Editor: Alice Vigileti
Minutes from August 3rd meeting.
We’re all excited to have the SC State Fair coming up and we all get to do our part to make it a success by helping out at the Food Booth. Looking forward to a fun time! Pray for sunshine.
Charles G. opened the meeting in the usual way of prayer, pledge which includes “Under God” (thank God) and song.
We welcomed Guests of the day…Mel Dennison, area Accountant and Denise’s daughter Clarisse and “adopted daughter” Clara, exchange student.
Happy $$’s –
Denise C. - Her Anniversary and recent trip to Europe, Belgian and Germany with a chance to see Russian friends.
Carolyn - Clara is back with us.
Tom B. - For the difference between a drought = bad corn crop and a really good corn crop saved by the recent rain.
Jan P. - That John Frank graciously helped with an application and also for Denise for all the things she does.
Steve - Gave us a reminder on the importance of donating to the Foundation and a remembrance for members Lou and Dotty Fletcher who are in Bristol Glen and who both not doing well.
Birthdays and Anniversaries for August:
Jim Taylor – B
Bob Morgenstern – B
Denise and David Current – A
Jan and Len Pasculli – A
John and Val Frank – A
Announcements :
- Next week, 8/10 /16 no lunch meeting – fair week.
- August 31st meeting will be a Happy Hour at 5PM at the Spring Street Grill in place of regular lunch meeting. This is keeping with the Rotary is to Rotate from place to place.
- New Member! Gus Medla – school principal. Referred and Inducted by Bob Walker. Carl Lazzaro welcomed him with favorite Rotary stories. Gus was presented with his Official Rotary welcome package, his bill, which will be mailed to him and importantly his Rotary pin.
- Carl Lazzaro did a great presentation on the history and good times in the creation and operation of the Newton Rotary Food Booth. The first year it was built and stocked within 3-4 weeks and brought in a cool $15,000 the first year. We still do an average of $15,000 - $25,000 per year. Cost to pull it all together is about $10,000. The Lentini Family has graciously donated all the corn from the beginning which makes profits from that 100%.
50/50 - $6.00 was won by Jan and she announced that everyone is safe for another week! $136.00 in the pot.
