Newsletter 10-30-12
Rotary Club of Needham Newsletter
Tuesday: October 30, 2012
Location: Needham Sheraton
Pledge of Allegiance: Charles Nelson; Song: God Bless America, led By Ron Sockol; Invocation: Darrell Minnich.
Announcements:
- Longtime Rotarian Gerry Goodman passed away Thursday, November 1st. Funeral services are at 2 pm today. Gerry was a great Rotarian and will be sorely missed.
- Chuck Byers mother passed away on Monday of this week.
- BID gala update – 535 people attended; Rotary board looked great! Total gross for the event was appx. $370,000
- Our Rotary Pancake Breakfast was held yesterday. It was a great event, and we even got a group picture with ‘Wally’. Details to follow.
- Dictionaries – no delivery on 10/29 due to storm; next to Mitchell next week.
- Thank you to Dan Tibma for Thanksgiving pick up and Karen Wetmore for her help; Bill Paulson will be in kitchen; pies from Wingate and turkeys from Roche Brothers
- 11/8 from 4-6:00 pm volunteer fair @ library
- 11/17 YMCA Giving Gals @ Powers Hall
- 11/20 no lunch meeting since it will be the Rotary Football Dinner with Wellesley at Needham Sheraton at 6:00 pm with Mike Riley.
Guests: - None
Happy $$$: No storm damage; Needham YMCA open for showers; Darrell off to Thailand for 4 weeks; great trip to Revere Beach; thank you for Rotary table t BID gala; thank you for having kids which finally paid off since daughter was able to go to mailbox; good turn out today; thank you for no storm damage and leaves down.
50:50: Looking for queen of diamonds: While Rick Davis held the winning ticket, true to form he did not pull the winning card. The Pot is at $320.
Joke of the day: Had to be there!
Guest Speaker: Due to the storm, today’s speaker canceled. We look forward to hearing her presentation in the future.