Pledge/Prayer: Pres. Gerri
Song: Bill McLaughlin
Presidents Welcome: The GSE Team from Sri Lanks with Jack Monahan, Lynn Faulstick Asst. DG, Old Saybrook High School Principal Scott Schoonmaker and Administrators
Brents Card Game Winner: Andy Anderson
Sergeants Report: Keith
Raffle Winners: Tom Cloutier, Paul Moore, Peter Manley
Happy Bucks - Lots with a full house!
Announcements:
Peter: Please sign up for the Changing of the Guard meeting on June 27 at the Dock and Dine Restaurant. There will be a Board Meeting next week to go over the budget.
Joan Michaud: Outreach Committee meeting following regular meeting
Bill McLaughlin announced he attended the awards night at the high school last Thursday and thought it delightful.
Charlie Norz announced that the Foundation Board met last Monday and approved the budget for the upcoming year. The budget included funds for Warm the Children, a new project to be undertaken.
Jack Monahan, Area 9 GSE Coordinator introduced the GSE team from Sri Lanka and spoke about this important Rotary program. Young professionals from foreign countries come to the US to learn about life here from a professional perspective while US team members visit the corresponding country as well. This is the Rotary Foundation at work. The team leader for the past 11 years, Atty. Mohamed Adamaly spoke of his country and introduced the team members.Please see picture under Group Study Exchange in the CLUB NEWS section.
Lynn Faulstick presented Gerri Lewis, with the Governor's Citation, signed by Chip Lewis to acknowledge that our club has met all the standards set for activities and service. Thats a reflection of the leadership provided by President Gerri. Congratulations to Gerri and all the members!
Program:
On a busy day with lots going on, Ron Scott, Scholarship Committee Chairman, began by talking about the scholarship program. The Rotary Old Saybrook has awarded scholarships for many years and currently distributes about $27,000 a year. Scholarship recipients must maintain a 3.0 GPA and must turn their transcripts in to continue to receive the sholarships. Ron reminded students and parents that only the student can access their transcripts.
The scholarship committee consists of:
Ron Scott, Chairman
Shirley Von Dassel, Old Saybrook
Ran King, Westbrook
Dr. Ed Pinn, Old Lyme
Each member introduced the winners of their respective towns.
Below are this year's recipients. From L-R, Scott Fredrickson (Westbrook, 4 year), Chelsea Newman (Old Lyme), Lauren Marsten (Old Saybrook), Ron Scott, Caitlin Chapman (Old Lyme), and Tyler Clark (Westbrook). 
Mohamed Adamaly, the GSE team leader, got up and spoke about his country and fielded questions including the recent Tsunami disaster. 50,000 lives were lost and Rotary was at the forefront of the recovery. A state-of-the-art school was built and lots of money came from Connecticut. Miraculously, the main city of Columbo, with a population of 3.5 million was spared the brunt of the damage while territory above and below were severely damaged. Below is the GSE team:
From L-R: Shafraz Mohideen, Arva Taherally, Mohamed Adamaly (Team Leader), OS Rotary President Gerri Lewis, Mayali Jayasinghe, and Nimal Ratnayake
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