RECENT ROTARY SPEAKERS
Posted on Aug 19, 2016
Two marvelous speakers addressed our summer club meetings: Frank Hubbard on July 27 and Jim Skidmore on August 10.
Mr. Hubbard, a semi-retired Episcopalian priest and his wife reside in Berkeley Heights, but Frank serves the inner city community in Elizabeth (a part of District 7510) as a volunteer with "Reach Out And Read" (ROAR, for short). At least once a week, Frank visits the pediatric clinic at Trinitas and reads to the small children waiting to be seen. He finds often that he's the first person ever to offer a child the opportunity to hear and see a book read aloud by any adult! This has proven throughout ROAR's service area to make a significant difference in young children's affinity to books and in early reading skills. (PHOTO: Frank Hubbard; Linda Sausville; Lisa Liss, Director of Volunteer Services- Trinitas)
Mr. Hubbard, a semi-retired Episcopalian priest and his wife reside in Berkeley Heights, but Frank serves the inner city community in Elizabeth (a part of District 7510) as a volunteer with "Reach Out And Read" (ROAR, for short). At least once a week, Frank visits the pediatric clinic at Trinitas and reads to the small children waiting to be seen. He finds often that he's the first person ever to offer a child the opportunity to hear and see a book read aloud by any adult! This has proven throughout ROAR's service area to make a significant difference in young children's affinity to books and in early reading skills. (PHOTO: Frank Hubbard; Linda Sausville; Lisa Liss, Director of Volunteer Services- Trinitas)
Mr. Skidmore, a resident of Berkeley Heights for over 50 years, is Vice President of Blue Bay Technologies, a privately held cybersecurity consultancy providing services to businesses, corporations, government agencies, and the U.S. Military. His talk, promoted in advance, drew New Providence resident and DHS Director, Dr. Mitchell Erickson, and a lively exchange of ideas, insights, and speculations for what the future of "cyberspace" might look like unfolded. (PHOTO: Jim Skidmore, Dr. Mitchell Erickson, Dolores Croneberger, Linda Sausville, Judy Croneberger)
