October 2, 2019
Rotary Club Meeting Minutes: Linda McConville
President, Carolyn Ottenbreit opened the meeting at 12:15 PM.
Bud Luthman led us in prayer, which was followed by our weekly patriotic song, which was led by Steve Westcott.
Guests: Peter Hormes, Frank Robino, Katie Hannum. Mark Hontz welcomed our guests.
Happy Dollars:
John Cuozzo gave a happy $6 for the Kittatinny Regional High School musicians who had the unique opportunity to perform at Christ Church with members of the world-renowned Kammermusik group performing world-class symphonies. Kammermusik (Chamber Music) is the name given to a series of eight musical compositions by the German composer Paul Hindemith.
Jim Taylor was happy to attend his 50th high school reunion.
Charles Groyohann was happy that his daughter passed the CPA exam and is now a Certified Public Accountant.
President’s Announcements:
- The Gift of Life NJ will hold its annual meeting and dinner on October 17 at the Bridgewater Manor from 6:30-9:30 PM. The cost is $45 person with a cash bar. RSVPs are due by October 7th. See Carolyn if you would like to join her at this event.
- Homeless Project: Next week, please bring scarves and hats for adults and children. Thank you for the generosity already demonstrated for this important project to help homeless people right here in Sussex County.
- Dictionaries have been received. Kurt will report.
- The Branchville Business Men’s Club is celebrating its 75th Anniversary on November 14th at Perona Farms. If you are interested in attending or taking an ad in the dinner journal, Carolyn has an invitation and please see Bill Kehoe if you have questions.
- The Farm to Table fundraising dinner has been scheduled for November 2 at Denise’s barn. Thank you to Alice Vigiletti who produced the invitations, which were distributed at the meeting.
- Carolyn asked that everyone sign up for taking the notes for our weekly newsletter, the Newtarian.
- The Bristol Glen, Creating Experiences, Gala will be held on Saturday, October 12th 6-10 PM at the Panther Valley Golf and Country Club. Sandy Hollander is the honoree at the event. Tickets are going fast and are nearly sold out.
- District 7475 Golf Outing is October 21st at the Berkshire Valley Golf Club with dinner at the Portofino Restaurant after golf. See Bill Kehoe if you want to play in the outing.
Other Announcements:
1. Kurt reported that the dictionaries are in and ready for distribution. Barbara Miller gave the idea of putting a Newton Rotary sticker inside each dictionary so the students will always know who gave them the dictionary.
Program: Dr. Farhard Idjadi was our guest speaker who spoke about the Newton Free Clinic. Dr. Idjadi, a general surgeon, provided us with a verbal bio of his very interesting background. He was born in Iran but has lived his entire adult life in the United States. He graduated from Columbia and completed his residency at NYU. He served in the United States Air Force. He settled down in Sussex County and worked at St. Clare’s hospital from 1974-2006. He retired but was eager to give back to the community. He volunteers part-time at the Newton Free Clinic along with the other Sussex County doctors who all volunteer their time at the clinic. They provide a wide variety of services. The clinic is open Monday and Thursday evenings 6-8 PM and Saturday mornings on the 1
st and 3
rd Saturday of the month from 9-11 AM. Visit their website for more information @
http://freeclinicnewton.org.
50/50: Lonnie Pam won $8 but not the pot that now has $96.
Carolyn closed the meeting at 1:15 PM.
