Hey folks! It’s my final High Gear of 2017. Let’s see if I get most of it right. We had a good showing of 27 Rotarians and three guests. The late autumn warmth and sunshine must have been conducive to trekking to The Ridge.
President Dave tried to get things started by calling on Mo Moshovos for the Invocation. It was an apparent surprise to Mo so the Prez made a smarty-pants comment, “so just say something thoughtful in Greek and it will be Greek to us!”. And so Mo did! Opa!
The Lunch Committee of Sayre and Willett2 must be doing something right. We enjoyed sliced beef au jus, smashed potatoes, veggies, and a dessert tray of brownies and cookies.
Our guest list was comprised of South Windsor Rotarian John Mitchell, Holly Winter (love that name) representing Goodwin College, and our guest speaker from SCORE - - Joe Waxman. George Schoen gave us a beginning note for the Welcome Song and then we sort of wandered off from there.
We noted that Dan Russell came dressed to the nines in a natty bow tie. Dan says that’s what architects always wore so they didn’t get their ties messed up in their drawings and he was dressed like a slob the rest of the week. The equally professional Anwar Hossain entered the room in a nice knit Henley style shirt (no collar so no tie). Maybe he has given up architect sartorial splendor because he has recently entered the ranks of the retired?
Jack “Speed Bump” Sayre, our Sergeant-at-Arms, stalked up to the podium for his final report of the month (hear that, Ned Lynch? You are on board for December and remember to hit ‘em hard. These fines support scholarships.) Jack’s succinct but lucrative report contained the following:
George Schoen gave in honor of his 16th Club anniversary; Bill Saunders did the same for his “second phase membership” anniversary of 18 years. Marc Glass paid for his “blah, blah, blah” Eagles and because Eli Manning was benched. Kevin Kickery paid for his continued disrespect of anyone wearing the badge of Sergeant as well as his comments to Sugar Foot Neal Cunningham. Poor Neal is gamely making Board meetings and regular meetings while still on crutches. Makes me feel I could never have an excuse good enough to miss a meeting.
Future Sergeant Ned monetarily celebrated the Patriots continued winning ways; Jeweler George Agnelli had some paltry excuse for being late that involved his Maserati or Porsche or Corvette not starting. And Laura Floyd was called out (albeit as a postscript to the SAA report) in recognition of her son’s recent wedding.
Jack went on to report our Bell Ringing activities. We are doing great with filling slots but he is in need of 4 volunteers for our last Saturday, December 16. Please call Jack at 860-646-4298 if you can spare an hour. He recognized Bob Wood, Susan Hansen, and her husband Matt for taking up the slack last week.
