Pledge/Prayer: President Gerri
Song: Bill McLaughlin
Brents Card Game Winner: Bob Antoniac
Welcome Guests: Tom Cloutier, Lee David, Al Lindquist is back!
Sergeants Report: Keith
Raffle Winners: Peter Manley, Lee David, Ken Roche
Happy Bucks
Announcements:
Brent: Golf tournament news: Sandy was called to Florida and will be there during the tournament. New sign deadline: 3 days before the tourny which is Thursday May 24. Paul needs to know who gets credit and the exact wording on the sign.
Paul: At the last Foundation meeting, $100 was approved for the Grad Night Golf Tournament Tee Sponsor, $100 for the Westbrook High School Safe Grad Night, $1000 was approved for the Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts, and $800 was approved for surgery for a San Salvadore child that will enable him to hear. Eileen Baker gave a program on this Dec. 6, 2006.
Bob Hester announced the Deep River Club's 33rd annual antique auto show which takes place on Sunday, June 10 from 9-2 at Devitt Field. Admission is $3 and you can show a car for $10.
Andy announced the Meals on Wheels appreciation lunch on Sunday June 3 at the Clinton Town Hall. Your ticket is also a raffle ticket. RSVP by May 18 by calling 388-1611 and ask for Trixie.
Mike Velgouse asks that Board Members check their email. Their are items to vote on.
Students of the Month for Business
Old Saybrook: Jon Carlson (Senior)
Lyme-Old Lyme: Brett Egri (Senior)
Westbrook: Ashley Rowe (Junior)
John Gallager (Junior) accepted the award for Music given last month. He was unable to attend the that meeting.
Program: Lisa Sillitto
Lisa's topic was the disease Tuberculosis which her father contracted at the age of 16 and the methods we had then of treating and dealing with it. Back then, sanitariums were built to house people known to have TB. Connecticut had two - Seaside and Undercliff. TB was thought to be hereditary - not contagious and killed 1 out of 4 people who came down with this disease. Education and legislative efforts took place to try to stop the spread of TB (ex. spitting was prohibited). The first TB sanitariums were too big and gave way to county homes. Seaside was first proposed in 1912 but the people of Westport and Madison defeated the proposal to build in those towns. Land was aquired in Niantic (Crescent Beach) and opened in 1918 housing 60 children. They needed more room so land was purchased in Waterford in 1934 where Seaside exists today. It was thought that putting kids out in the sun helped and that became the primary treatment - all day outside hot or cold. Streptomycin was developed in 1944 and had a very good cure rate. Seaside closed in 1958 as a sanatarium. 70% of TB cases are pulmonary but the disease can spread to other parts of the body including the spine leading to problems associated with the nervous system. Seaside housed 120 kids. The story of her father is the topic of Lisa's disertation.
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