Editor: Linda McConville
April 17, 2019
Rotary Club Meeting Minutes: Linda McConville
President, Bill Kehoe opened the meeting.
Carl led the group in prayer, which was followed by our weekly patriotic song.
Guests: Mark’s wife Suzanne and their daughter were guests at our meeting.
Happy Dollars:
Tom Digby was happy about our enthusiastic program speaker last week, Dr. Julie Ann Juliano, Her passion is Polio Vaccination.
John Frank is happy that he and other fellow Rotarians are going to visit Fred Seplow after the meeting and invited others to join them if they are available. John was also very happy that while he and Valerie were out walking and trying to cross the very busy Route 206, Jan Pasculli came along and stopped traffic thus allowing them the opportunity to cross.
John was happy about Dr. Guiliano as well.
Laura was also happy about the program from last week. She is also happy that the new Shoppes of Lafayette are opening and offering a variety of services to the community.
Mark was happy that we had the Saijo Japanese flag on display and also happy that his daughter was wearing not one but two Rotary pins … while he was not wearing any pins and anticipates a fine.
Suzanne Hontz is proud of the work of the students and First Responders at Kittatinny High School.
Matt Hannum was happy to report the Volleyball Gift of Life Fundraiser did very well and was a fun night. There were 7 teams and Matt who was on the Sterling team actually felt over the hill. What?
Bill Kehoe was happy that the High Point High School had a Board meeting and his picture was not in the newspaper!
Steve Westcott pinned Pam Lazzaro as a Paul Harris Fellow … for the 4th time!
Announcements:
- Newsletter: Bill passed around the sign up sheet for the weekly taking of the minutes for the newsletter. Bill encouraged everyone to please participate and sign up for a week.
- Farm to Table: Denise is hosting another Farm to Table fundraiser for the Stillwater Historical Society on Saturday, May 4. Frances Delgado, George’s Wine & Spirits, is catering the event.
- The Newton Rotary Tree Planting will take place at Memory Park in Newton at noon on May 4.
- Rotary Means Business: Charles agreed to be the advocate/contact. They are hosting networking event at the Farmstead on Monday, June 3 for District 7475.
- Newton Rotary Garden Party: The fun social event will take place at the home of Denise Current on June 29. There is a Hawaii them this year.
- Bill offered a challenge to the group: What is the difference between Frank Eberhardt and the Swallows of Capistrano? The answer: one you look forward to coming back!
Program: Patty Singer, Coordinator of Planning & Events for the Shoppes at Lafayette. Patty shared information about the newly renovated Shoppes at Lafayette (previously known as Lafayette Village). The new owners have put millions of dollars into the renovation. There are 17 stores open including the well known Bass and Van Heusen stores to Flowers in the Attic, Charm, Lynn’s Boutique, Vivian’s, Village Sweets, Painted Signs Market, Diva Pet Boutique and Bullet Boots – just to name a few. Check out the Shoppes at Lafayette on their website
www.theshoppesatlafayette.com for more information about the shops as well as upcoming events. By the way, upcoming events include Wizards & Witches on April 27 (Harry Potter fans should check this out!) and Sidewalk Sales the weekend of May 4. They will be participating in Lafayette Day on June 8 with a 60’s theme, which will include bands with 60’s music and tie dye shirts!
The Farmer’s Market will be returning beginning in June and is held the 1st Sunday in the month. If you have any ideas or questions, contact Patty Singer.
50/50: Steve Westcott won $10 but left $295 in the pot.
Bill closed the meeting at 1:15 PM.
