays: Bob Farwell – May 11, Kevin Wickless – May 14 & Mary Ellen Jukoski – May 17
Anniversaries: None
Visiting Rotarians: Barbara Crouch- Niantic
Guests: Mollie Bruno, Mandy Crispin & Roz Etra
Ray gave a humorous fellowship with a few more of his famous puns!
Announcements:
*Andy Nollman had the following announcements:
*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.
*President Andrew gave thanks to all to attended the Whisky Event last Wednesday night and to all the Rotarians who helped with the event, especially Terry Congdon, Bonnie Johnson & Mary Richardson.
*September 7th will be the date for the 2022 Annual Golf Tournament.
*The Native Son Lunch will take place on June 1st. Tickets can be purchased online or contact Mary Richardson or Mike Cooney if you do not want to purchase online. 66 Tickets have been sold thus far and it will certainly be a sell out so get your tickets now.
*Change of Command will be at the Noon meeting on June 29th.
*The Rose Garden Lunch will take place on June 22nd. Rodney Green will supply a delicious lunch as always.
Happy Dollars: – Nancy Gentes
*Nancy wishes everyone a belated Happy Mother’s Day. She had a good one with a gift of Red Sox Tickets to a game on Memorial Day weekend!
*Mary Richardson gave for Ray’s puns! She also welcomed Barbara Crouch from TVCCA to the meeting and also wishes Joel a happy birthday!
*Jeff Bruning gave to wish the mom’s a happy mother’s day and for all the birthday’s. His boat is still not in the water as he’s still coaching his son’s baseball team. He also sit’s on a committee in East Haddam for the building of a new track. The track coach gave him a wonderful compliment saying that his son is a good leader.
*Barry Shead gave for Joel’s birthday, to welcome Mandy Crispin and to say he is auctioning off 2 bags of cookies as he will not be at next week’s meeting as he will be crisscrossing the country with his daughter for the next couple weeks. He also gave accolades to Andrew for running a wonderful whisky event.
*Mike Cooney is a “Pitch Coach” in his son’s little league. The parents said he was not a good pitcher and he got replaced! He’s taking his wife back to their honeymoon hotel for their 10th wedding anniversary!
*Gary Young said that the length of his hair now allows him into the “Stan Lucas Hair Club!”
*Roz Etra gave for Joel’s birthday. She thanked Gary for stopping by the house yesterday to celebrate with him. The heating element in her stove went bad so it’s time for a new stove!
*Jen Granger said thank you to everyone who sent the sympathy card when her mom’s died. It meant a great deal to her.
*Kathleen Tracy informed the club that there will be Diversity Meeting at 2pm later in the day. She’s looking forward to going to Florida with her children in the coming week. She had a great Mother’s Day at the Red Sox game with her daughter and spent time explaining the game to her!
*Andy Nollman gave to wish Joel a happy birthday, gave for the Celtics and he is excited that the 2022 NFL schedule will be announced this week.
*Susy Hurlbert via zoom joined today’s meeting and she has Covid. She also thanked Andrew for running a great Whisky event and spilled the beans on the $4,515.00 net proceeds!
Auction:
Gary Young auctioned off some vintage Baseball Digests and 4 Tickets to opening day at Dodd Stadium on May 30th. Kathleen Tracy was the high bidder at $25.00! Also auctioned off were 2 seats to the Meet the Author event for Otis Library. Gary Young was the high bidder at $50.00!
Weekly Rotary Trivia: No Trivia today.
Lottery: – Terry Congdon
Barry Shead, Rodney Green & Barbara Crouch drew cards to no avail. The cookies went to Gary Young and Bob Reed.
Program:
Andrew Nollman gave an update of the proceedings of the Board Meeting earlier in the day. The Whisky Event netted a whopping $4,515.00!!! Bonnie Johnson & Terry Congdon did a superb job selling raffle tickets that brought in $690.00! 55 tickets were sold and 50 people showed up to the event. The next time a good number of attendees at 75 would be just right for the space at Bella Fiore. Next week Chelsea Bank will be inducted into the club. The Covid numbers are on the rise so still no masks for now, but that may change if the numbers continue to rise. The Board is considering a potential move for the weekly meetings as the cost is causing the club to lose $10,000 a year. Harvey has offered to lower the minimum meals from 30 to 25 to offer relief. Other options are being explored in the meantime. Stay tuned for any changes if any to come.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:15pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Bob Reed – RONE Reporter