Last week: 5/4/16
Editor: Alice Vigiletti
On Wednesday June 1st, the Newton Rotary Scholarship luncheon meeting will be held at Newton Country Club. Cost for lunch will be $23.00 per person.
This Week: Larry Ripley will speak on “The Art of Public Speaking.”
Last Week: President Elect Charles presided at today’s lunch meeting. Many club members shared their memories of our recently departed member, Sylvester Fletcher (“Fletch”). John Cuozzo, Jan Pasculli, Mark Hontz, Laura Camp, Tom Brodhecker, Dewey Budd, Bud Luthman, Denise Current, John Frank, and Matt Hannum (I’m sure I missed some) remembered Fletch as knowledgeable and dedicated to his profession as well as upbeat and kind. The most common memory was “Come here and sit by me” called out to a new Rotarian who might be uncertain where to sit at lunch. Matt Hannum read a proposed “Rotary Creed”, written by Fletch, that took as its starting point the 4-way Test and expanded upon the purpose of that Test. A Celebration of Life for Fletch will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, May 14th, at the Panther Valley Ecumenical Church, 1490 County Route 517, Hackettstown, NJ 07840.
Charles asked for a few suggestions for new “Fun” raisers. Bob Shankman suggested a sale of original art, with any commissions/donations accruing to the club. Charles suggested a wine tasting, similar to one he attended which was organized by Wallkill Valley Rotary. Denise Current suggested that we sell ticket to a dinner/comedy show, and invite other clubs.
Guests: Timothy Jackson (a past guest speaker on Reverse Mortgages).
Happy Dollars:
- Frank Eberhart was happy to enjoy the District Conference Golf Outing with Charles, John, and “Bubba”.
- John Roberts also enjoyed the golf outing – thank goodness for “Bubba”.
- Ditto for Charles, who especially appreciated his personalized golf balls.
- Mike Hanifan also thought the golf balls were a good idea.
- John Couzzo was happy to see a fine production of “Mary Poppins” at Kittatinny High School.
- Bob Shankman is happy for another birthday and is learning to play the guitar.
- Charles is happy for the new PA system. Thank you, Alice, for procuring it on ebay!
Announcements: The Wallkill Valley Rotary Club will be celebrating their 70th Anniversary at the Lafayette House on May 14th and has invited Newton Rotarians to attend. Dinner is $55 and we hope to put a Newton table together. The annual District Assembly will be held this Wednesday, May 11th, at 3:00 PM at the Hanover Manor.
May Birthdays: John Cuozzo and Bob Shankman.
May Anniversaries: Barbara Miller, Mike Hanifan and John Roberts.
50/50: Our guest, Timothy Jackson, won $12 PLUS the pot of $397!
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