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OS Rotary Meeting 9/23/15

The Shadder

Pledge: Pres. Kathy Callinan
Prayer: Gerri Lewis
Song: Bill McLaughlin
Brents Card Game winner: Joe Arcari

Sergeants Report:
Raffle Winners: Charlie, Gerri & Sandra
Happy Bucks: Happy to be going to DisneyWorld to meet daughter who is flying in from Kuwait, Happy for the beautiful day, many happy bucks for our gusest, Gretch Holthausen, happy to give extra bucks for missing last few meetings and happy to see Sam.

Meals on Wheels Bill McLaughlin

Announcements: President Kathy Callihan
There will be no meeting on November 11th. The Student of the Month meeting has been moved to November 24th.
Anyone interested in attending the North Havens's Rotary Club Fundraiser for Community Service projects,  "A Day of Wine & Roses", Sunday, September 27th from 1pm to 5pm at 39 State Street North Haven, Ct. Contact Mary Jane for ticket's at 203-288-4585. Tickets are $35.00 per person.
Tickets for the Providence Bruins game, November 13th cost $15.00. Out of the $15.00, 5 dollars will be donated to Polio Plus.
The Old Saybrook Chamber asked President Kathy if the OS Rotary Club would like to particpate in the first annual scarecrow contest. Cost is $25.00. Members of Rotary thought it would be great to get Old Saybrook students to particpate in the design of the scarecrow and  possibly displaying at Essex Savings Bank.

 Gerri Lewis
Community Outreach meeting after this meeting.

Sept. 30th: 5th Wednesday; evening dinner meeting; celebrating newly chartered club Haddam-Killingworth; WE ARE THEIR SPONSOR; please make every effort to attend that dinner meeting. We will make some presentations and others from district will be there. Saybrook Point Inn; 6:00 cocktails on patio; 7:00 sit down dinner. I will bring in the sign-up sheet next week.

Oct. 29th: Chamber Business Expo; 5:30 - 8:00. We have been participating; think about it. Lots of fun and lots of connections. ....maybe even some new members??!!



Program:  Gretchen Holthausen, Psychologist at the Old Saybrook High School to speak about new ADL program

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Peer Training Program is an antibias and diversity training program intended for use in middle and high schools. The program prepares select students to be peer trainers. These students are trained to use the positive power of peer influence to motivate others to reflect on their stereotypes and assumptions and take action against intergroup prejudice, bigotry, and harassment in their school and community.

the program curriculum, they continue to learn about bias and discrimination and practice skills for responding to bias-related incidents and facilitating workshops. Once peer trainers have gained the necessary knowledge and skills, they facilitate workshops in their schools with students and other members of the school community. They also model antiprejudice and antiharassment behavior, such as verbal condem

The diverse group of peer trainers is composed of students selected from various subgroups within the school's social network (i.e., students involved in an organized activity, such as athletics, music, student government, or a club, and students not involved in an organized activity). These students participate in a 3-day interactive training, which is delivered by ADL trainers who have expertise in antibias, diversity, and multicultural education. The purpose of the training is to increase the peer trainers' understanding and awareness of bias and discrimination; teach the peer trainers how to effectively respond to prejudice and discrimination; and help the peer trainers develop critical thinking skills, empathy for others, and a sense of social responsibility. Peer trainers also learn facilitation skills in anticipation of conducting workshops to help their peers understand and address bias and discrimination.

After the training, peer trainers meet weekly with a school-based peer training coordinator. Using nation of prejudice and confrontation of harassers, and intervene when they witness prejudiced behavior or speech among their peers.





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.