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The Shadder
Read our newsletters to find out how the Old Saybrook Rotary Club has been
working hard for your community.
O.S. Rotary Meeting of 5/16/12
Brief business meeting followed by a presentation of the Foundation's holdings by Steve Bates of Essex Financial. Also a golf tourney update.
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Rotary Club of Old Saybrook Meeting of 5/9/12
Student of the Month for Music and Business.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 5/2/12
Bill McLaughlin just returned from his cross country RV adventure and talked about some highlights.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 4/25/12
Brief annoucements and a talk by Judge Terry Lomme, Probate Court, District of Saybrook.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 4/18/12
Business meeting today and a review of the golf tourney by Brent Taylor.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 4/11/12
Sarah Luft, a senior at Westbrook HS, treated the club to an oratorical demonstration as she prepares for the National American Legion Oratorical Competition. ***See Picture***
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OS Rotary Meeting of 4/4/12
President Paul presented some guns from his extensive collection
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OS Rotary Meetimg of 3/28/12
Light attendance at our meeting when Chuck Still, of the Kate, made a presentation of the current status of the Kate. ***See Picture***
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OS Rotary Meeting of 3/21/12
Business meeting, David Wight reported on club and foundation finances
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OS Rotary Meeting of 3/14/12
After a brief business meeting we had "Student of the Month" in Technology.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 3/7/12
Jason Smith gave a talk on our popular program Warm the Children
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OS Rotary Meeting of 2/29/12
Being the 5th Wednesday,and on Leap Year, we held our meeting at The Penny Lane Pub. Following a short business meeting, a Paul Harris Fellow award was given to Catherine Velgouse.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 2/22/12
Judge Ronald Holzberg (Superior Court, Middlesex) spoke about the judicial system in Connecticut. ***See Picture***
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OS Rotary Meeting of 2/15/12
Business meeting - treasurer's report, results of our Wine Tasting fund raiser and new member Heather Gagnon gave a bio of herself. ***See Picture***
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OS Rotary Meeting of 2/8/12
Today's meeting honored our Student of the Months. Also, last minute details on the upcoming Wine Tasting were discussed and Tony Carrano talked about the Old Lyme school building project..
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OS Rotary Meeting of 2/12/12
Today we brought in new member Elaine Beame and had a presentation on SARAH.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 1/25/12
Our speaker was Judy Sullivan, Executive Director of the Old Saybrook Chamber of Commerce
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OS Rotary Meeting of 1/18/12
Business meeting today as well as bringing in new member Glen Anderson and member bio by Kirby Klotter.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 1/11/12
Students of the Month for Science
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OS Rotary Meeting of 1/4/12
Members braved a COLD morning to hear a fascinating talk on "Sail Connecticut" by Mike Miller, treasurer of the organization.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 12/21/11
Margaret Shepard of H&R Block talked about tax preparation and changes in the tax codes.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 12/14/11
Awards presented to 3 Students of the Month in Social Studies. Also details of Ron Scott's calling hours and service.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 12/7/11
Evening meeting held at the Hideaway Restaurant in Old Lyme
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OS Rotary Meeting of 11/23/11
Our RYLA students spoke at length about their rewarding experiences, a great program well recieved. Guest speaker John LaPlante spoke about his Peace Corp experiences
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OS Rotary Meeting of 11/16/11
Bill Bernhart named a Paul Harris Fellow. Also, Janet Hodgeson, President of the O.S. Womens Club spoke of her club. ***See Picture***
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OS Rotary Meeting of 11/09/11
Student of the Month for Mathematics. John Donnelly talked about the Westbrook Honor Guard and Veterns Day
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OS Rotary Meeting of 11/2/11
Inducted Jack Sikora into the club. Program was Jim Dunn who talked about efforts to eliminate homelessness in Middlesex County by 2018.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 10/26/11
Our meeting took place at the Estuary and our guest speaker was Rep. Marilyn Guiliano who talked about upcoming legislation including the Jobs Bill and the Jackson Lab proposal. Kirby Kloter was inducted into our club.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 10/12/11
Todays meeting was at The Estuary Senior Center. It was Student of the Month in English and also a talk on this year's World Affairs
Conference.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 10/05/11
Don Decesare Owner WLIS/WMRD Radio
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OS Rotary Meeting of 9/28/11
Steve Mecca spoke about Rotary international projects in Ghana including libraries and sanitation. ***SEE PICTURE***
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OS Rotary Meeting of 9/21/11
Mark hosted us again at JAMSS since the Pavilion is being redone. Today was a business meeting and an on time departure at 8AM.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 09/14/11
Infiltrator Systems Then and Now
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OS Rotary Meeting of 9/7/11
Our meeting took place at JAMSS Restaurant. Guest speaker was Kevin Wilhelm, Executive Director of the Middlesex United Way.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 8/24/11
A short Board meeting was held prior to the regular meeting. A discussion of Rotary's help in the 100th Anniversary of the O.S. - O.L. Bridge. Our program today was on the Mount St. John School in Deep River.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 08/17/11
