Pledge: Pat DeVito,
Prayer: Pat DeVito
Four Way Test: Pat DeVito
Card Game: Bill O
Raffle: Bill O (a double winner - WOW), Gary and Alan
Happy Bucks: John A and several others are happy for the day, Nancy. Pattie and Bill O are happy for the speaker, Ralph is happy to have warm clothes. Bill O is also happy to have won the raffle and the card game.
Guests: Prospective members: Martha Quaratella and Susan Beaudoin
Visiting Rotarian: Assistant District Governor Laima Nori
Pat’s Updates: The ARPA Grant must be approved at a Town Meeting. Please attend the meeting on 11/28/22 and vote for the approval of the grant. The DMG for the laptop computers for the Acton Library has been implemented. Safe Futures is very thankful for the Club’s generous donation. We submitted an application to GSB for their continued sponsorship of our Wine&Beer Tasting and Silent Auction.
Program: Diana DeLisa, Old Saybrook Garden Club
Diana was unable to attend the meeting. Our own Gail Fahey, and Garden Club member, stepped up and delivered an awesome presentation. The OSGC began in 1952 with 8 members and has grown to 42 members. The club’s major, and most apparent, responsibility is planting and maintaining Main Street’s 23 median gardens. In addition to these gardens, the club also plants and maintains the Constitution Garden and the gardens at the firehouse, Acton Library, and the Police Station. Twenty to thirty plants are needed for each of these gardens. The cost for materials and plants is addressed through donations, OSGC dues, $100 sponsorships, and the important May Market Fundraiser. You are encouraged to visit the club’s Facebook page for further information and a photo library. After a Q&A period, the Rotary Club voted to donate $1,000 to help defray the cost of next year’s gardens. Thank you, Garden Club, for making Main Street so beautiful! every year.
Committee Reports:
Speakers – all set until January Wine Tasting Event – To be held on 3/3/23. See Marty to volunteer. Scot Haney will return as the MC. It will be held at the Saybrook Point Resort and Marina.
Announcements:
- John A is investigating the possibility of establishing a permanent “home” for the Club at Fireman’s Field.
- Shredding Day will take place in the Spring.
- The Gazebo on the Town Green is being replaced. The Rotary Club will be involved in the beautification of this structure in the Spring.
- Transfer Station: the Commodities Exchange Structure will soon be constructed. The exact location still to be determined.
- See Gail to volunteer for the Evergreen Walk at the Acton Library. 11/23
- Social Event to be held on 11/30 at 5:00pm at Myrcene Ale Co.
- Next meeting: 12/7 at 7:00am at the Estuary
