Guests: Honorary Member Connie Thamm, Cindy Ingram (Farmington Valley Arts Council), Gary Hyde hosted his daughter and grandchildren.
Visiting Rotarian: None
Happy Dollars: $ 27
Raffle Winner: Craig Buhrendorf
Birthdays
Larry Haber who is celebrating an older than dirt but not none milestone birthday also noted that he has bee a Rotarian for 39 years with the Avon Canton being the liveliest of the 3 clubs that he has been a member of. Larry is still working at the Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital and teaching at CCSU.
Happy Dollars
Steve Morris was happy that his daughter has just become a member of the Raleigh Rotary Club.
Gary Miller played in the district golf tournament and wanted to acknowledge the rest of the foursome. Paul Mikkelson, Don Bonner, and Phil Ferrari. Although they didn't win, they did quite well and had a great time.
Larry Haber had 5 happy dollars and said that he had just returned from Washington, DC where one of the programs that he directs received an award as Program of the Year from the Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Health. While in Washington, he had dinner with CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer. He was also happy that his Granddaughter will be visiting this weekend and they will be going to the Yard Goats for her first baseball game.
Richard Heath with his wife Chris are heading to Oregon tomorrow. He is also very happy that his son-in-law is back from an overseas deployment.
Paul Mikkelson gave a happy $5 for the Red Sox sweeping the Yankees and for Mookie Betts hitting for the cycle including a 9th inning HR.
Connie noted that after 35 years in Rotary, he realized that Rollie Sterrett is still showing the same picture to show what fish he caught. He also noted that because of President Mike meeting his club president at the district conference they are now saying the 4 way test at every meeting.
Emma was happy that her mommy brought her to Rotary.
Announcements
Craig Buhrendorf indicated that non golfers can join the fun at the dinner. The buffet dinner will be $35.
Les Zinner announced that he could put in an order for Rotary shirts before the golf outing. The cost is $27. Contact Les at the meeting or at leszin@mac.com to order a shirt. He has black shirts in stock.
New Member
The club welcomed Katelyn Kaplan into membership.
Katelyn Kaplan is a naturalist, fundraiser and program coordinator at the Roaring Brook Nature Center located in Canton CT. Over the last 12 years she has worked to expand the Center's size and reach as it strives to find new ways to educate the community in the 21st century. Working in the non-profit sector provides Katelyn the opportunity to wear many hats that range from coordinating volunteer efforts to organizing a capital campaign and expansion project.
Katelyn is also a state and federally certified wildlife rehabilitator specializing in the rescue and rehabilitation of birds of prey, songbirds, and reptiles that are injured, orphaned, or sick. While at Roaring Brook Nature Center she has developed an ever-growing wildlife hospital that treats over 500 injured and orphaned animals every year.
Roaring Brook Nature Center thrives on the steadfast efforts and generous support of the surrounding community, and Katelyn is proud to have the opportunity to be an integral part of the Center's many efforts to expand the community's appreciation and understanding of the natural world.
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Monday, August 27: Rotary of Avon-Canton Annual Charity Golf Tournament
Saturday, September 29: Celebrate Avon Day. Steve Harris for details
Awards and Community/International Service Grants
Nothing to report today.
Presentation
Lee (Bailey) Moon
President and Co-Founder
Autism Families CONNECTicut
Our speaker after 23 years in corporate philanthropy in the Boston Area. She received her BA from Boston College and an MBA from Western New England University. When her grandson Jack was diagnosed with Autism she took that expertise and it became her new mission is to build the nonprofit Autism Families CONNECTicut along with her daughter and organization co-founder Jackie Procyk. Autism now affects 1 in 68 children, 1 in 42 boys. Autism prevalence is growing and it is now the fastest-growing serious developmental disability in the U.S. Autism can cost a family up to $60,000 a year in out of pocket costs and lost wages as parents need to be home to support their child. Boys are nearly five times more likely than girls to have autism. There is no cure for this life-long condition. In Connecticut we have nearly 9,000 children enrolled in grades K-12 receiving services for this condition.
The mission of Autism Families CONNECTicut is to CONNECT individuals on the autism spectrum to each other, Provide recreational, social & learning opportunities, Build a meaningful, engaged community for families.
The Guiding Core Values are: Individuals on the spectrum need & deserve to have a sense of belonging, confidence, growth, creativity, playfulness, & community.
Autism Families CONNECTicut focus is on the social and recreational aspects of living with the condition.
Autism Families CONNECTicut has grown from a volunteer organization to an organization the relies on volunteers, families, and professionals. It has grown from 3 programs for 5 - 12 year olds in borrowed space to a dedicated space with multiple year round programs serving people from ages 3 to 29 and also has a Resource Library, sponsors family events, and parent's nights.
If your interested, mark your calendar for their 9th Anniversary Gala & Auction, April 13, 2019, at The Simsbury Inn.
Mail Bag
Nothing in the mail bag.
Photo Credits
Photographs courtesy of Phil Worley unless otherwise indicated. (This week's photographs were taken by Les Zinner.)
Editors Notes
Submission Deadline: Members are kindly encouraged to submit all materials for each week's Early Riser as early as possible. Please note that some editions may be published and distributed as early as the Saturday following our meetings, and during those weeks further contributions to the Early Riser will be included in the subsequent week's edition.
“The FOUR-WAY TEST of the things we think, say or do”:
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all Concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
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