District Governor Kanyo "Rupi" Rupwani Spoke of his plans for Rotary year 2011 - 2012. ***SEE PICTURE***
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OS Rotary Meeting of 08/10/ 11
Reach Out And Read, A National School Readiness Initiative Christine Garber Program Director Presenter
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OS Rotary Meeting of 8/3/11
We had a guest from England who shared a bit about his town and history. Our progrem today was John Farrara of Westbrook talking about Literacy Volunteers. ***SEE PICTURE***
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OS Rotary Meeting of 7/27/11
Paula Ferrara gave a presentation of the Estuary Council of Seniors.***SEE PICTURE***
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OS Rotary Meeting of 7/20/11
We had a short business meeting and then our speaker, Richard Connif, a wildlife author from Old Lyme.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 7/13/11
Centennial Connections Crossing the Connecticut River Old Saybrook Historical Society planning an auto show to celebrate the 100th anniversity of the Baldwin Bridge
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OS Rotary Meeting of 7/6/11
Dave Adams and Carolyn Bruno presented their educational toy, Amiji and their website.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 6/29/11
Today's meeting was our installation dinner meeting at Dock & Dine. Also the installation of a new member, Heather Gagnon.***SEE PICTURES***
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OS Rotary Meeting of 6/22/11
D.A.R.E. Program check presentation. Essays written by some of the the kids about what they learned were read to the club.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 6/15/11
Scholarship award winners in attendance
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OS Rotary Meeting of 6/8/11
Student of the Month from Old Lyme and a talk on genealogy by Greg Thompson.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 6/1/11
We had one Student of the Month. Other students were also in attendance. Brent gave a report on the golf tournament.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 05/25/11
Business meeting to get ready for golf tournament tomorrow 05/26/2011
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OS Rotary Meeting of 5/18/11
First Selectman Tim Griswold gave us a snapshot of Old Lyme. Haley Grunwald, President of the O.S. Interct Club gave a presentation of their activities. Incoming slate of officers voted on by the club.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 5/11/11
Student of the Month (Business)
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OS Rotary Meeting of 5/4/11
Steven Bates, Essex Financial reviewed the performance of The Old Saybrook Rotary Foundation
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OS Rotary Meeting of 4/27/11
Our own Keith Wescovich gave a very interesting and informative talk about India, a country of rich culture he has come to know very well.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 4/20/11
Business meeting discussing treasurer's report, Golf Tournament and Scholarships.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 4/13/11
Students of the Month for Music
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OS Rotary Meeting of 4/6/11
Rev. David Goode, minister of the Old Lyme Congregational Church spoke to us on his congregation's involvement in the middle east. Paul Moore presided over meeting in President Joans absence. ***SEE PICTURE***
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OS Rotary Meeting of 3/30/11
Evening meeting at Luigis Restaurant. An evening of fellowship, no program
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OS Rotary Meeting of 3/23/11
The Outreach Committee presented checks to the three town welfare and family services representatives. Also O.S. School Superintendant Joseph Onofrio and Director of Operations, Facilities and Finance Julie Pendleton reviewed the school district's budget for next year.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 3/16/11
Students who attended RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) Feb. 25, gave a report on the program and what they gained by attending.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 3/9/11
Students of the Month - Technology
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OS Rotary Meeting of 3/2/11
Another light turnout today and no speaker. Brent Taylor gave a member Bio with much coersion.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 2/23/11
Our speaker had to cancel for today but our two guests filled in very well for an interesting meeting.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 2/16/11
Special Guests: High School students selected to attend RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards)
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OS Rotary Meeting of 2/9/11
High School Students of the Month for January (Science) and February (World Language)
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OS Rotary Meeting of 1/19/11
Our speaker today was Steve Mecca, professor of engineering at Providence College talking of his experiences in Ghana. **SEE PICTURE**
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OS Rotary Meeting of 1/5/11
No Program, Paul Moore gave a bio which included his experience in the Air Force and service in Vietnam. ***SEE PICTURE***
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OS Rotary Meeting of 12/22/10
Old Saybrook High School Principal Oliver Barton spoke about our Club's positive involvement with school programs
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OS Rotary Meeting of 12/15/10
Holiday meeting at Waters Edge
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OS Rotary Meeting of 12/8/10
Student of the Month Day, subject Social Studies. Also short business meeting and a few committee meetings after the bell.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 12/01/10
Business meeting to discuss the results of our Wine Tasting fund raiser.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 11/17/10
RYLA students talked of their experience. Speaker was Valerie Wells, Director of the Family Re-Entry program.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 11/10/10
Students of the Month for math and RYLA kids (SEE PICTURE) in attendance. Mike Velgouse talked about the new Rotary rules taking effect.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 11/03/10
