High Gear, February 23, 2022 (Feb 24, 2022)

Rotary Club

Of East Hartford

High Gear

Volume 76/ Issue 35, February 23, 2022

As usual for our club meetings via Zoom, we began with casual conversation for about 15 minutes before starting the recording of the meeting.

[Link to recording of today’s meeting-- https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/pMpGPns33XXWHfZ3H-JaovPQ6CgQ9OhOJYA6dbG-fUhS2yfTH6P2rleVvZWFUR2l.QoMYfmIbYfn97oTy
(Passcode: yrc^v2zV)]

LaBella, Firestone lead the standards

President Sue rang the bell at noon and asked Guy Labella to lead us in the pledge. Dan Firestone delivered the invocation. After a brief explanation of the significance of the Four-Way Test, Sue led the club reciting the test..

Fiber Optic cable on the way to East Hartford

Anwar introduced Geoff Spickler and Julia Enrick, both representing Sifi Networks, the company planning to install fiber optic cables throughout East Hartford during the next two to three years. There is no way for me to capture all the information Geoff provided, so, you may be interested in checking out videos on YouTube by searching for his company, Sifi Networks.

A few interesting points: there is no cost to our town, the cables will be laid down curbside in a minimally invasive way, and no neighborhoods will be excluded. Of course, at this early stage, there are unanswered questions. Hopefully, about a year from now, we can have a follow-up meeting with Sifi Networks.

Announcements

The club is returning to in-person meetings at Goodwin University, beginning next week, March 2^nd. Please email Guy LaBella (Glabella@Goodwin.edu) by Monday if you will be attending and eating lunch. Guy needs to have an accurate head count by the afternoon of February 28^th.

There will be a Board meeting via Zoom 6-7 PM on March 1^st.

Everyone is welcome to join though only officers and directions may vote on actions to be taken. Log in information is on homepage of our club’s website.

Meeting Link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81201559659?pwd=VEFWTFhGMG9aQ3FxbEVWdUxFVHVpQT09

Meeting ID: 812 0155 9659

Passcode: 783751

Sue mentioned that, after she and Alex attended Pre-PETS last week, she was inspired to go online in Rotary Club Central to update our club’s goals for the year, checking on progress. What became apparent is that we must manually input information about all our service projects, and, though the task itself is boring, recounting all our club has accomplished this Rotary year is inspiring. And there are lots more planned this spring!

Alex will be attending NEPETS (Northeast Presidents-elect Training) next weekend. After that, Alex, Sue, and other club leaders will be reviewing this year’s goals and planning for next year. Soon, there will be a club assembly focused on that effort.

Reminder to register now for the 2022 District Conference, celebrating one hundred Years as a District! Friday, April 29, 2022, to Sunday, May 1, 2022, at the Southbridge Hotel & Conference Center, 14 Mechanic St, Southbridge, MA 01550. The cost is $200/person, which includes dinners Friday and Saturday as well as breakfasts Saturday and Sunday. Once you register for the conference, be sure to reserve a room at the hotel before the end of March to benefit from the $119/night room cost.

Have a great week. See you in person at Goodwin next week.

Sue Klock, note keeper this week.

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