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High Gear
Volume 78 | Issue 42 / May 17, 2023
The sun was shining today with a touch of cool breeze. I should have grabbed a light jacket before leaving home.
Although it was not even noon when I arrived, the room was buzzing with social interaction. Our young guest speaker was there with his mother and grandmother, our own Ruth Sheehan.
Lunch was already laid out. Today’s selection consisted of salad, chicken francaise, two kinds of grinders and cheese pizza.
President Alex rang the mini bell. Some of us do miss the liberty bell from the Ridge days for its bold robust sound.
The Rotary Song did not sound the same without our tenor-in-chief Dan Larson. Sue was asked to read the 4-Way Test. President Alex, filling in for Dan Larson, did the invocation.
The meeting restarted after lunch with “sharing moments”. Proud grandfather Dan Firestone, beaming with pride, stated that his grandson has received the invitation to join the prestigious Alpha Eta Honor Society College of Allied Health.
Jack shared the news about his granddaughter graduating from Syracuse University Magna Cum Laude.
Ruth informed us that some members of the Women’s Club will be at the Russell Residence, 118 Oak Street on May 18 to celebrate Betty Russell’s 99th birthday. You are welcome to join.
Alex described the wonderful time he had with his six year old granddaughter who invited him to join the fun at St. James School.
President Alex announced the club anniversary of Jason Primus. Lately, Jason has been unable to attend club meetings because of his teaching commitment in Danbury. He is otherwise still a member and volunteers regularly at FoodShare.
Goodwin Foundation Annual Summer Clambake is Friday, June 16, 2023 at 6:30 PM. Please contact Guy for additional information.
Bob provided 200 carnations to Riverside Nursing Home for Mother’s Day.
EHRC will provide BBQ lunch for at the East Hartford Senior Center on Wednesday, July 5. No club meeting that day.
Golf Committee meeting will be held today at 7:00 pm at the Evergreen Independent Living Center.
Flag placement will take place on Saturday, May 20 at the Hillside Cemetery in East Hartford. A number of Rotarians have signed up for this task.
Yard Goat game will be on July 22. Marc has an extra ticket. Follow the bidding process if you want to get this ticket
Maura circulated a volunteer sign up sheet for the Memorial Day Parade.
Sue provided the following information about the online course that she briefly mentioned at the meeting;
To take the Microaggressions course Rotarians must sign into My Rotary The link for the course is https://learn.rotary.org/members/learn/course/1664/Microaggressions
My goal is to have every club member take this course, which lasts about 15 minutes, and download the one-page Readiness Assessment so ultimately our club will grow and become more diverse. At some point, probably after July1st, I will ask the club president if we can have at least one club meeting focusing on points made in the course.
Our guest speaker today was Ruth Sheehan’s grandson, Cameron Turley, who is a student intern Sports Business Manager with UCONN Men’s BB Team. He shared some very interesting tidbits about all the planning and behind the scene preparation that are an integral part of the team’s success. He had the opportunity to travel with the team and support staff to a number of away games this season. He provided an insight into Coach Hurley’s style of management. Cameron wants to get into the professional sports management career after graduating from UCONN.
Among the many anecdotes he shared, one was about how he had to drive in the middle of the night to catch an early morning flight from Boston to reach the away game location with Coach Hurley’s favorite suit that the Coach had left at UCONN. Cameron saved the day. Coach Hurley is very particular about the choice of suit for each game. Well done, Cameron.
President Alex ended the meeting with a few trivia questions about UCONN’s athletic program. The winners headed right to their banks to deposit the cash prizes🙄
Signing off until next Wednesday, your scribe for the rest of the month of May, Anwar Hossain