Caring moments: Debby Wood has been in the hospital but will be transferring to Manchester Manor later today. There will be more information forthcoming via email.
Save the Date (but no advertising beyond our club until after June 19, 2019). Marc Glass’s installation dinner will be Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at Maneeley’s Banquet Facility on Rye Street in South Windsor. This is an event which should be 100% supported by our club. Entertainment, in addition to Marc himself, will be provided by Dr. Jay Sutay, the self-proclaimed “Hardest Working Pediatrician in Comedy.”
Marc gave a brief report on this last weekend’s district conference in Danvers, Massachusetts. Sounds like lots of fun with a dinner-dance on Friday evening, a hands-on homeless experience on Saturday, followed by batting practice in Red Sox home stadium and a boat ride in Boston Harbor.
Marc passed along some items of note from President Kevin. Among those was a clarification the BBQ event June 19th is our regular meeting, with BBQ lunch.
Also, Kevin noted he needs a head count of those from our club who want to attend the May 19th event at Kate Sims’ house. This is a backyard BBQ at her Manchester home with a focus on district efforts to reduce impact of opioid crisis. Please email Kevin if you are interested.
Also, regarding our regular meeting on June 12th, the Board approved having us relinquish our lunch space, the large room at the Ridge, so East Hartford High faculty could use it for their end of year celebration. We will meet in the smaller room around the buffet table. There will be no program that day; the meeting will end at 1 PM.
We are all invited to the grand opening of the new Dunkin’ Donuts at 639 Main Street and Pitkin Street on Friday, May 10th from 10 AM until noon, with a ribbon cutting ceremony with Mayor Marcia Leclerc at 11:30 AM. A free beverage (coffee?) will be offered to all attendees.
The Spring raffle committee encouraged us all to get busy selling tickets and getting sold books back to the committee. Also, if you are in contact with a club member who does not attend our regular luncheon meetings, please call to remind them to sell their books of tickets.
- The regular raffle was won by Ned Lynch. The flower raffle, a beautiful spring bouquet donated by Bob Buettner, was won by Peter Klock.