Logo for: Rotary Old Saybrook

OS Rotary Meeting of 09/26/12

Pledge:    President Keith

Prayer:    Glen Anderson

Song:    Bill McL

Flim/Flam:    Bob A

Raffle:    Joan M, Peter C, & President Keith

Happy Bucks:    Many & varied, David W for a good story, ahppy to win raffle, beautiful sunrise, Bob a for Mitt Romney, Dona L for Obama, President Keith happy  dollars going to Rotary not campaign.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Walter O stepping down from involvement with "Warm The Children"
H E A T     comedy night Saturday October 20 6:30 to 9:30 PM  $40.00 per person
Liberty Bank doing the turkey program again this year.  Happy Bucks go to turkeys
Op Sail  Article in last month INC. magazine

INTERNATIONAL
Matching grant for Ghana project moving forward,  $1,500 The Rotary club of Jamestown, RI,  $1,500 from NH Club, $1,500 from The Rotary Club of Accura Ghana, $1,500 from The Rotary Club of Old Saybrook   total match $35,000

ECSI  fund raiser Sunday September 30 5:30 - 8:30 PM Dock & Dine  "Autum on the Dock"  $40.00 per person, Silent & Live Auction, Raffle and much more wine & appetizers.

DISTRICT 7980 MATCHING GRANT
Moving forward with the request for a replacement freezer at ECSI.

Peter Corbett Bio:  Born in 1934 in Stamford, CT grew up in Darien  moved on to University of Kansas  Lawrence,KA player football for two years , cannon fodder for the varsity,  graduated from Trinity college and on to OCS in Newport, 4-1/2 years in black shoe Navy good time in San Diego working with the latest electronics. Tried insurance sales no go then to Rings End Lumber in Darien. 32 year rose thru the ranks to ownership position.  Married with three children

MEALS ON WHEELS
Thursday October 4      Peter Corvett
Thursday October 11     Matt Ruben
Thursday October 18     Bob Antoniac
Thursday October 25     Walter Osborne

FOUR WAY TEST of the things we thinks, say, or do
1.) Is it the TRUTH
2,) Is it FAIR to all concerned
3.) Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS
4.) Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned