Flag Salute: June Bertini
Four Way Test: June Bertini
Invocation: June Bertini
Members Present: Michelle Albergo, Dan Antokal, June Bertini, Bob Bustard, Bernie Cohen, Pat DiRosa, Steve Fox, Stuart Gold, Steve Hopper, Don Ruschman, Linda Wells, Phil Wells, Vlad Zherenovsky
Visiting Rotarians and Guests: Scholarship Winners: Laura Fusco, Sophie Hoffman, Claire Perez. And parents: Laura’s Dad, George, Sophie’s Mom, Amy and Claire’s Mom, Karen. Other guests: Dianne (guest of Michelle Albergo), Christina Candido, Executive Director, Atrium Health & Senior Living, and Caroline Goertz, Intern, Peter Raymond Wells Architects LLC)
Announcements:
- Our annual raffle effort is one of our largest fund-raisers. Please sell as many tickets as you can. The drawing is August 17 at Bellissimo in Montvale.
- Thursday, August 9 we have a special event at the Demarest Farms Barbeque. For around $20 we get a classic all-you-can-eat barbeque, live music and fellowship. Tables have been reserved
- 5K Sponsor Flyers are available on the Rotary website and via eMail; the 6th annual run/walk is set for September 16. We need to collect Sponsor forms and checks ASAP We also need more participants.
- October 27 – Halloween Against Hunger – many ways to help from buying meals to helping pack meals
- November 10 is Lord and Taylor sale coupons day to benefit our Club. Cindy will let us know when the coupons are available.
- May 2-5 2019, Multi-District Conference in Gettysburg PA at the Wyndham Gettysburg Hotel
Badge Fine: Bernie Cohen, Stuart Gold
Photo Fine: None
Late Fine: None
Birthdays and Anniversaries:
- Bob & Rosemary Bustard (36th)
- Bernie & Carol Cohen (57th)
- Peter & Linda Wells (36th)
Sunshine:
- David Kist is doing well.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to all who are currently contending with adversity of one type or another.
Happiness:
- All were happy to share our lunch meeting with our scholarship winners and to learn more about them!
- Steve Hopper - was happy to have found a used Civic for his daughter from fellow Rotarian Bob Bustard
- Linda Wells – that summer is not over, her 36th anniversary and that she too was a recipient of a Rotary Scholarship
- Bernie – for his 57th anniversary, and a visit from his daughter and grandson
- Vlad – to be with his Rotary family and that our Club has found such a wonderful new home at the Atrium’s Dean Mansion
- Phil – to be in the planning stages to build another Community Center in Haiti, that his firm’s intern Caroline Goertz was able to join us for this special event, his parent’s anniversary, an upcoming hike with Jan on Sunday, and that District Governor Nikki’s employer is expecting to offer a Rotary grant for something
- Bob – his 36th anniversary and to have sold his Civic to Steve Hopper for his daughter
- Michelle – happy to be here since she lost her surrogate Mom a few weeks ago in FL and to spend some time with family down there for a few days
- Dan – that our 6th annual 5K is beginning to get into high gear!
Program
On August 3, 2018 at the Dean Mansion at the Atrium for Senior Living in Park Ridge, NJ, Steve Hopper led a program to introduce this year’s college scholarship winners: Laura Fusco, Sophie Hoffman and Claire Perez. Each winner introduced herself to the Club and told us about their future plans.
Laura Fusco will be attending Lesley University in Cambridge, MA this fall. There she will study photography and graphic design. Her love of photography started with an English project back in 8th grade about Romeo and Juliet where her report included pictures of friends in Shakespeare roles, video and more. Her dream career is to work with National Geographic, travel the world and share the beauty of life with everyone.
Sophie Hoffman will attend University of Delaware this fall. She loves working with kids and there she plans to study education. As a RYLA graduate, Sophie attributes her experience during her RYLA weekend with changing not only her view of herself but also the leadership foundation for her future.
Claire Perez will attend Boston College this autumn. At BC, Claire intends to combine her study the liberal arts in combination with either mathematics or engineering. Similar to her experience and achievements in Scouting, Claire plans to pursue a career that makes a difference in people’s lives.
From Left: Laura Fusco, Claire Perez, Steve Hopper, VP, June Bertini, President and Sophie Hoffman.
