President Mary calls the meeting to order @ 12:15pm
Rodney leads our Invocation
Fellowship- Ray Baribeault gave us some hilarious puns. No birthday’s or anniversaries this week.
Announcements
- St Patricks Day Parade on 3/3/24
- 4 Way test contest coming soon
- Whiskey, Wine and Cigar event -5/1. Tickets on sale 3/1/24 thru EventBrite
- District Food parking event @ TRCC on 5/18
- Rose Garden lunch- 6/19
- Change of Command- 6/26
- Golf Tournament- 9/4
Happy Dollars
- Jen G- Welcomed her visitor Cara. Jen is on travel for work the next 2 meetings
- Bonnie J- Looking for egg containers for local food pantry
- Bill C- Norwich Race Equity event on 2/21 for private showing of movie Caste
- Gary Y- Friend is giving away bed to make room in basement of his building. Susy is interested
- Paul Gaffney- Brought book, Norwich Gold written by his friend Bob. Says there was once thought gold was here in Norwich
- Rodney G- Speaking of eggs, the price is sky rocketing again
- Pat Marshall- Told of some of her cooking adventures at home
- Marielle Winklemann- Just happy to be back for the meeting
Lottery- Rodney, Ryan T and Susy all pulled with no winners
Speaker- Sabrina Beuhler. Member of Stonington Rotary. Thanked our Club for our past support of Chikumbuso, Africa. Teddy was in attendance, too. Our club gave a scholarship to Teddy and his friend a few years ago. Chikumbuso’s next project is to start farming the plot of land they purchased a few years ago for a vegetable garden for their people.
President Mary closed the meeting at 1:15pm. Bonnie Johnson led the Club in 4 way test.