Logo for: Rotary Old Saybrook

OS Rotary Meeting 4/5/17

Pledge: Pres. Gerri Lewis
Prayer: Pete Zucco
Song: Rick Beck

Sergeants Report: Joe Arcari
Brent’s Card Game Winner: Pete Zucco
Raffle Winners: Pete Zucco, Marty Drobiarz and Gerri Lewis
Happy Bucks: Sad dollar for the UConn girls who lost their game, happy I won the bottle of wine, happy spring is on its way, happy for last weeks Meals on Meals and another installment of stories from Brent, happy for the students, guests and happy and proud to have Philip Max Ledwith with us today.

Meals on Wheels: Pete Zucco and Brent Taylor

Announcements: President Gerri Lewis:

Welcome to Heather McNeil, Wendy Mill and Philip Max Ledwith.

Program: Philip Max Ledwith  presented “YAC Cardboard Community” 

High School student, Philip Max Ledwith is collaborating with “Partnership for Strong Communities. Philip presented a project he is working on and would like to expand called “Cardboard Community".  Accompanying him was Heather McNeil and Wendy Mill from the Old Saybrook Youth & Family Services. 

YAC Card Board Community has over 40 participants with the focus of eliminating homelessness in Connecticut. His focus is on creating shelters not only for girls but also to all in our communities and collecting donated items of socks, hygiene products, T-shirts, and apparel. The program will cover all of Middlesex County including Old Saybrook.

If you would like to make a donation please e-mail Philip at pledwith2@gmail.com or call 860-391-9643.

The Rotary Old Saybrook voted to donate $1000.00 to this project

Heather McNeil, Director of the Youth and Family Services in Old Saybrook handed out the Mental Health Resource Directory for Old Saybrook and surrounding towns. You can call the office and request additional copies.

Five Way Test of the things we think, 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?
    5) Is it fun? (This one is unofficial but we put it in anyway)

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