Clark Maxson spoke about happenings at Dominion Power Millstone and the nuclear industry as a whole.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 10/27/10
Ken Brown and Jay Bowes of St. Martin de Porres Academy gave a presentation of their unique institution of learning. ***SEE PICTURE***
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OS Rotary Meeting of 10/20/10
Today and tomorrow we present our dictionaries to the 3rd grade classes in Old Saybrook, Westrook and Old Lyme/Lyme. Peter Corbett announced our program for the day, Dave Moore talking about antique firearms.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 10/13/10
Students of the Month for October in the subject of English, Dictionaries were prepared for distribution! ***SEE PICTURE***
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OS Rotary Meeting of 10/6/10
Toral Mahar from the Liberty Bank gave a presentation on the Thanksgiving Dinner free meal program which our club participates.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 9/29/10
Dinner meeting at Penny Lane Pub
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OS Rotary Meeting of 9/22/10
Our regular program was cancelled so member Rick Beck stepped up and gave a bio of himself.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 9/15/10
Visit and talk by our District Governor, Julie Reppenhagen.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 9/08/10
Program "River Quest" boat owners Mark Yuknat and wife Melinda Hill talked aboout tours by boat of the Lower Connecticut River
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OS Rotary Meeting of 9/1/10
Dennis People from SCORE talked about his organization that counsels people who are starting a small business.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 8/25/10
Short business meeting and then our program, Dr. Gary Freudenthal speaking on how the Gulf Oil Spill affects us consciously and unconsciously.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 8/18/10
Business Meeting, Paul gave the Treasurer's report and upcoming events were discussed
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OS Rotary Meeting of 8/4/10
Michael Pace, Old Saybrook First Selectman, gave us a state of the town talk. ***SEE PICTURE***
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OS Rotary Meeting of 7/28/10
Attorneys and Trust Officers for the Essex Savings Bank, Granville Morris and Moira Martin spoke about charitable giving techniques and how it could impact our foundation.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 7/21/10
A short business meeting followed by a Rotary Member's bio war story. Told by Ron Scott.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 7/14/10
World Affairs Students presented a review and discussion of the week at Carroll College Waukesha, WI
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OS Rotary Meeting of 7/7/10
Pres. Elect Paul Moore and Foundation Chair, Bill O'Shaughnessy presented the Club and Foundation budgets
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OS Rotary (Installation) Meeting of 6/30/10
A special night honoring our outgoing President Keith Wescovich and welcomeing Incoming President Joan Camire and her core of officers & directors
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OS Rotary Meeting of 6/23/10
Amber Sherber, Adviser for the OSHS Interact Club, gave a presentation of the Club's Activities and future plans. ***SEE PICTURES***
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OS Rotary Meeting of 06/16/10
Speakers from Essex Financial Services reviewed our Foundation portfolio
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OS Rotary Meeting of 6/9/10
Scholarship presentations today plus a short business meeting.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 6/2/10
Amber Sherber, Interact Adviser at Old Saybrook HS spoke about the club's activities and Sam Barnes and Chief Spera talked about the D.A.R.E. Program
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OS Rotary Meeting of 5/26/10
Plan for Golf Tournament 05/27/10
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OS Rotary Meeting of 5/19/10
Business meeting with discussion and planning for the Golf Tournament.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 5/5/10
Business meeting and review of upcoming Chamber of Commerce Open House and the golf tournament.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 4/28/10
Police Chief Michael Spera spoke about the Amber Alert System that we help sponsor.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 4/21/10
Matt Vogt gave a bio of himself
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OS Rotary Meeting of 4/14/10
Students of the Month scheduled for today postponed till next month. Meeting covered avariety of topics.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 4/7/10
Business Meeting, no program
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OS Rotary Meeting of 3/30/10
Evening meeting at the Pavilion with entertainment by the Quartet "FOR THE FUN OF IT". ***SEE PICTURES***
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OS Rotary Meeting of 3/24/10
Regular business meeting back at the Pavilion. Program today was Wayne Silver from the Norwich club speaking on "American Friends of Kenya"
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OS Rotary Meeting of 3/17/10
Joseph Camerford of the Estuary Transit District spoke about his organization and their role in providing public transportation
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OS Rotary Meeting of 3/10/10
Today's meeting was held at the Gladeview Home, courtesy of our newest Member Judy Frederick. We also had several Students of the Month. John Bubello was inducted into the club. ***SEE PICTURE***
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OS Rotary Meeting of 3/3/10
Met at J.A.M.S.S. Restaurant due to renovations at the Pavilion. Business meeting
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OS Rotary Meeting of 2/24/10
Six students going to the RYLA Conference and Three going to the World Affairs Counceil along with their parents were our guests today.***SEE PICTURES***
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OS Rotary Meeting of 2/17/10
Russ Cornelius, District Coordinator for Lymes Disease Awareness. Judy Frederick was inducted into the club. ***SEE PICTURE***
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OS Rotary Meeting of 2/3/10
Misc. announcements.
