Pledge: President Rick Beck
Prayer: Ken Roche
Song: Bill McLaughlin
Cards: Steve Pope (Guest)
Sergeant’s Report: Joe Arcari
Raffle Winners: Bill McLaughlin, Sam Fulginiti, Chief Spera
Happy Bucks: Many for the beautiful day and the program presenter- Chief Spera. Jan for her son’s health, Charlie Norz for his granddaughter’s departure and Pete for his daughter’s return from Sweden.
Announcements:
Meals on Wheels: Bill McLaughlin.
Rick Beck handed out the budget – discussion at the next meeting.
Sam Fulginiti, Jan Peruccio, and Charlie Renshaw are the new members of the Board of Directors.
The Lighthouse Cruise will take place during September on a date TBD.
Program: Police Chief Michael Spera – Director of Emergency Management for Old Saybrook
Chief Spera distributed a flyer describing actions that citizens should take to be prepared for possible tropical storms. These included: taking photos of your home, vehicles, and possessions; securing propane tanks and lawn furniture; preparing an evacuation kit. A Q&A session followed the presentation. Topics included: emergency community shelters, registration with www.ctalert.gov, pet care during emergencies, and volunteers.
Chief Spera offered the Rotary Club the opportunity to participate in a Citizen’s Police Academy. The Rotary would be the first civic organization to participate in such a program. A survey about our interests will follow and Doug Wisner will help coordinate this program with the police department.
Meeting concluded with The Four(5) Way Test.
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