High Gear, June 12, 2013
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What a great day for a meeting. Dan Firestone drove in with his 1949 Hudson. Nice car.
All the ducks have found a good home in Dan Russell's basement.
Brenda Grunberg, our wait person, is leaving for Florida and today was her last day with us.
Here are a couple of corrections for last week’s High Gear.
Dick McCarthy. Dick, I am sorry I forgot to include that last week as stand in Sgt At Arms you collected more funds than you ever have before. Great Job. Mark Glass is home recuperating from an operation and will be out for a while. And it is Todd's Aunt, not his sister, that is in the hospital. Now for this week.
President Sheryl opened the meeting at 12;15 After the opening song and the pledge , Mary Sullivan and Ted Hsu
gave kind of a spirited welcome song, Ted may have to do it again next week.
Sheryl O'Connor read a very moving poem, "It only takes a moment." Rotarians can identify with it.
Caring moments:
Ray Evans, District Treasurer, passed away this week . His funeral is Thursday in Ludlow, MA.
Ruth Sheehan is back home , recovering from surgery. She is able to drive, but no solid
foods yet.
Mark Glass is home and recovering from surgery. He will be out for several weeks
Dick Seidman is up and walking.
Please keep our friends in Turkey in your hearts and prayers.
Upcoming events:
June 19th Installation Dinner at the Gallery in Glastonbury. Friday, 6-14-2013 , last chance to reserve with Ceil Collins. Cost is $45.00 pp. There will be no noon meeting that day.
Sgt at Arms party is at Wickham Park on June 26 . The party starts at 4 P.M. Mention to the gatekeeper that you are with Rotary to get in without paying entrance fee . The Sgt at Arms Fund will take care of it.
Save the Date Sept 23rd for the Rotary Golf Tournament.
Lunch was flank steak with mushroom gravy, baked potatoes and eggplant casserole with cupcakes for dessert. Nick Cecere as Sgt at Arms did a good job of collecting money. Peter Klock paid for his 46th wedding anniversary. Congratulations, Sue. Dave Amberg, Herb Barall, Mo Moshovos and Jim Reik also paid for their anniversaries ( club and wedding), Bob Buettner paid a happy fee. Ceil Collins and Jay Stewart paid for Ruth Sheehan’s birthday, Dick McCarthy paid for no name badge or pin, and Jay Stewart paid because it was President Sheryl's last day to ring the bell at a meeting at the Ridge.
Mary Martin paid for her new (old) car, Mike Derr paid because he can't wait for the Patriots and Brian Liss paid for the last day of school. Several paid for leaving early.
Brian Gorman
was presented his membership pin and certificate. Brian is the Boy Scouts of America Executive for the area. Believe it or not he is Sheryl O'Connor’s first sponsored member. George Schoen passed out committee assignments for next year. If you wish to be changed , see George.
Our Guest Speaker was Liane Lombardi. She is the District Membership Chair for District 7890, a graduate of UCONN, and a long time resident of Manchester. Liane is a realtor and partner with PDG Dick Borden. She is also a member of Central Conn. Women's Forum, the Inner Circle USA and the Rockville Rotary Club. Liane volunteers her time for the CT. Special Olympics and has served as a judge in figure skating. A former sports car and stock car racer, she is also an ice skater and a member of the Wintonbury Flying Club where she flies RC aircraft. 
Liane's presentation was very informative and well thought out. She presented many ways to get and retain new members. She collected information from 10 different clubs in our district.
It was very interesting to see how the clubs went about getting new, and diverse members . Many things were put out there. Ideas such as a team approach or social gatherings to changing meeting schedules occasionally. Her many ideas can best be approached in the coming months as we change leadership and look best at what Liane suggested.
Bob Buettner