Larry Haber has tickets to three different theater companies. All three have performances in the same weekend, so he was planning to see shows on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. He offered to provide reviews at the next meeting.
Conrad Thamm was glad to be back with Avon-Canton, although he also enjoys the club on Cape Cod.
President Don was happy that daughter Sara was coming home after spending 27 months in the Dominican Republic as a Peace Corps volunteer. She's looking forward to eating good food and sleeping on a good mattress. While she was in the Dominican Republic, Sara had five or six illnesses from parasites, several cases of dengue fever, and Zika. Time to come home. We look forward to having Sara as a presenter soon. Joanne Santiago was happy to have Sara coming home.
Devra Sisitsky was excited about her ongoing efforts to establish a maker space facility in Hartford. They have raise $1.3 million for the space and are seeking $500 thousand more. They have also raised $15 thousand for an upcoming makers' summit.
Evan Cooper could understand Don's excitement about having his daughter home. She had just been innoculated to go to Africa to see her soon. She was also happy that her other son was coming from Virginia for a visit.
Salin Low was happy that Arnie Goldman was safe in Akron, since the night before hadn't been good flying weather. However, that meant she was the substitute editor for the Early Riser. She encouraged at least one more member to be part of an editorial team for the Early Riser. Arnie must travel a great deal. Salin and Gary Miller would like to be once a month editors. So an additional editor would probably only edit once a month. Salin and Gary would be happy to provide training.
Speaker Joe Zone was happy, sort of, to see how the world works this early in the morning.
Larry Sullivan was impressed with Heather Pantano's boots. She said that they keep her warm when it is cold at 6:30 a.m.
Rick Heath was on the way to Indianapolis for a meeting of retirement community administrators. He may not have been happy about the location, but he was happy that there were several people from Seabury scheduled to be speakers.
Announcements
Signature Project - Community Service Meeting on November 4
Community Service Chair Paul Mikkelson announced that there would be a Community Service Committee meeting following the club meeting on November 4. The signature project of providing funds to FAVARH for five years for the purpose of fittting out a new building is to be discussed and voted on at that meeting. Paul also wants the club to vote on the project on November 11. There was some concern expressed about the need to get more complete information to all members. It was also suggested that the vote take place at a Club Meeting, in order to provide time for a thorough discussion.
Membership Certificate - At Last
New member Kathleen Parr received her membership certificate. She will be in Austin, TX for the next six months and will do makeups in a variety of ways. She promises to be very involved in the golf outing upon her return.
11/3: Rotary Foundation Dinner
The Rotary Foundation Dinner will be held at Chez Josef in Agawam on November 3rd. Joanne Santiago encouraged those who were attending to arrange carpools.
11/17: Northeast Maker's Summit
The New England Maker Summit presents Why Making Matters. The event will take place Thursday, November 17, from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT. Makers create innovation—and the Maker Movement can make a big difference in Connecticut. Learn more at: http://www.innovationhartford.com/maker-innovation-comes-to-hartford/ or by speaking with Devra Sisitsky.
Rotary Foundation Contributions
Rotarians are reminded to make their voluntary Rotary Foundation pledge, traditionally done at the time of one's birthday; however, the earlier in the Rotary year the donation is made, the better.
Rotary Chess Club
Join Paul Mikkelson, Brian O'Donnell and Mike Mezheritskiy Tuesday afternoons at 3:30 PM at the Noah Webster School for some challenging chess and exercise for the mind!
Rotary-in-the-News
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