The meeting started promptly at 12 noon, with Sue ringing the bell and leading us in the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by Jack giving the invocation. In the invocation, Jack mentioned that the pandemic was a time of isolation for many people, but as Rotary members, we are lucky not only to have our own families but also we are lucky to be members of Rotary, which is like an extended family.
Sue then recited the 4-way test:
It is the truth?
Is it fair to all concerned?
Will it bring goodwill and better friendships?
Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
There were no caring moments this week.
Connor acknowledged the scholarship committee (Ruth, Anwar, Peter, and Laura) for their work and proceeded to introduce Michelle Zheng, a 2020 scholarship recipient. Michelle was scheduled to receive her scholarship and begin her freshman year at Yale in 2020, but she deferred the scholarship and enrollment until 2021 because of the pandemic.
Despite the pandemic, she kept busy. She was a math tutor as well as a teacher to her siblings during the gap year. She also helped people with their college applications.
Her hobbies are tennis and badminton. Michelle, who is from South Windsor, plans to major in computer science. She is also interested in biology and hopes to have a career which combines the two.