It was a cold but sunny day. Still no sign of snow on the ground which is not normal for this time of the year. Perhaps in March mother nature will make it up by dumping all the snow that we did not get in January and February.
We had a lean attendance, 18 of us including three guests. Acoustical intensity of the Welcome Song and Pledge-of-Allegiance reflected our low turnout. Jack Sayre’s invocation was about being thankful for our friends, fun and fellowship of Rotary. Three kinds of pizza were waiting in covered boxes ready to be snapped up by the hungry crowd. Thanks to Jack Sayre for keeping in mind the dietary preference of your scribe and Dan Firestone who very much enjoyed box lunches with veggie sandwiches. Jack gave us a sneak preview of next week’s lunch – chicken teriyaki. Should we expect a large turnout?
President Bob rang the bell to get the meeting going. Our three guests today were Bob Dugan, Joe Jaconetta and Alejandro. George and Art led the Welcome Song. President Bob called Bill Saunders to the podium to honor him with PH+7 pin. Thanks, Bill, for your generosity.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Eight Rotarians including our two new volunteers, joining hands with a few non-Rotarians, sorted out over five thousand pounds of meat on Monday at FoodShare. Stay tuned for the date in March.
- Habitat for Humanity’s fundraising event Charity Give Back Night will be held on February 25 at Maggie McFly’s. Ten percent of your bill will be donated to the cause.
- Our guest speaker on February 26 will be Sean Dwyer from Parks and Rec who will also receive his donation check from our club.
- Joint meeting of Manchester Rotary and EHRC will take place at the Manchester Country Club on March 10. A local band will perform that evening. This meeting will be in lieu of our meeting on March 11.
- Our weekly meeting on March 18 will be at Goodwin University. Here is my understanding of what Guy said and clarified by Dan Larson. Lunch will be provided by GU followed by a tour of the new manufacturing program. We will pay our usual $15 which will go in its entirety to our club. Thanks, GU.
