Tom Voorhees was happy to have his son Jim visiting. Beside helping out with pencil boxes, Jim is painting windows and doing other projects on Tom's list.
Salin Low had a great time in Oklahoma as part of her 70th birthday celebration. She also related a "religious golfing" joke.
Sue Budde was happy that Rauf Majidian was able to help her friend get a mortgage for her dream house. Sue also spoke about her mother's recent passing. She was so pleased with all the support from her Rotary family.
Bob Cave was about to leave on a cruise to Ireland, England and Scotland. He will miss a couple of meetings.
Yvonne Gardner was happy to report that it has been one year since her breast cancer diagnosis. She is currently completely free.
Nancy Nation has been married to Craig for 66 years. They are headed to the Hopkins Inn to celebrate.
Phil Ferrari thanked everyone for helping with the pencil boxes. The collection bucket had an excess of $40 which he handed over to Colleen Grasso toward raffle items for the golf tournament.
Jolly Lux was happy that the Canton Interacters are helping with fundraising for GLO. They are participating in the Global Citizens Initiative.
Paul Mikkelson received a donation of $25 from a friend for our golf tournament. He also had foursomes from Blue Fox Run and Simsbury Farms Golf Courses for the raffle.
Jim Voorhees was happy to be helping his dad with chores around the house and celebrating family birthdays.
Larry Sullivan reminded everyone that our golf tournament is only 3 weeks away. Friday the 23rd is the deadline for advertisements for the golf booklet. Colleen still needs raffle prizes or monetary donations. A signup list for "Dinner Only" attendees was circulated.
Calendar of Upcoming Events & Announcements
August 19th: Calling hours at Ahern Funeral Home in Unionville, 4-6 PM, for Vaughn Young who passed away on August 13th. Funeral services will be on August 20th at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Avon at 11:00 AM.
September 9th: Annual Rotary Charity Golf Tournament, at the Golf Club of Avon. Don't forget to sell those ads and to recruit those golfers. The club wants to do so much in our community, and it depends on the efforts of all members.