Newton, New Jersey May 19, 2021 Carolyn Ottenbreit, Editor

This Week (5/19): We will meet at 12 noon for fellowship. Bring your own lunch. Afterward, Rotarians are invited to stay and help clean/open the booth.

Last meeting, (5/5): In Service and Cinco de Mayo. We discussed the possibility of running Rotary Foundation videos on a loop at the Fair booth, as well as the conclusion of the District Grant Project with Gift of Life and the Colombo Metropolitan Club in Sri Lanka.

Next Meeting (6/2): T/B/A.

Happy $:

Todd is happy to be fully vaccinated and looks forward to reopening the Church on June 6^th. He is also looking forward to traveling to Disney World to celebrate his daughter’s 21^st birthday. His daughter, who had initially expected to participate in the Disney internship program last year, will be able to participate this year instead.
Barbara is happy for her 37^th wedding anniversary.
Carolyn enjoyed a visit to Kiawah Island with family to celebrate everyone having been vaccinated.
Buzz is happy that the Fair is on track to take place this year.
Jim gave a happy $5 for the 50 children who received heart surgery through the Sri Lanka project.

Announcements:

The Veterans Cemetery project will be planning hydrangeas at the Cemetery – off route 94 in Lafayette near Vo-tech, on Saturday, May 15^th. Please join us. Many hands make light work.
President Jim has posted a video about the history of Rotary on our Facebook page. He also recommends that you look up “The Boys of 1905” on U-Tube or google “Rotary Foundation Videos” to see other promotional videos.