Norwich Rotary Club

THE RONE – Newsletter of the Norwich Rotary Club

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.