Nancy Elliot spoke on the 2010 Census coming up shortly and it's need for volunteers.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 1/27/10
Program: Patty Dowling, Director of the Shoreline Soup Kitchen
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OS Rotary Meeting of 1/20/10
No program, we discussed general club business
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OS Rotary Meeting of 1/13/10
Student of the Month, Science. Reports from Bill Burnhart and Walter Osborne on the Outreach and Warm the Children Programs. **See Pictures**
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OS Rotary Meeting of 1/6/10
First meeting of the New Year, business meeting
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OS Rotary Meeting of 12/16/09
Dinner meeting at New Deal Restaurant, Westbrook
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OS Rotary Meeting of 12/9/09
Student of the Month Program
SEE PICTURE
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OS Rotary Meeting of 12/2/09
Joan Camire announced the slate of new officers and board members for the upcoming year.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 11/25/09
Joyce Metz, a personal travel consultant of Preferred Travel, talked about the changing travel industry and some tips on travel
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OS Rotary Meeting of 11/18/09
Speaker Principal Oliver Barton OSHS
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OS Rotary Meeting of 11/11/09
Students of the Month
Veterans Day
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OS Rotary Meeting of 10/28/09
Our program was presented by Christopher Small of GDA Integrated Services followed by preparation of the dictionaries
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OS Rotary Meeting of 10/21/09
No program today. Many miscellaneous topics discussed.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 10/09/09
Student of the Month and
Representative Marilyn Giuliano State of Conn. "Understanding Our Budget Issues"
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OS Rotary Meeting of 10/07/09
A brief business meeting and a visit from District Governor Colin Gershon. SEE PICTURE
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OS Rotary Meeting of 9/30/09
Evening meeting at Luigis Restaurant, Program on RI Literacy Program given by Betsy & Dianna Sisson
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OS Rotary Meeting of 9/23/09
Dr. Dick Reece talks about his new book, OBAMA, DOCTORS & HEALTH REFORM
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OS Rotary Meeting of 9/16/09
World Affairs Conference student attendee presented their views of the program. The conference was held at Carroll University in Wisconsin. Carroll Bowser was inducted into the club. SEE PICTURE
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OS Rotary Meeting of 8/26/09
John Donnelly gave a power point presentation on literacy and talked about ways our club can help
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OS Rotary Meeting of 8/19/09
A short business meeting today with a meeting of the Outreach Committee after. The program today was presented by Cynthia Clegg of the Middlesex County Community Foundation.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 8/12/09
David Wight gave a bio in lieu of the regularly scheduled program which cancelled. Read about Dave's amazing accomplishment! SEE PICTURES
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OS Rotary Meeting of 8/5/09
A few guests and a business meeting. The main topic was a discussion of another contribution to the Katherine Hepburn Center.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 7/29/09
We had a special guest, Lindsay Ernst, an attorney now who was a recipient of a Rotary Scholarship and an Ambassadorial Scholar. Program: Bob Czepiel who gave a presentation on the Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center. SEE PICTURE
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OS Rotary Meeting of 7/22/09
Rick Beck was inducted into the club and our program was a presentation of 'An Update On Ghana' by John Donnelly.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 7/15/09
Rotarian Matt Rubin spoke about his recent trip to Isreal
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OS Rotary Meeting of 7/8/09
Program: Patricia Hurley of The Community Music School
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OS Rotary Meeting of 7/1/09
The first official meeting for president Keith. It was also a business meeting.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 6/24/09
HOPE PARTNERSHIP Local group working to provide affordable housing in Old Saybrook
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OS Rotary Meeting of 6/17/09
Evening meeting at the Pavilion. Passing of the Gavel - New officers for 2009-2010 installed.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 6/10/09
Winners of 4 year and 2 year scholarships announced and introduced.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 6/3/09
The D.A.R.E. essay award winners were in attendance as well as our HS Students of the Month
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OS Rotary Meeting of 5/27/09
Judge Jack Fisher spoke about the judicial system in Connecticut. SEE PICTURE
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OS Rotary Meeting of 5/20/09
Final preparations made for tomorrow's golf tournament
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OS Rotary Meeting of 5/13/09
