High Gear - March 8, 2023

            

The Rotary Club of
            East Hartford

            
 
            

High Gear

Volume 78 | Issue 32  / Mar 8, 2023
 
 
The Club met at Goodwin University on a clear, comfortable late winter day, with 14 members present and two members zooming in.  Peter Klock brought back from Peru the following ancient Inca prayer which he shared as the invocation.
 
 
Prayer For Trees
By Trees to God & Humanity
 
I am the handle of your hoe, the door of your homestead,
the wood of your cradle, and the shell of your coffin.
When you tire, I am the slat of your bed, and the seat of your bench.
As a child, you swing from my branches, and play in my leaves.
I am the heat of your hearth, and your shade from the summer sun,
the beam of your boat, and foundation of your home.
I am the fruit of kindness, and the flower of beauty.
Those who pass by, harm me not. AMEN
 
 
We had three guests:  our speakers (CEO of VRSim, Matthew Wallace; and Marketing Director, Sara Blackstock); and our own Hope Firestone who will be rejoining our Club shortly.  Pizza, grinder and salad were served for lunch.
 
Moments of Concerns and Celebrations
  • Charlotte Bradbury is doing well at Glastonbury Health Care rehab; and Art Bradbury remains at Addison Place.
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
  • The Memorial Day Parade plans are being chaired by Maura Callahan, and Connor Martin has already registered our Club.
  • The Pollination Project for this Spring – a video will be shown at next week’s meeting (3/15).
  • The BOD met last night, and approved a proposal by Dan Larson to present a community service award to the seven major contributors to our Golf Tournament.  This recognition will be presented at the Paul Harris dinner – March 29 at the Wethersfield Country Club.  Please contact Ceil (860-568-3497) about attending.
  • District Assembly – scheduled for April 1.
  • District Conference – scheduled for April 22 in Burlington, MA, Cost $199.00.
  • The Golf Committee will be meeting immediately after this meeting.
 
REPORTS
  • Peter reported that there has been no new polio outbreaks in the last six months.
 
PROGRAM
 
Our guests from VRSim gave a power-point presentation of their business – Virtual Reality Technology.  They use this technology for training purposes in the skill-trade industry; for example, Pratt & Whitney and Electric Boat.  There are 600 manufacturing businesses which have installed this technology.  VRSim would like to apply their technology to the nursing field to help certify nursing assistants.  At the present time, there is no certification required for this career path. 
 
Until next week, George Schoen