Minutes August 20, 2015

Posted by Donna Caccia 
on Aug 20, 2015
 
 
August 20, 2015
 
 
OPENING:
 
CHARITY BASKETS were passed by Chad Bjorklund and Lee Belliveau
 
Visiting Rotarians: No visiting Rotarians today.
 
Guests: Don Morash (1).
 
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS:  50/50 Raffle – Chad Bjorklund– Dan Scanlon, Sr. had the winning ticket but did not pick the Queen of Hearts.
 
Bobby DeGregorio − Comedy Night − three comics.  Will be funny and fun.  BYOS (snacks).  Cash bar.  Tickets just $20.  Please put posters in your office and around Town.
 
 
NEW MEMBER INDUCTION:  Diane Crosby (sponsored by Danielle Warren) − Classification:  Mortgage Specialist.  Melanie Flammand (sponsored by Lara D'Antuono) − Classification: Insurance.
 
 
HAPPY BUCKS was hosted by Joe DesRoches and collecting was Dan Scanlon, Sr.
 
Scott Seaback − Leadership RI Military Day − learned a lot about deployment and re-entering the workforce.  Flew on a Hercules.
 
Bob DeGregorio − Warwick Girls Softball Team made it all the way to the World Series.
 
John Smith − Hard to believe but his beautiful Abby turns 10 this week.
 
Ken Quaranto − Liz heads back to Newberry College and Gabriel also heading back to college.  Judy Earle − Liz did internship at Elizabeth Buffum Chace.
 
Don Morash − Went to fundraiser put on by the same Comedy Act Rotary is having on October 1.  It's a must go-to!
 
Tom Sweeney − Dues have been paid.  Thanks Tom Sanford for bringing check last week.  Stop dunning him!
 
Chris Sanford − Golfed with Dad this morning; heading to Cape for long weekend.
 
Tom Sanford − 3rd granddaughter born last week.  Chris, the challenge has been issued.
 
Dr. Joe Spinale − Nice to be back at Rotary and see old friends.
 
Armeny Apkarian − Going to see Willie Nelson, her second favorite music after opera.
 
 
SPEAKER:  Dr. Joe Spinale, Cardiologist
 
Heart disease #1 killer in this country.
 
Takes 60 minutes to stop a heart attack if in a medical facility.
 
Cholesterol build up begins in teens and twenties.
 
Angina − symptoms stop when heart is not stressed.
 
How to treat heart attack:
 
  1. Aspirin
  2. Blood thinner
  3. Pain relief − morphine
  4. Oxygen
  5. Angioplasty, stent
 
Kent now has a Cath Lab to immediately treat heart patients.
 
PCU at Kent:
 
            ->  Elective cases started August 2015
            ->  No complications
            -> 2nd Cath Lab − preliminary work began
            -> Anticipate PCU for acute heart attack in January 2016
 
 
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