It was a pleasant sunny 70 degrees outside as we all gathered around our various
computers, tablets, and phones for our weekly meeting. People must be getting a little
bored with this format, as some are beginning to experiment with virtual Zoom back
grounds. Maybe we can have a contest for whoever can come up with the virtual
background that is most applicable to the 4 Way Test. President Bob had the big bell
and used it to call the meeting to order. After the Pledge of Allegiance, Bill Saunders
gave the invocation, asking for people to have the strength to get through this
challenging time. We had several guests today, Laura Floyd’s grandchildren, Emily
and Mason, made an appearance. We also had today’s speaker, John Kramb,
a Rotarian from Gettysburg present.
Announcements:
· Rotary Anniversaries
o Ceil Collins 1996
o Larry Frazier 1967
o Nate Quesnel 2013
o Frank Staples 2010
o Lowell Waldo. 2015
o Bob Buettner. 2010
· Sheryl and John O’Connor have resigned from the club due to business
obligations.
· We will be doing $25 gift cards this year instead of Secret Santa. The club will be
purchasing $1,000 worth of Walmart gift cards which will be distributed through the
town’s Social Services Department.
· Koats 4 Kids is on track, although we have a much lower turnout this year.
Approximately 40 children have registered to receive winter coats. The date is Oct 25.
With majority support from the club it was decided to raise the maximum amount per
person to $80. It had been sitting at $60 per coats for quite a few years.
· Liberty Bank Matching Funds: The club deposited $5,000 into a Liberty Bank,
setting up a match from the bank of $1,250. Any additional donations over the next few
weeks can also be deposited generating even more matching funds. Liberty Bank
matches 25% of funds deposited that are earmarked for fighting hunger during the
holiday season.
· There will be a Halloween Trunk or Treat event at Rentschler field Oct 31st. Anwar
Hossain, President Bob, and Alex Wisz will be distributing candy.
It was a pleasant sunny 70 degrees outside as we all gathered around our various computers, tablets, and phones for our weekly meeting. People must be getting a little bored with this format, as some are beginning to experiment with virtual Zoom back grounds. Maybe we can have a contest for whoever can come up with the virtual background that is most applicable to the 4 Way Test. President Bob had the big bell and used it to call the meeting to order. After the Pledge of Allegiance, Bill Saunders gave the invocation, asking for people to have the strength to get through this challenging time. We had several guests today, Laura Floyd’s grandchildren, Emily and Mason, made an appearance. We also had today’s speaker, John Kramb, a Rotarian from Gettysburg present. Announcements: · Rotary Anniversaries o Ceil Collins 1996 o Larry Frazier 1967 o Nate Quesnel 2013 o Frank Staples 2010 o Lowell Waldo. 2015 o Bob Buettner. 2010 · Sheryl and John O’Connor have resigned from the club due to business obligations. · We will be doing $25 gift cards this year instead of Secret Santa. The club will be purchasing $1,000 worth of Walmart gift cards which will be distributed through the town’s Social Services Department. · Koats 4 Kids is on track, although we have a much lower turnout this year. Approximately 40 children have registered to receive winter coats. The date is Oct 25. With majority support from the club it was decided to raise the maximum amount per person to $80. It had been sitting at $60 per coats for quite a few years. · Liberty Bank Matching Funds: The club deposited $5,000 into a Liberty Bank, setting up a match from the bank of $1,250. Any additional donations over the next few weeks can also be deposited generating even more matching funds. Liberty Bank matches 25% of funds deposited that are earmarked for fighting hunger during the holiday season. · There will be a Halloween Trunk or Treat event at Rentschler field Oct 31st. Anwar Hossain, President Bob, and Alex Wisz will be distributing candy. Our speaker today was John Kramb, a member of the Rotary Club of Gettysburg. He has held various Rotary offices over the years, including Club President, Assistant Governor and District Governor. He is currently his District’s Chair for the End Polio campaign. John is particularly close to this fight, as he himself is a survivor of Polio. John talked about several trips he made to India to help build sanitation facilities in concert with a Global Grant. He also gave us an update on the fight against polio. Africa is now polio free, although the effort is ongoing to distribute vaccines to ensure it stays that way. There is some bad news from Afghanistan and Pakistan. After making good progress in both those countries, rumors have been spread that the vaccination activities are a covert United States effort to sterilize girls in those countries. Zoom Meeting Information Topic: East Hartford Rotary Club Time: Oct 21, 2020 12:15 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 893 0391 8244 Passcode: 948133 By Phone |
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Until next week,
Wes Willett