Pledge: President Gary McCauley
Prayer: Pat DeVito
Song: NBNS
Brents Card Game Winner: Pete Zucco
Gary started things off by welcoming all our guests which included students, parents, teachers and administrators.
Sergeants Report: Pete Zucco
Happy Bucks: Lots for our students and guests, the successful Wine Tasting last Friday night, for winter with no snow, sad dollar for the Red Sox losing Mookie Betts, not raining, great teachers
Raffle Winners: Student, Mark Patterson, Guest
Program: Student of the Month, Tara Winch
Tara spoke of our program to honor outstanding students and the donations made to the RI Polio Plus program to erradicate this dreaded disease completely from the face of the earth.
L-R: Isabel Araya, Joseph Bradley, Nicholas Fava
Isabel Araya from Westbrook HS excels in all areas including Spanish where she is taking the UCONN level course. She is a quiet leader who has had an impact on student life. She is President of her class and is active in service to her community. Future college plans include nursing studies and Spanish
Joseph Bradley from Old Saybrook HS is a junior. He is very well rounded and a phenomenal leader. If you asked him, he could write a song, perform it and create the artwork. Joe received the CT Scholars Award for Junior. He is taking French 4 despite being a junior. Joseph plans to pursue studies in theoretical or astro physics.
Nicolas Fava from Lyme-Old Lyme is a person of integrity, discipline and reliability. He is a scholar athlete (tennis, golf) has been class Vice-President all 4 years and is community minded. He is a member of the Student Advisory Council. Nicholas plans to pursue engineering in college.
E3 (ENCOURAGE-EMPOWER-ENGAGE)
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Following Student of the Month, Heather McNeal spoke about the E3 Iniative at Old Saybrook HS. This group of students provides education on drugs, alcohol, decision making and values. The students care for their peers knowing whats going on in and out of school and deliver important messages to raise awareness and hopefully help stop substance abuse (including vaping) and underage drinking. They also speak to middle school students. The students attended the CADCA conference in Washington DC and met our congressional representatives. CADCA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building drug-free communities.
Club Business:
Wine Tasting:
Marty spoke about the Wine Tasting thanking the many people who helped make the event a success.
Joan Michaud for leading the team to get the room ready. The team included Amber, Donna and Gary's wife Pam. From decorating to getting the auction items layed out with signage, there was a lot to do and the place looked great!
Amber Scherber for doing the hard work of organizing the auction and doing the speadsheets and posters.
Pete Zucco for making the signs for the auction - right up to the last minute
Kathy Callinan for taking care of the finances including arranging the credit card terminal, overseeing the check-in/check-out process and reporting the financials
Mark Patterson for his work on the marketing and publicity. The Chamber newsletter, Saybrook Neighbors, the electric sign in town, Facebook and reaching out to area Rotary Clubs through attending meetings.
Charlie Renshaw (table captain), Donna (raffle sales), John G. and wife Nancy (raffle sales), Brent (check-in, check-out), John A (post-auction help), Patty (check-in), Pat (post auction help), thanks to Jan, Tara for their contributions of great items and overall support, son-in-law Dan Waters who donated the Tom Brady GOAT poster and fetched a good price!
SPI staff: Ellen, Jessica, Nina, Patricio - they were great!
Gary McCauley was truly my partner by getting involved in many aspects of planning and operations. Gary brought in many sponsors which were crucial to the success of the event.
To date we have netted just over $15,000 but there is still more money yet to come in.
Other Business:
Brent announced our golf tournament is May 29 at Portland Country Club
Today at 11:00am there will be a dedication for the town hall art gallery that the club, along with Eversource, supported.
John Gianni announced the St. Paddy's Day Dinner by the OS PTO at the Masonic Lodge located at 52 Old Boston Post Rd (near Acton Library). All proceeds go the OSHS RAM P.R.I.D.E. scholarship. The date is Monday March 16. Full details in the CLUB ACTIVITIES.
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