Newton Rotary Meeting Minutes
Date of Meeting: February 27, 2019
Meeting was opened at 12:17 PM by Bill Kehoe, Club President.
Prayer was led by Todd Lattig
Patriotic Song America, The Beautiful led by Steve Wescott.
Agenda
Guests Present:
Jen No, Paul Katterman, David Wright
Picture Fines:
Carl Lazarro, for being pictured at the Branchville Fire Dept. reception of a new Fire Engine. Also, Bill Kehoe being pictured at a Board of Education meeting in the paper.
Happy Dollars:
- John Cuozzo (did not capture what it was given for)
- Jan Pesculli is happy to be a part of the Newton Police Departments efforts to raise funds for Officer Dan Finkle who has Cancer.
- Bob Shankman is happy he went on a cruise in the Bahamas.
- Jim Taylor is happy how the forthcoming Pancake Breakfast is coming together and happy with seeing the Broadway play “Come From Away”.
- Carolyn Otterbein is happy with seeing that play too.
- Paul Katterman is happy to be at the meeting with David Wright to be presenting on the Wallkill and Vernon Rotary Clubs’ landscaping project at the Sussex County Veterans Cemetary. He also gave a happy dollar because he is excited for the Grace & Hops event taking place on April 26, 2019 at the Sussex Fire House.
- Charles Grotyohann is happy that his daughter’s wedding date is set and the planning is underway. The ceremony will be held at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Newton, NJ.
- John Frank is happy that he went on a cruise as well; however, he is unhappy that his now back from it.
- Bill Kehoe is excited that he got to be present at the grand opening event of Pass it Along.
- Kurt Walton is not only happy to have seen Bill Kehoe’s picture in the paper, but very happy that he gets to see Bill’s picture in the paper on almost a weekly basis.
Announcements: Who Made the Announcement About What
- Steve Wescott announced that the Rotary Foundation Matching Points program. He reported that there were 27 new contributors with 5 first time Paul Harris Fellows and 10 Next Step Up recipients.
- Jim Taylor announced the need for help at the Pancake Breakfast. He also announced that The Printing Center in Newton did all the printing at no charge. Also, he is still awaiting money that needs to be turned in for tickets.
- Bill Kehoe announced that the Rotary Means Business meeting has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 7th, 6 p.m.
- Bill Kehoe and Paul Katterman announced and/or spoke to the End Hunger 3.6 event. It will be held on March 9th and 30th. The effort is looking to host 400 people per day and package 2,000 meals over the course of both of those two days.
- Denise Current announced that the Branchville Rotary sponsors Interact students and that we should consider doing so as well.
- Bill Kehope asked people to consider hosting the party, and acknowledged Denise Current’s hospitality in this regard, having hosted many times in the past. He believes that it would be good for others to step up so that it does not always fall on Denise’s shoulders.
Program:
Carolyn Otterbein introduced both David Wright along and Paul Katterman to present on the Wallkill and Vernon Rotary Clubs’ landscaping project at Sussex County Veterans Cemetery next to Sussex County Technological School. Paul Katterman partnered with David to improve the landscaping of the cemetery as a Rotary project, and they are looking to get more Rotarian support. Davide described the plans he has come up with. They discussed that this is a hands on project, meaning that they need volunteers from Rotary, Interact, and other organizations if possible to help see this project to completion. They roughly estimate that the project could take place somewhere in March or April, though that is dependent on many conditions including weather, water table, etc.
Other Important Information:
Bill Kehoe announced that a donation had been made to Manna House on David Wright’s behalf.
The 50/50 amount of $10 was won by Carolyn Otterbein. The pot has $231 overall.
Bill Kehoe adjourned the meeting.
