Newsletter 1-24-12
Rotary Club of
January 24, 2012
Newsletter
Bill led us in the pledge of allegiance, with Bob Cocks (Mr. Guitar Man) leading us in song and musical prayer
Announcements:
· February 15 at 6 PM at the Dover Library, Larry Dannenburg of College Solutions will be leading a discussion on navigating the search for colleges and helping both students and parents to find the “right fit.” Parents and students are invited to attend.
· Denise Garlick will be at the Needham Library January 30 at 7 PM to talk about what happened in 2011.
· Mark your calendars for November 5 for our Annual Pancake Breakfast to be held at
· Waltham-Newton Rotary is hosting “Death by Chocolate” at the
· Melissa Jacoby is joining us for her first full meeting as a new member
Birthdays: Karen Wetmore
Humor: Provided by Mr. Tom Savino (see attached)
Guests:
Indira Desai- Newton Rotary
Mike Razza- Former District Governor
Diane Sullivan- Avita
Roberta Seligman
Happy $$$: Overwhelming happy dollars for the Patriots and Bob Cocks’ leadership in musical prayer! Ted Shaughnessy welcomed PDG Razza, Tom Savino for a great weekend in VT. Ken Davis in memory of Bob Day, Mike Razza for the good news on the water project in Nigeria, Melissa for the beautiful weather, Bill Paulson for a wonderful trip to Aruba (and thanks to Deb for guidance) and Greg Cronin recounting from Ann Engel at the Sheraton front desk on how generous Bob Day was with the employees at the Sheraton.
50:50: Glen Davis pulled the 4 of clubs. Pot stands at $177.
Guest Speakers: Mike Razza provided with an update of the water project in
Mike and Indira discussed the Group Study Exchange which is a program where one country send a 5-person team to a host country for about one month. The team is made up of four non-Rotarians and one Rotarian who is the team leader. The teams stay as guests in fellow Rotarian homes and spend their visit seeing disciplines and areas of interest relating to their study and background. A team is due to arrive April 21 for about 1 month and volunteers are needed to host for a few days during their one month stay. If interested in hosting, contact Indira Desai of the Newton Rotary Club.