Students of the Month from Old Saybrook and Old Lyme High Schools
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OS Rotary Meeting of 5/6/09
Amber Scherber, the Interact Adviser, talked about the activities of the club. Keith announced the Board of Directors nominees for next year.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 4/29/09
Evening meeting at Luigi's Restaurant. Paul Harris Fellowship (Sapphire) awarded to Bill Suits (SEE PICTURES)
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OS Rotary Meeting of 4/22/09
Our speaker was Mary Seidner of the Lymes' Youth Service Bureau
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OS Rotary Meeting of 4/15/09
Old Saybrook First Selectman Mike Pace spoke to the club. SEE PICTURE
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OS Rotary Meeting of 4/8/09
Students of the Month, Music followed by the Treasurer's Report
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OS Rotary Meeting of 4/1/09
No program, Rotarian Matt Vogt of Nerds to Go talked about computer viruses including the most recent threat
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OS Rotary Meeting of 3/25/09
Jerry Fischer, Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of Eastern Conn. talked about the situation in the Middle East and Palestinian - Israeli conflict. SEE PICTURE
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OS Rotary Meeting of 3/18/09
Students of the Month - Technology
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OS Rotary Meeting of 3/11/09
Program: Ron Scott gave a talk about the scholarship awards process. Originally, our scholarship winners were going to be presented with their awards but that date has been changed.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 3/4/09
No planned program. The main topic of discussion was the impact of the economy on our Foundation and the club's budget.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 2/25/09
Program: Tom Houpert of the Valley Shore Literacy Volunteers
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OS Rotary Meeting of 2/11/09
Students of the Month. SEE PICTURES
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OS Rotary Meeting of 2/4/09
No program today but a lively discussion of the new town reassessments and appeal process took place.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 1/21/09
Bill White was inducted into the club. Chuck Still & Bob Czepiel gave a presentation on the progress of Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center. SEE PICTURES
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OS Rotary Meeting of 1/7/09
Our first meeting of 2009 after a 2 week layoff!
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Archived Newsletters:
OS Rotary Meeting of 12/17/08
This was a special holiday meeting held at Luigi's Restaurant - an evening of fellowship and fine dining!
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OS Rotary Meeting of 12/10/08
High School Students of the Month in Social Studies, Member Bio: Keith Wescovich
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OS Rotary Meeting of 12/3/08
Business Meeting, Marty gave a report on the Wine Tasting and we heard from our exchange student, Sofia Portukhay hosted by Lee & Holly David.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 11/19/08
RYLA Students, Program on SARAH, discuss upcoming wine tasting event.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 11/12/08
Students of the Month, Program: June Getchius of the Womens Club of Old Saybrook
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OS Rotary Meeting of 11/5/08
No Program but much club business discussed
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OS Rotary Meeting of 10/29/08
Evening Meeting, a presentation of our website and the district website was given by our website hosts Lori O'Brien and Tom Barton of WebSolutions. SEE PICTURES
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OS Rotary Meeting of 10/21/08
Chris Cryder of Save the Sound, an environmental group dedicated to studying and preserving Long Island Sound, gave a slide presentation on the current state of the Sound.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 10/15/08
Noel Bishop, First Selectman of Westbrook spoke about challenges facing town governments. SEE PICTURE
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OS Rotary Meeting of 10/8/08
Our first 'Student of the Month' presentations for this school year and our first member bio's. (Bill McLaughlin) SEE PICTURE
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OS Rotary Meeting of 10/1/08
Business Meeting today and discussion on the O.S. Rotary foundation.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 9/24/08
New RYLA Students in attendance, no program
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OS Rotary Meeting of 9/17/08
Chris Henry brought in as a new member and Kevin Brewer, from the Deep River club talking about Membership Development.
SEE PICTURE
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OS Rotary Meeting of 9/10/08
Faith Grist and Laura Kroll of the Connecticut VNA spoke about their area of responsibilities, Home Healthcare and Hospice by Masonicare.
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OS Rotary Meeting of 9/3/08
Brief review of the Club Budget, discussion of the Dictionary Project and putting the Rotary labels in the dictionaries.
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