Charles opened the buffet lunch at the Spring Street Grill with pledge, Barbara Miller’s lovely thoughtful prayer and Mark Hontz leading us as a choir with God Bless America.
Laura welcomed our Guest Speaker Hillary who accompanied Sheriff Mike Strada.
Announcements:
Golf Outing went great except for storm that closed it down.
Next week, in lieu of our regular meeting ,we will have a Social Hour at Plates, 214 Spring Street, Newton at 5 PM on Wednesday, 9/28 BYOB
September 30th is Dancing with the Stars SCAHC event featuring our own Carl Lazzaro and John Kiley
October 5th is the Rotary District 7470 Vocational Service held at Pines Manor,2085 NJ 27, Edison, NJ 08817 Honoring Denise Current for her exceptional vocational service.
October 9th - Walk for Rotary in Morristown, NJ
October 14th - Dr. John Connelly of SCCC is being honored at a President's Inauguration at 12 noon in the Performing Arts Center.
Guest Speaker - Sheriff Mike Strada gave us an update on the Sussex County Jail.
It currently houses about 124 people, 24 of which are women.
It is located behind the Sheriff’s office and is officially called the Keogh-Dwyer
Correctional Facility. Drug offenses are the most prevalent charge. The SLAP/ SWAP programs offer an alternative to incarceration for minor offenders.
Happy $$
Charles happy Sheriff Mike Strada and Hillary for their presentation and the SC Women's Forum @ Kittatinny St. Park for Women to get screened for Breast Cancer.
Denise for Sheriff Strada for hosting our guest student at the jail. Also this weekend to NYC with Beam and that they came home safely....Beam had got a text from home( Thailand ) that NYC was bombed! Also that they met some Rotary women in NY from Colorado from San Palo, Brazil...small world!
Dave happy wife rode 30 miles from Hershey, PA to Princeton to Cape May.
Alice happy for Carl & Pam Lazzaro generous $200 donation from sale of two vintage Coke machines.
Laura traveled 8 hours with family even though they had car trouble with a dead battery.
Carl happy for the fab four of the Minisink Football Team and Jim Taylor who operated the food booth at the Champion of the Grill/ Sussex County Day festivities.
