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Volume 80 | Issue 15 / October 30, 2024

 

 

Our gathering began with a bang! Literally. Guy LaBella’s efforts to inflate a tire on the wagon carrying dictionaries to the meeting resulted in the tire’s blowing, bringing folks from all through the building running to Room 109!

Our Immediate Past President, Bob Buettner, did his best to capture everyone’s attention by ringing the club bell at noon. His valiant effort was only somewhat successful. He led us in the pledge and invited Jack Sayre to provide the invocation. Apparently, the lunch at the back of the room enticed a few eager eaters to ignore our opening rituals and skip right to the main course. The good news is that Bob’s experience leading this group enabled him to quickly restore order. Jack proceeded to provide an inspirational message emphasizing Rotary’s focus on service.

Though Bob intended to provide reports on various service projects occurring this fall, he lost the battle with the eager eaters and invited everyone to continue with lunch. Once again, thanks to Guy LaBella for arranging lunch and Ceil for helping with setup. Charlie Schein agreed to sell raffle tickets during lunch.

To add to the general ______ of the day, Sue chose this time to explain how we would be adding the bookplates to dictionaries and thesauruses after lunch. At Bob’s suggestion, each person was given a box to start the process as well as a pack of bookplates.

After lunch, Bob did manage to have various members provide reports on last weekend’s candy distribution. Thanks to Bob, Ceil, Neal, Anwar and Ray Maselek (along with his granddaughter), this was very successful.

Bob reminded everyone that in lieu of our regular meeting, next Wednesday will be our club’s annual BBQ for veterans at the Senior Center. Those who plan to help serve should be at the senior center at 11:30 AM.

Ceil mentioned that the Holiday Party is scheduled for December 18th at the Wethersfield Country Club. Price remains $55/person.

At this point, individual members began to unpack the books and add the bookplates to the dictionaries. Before too long, Jack Sayre pointed out that the bookplates were defective -- even if the back could be peeled away, the bookplates would not stick to the books. Very embarrassing for Sue who had not thought to check to ensure they were the same type we have used in the past. Everyone began to repack the books sans bookplates. Hopefully the project will proceed smoothly soon.

Peter won the raffle but failed to pick the Queen; so, the winnings continue to grow.

Caring Moments

  • Chuck Clark is home
  • Johnny Mo is in the hospital
  • Marc Glass is home recovering from knee surgery

That’s it for the month of October.

East Hartford Rotary Club
 
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Volume 80 | Issue 14 / October 23, 2024

 

Marc Glass rang the bell at noon, led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance and The Four-Way Test.

Sue Klock provided the shortest ever invocation, after which Marc welcomed members Ruth Sheehan and Maura Callahan back after lengthy health challenges.

Guy told everyone of today’s offerings, again from Anna’s – a mixed green salad, several types of grinders, pastrami, tuna and eggplant, as well as three pizza options. Thanks again for Anwar’s contributing another of Diana’s good salads. Quite a feast!

John Forrest was pressed into “Rotary service” selling raffle tickets during lunch.

After lunch, Marc invited Mayor (and club member) Connor Martin to come forward to give us an update on projects around town. It was great to hear such good news and see photos showing numerous improvements all around our town.

Following Connor’s message, Marc invited Guy LaBella to tell us about Goodwin University’s annual turkey drive supporting the Ann B. Clark Co-op. In addition to the focus on turkeys, individuals can drop off stuffing mix, corn bread mix, mayonnaise or drink mixes between 8 AM and 1 PM at the Co-op located at 167 Riverside Drive, East Hartford. Go to co-op@goodwin.edu, scroll drop-down the list of services, and click on Ann B. Clark Co-op for a comprehensive list of items needed by the Co-op.

Sue reminded everyone that the next club meeting, on October 30th will be devoted to placing bookplates in the dictionaries and thesauruses we plan to distribute to all third and fifth graders in East Hartford’s public schools during November.

Marc rang the bell closing the meeting at 1:17 PM.

Submitted by Sue Klock, scribe for the final two meetings this month.

 

East Hartford Rotary Club
 
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Volume 80 | Issue 13 / October 16, 2024

 

The meeting was held in our normal room at Goodwin University at 3 Pent Rd.


Attendance: Rob, Marc Bob, Jim, Ceil, George, Pat, John, Jack, Neal, Charlie, Hope, Dan, Charles, Anwar, and in her cooking spirit Diana


It was a sunny day with lots of friendly chatter


Today before the actual meeting started we all stu ed bags of candy (850) for the rugrats that will be at Alumni Park to collect Halloween goodies. It took a half hour to fill the bags and for all of us to do a taste test on the candy.


12:30PM Call to order by President Rob
Rang the bell

 

12:32PM Pledge of Allegiance
We all stood and recited the pledge and the four way test.

 

12:35PM Invocation: Hope Firestone had an inspirational invocation
 

Houston or should I say East Hartford, we had a problem. Somebody who we shall not name (Guy) forgot to order our food today, so we scrambled and order three different pizzas which came around 1:30 included with the pizza was a pasta salad made by Anwars top chef Diana.
 

Now this person who we shall not name (Guy) was also voted in as next years President. Congratulations Guy.
 

Caring Moments 

 

  • Rotarian Herb is recovering from leg surgery at St. Mary’s on Albany Ave in West Hartford.
  • Yours truly will have Meniscus surgery on 10/29 on his right knee.


Now for the raffle and trivia:


Total to be paid out is $247.00
Raffle ticket was won by George who did not pick the ace of spades but the three of diamonds.
Be alert for the new total next week.

Trivia winners:
First question was not answered so we had a new question.
Neal won that question.
Marc answered the next..
Jack answered the last one.
That is it for now.

 

Hope to see all next week when we have our Mayor and Rotarian Conor Martin.
 

We will be meeting in room 109 at Goodwin University at 3 Pent Rd.

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