Pledge: Alan Schwarz
Four Way Test: Alan Schwarz
Card Game winner: Alan Schwarz
Raffle: Joan, John Matschulat
Happy Bucks: Hopes for UConn Huskies. Alan S. to play a good game of golf, Jan P. Retiring, Nancy picking up grandson.
Guest speaker: John Matschulat from “Common Good Gardens.” John talked about the program is an independent non-profit all volunteer vegetable garden located on half an acre in Old Saybrook behind Grace Church. The produce that is grown is delivered to three Shoreline Kitchens and pantries. The pantries are located in Old Saybrook, Old Lyme and Niantic. More than 1,800 residents pick them up by dozens of volunteers. They are guided by talented gardeners. Many are senior gardeners as well as young gardeners. Twenty-four crops grown last year. Biggest crop is lettuce. They started in 2002 and since have grown to 260 volunteers. John also spoke about new exotic pest species.
Common Good Gardens is not a community garden nor organic. They now have automated water systems. You can visit the garden and contact them at commongoodgardens.org
Announcements:
Wine Tasting: April 12th. 21 sponsors and more to come this week Diane from Light House working on logo and can build the ad as long as she gets the info.
Marty brought up if we want brackets and all agreed to have them. Marty will order them.
Nancy M. shared that Marine Max will be conducting tours on a yacht in the harbor during the wine tasting. Value is One million dollars. There will a special price that day, if sold Rotary will receive 15,000.00.
Shredding Day: April 20th.
Brook Robert’s from the Nation MS Society is in need for volunteers for The Walk MS Hammonasset event on April 20. If interested email her at brooke.roberts@nmss.org
Dick Mason thanked us for our donation to Clinton Rotary's cancer drive.
Upcoming meetings:
April 3rd Student of the month at Saybrook Point at 7:00 AM. Please let Nancy know if you will be attending. Cost is $25.
April 10th at the Estuary at 7:00 AM. Special speaker will be Brittany Czajkowski from Bisat
