Pledge: Brian DeBlasiis
Prayer: Jan Perruccio
Song: No Bill No Song
Cards: Brian DeBlasiis
Sergeant’s Report: Joe Arcari
Raffle: Devin Carney, Charlie Renshaw, Amber Scherber.
Happy Bucks: Many for Interact Club members, our District Governor and Assistant Governor, One, and only one, for the NE Patriots, and for old friends and new friends.
Guests: Jack Solomon, District Governor; Tari Marshall-Day, Assistant Governor; Interact Club Members, Maddy Shehan and Eliza Scherber.
Announcements:
In observance of 9/11, Bill O’Shaughnessy distributed a handout titled “September 11th 2001 Remembered.” A Moment of Silence was observed.
Jan Perruccio announced the upcoming Community Day on 9/21/19 from 1 to 4pm. A sign-up sheet was circulated to enlist volunteers for our famous food booth at the event.
Amber introduced the newly elected officers for the Interact Club. President, Maddy Shehan and
Vice President Eliza Scherber. Congratulations!
Program: Jack Solomon, District Governor
Tari’s Raffle winners were: Devin Carney and Charlie Norz. Jack’s first order of business was to challenge the OSHS Interact Club to work with other District Interact Clubs and apply for a District Managed Grant this academic year. Jack’s message to us focused on membership. He suggested that our club investigate new models for Rotary Membership, create new Interact and Rotaract Clubs, and continue with our active Membership Committee. To increase our membership, Jack suggested: public service projects aimed at attracting new members, encouraging members to make an effort to become friends with new members, and holding fellowship events throughout the year. Jack then described his Governor’s Project for the upcoming year. He challenged our Club to complete a STEM Project and had these specific suggestions:
1) Support Robotics Teams at the high school level.
2) Serve as judges for an Invention Convention at the middle school level.
3) Offer scholarships to science teachers for classroom STEM projects/activities.
4) Organize a STEM Summer Camp for middle school students.
Jack ended his presentation with a reminder of the District Conference to be held 4/24/20 in Mystic and a suggestion to establish an annual “Rotary Day” in town.
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