Newton, New Jersey                April 22, 2020           Carolyn Ottenbreit, Editor

• Pam is happy for the birth of her second Great Grandchild.  Iris Juliett Thurston was born April 11, 2020.  Pam is a happy grandma!
• Carolyn is happy that her daughter, Maggie, will be joining her older sister at UChicago in September (hopefully in September...).  Finally, some economies of scale after having the 3 children at 3 different schools (in 3 different states) for the last several years!

• The Pancake Breakfast, scheduled for May 2^nd, has been postponed. We do not have a new date at this time, however, your placemat ad will help to keep the event on track and provide needed revenue.  If you did not receive a letter, please contact Todd Lattig, our Pancake Breakfast Chair, at pastor.toddlattig@gmail.com .  Please renew your support! 
• If you have not yet done so, please consider attending the weekly District Zoom meetings, which are held on Tuesdays, alternately at 12 noon and 4 PM.  This week’s meeting will feature Rob Raylman, President of Gift of Life International.  You must register in advance using the following link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/uZcqfu2rqDMtztC2u3phxeB3hC6z8vQ0VQ
• Also on May 2^nd, the Sussex County Office of Emergency Management will pick-up 62 boxes of shelf-stable foods (mac & cheese, rice & beans, and oatmeal) which have been diverted from the End Hunger Program to NJ food banks.  The food will be delivered to the Sussex County Hunger Coalition for distribution to Sussex County food pantries.  The 62 boxes represent allocations to Newton Rotary (50 boxes) and Vernon Rotary (12 boxes).  The 62 large boxes represent over 6,000 meals.
• Please contact Pam if you wish to be added to the on call list to volunteer at Manna House.
• The matching grants have been received from the District and Rotary International and Newton Rotary’s $100,000 Global Grant to provide 50 lifesaving pediatric heart surgeries in Sri Lanka is now fully funded.  While non-COVID surgeries are currently on hold in Sri Lanka, the three participating hospitals have begun to identify children so that they can proceed quickly once the moratorium is lifted.
• The Scholarship Committee is proceeding to select this year’s scholarship recipients by working directly with the Guidance offices at each school.  Each Guidance office will recommend one or more students based on (1) community service, (2) academic achievement, and (3) need.
• DG Ray Freaney has asked that Clubs consider the following projects during the Coronavirus pandemic: (1) Donate excess Personal Protective Equipment (masks, gloves, etc) that you may have stored at your business to local healthcare facilities., (2) Donate to local food pantries or the Community Food Bank of New Jersey, and (3) make an appointment with the Red Cross to give blood. 
• The District is running a district-wide 50/50, with 50% of sales distributed to the clubs.  If you are interested in selling, or buying, tickets, please contact President Carolyn at carolyn_ottenbreit@gmail.com.