Rotary Club
Of East Hartford
  High Gear

Volume 74 | Issue 16, October 14, 2020

 
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. 
 
Mark your calendars
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
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.
Last week's speaker
 
 
 
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)
 
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    Until next week,
     Wes Willett
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