Chuck Joseph was happy that the ShopRite golf outing had gone so well and that the club had been a sponsor as well as having members who played. The two Joseph Family Shoprite stores - in West Hartford and in Canton - have donated $160k and about 600,000 meals since Chuck and his family bought them.
Les Zinner was happy that he has been ordained in his spiritual awareness group. He now has his MSI - minister or spiritual awareness.
Paul Mikkelson gave $20 because he was happy about trips to the Cape and to Vermont. During that time the Red Sox won two series in their quest to win the World Series. They beat New York and Houston. Paul was especially happy and surprised that they won three games in Houston. (Not sure if Phil Ferrari was as surprised about the wins in Houston or if he was surprised at Paul's generosity.)
Bill Barnes also was happy about the Sox win and wore a hat that usually only comes out at Fenway. He was happy to see Sean Clark, a former carrier of the year for the Valley Press.
Larry Sullivan was happy about the Red Sox and mentioned that he was once a carrier for the New London Day.
Rollie Sterrett was happy about his weekend spent at alma mater Colgate, which beat UNH in hockey and Cornell in football.
Joanne Santiago was happy that there is now another chiropractor in the family. Her daughter Joell passed her board exams. Joanne is President of the Connecticut Chiropractic Association. Joelle had been a student representative on the board. They wanted to keep her, so she is now the Secretary of the board.
Sean Clark thanked Bill for his mention of his days the Valley Press. Sean has a picture taken for the paper when he was 10 years old wearing a Red Sox cap. He was also happy to be celebrating his 25th wedding anniversary.
Alicia Canning thanked everyone for the $400 collected the week before in support of her daughter Sarah who has been diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. Sarah had gone through her first chemo treatment and was only tired so far. Alicia commended the generosity of the club and siad that sort of spirit is why she is a member.
Announcements
Gary Miller announced the annual meeting and dinner of the Canton Chamber of Commerce on November 1 at Farmington Woods. See Gary for tickets.
Joanne Santiago announced the District Foundation Dinner on November 1 at Chez Josef at Agawam. (The club will pay for members attending. Members pay for spouses or guests. Members pay if they do not honor their reservation.) It's a good time to see how strong the district is, and our club will be getting an award for our level of giving to the Rotary Foundation.
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Favarh's 60th Anniversary on November 16th - Featuring the Corvettes Doo Wop Revue - See Scott Nardozzi for reservations or call Ronelle Cipolla at 860-693-6662 ext 116 for tickets.
Induction of New Members
None today.