Pledge: President Bill O’Shaunessey Prayer: Gerri Lewis Song: Bill McLaughlin Flim/Flam: Glen Anderson Raffle: Brent Taylor, Christy Burnham, John Donnelly HAPPY BUCKS Happy to see Brent back, happy for the Students Tara happy for Students, many happy bucks for the Students VISITING ROTARIAN: NONE GUEST: ANNOUNCEMENTS Received $500.00 from William Pitt Real Estate for turkeys Youth & Family Holiday Giving Adopt a Family Program December 13 Saybrook Torch Light Parade Old Saybrook Interact Club Jingle Bell Run December 13 8:00 AM – 10:00 Remember E R E Y $100.00 every year PROGRAM Old Saybrook Social Studies Student of the Month Sean Holmes introduced by Gary St. Germaine. Sean a great writer, studies history in depth and able to communicate to others what he has read. Always at the ready very involved Soup Kitchen, etc, a well rounded student. Westbrook Social Studies Student of the Month Madeline Farrell introduced by Lisa Sopa. Madeline Very active student honors program, Interact Club, likes European History, self direct, a great student. Lyme/Old Lyme Social Studies Student of the Month Liam Corrigan. Introduced by Bret Hackbart. Great all around student very involved. Active in band and on the LOL crew team. Has finger prints all over LOL High School. Plans to attend Harvard University and be a member of the crew team. ROTARY STUFF Good morning, all. We had a great meeting on Wednesday with all the students of the month. It's always great to have Westbrook, Old Lyme and Old Saybrook students, parents and administrators at our meeting and breakfast was great as always, thanks to Stu, Marilyn and Kelly. Don't forget, no breakfast meeting 12/17, this Wednesday.... The Torchlight Parade was a great success. We made the hot chocolate in the Estuary kitchen.... fabulous state of the art equipment; it was such a pleasure. Thank you, Brent, Wellsy, Gerri, Heather, Rick and Marty's son who did the heavy lifting for us phew! The alarm went off when I unlocked the door so the police came never a dull moment. Thanks to everyone who picked up pastries and worked the tent including GiGi and Lilly, our star hot chocolate servers!! Also, thanks Glen for getting Canoli from Luigi's!!!! Yum!!!!!! Our holiday dinner is this Wednesday, December 17th at Water's Edge Resort & Spa, 6:00 p.m. I've already sent in the meal choices, so if you wish to attend, I would have to know TODAY, thanks. We are going to have a Chinese Auction (grab bag) as well, so don't forget to bring a gift if you wish to participate in the fun. Our Wine Tasting is February 6th and it's not too early to start getting your auction items, folks and remember to sell your tickets. Bob Antoniac even gets an auction item for us and he's in Florida!! Thanks, Bob. We changed it up a bit this year and we will be doing a program book, so please get out there to get sponsors for us. I'm attaching the information for you in this email. We've had many Community Outreach requests and I'm happy to say that we've given away approximately $11,000 to those in need so far this year. Hooray for Rotary! Our Warm The Children shoppers are out there shopping at Wal-Mart We are continuing to shop through the Holidays this year. Kathy and I heading this effort for Rotary and if you want to be a shopper, please contact Dick Campbell at: rpc@sbcglobal.net.... any questions, kindly let us know. I went to Old Lyme and collected a check from William Pitt Sotheby Real Estate for $500.00 a couple of weeks ago… very generous contribution and I even got a couple more shoppers! Thank you for being a shopper... it’s so much fun to see the excited look on the children’s faces. I wish you all happy holidays. See you at Water's Edge Wed Take care and be well. g UPCOMING ROTARY PROGRAMS December 17, 2014 Dinner Meeting/Party December 24, 2014 NO MEETING December 31, 2014 NO MEETING MEALS ON WHEELS December 11, 2014 Sandra Miller December 18, 2014 Ken Roach UNOFFICIAL 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 FRIENDHSIPS 4.) Will it be BENEFICAL to all concerned 5.) Is it FUN.
