Newsletter 2-27-12

Posted by Jim Brown 
on Feb 28, 2012
 
 

Rotary Club of Needham

February 28, 2012

Newsletter

Bill R. led us in the pledge of allegiance followed by Karen leading us in God Bless America and Rev. Darrell led us in prayer.

Guests: Roberta Seligman, who will be inducted at our next meeting.

Happy $$$: Ted Shaughnessy wishing 9 month old Daichi  fro Kenya good luck in his surgery today and tomorrow at Children’s Hospital; Ted thanking Erica for her $1000 contribution to the Rotary Foundation, which when multiplied comes out to $7000 in matching grants total; Ryan-Happy Leap Year-only 46 more days till the end of tax season;  Erica for a great week in Vermont with the kids; Melissa for her husbands health; Bill Paulson for his makeup in Evansville Indiana, a club of several hundred-makes him appreciate our small club; Lots of GTBH; Chris Teachout as he prepares for the Boston Marathon; Darrell in memory of those who died in Ohio; Tom Savino in memory of his Aunt who turned 100, and passed on shortly thereafter.

50/50:  Dan Tibma had the correct card (#108) but not the winning card. Pot stands at $307.

Humor:  Some bumper stickers: "Money isn't everything-but, it does keep the kids in touch"; "Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidty".

Birthdays: None this week.

Announcements

  • Next week’s guest speaker is Sandy Robinson from the Needham Community Council..
  • District Rotary Leadership Institute in Maine this weekend and in Lincoln RI March 24
  • March 20 Spring time flowers: meet at Wingate for lunch, and go from there to the nursing homes in Needham.
  • March 28 Joint event at the Newton Rotary Clun at Brae Burn Country Club. No meeting in Needham that day.
  • April 4 Needham Education Foundation Spelling Bee at the High School at 7:00 pm. If you thimk you can spelle well, contact Bill Rosentahl.
  • Bill Paulson is helping out with those Needhamites who are working to establish a dog park at the Nike Site.
  • The Bandy Hefler Exchange between our District an a British District has a new web site: check it out!  www.RotaryMA.org

Guest Speaker: First, Melissa Jacoby gave us some background on her experiences, as Needham’s newest Rotarian: Melissa is a graduate of Florida State University and Suffolk Law School where she focused on Tax Law and Estate Planning. She also is a graduate of the National Graduate Trust School at Northwestern University where she earned her Certified Trust Financial Advisor designation.

 She is the COO of First Financial in Wellesley, where she oversees the Rust Administration, Trust Operations and Compliance and provides legal oversight and has previously held jobs at Hale Wilmer, LPL Financial Services. She and her husband and two children live here in Needham.

 She is active in the Greater Boston Food Bank, and The Sam’s Fund, and World Hunger.

 Next, Karen talked with us about ‘Crutches for Africa’, where the founder Dave Talbot of Colorado wants to ship containers full of used crutches, folding wheel chairs, canes and folding walkers to Africa. We then saw a 10 minute interview on the topic.

 I imagine we will be collecting these items for our African neighbors. See www.crutches4africa.org  for more details.