The day started off on a smokey note, The wildfires in Canada have sent smoke over the whole area and this has lead to a warning of potential health hazards. Ceil was absent from the meeting and the key to open the cupboards to get to the luncheon materials were was her. Bob had a second key but due to heavy traffic was late. So off to a late start. There were 13 rotarians and three guests at today's meeting John and Mark, both East Hartford police officers (maybe potential members) and Santo Pirrotta , who was inducted into the club at this meeting. Alex rang thew BIG bell at 12:08 The pledge , four way test and an invocation by Anwar exemplifying the 4 way test in life. Not having Dan present to lead us in song, we went right to lunch Lunch was the normal fare. pizza, salad and 1/2 grinders. Resuming the meeting at 12:32.
Santo was asked to step up front and was inducted into the club by PDG Marc Glass. Talking with Santo privately, he intends to be active in many of the EHRC projects and is looking forward to getting involved!
Announcements
Bob B reported on the golf tournament coming up on June 12. 108 golfers are playing, Weather will be warmer than last year,
Rotary June birthdays. Dan Firestone, Ruth Sheehan, Laura Floyd and Bill Flynn
Rotary Anniversaries. Chuck Clarke 1995, Marc Glass 2009, Ruth Sheehan 2006. Herb Tischofer 1981 and Jim Watts 1984. What a great month for our club. And Sue and Peter Klock are celebrating a wedding anniversary.
The two police officers talked about EHPD involvement in the community. There 's hope of reviving PAL (Police Athletic League) and the National Night out is scheduled for August 1 5-8 PM at Alumnae Park off Main st. EHRC plans on participating . 3 EH students have been hired by EHPD and the dept. is very involved at Mayberry School with youth groups. They also spoke about parental involvement. It seems as the children age , involvement declines
There is strong move to introduce police officers as friends there to help not just as cops.
District Installation is June 11
Yard Goats game coming up .$5.00 of each ticket goes to Polio Plus
EHRC Installation is June 28 at Wethersfield Country Club
Board meeting rescheduled to after the golf tournament.
The Pollinator Garden is progressing and is still in the works.
Next week is our last speaker for the summer. Vanesha McGee. Library without borders.
If all goes well I will again do Hi Gear next week. In the meantime wish for good weather on MONDAY JUNE 12
-- Bob Buettner
The Rotary Club
of East Hartford
High Gear
Volume 78 | Issue 46 / June 14, 2023
The day started off like all days. The sun came up and we started our day. But today is special to me. The Golf Tournament is past history and the results were great. More later in this Hi Gear. There were 13 plus zoomers in the Community Room at Goodwin. A fast switch from rm 311. At 12:02 Alex rang the BIG BELL. We sang the Rotary song, kind of, Dan, we miss your voice! The pledge was followed by the invocation from George, reminding us of service, and the value of life and striving to make a better world for all. We hurried to a lunch of salad, a loaded pizza, 1/2 grinders, and bags of various chips left from the golf tournament.
Alex started the meeting a little early to give our speaker time today.
Caring Moments
Alexis's mother is in the hospital
Jim Fallon is home recuperating from hip surgery again( first one didn't work correctly)
Golf Tournament Results
Bob and George reported on a successful tournament.
Ray voiced his opinion on only those over 65 were supposed to use the white tees. Objected duly noted.
We had 112 players signed up, 107 played. WCC only charged for the 107.
Raffles, 50/50 and envelopes = $4,200.
Sponsors and T signs = $18,775.
EXCELLENT RESULTS!
Announcements
East Hartford Rotary is participating in JUNETEENTH on Saturday June 17 from 11 to 4. Volunteers are needed. Please contact Alex if you can spend a couple of hours there at Alumnai Park off Main St. in EH
There is to be a Senior BBQ on July 5 at the Senior Center as in the past. A sign up was passed around and slots were filled , Hamburgers, cheeseburgers, hotdogs, salad , chips, and baked beans on the menu
EHRC Anniversaries Ruth, Jim W, Marc., Chuck, Santo, Herb
EHRC Bd. Ruth, Laura, Dan , Bill F
Our guest speaker Vanessa is the Program Manager of Libraries Without Borders. She came in on zoom. She resides in Denver and has spent 6 weeks in town assessing the needs of the library . EH was one of 6 towns selected by the Ct State Library to assess the needs of the residents This program looks at access to information and knowledge of people in need. Access to information, expand community connection and a stronger community engagement. EH Library ranks very well in these categories
Questions from those present were fielded by Vanessa and she mentioned that EHL has a "maker room" where residents can go and get technical experience (computers etc). Her talk was very informative and was recorded . Members can go to our web site and listen in its entirety. It's worth the effort! Vanessa will be back in East Hartford soon and possible get in touch with us for further information on how we can be involved.
For the next two weeks Neal will be Hi Gear writer then you get me back as President.