Editor: John Cuozzo
Meeting Start: 12:20pm End: 1:40pm
Meeting run by Jim Taylor.
Prayer" Carl
Song god Bless America - led by Cuozzo
Happy $ - Jim Taylor - Birthday this week - Will attend dinner and show.
Frank - returned from Scotland
Charles - Daughter passed Bar exam and his 30th Anniversary. (probably only has 1.00 left)
Lonnie - Lonnie and Denise to Philly
Meeting guests - Bill grey, Walter Fay, Katie Hannan, Eric Danielson
Special Note - Bill grey joined Newton rotary in 1956! Today was is Bill's Birthday - 90 y/o
Walter Fay - Invited Newton Rotary to Vernon event October 23rd.
Guest speaker - Linda Grinthal - Community Emergency response team (CERT)
Additional guest - chief Danielson -p Andover Police, etc.introduced Linda.
CERT Goals discussed:
1) Building the team for Andover - 1st Team will help train 2nd team
Teams - Green Twp, Sparta.
2) Prepare for disaster - supplement t and back-up of local First Responders, emergency first aid, treatment area set-up,Triage for injured, etc.
3) Many communities do not have CERT Teams.
4) FEMA - helps with funding.
5) CERT - 21 Hours of training
6) Rescues when needed.
7) Decontamination when necessary
8) Train with First Responders when able.
9) Helping neighbors in crisis.
REMINDERS - Golf Outing - September 11th
Food Booth - September 15th
No meeting next week - but lunch at Newton Country Club 11:30 - 12:30
