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Newton Rotary Meeting
 
11/15/2023
Opened by: 12:17PM- Alice & Luis—
Concluded 1:20PM
Prayer lead by: Pastor Todd
Patriotic song: Let Freedom Ring
 
 
 
Happy Dollars:
  • $2 from Denise for not attending rotary off from school, 48 backpacks and duffle bags delivered to project self sufficiency
  • $1 Alice- dictionaries dropped off yesterday
  • $10 from John- happy for dictionaries, made friends forever
  • $1 barbara- for delivering th backpacks today
  • $1 Bud- texas is coming to NJ on Monday
  • $1- Christmas trees available on his property if you want one
  • $1-
 
Announcements:
  • Tom Digbys Viewing is on Friday 11/17  1-5pm at Smith McCracken
  • Marge sponsored- Amanda Sanchez- Amanda was Welcome
  • Change of Dates- Anniversary dinner should be MAY 16 at Newton Country Club
  • Dictionary project is concluded
  • Stillwater school to be included in the dictionary program
  • Polio donation on the table
  • Manna house needs helpers on the 3rd Tuesday of every month
  • Raffle tickets- The gift of life $20 and ticket is good for the year—Mental health and end hunger
  • No meeting next week!
  • Monday 11/20 meeting for the Board
  • Free clinic received $1,000 check- next to smith mccracken
Program:
  • Picture Find- from Alice- Picture of Denise at project self sufficiency
  • Birthdays- Luis $5  officially a senior citizen- born in NYC
    • Daughters 17th Birthday $1
  • Birthday song sang
  • Anniversaries- NONE
Rotary Song Sang While we stood – Rotary get together
 
Other Information:
Pastor Todd speaking - Terry Ilif has passed away this morning 11/15
  • Book read A Gift of Hope by Danielle Steele
    • What can be done to improve homelessness – what can we do to get these people off the streets
    • People lacking Dignity- What can we do to restore it?
      • Pastor Todd- person centered care—see the person and not the illness and you treat the person as a person—by doing this you help restore their Dignity
      • Financially literacy
      • John- is there a place to bring them in Sussex county during the winter—Yes
      • Denise- it comes down to mental problems that these people have and need medicine
      • The old Abby, St. Clares, the jail
      • Marge – working with a woman in her churh and teaching her self care to make sure she knows she is loved with the intent to make her more independent
      • Opposition from the community
      • What are the veterans coming home to now VS back in the day.
      • Laura won the raffle for the day $4
        • It is now time to go to the Politian’s and let them know its time for a change