High Gear, May 9, 2012

Posted by Anwar Hossain 
 

Cloudy and unseasonably cooler temperatures greeted us on our way to the Lodge. Marc Glass was shuttering up the shop while I arrived.Anwar Hossain
I was expecting a scolding; instead I got a smile and courteous service. You have guessed it right. I was a few minutes late. So all I heard
as I walked into the room was “Amen”. My fellow Rotarians assured me that the Rotary Song, Pledge of Allegiance and invocation by Gil
 Wishart did take place.

 

We sat down to a simple lunch of pastrami sandwich, coleslaw and potatoe salad followed by sponge cake with fresh strawberry slices.

 

Guests:  But first let me apologize to Dan Larson’s guest two weeks ago for murdering the spelling of her name. This week’s guests included
 C.W. Wickersham, Gil Spencer and Ken Charpentier and our speaker Kevin Zingler. President Elect Sheryl, filling in for President Peter who
 is having a great time in Thailand, picked the two returning snow birds, Doug Willett and Sam Leone, for the welcome song to ensure that
 they still remember it.

 

ImageCaring Moment:  Jack Ghagan is recuperating from a bad fall at Riverside Nursing Home in East Hartford, and would welcome phone calls
 and visitors.

 

Jay Stewart, as the Sergeant-At-Arms for the month, reported a slow start but a great finish. Spurgeon’s 87th Birthday, Bill Saunders’ visit to the
 Field-of-Flags, Daughter O’Connor for receiving her Doctoral cap and gown, honesty of Mike Derr, late comers and early leavers contributed to fill
 the money bag.

 

George Finch picked the lucky number 9226 making Brian Liss the raffle winner this week.Image

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

  1. District Installation Dinner will be held at the Bond Hotel in Hartford on 6/20/2012.
  2. Club Installation Dinner will be held at the Gallery on 6/27/2012. There will be no noon meeting that day. Looking for someone to write
  3.  High Gear since I will not be attending the Dinner meeting.
  4. Yvette provided an update on Duck Race. Brian Liss reported getting 22 more books of sold tickets this week.Image
  5. Chuck Clarke would love to have a good showing of Rotarians on May 19, 2012 at 8:00 a.m. at Hillside Cemetery for installing flags.
  6. Contact Neil Cunningham for details of the yearly soft ball game at Glastonbury Rotary Club on 7/23/2012.
  7. Art Apostol has submitted his resignation from the Board.
  8. Past President George Schoen, endorsed by the Board, was unanimously affirmed as the President Elect by the attendees.

 

ImageAfter a stirring introduction from John Kelleher, Speaker Kevin Zingler from MARC, Inc.
 of Manchester painted a heart-warming picture of what his organization is doing for the people with disabilities.
 They see people, not disabilities. Started in 1952 with a humble beginning, they are currently serving 275 peopleImage
 and their families from a new building.

 

The meeting ended with “God Bless America”

 

Makeup Meetings: Sam Leone attended a meeting at the Jupiter/Palm Beach, FL Club while Steve Jacoby attended
Savannah West, GA Club.