Happy Dollars
Don Bonner - thanked Gary Miller for his year as President. Gary's term concludes next week.
Len Dunstan - expressed gratitude for the Paul Harris Award he received June 17th. He called it an "amazing honor," and stated it "meant the world" to him.
Steve Roberto - said "thank you Mrs. Columbo" to Christine Bronson. This was a humorous reference to the way Dale Bronson introduced his wife Christine. It also tied in to some proof-reading Christine had done on the Early Riser.
Linda Pendergast - is leaving for her summer residence on the shore. She is "bidding adieu until September."
Ann Clark - on Saturday, June 25th, Ann and 15 of her cousins (plus spouses) will be getting together for the first time in many years. Some of the cousins will be coming in from the Carolinas, Virginia, Arizona and Vermont.
Robin DiNicola - her son will be leaving for Virginia Saturday (6/25) to do some volunteer work.
Tom Voorhees - acknowledged Gary Miller for the year he has put in as Club President, and he congratulated the Club's two recent Paul Harris winners, Len Dunstan and Thor Cheyne.
Chris Bronson - detailed how much the Club means to her husband Dale.
Arnie Goldman - the Captain of the Mets, (think golf tournament teams), Arnie encouraged his team members to bring in the golf ads, registrations, auction/raffle items, etc. He concluded with a "Let's Go Mets!!" exhortation.
Lisa Barall-Matt - congratulated Len Dunstan and Thor Cheyne for their Paul Harris Awards. Lisa also reported that her daughter is walking again eight weeks after ankle surgery.
Gary Miller - outlined several Happy Dollars:
* as outgoing President, he thanked Salin Low for putting on an excellent President's Dinner.
* he shared that, whenever he is President of anything, his goal is to "become Past President as quickly as possible."
* next Monday (6/27) will be his 45th wedding anniversary.
* he was finishing his first week as Executive Director of the Canton Chamber of Commerce and liked it so far.
Announcements
For Your Listening Pleasure...
At the conclusion of the July 1st meeting, Linda Kimball will help the Club kick off the Fourth of July Weekend with a patriotic medley. She will also sing America The Beautiful. Make sure in advance that you are able to stay on for this short musical program.
Thank You, Gary
(Gary Miller, Avon-Canton Rotary, President '15 - '16)
Salin Low (President '14 - '15) presented Gary Miller with a plaque of appreciation for his presidential year which officially ends June 30th.
Seniors Luncheon
(In the kitchen at the Canton-Avon Seniors Luncheon, July 2015)
Salin Low detailed that the annual Canton-Avon Seniors Luncheon will take place July 21st at the Canton Senior Center. ShopRite Supermarket will be donating the food and drinks again this year. Salin passed around a sign-up sheet at the meeting. Ask Salin for further details.
International Committee - Meeting This Friday
The International Committee will meet this Friday after the regular breakfast meeting to accomplish two objectives:
* To consider a funding application submitted by Mercado Global. Sara Pressman, an Avon resident, did a Skype presentation from Guatemala back in April on behalf of Mercado Global. Information is available at http://www.mercadoglobal.org
* The Committee will also meet with a reporter from the Valley Press. President Don Bonner hopes as many committee members as possible will be present for this media opportunity.
For further details, contact Craig Buhrendorf (International Committee Chair).
What's For Breakfast ?
Les Zinner has concluded his negotiations with Avon Old Farms. The hotel will provide more variety with its egg dishes. There will be no increase in prices.
"Baseball"
"Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into an even smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose." Winston Churchill
Here are the updated (6/27) team totals:
Mets~ $ 1150.00
New Britain Bees~ $1650.00
The Yankees~ $1700.00
The Yard Goats~ $1950.00
Red Sox ~ $5,370.00
We had 2 challenges this week ~ bring in a raffle and a full color ad for matching. Gary Miller brought in a golf raffle and Lisa Barrel-Matt brought in the full page color ad.
THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE FOR MATCHING~ A NEW SPONSORSHIP AND A NEW 1/2 PAGE COLOR AD
Before
After
(The Basketball Court Project - Hato Viejo, Dominican Republic)
"Finally, we did it! Thank you to Courts for Kids for their amazing volunteering and hard work, and thank you to my awesome project partner Rotary International (Rotary Club of Avon-Canton)." Sarah Bonner
District Golf Tournament
Calling all District 7890 golfers.
You are cordially invited to attend the District 7890 Golf Outing on Monday, August 1, 2016 at Twin Hills Country Club in Longmeadow, MA. Have a great afternoon of golfing, fellowship, great food and fun all for the price of $125 – the same as last year.
Registration starts at 10:00 am
A barbeque lunch will be served at 11:30 am with a shotgun start at 12: 30 pm
Reception, cash bar, dinner, ice cream bar and raffle at 5:30 pm
For non-golfers, dinner is $35
For more information, registration and sponsorships go to the District 7890 website.
Twin Hills is located at 700 Wolf Swamp Road, Longmeadow, MA.
Hope to see you there!
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