Co-President Scott opened the meeting with the pledge and grace by Gus Fishel. Georgia Westcott brought today’s guest speakers Terry Prag and Allison Baber. Scott’s guest was Pastor Joanne Bond of the Cross of Christ Lutheran Church in Babylon Village.

 

 

Holiday Gifts – We are collecting holiday gifts for the disadvantaged folks at the Madonna Heights facility in Dix Hills. Megan Noble is coordinate the effort again this year. As before, you can purchase gifts yourself, or Megan will shop for you. If you prefer the latter, get your check to Megan by Thanksgiving so that we can deliver the gifts to the SCO Family of Services by early December.

 

Dictionary Project – This year’s Dictionary Project is already underway. As in previous years, the goal is to provide dictionaries  and brief tutorials to every third grade student in every elementary school in our service area. Project Co-Chairs Frank Seibert, Pam Giarrusso and Marc Horowitz can always use more volunteers; if you can help, please contact any of them NOW.

 

No Meeting November 21st – There is NO REGULAR MEETING next Wednesday, November 21st. Everyone is encouraged instead to join the BBCC Turkey Dinner prep event (see below).

 

BBCC Turkey Dinners - The Babylon Breast cancer Coalition and the BBQ Brethren will be cooking, boxing, and delivering Thanksgiving dinners for cancer survivors, veterans, and others in need on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 from 2-6 PM at the Community Presbyterian Church, 1843 Deer Park Ave. in Deer Park. In addition to donating 60 turkeys to the cause, some Babylon Rotarians have volunteered to work at the event. If you would like to join in, please contact Frank Seibert (fjseibertcca@hotmail.com) NOW.

 

Holiday Party – Our Annual Holiday Party will be held at the home of Kelly and Scott Lockwood on Friday, December 7th; details to follow.

 

BRC Donations – The board approved donations to Sports World, the organization that addresses problems facing our youth by sending professional athletes to share personal life experiences with students, and to the Suffolk Council of the Boy Scouts of America to help construct a new cabin at the Scout Camp in Baiting Hollow,

 

 

Terry Prag and Allison Baber gave an update on the Babylon Breast cancer Coalition (BBCC). Some background borrowed from their website:

The BBCC is a nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to various breast and gynecological cancer concerns. Founded in 1993, the BBCC continues to be a grass-roots organization, providing an array of patient support services, education and advocacy programs.

 

They focus on five essential goals: Prevention, Research, Education, Service and Support offering a wide variety of programs and services to educate and assist those in Babylon Township who are affected by breast cancer or any gynecological cancer.

 

The BBCC helps patients and families during difficult times with support, transportation, prepared meals, house cleaning, financial assistance and more.

 

 In addition to assisting with the basic needs of those battling cancer, the BBCC also reaches out to the community at large, providing educational programs to encourage healthier lifestyles that would decrease the still very high instance of these cancers.

 

Terry and Allison emphasized next week’s Turkeys Against Cancer event as announced above. Although they can use help in many areas, they stressed the urgent need for drivers to deliver the turkey dinners to needy families.

 

The continued success of the BBCC depends primarily on the hard work of dedicated volunteers, annual fundraisers and donations. If you’re interested in helping, please visit their website: babylonbreastcancer.org.

 

 

There is NO MEETING next Wednesday, November 21st. At our next regular meeting on Wednesday, November 28th, Mayor Ralph Scordino will give us an update on the status of,  and activities in, Babylon Village.