Newton, New Jersey June 17, 2020 Carolyn Ottenbreit, Editor
This Week: We will meet at 12:30 PM on Zoom. Dori Zarr from Toastmasters will present a program. Please email President Carolyn at carolyn_ottenbreit@ml.com if you do not receive a link to the Zoom event.
Last Wednesday, Heidi Weber presented a program on the battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War, with an emphasis on the strength and bravery of two soldiers from New Jersey.
Happy $: If you cannot attend the Zoom meeting, you can email your virtual Happy Dollars to Pam Lazzaro at ptl18@ptd.net
Todd is happy to have his Bishop producing (virtually) two services – so that he can go on vacation with his family!.
Announcements:
This Wednesday, 6/24, 7 – 9 PM is the District 7475 Award Ceremony. Our Homeless project has received First Place in the Care and Share Award Category! Please join us by pre-registering for the event using the following link: District Awards Ceremony - Click to Register .
The raffle drawing of the Rotary Quilt, to benefit Family Promise, which was to have taken place during the Fair, will be postponed to next year. We will apply to the State to reschedule the drawing.
The dinner at the Wallpack Inn, which had been planned for June 27th to take the place of the Garden Party this year, has been cancelled.
We continue to brainstorm ideas for fundraisers. All suggestions are welcome.
The virtual RI Convention is in progress. If you follow the link to “View Full Schedule,” you can see the breakout sessions for each day. While it is free to attend, they are still requiring participants to register. https://www.riconvention.org/en. Next Year’s Rotary Convention will be held in Taipei, Taiwan.
