Pledge: President Paul
Prayer: Carroll B
Song: Bill McL (poor at best)
Flim /Flam: `Mark H
Raffle: Peter C Brent T (gave the olive oil to Christine) Keith W
Happy Bucks: Many and varied happy for Red Sox's Carroll B story the mayonaise jar and the 2 beers. nice day etal
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Barbara Brodbeck, wife of "Tuck" Brodbeck has a Roger Epply print for sale anyone interested let me know
Bob A passed around a signup sheet for folks to assist The Old Saybrook Historical Society with the Centennial Connections Antique Car Drive Acrsoos The Connecticut River. Wednesday August 24 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM
REMEMBER: D G Kanao "Rupi" Rupwani will be with us next Wednesday let's have a good turnout
John Donnelly introduced Christine Garber Program Director Connecticut Reach Out and Read New England.
Reach Out and Read prepares Americas youngest children to succeed in school by partnering with doctors to prescribe books and to encourage families to read together. 59% of fourth grade students in Connecticut cannot read at the fourth grade level. New Britian lowest with Old Saybrook among the highest with 94% of our children reading at grade 4 level. Christine explained how The Rotary Club of Old Saybrook could get involved. SPONSOR A CHILD $50.00 will support one child for the full five year program VOLUNTEER IN OUR COMMUNITY Read to children in doctors waiting rooms and help with book drives. START A REACH OUT AND READ PROGRAM Medical providers can apply to the National Center to bring Reach Out and Read to their practice. Pediatric primary care providers have books for the children, displays in the wiating room of information about the program, while volunteers, where possible read to the children. For addition information go to www.reachoutandread.org.
THE FOUR WAY TEST of the things we think, say and do:
FIRST: Is it the TRUTH
SECOND: Is it FAIR to all concerned
THIRD: Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS
FOURTH: Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned
