Pledge, Prayer: President Gary McCauley
THE FOUR WAY TEST of the things we think, say, or do
- Is it the TRUTH?
- Is it FAIR to all concerned?
- Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
- Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
HAPPY BUCKS
Pete Z, Happy for all fellow Rotarians, Bill McL for the day, Joan W Happy to have Devin Carney with us, Gail F for the day, Pattie Dev for the day, Pat DeV for Rotary Fellowship, Tara W for Wed “0” Covid cases, John A for the day and Rotary, Jan P for Ground Hog Day, Charlie R for good MOW run, Alan S for the day, Charlie N for snow fall stop, Nancy M for MOW training, Bill O for the day, Devin C happy to have Tom Brady retire, Dr. Gene for the day and Rotary, Marty D attended UConn game and to have Devin C with us, Gary McC life is good , wind blew snow away, Donna W looking forward to spring.
PRESIDENT’S UPDATE
- Nominating committee Zoom meeting Feb 02/03/2022 9:00 AM
- Old Saybrook Chamber invites us to have tent and booth at Chili Fest Saturday February, 26, 2022. We will do a sponsorship
- Afghan resettlement a District7980 project, we are in, stay in touch with local churches, Christ the King, St Ann’s, and The Old Lyme Congregational Church re: the Afghan family in Old Lyme
PROGRAM
State Representative Devin Carney
Fellow Rotarian Devin Carney spoke to The Club about the upcoming session in Hartford. The 2022 Session will be a short session primarily designed to work on the budget, although there will be many issues discussed.
Session will be a combination of Virtual and Hybrid.
- Discuss Executive Orders, expire 02/15/2022, and mandates
- Mask mandates in schools may be maybe returned to the cities and towns.
- Nursing home entry rules to be addressed.
Devin is a ranking member of the Transportation Committee, and a member of the Finance and Education Committees.
TRANSPORTATION
- Transportation projects include work on the Gold Star Memorial Bridge, Connecticut River RR Bridge, and the Haddam-East Haddam Bridge.
- Discuss EV sales direct to customers
EDUCATION
- Discuss funding
- Discuss mandates
- Discuss virtual learning
TRASH TO ENERGY
- Hartford Plant old and needs updating
- Mayor of Hartford against the plant
- Tipping fees are large
- Need a solution
MENTAL HEALTH
Discuss abuse issues
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
- Youth crime
- Talk about quick release of offenders
- Discuss keeping victims in mind
Questions and Answers followed Devin's talk including:
- Marijuana is legal, need a license, need town approval, sale sites will be allotted on a lottery system.
- Stability on Education essential C A P S
- A reminder to keep in mind CT has a large surplus, consider debt reduction, and a tax reduction.
FUND RAISING
WINE TASTING, Marty Drobiarz
- We are in gather mode so keep working on sponsorships and sell tickets
SHRED DAY, John Aforismo
- Saturday April 9, 2022 dovetails with District National Service Day
- E-mail sent to Chief Spera
- OSHS parking lot secured for the event
- Articles going out to the media.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
- Foundation, Jan Perruccio
Audit and tax report up to date. - Outreach, Joan Michaud
No Report
- Membership, Pete Zucco
Schedule a Zoom meeting for prospective new member Donna Warren - Web Site, Marty Drobiarz
Discussed having our meeting schedule with ZOOM login/password on the web site along with the agenda. Marty to look into security aspect with web developer
FUTURE MEETINGS (PROGRAMS)
- Wednesday February 9, 2022 OPEN
- Wednesday February 16, 2022 OPEN
AVENUES OF SERVICE
- Club Service
- Community Service
- Vocational Service
- New Generations
- International Service
A breakdown of all of the sub committees is on our web site in the Membership area. Please log in and look it over.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
” Never worry about anything, Always pray about everything”
