Pledge: Sandy Miller
Prayer: President Gerri
Song: Bill McLaughlin
Flim/Flam: High Gail Antoniac Low Joan Michaud
Raffle: Glen Anderson had many many door prizes many many winners
HAPPY BUCKS
Many and varied, Marty very happy Torch Light Parade is behind us and thanked all of the volunteers, happy for the nice evening, Joan Michaud happy she beat Jean in card game, Bob A beat Rick, Glen happy for all of the good Rotarians present
GAME: Interesting White Elephant gift exchange. When “the “ was mentioned in The Night Before Christmas poem a gift was passed at the end you had a gift. Good time.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Remember Meals on Wheels and Programs
PROGRAM
THANK YOU to all our guests Wednesday evening for joining us to celebrate the holiday. I hope everyone had as much fun as I did. The Hideaway is a great venue to have a party, great service and I hope you all enjoyed your meal. Glen brought in about 15 door prizes that were donated by several of his clients....The Hideaway donated wine and a gift certificate to our raffle as well. Our District Governor Rick dropped in on his way to another dinner...thanks Rick for joining us...and how about our surprise ....Bob (Hale) the Magician! Wasn't he great! Thanks, Bob!
Bill & Rosemary will soon be off to warmer weather and Bob and Gail will be right behind them in the new year. Bob will still be with us for our SOM meeting on January 8th (our 1st meeting of the New Year). Glen will be taking over for Bill with Student of the Month and I will do the Meals on Wheels. ...and while I'm thinking of it, thank you, Rick, for putting casters on the podium!
****Our last meeting in January, we will be joining the Essex Club at The Estuary on TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 28TH. So we WON'T be meeting on Wednesday morning the 29th. *** Please make note of this. You'll love President Geri Ficara...and I'm sure many of you know Susan Carpenter who made the arrangements. More to follow on that....
PLEASE THINK WINE TASTING...OUR WINE TASTING AND SILENT AUCTION WILL BE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 7th - 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. at the SAYBROOK POINT INN. Please be thinking of the businesses that you solicited last year and the restaurants that you frequent. Thank you all so much. Please pray for NO SNOW! Thank you!
I WISH YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A SAFE, HEALTHY, AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! See you on January 8th!
Upcoming Rotary Programs:
Wednesday January 8, 2014 OPEN
Wednesday January 15, 2014 Paul Moore
MEALS ON WHEELS
Thursday December 26, 2013 Bill McLaughlin
Thursday January 2, 2014 Bill O’Shaunessey
Thursday January 9, 2014 Marty Drobriaz
Thursday January 16, 2014 Ken Roach
Thursday January 23, 2014 John Donnelly
Thursday January 30, 2014 Sandra Miller
UNOFFICIAL FOUR 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 FRIENDHSIPS
4.) Will it be BENEFICAL to all concerned
5.) Is it FUN.
