Pledge/Prayer: President Peter
Song: Bill McLaughlin
Brent's Flim/Flam: Won again by Jason Smith!
Sergeants Report:
Guest - Gene Heinie OSPD
Raffle Winners - John Donnelly, Al Lindquist & Peter Corbett
Happy $ - Lots for the nice day, still protests on wearing pins and both Red Sox and
Yankee fans paid dollars for their teams. (Red Sox won the division title Friday night!)
Should be lots of Red Sox $'s next week.
Announcements:
Brent announced we have a foursome playing at Old Lyme CC in the afternoon. Players
are Brent Taylor, Al Lindquist, Paul Moore and Bob Hester.
Charlie announced the dictionaries should arrive for next week's meeting, labels go in.
Bill Bernhart said the "Warm the Children's" program needs a few more volunteer
shoppers to go with families buying winter clothing. Contact Bill if you can help.
The Club's wine tasting night is scheduled for November 30th. More to come on this.
Program: Mike Pace, our First Selectman, was our guest speaker today.
Mike's talk didn't center on O.S. politics or activities. He focused on needs in society
today, needs in O.S. and his perception of the problems and potential solutions. The "Warm
the Children" program was one of the items he applauded. He feels more people have more
needs today. Family groups don't exist to provide the support and help as in the past.
Family values & togetherness are being lost in our mobile and fast paced society today.
There are more single parent homes and more two working parents homes. More support
groups are needed to fill the gaps that are being created. The soup kitchens need more and
more help. He also feels society is more focused on their "rights" today than on their
responsibilities. He feels education is the key and kids must be given the opportunity to do
better than their parents. He agrees that much has to be done but Bill McLaughlin hit the
nail on the head by stating that we approach these challenges 'one at a time'. And if you're
not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.
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