Compared to the hot and humid weather last week, today was nice and cool but with some drizzle. Fourteen of us were in attendance. Since zoom was not zooming today, those who might have tried to zoom in, must have been directed to the zoom abyss.
President Rob rang the bell exactly at noon. Pledge of Allegiance, followed by the reading of the 4-way test. Your scribe, who is filling in for Neil Cunningham, delivered the invocation based on the essence of the 4-Way Test.
President Rob started the fun part of our weekly meeting. Three trivia questions were correctly answered by Charles, Sue and Sue again. The red grab bag was passed around for winners to reach in and grab their prizes. Members were encouraged to bring in prize items to keep the trivia grab bag nice and full.
Since there were no guests, we led ourselves to the lunch table. The choices were pastrami and tuna grinders in addition to two kinds of pizzas, two salad selections and thanks to Ceil for the ice cream. President Rob is on an archeological mission about our club’s history. He indicated that he has dug up evidence that shows that Dan and Jack are indeed our legacy members. They joined the club in 1976.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- August Lunchapalooza! Contest Overview:
- Encourage fellowship and community spirit by participating in our August Rotary Contest. The member who invites the most guests to lunch throughout the month will be crowned the winner and receive an exciting prize!
- Board Meetings are now on the 2nd Wed every month at 10:45am, here (Goodwin University, 3 Pent Rd, East Hartford) and on Zoom
- President Rob met with Rachel Buck and explored finding common projects that can benefit our two organizations. Leaf Raking and Bell Ringing are just two projects where EHRC and CIBA have participated in the past. Rachel and her associate will join us next week at the board meeting and then at the club meeting.
- Anwar will contact Connor to find out if he can attend next week by zoom and provide some information about the EHRC Scholarship program.
- Charles indicated that EHRC weekly meetings on August 21, 28, September 11, October 2, 23 and 30 will take place in the nearby Room 109 due to scheduling conflicts.
- Sue indicated that District 7890 Charitable Fund offers a $1,000 grant each year to any Interact or Rotary Club in our district.
- Please contact Guy in advance to arrange Gluten free lunches for some of our future guests.
- Future Events
- Hartford Marathon water station in October, reach out to Neil if interested in helping
- Koats for Kids: President Rob will invite Astrid Calderon, supervisor at the Town of East Hartford Youth and Social Service Department to enlighten us about how families are selected to receive free winter coats paid for by the EHRC.
- Halloween Trick or Treat
- Salvation Army Bell Ringing
- Veteran's Cookout
- Holiday Party
Peter Klock gave us a brief history lesson about their visit, some twenty years ago, to Bangladesh to administer polio vaccines. While there, he heard about a college professor Mohammad Yunus, who was trying to uplift poverty in the country, specifically among women, by instituting a micro lending project. This project in time became so successful that he received a Nobel Prize. Most recently Mohammad Yunus is in the news again. He had just been named to head the interim government after the sudden resignation and departure of the former prime minister.
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