July 12 TRI-GEAR REPORT

Flag Salute: Vice-President Vlad Zherenovsky   

Invocation: Bernie Cohen

Members Present:  Ryan Cangialosi, Irma Chazotte, Bernie Cohen, Jan Doornbosch, Steve Fox, Stuart Gold, Linda Hanlon, Pete Jacobsen, Cindy Rose, George Sherman, Nancy Swales, Vlad Zherenovsky

Visiting Rotarians and Guests: Rotarians Sophie Stone (Paramus Sunrise), John Wickes (Suffern), and Mark Magee (guest of John Wickes); Scholarship Winners Marie Confreda, Craig Lombardo, Alexandra Lucanie, Kaitlyn Mital, Daniel Morgan, Marisa Origoni, Chloe Verducci, and Christine Villano; Parents Joe Confreda, Jill Lucanie, Colleen Morgan, Joanne Origoni, Lisa Verducci

Make Ups: Stuart Gold, George Sherman (District Staff Meeting); Stuart Gold (Allendale Club Meeting)

(Please be sure to report your make-ups for our records and to improve our percentage of attendance!)

Sunshine: Cindy Rose reported that Helen Paul is in the hospital. All joined in wishing her a speedy recovery.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to all who are currently contending with adversity of one type or another.

Happiness:
by George Sherman
The vast majority of Happy Dollars were given as a result of having 8 of our 9 scholarship winners with us today. In addition:

Jan Doornbosch was happy to have had the privilege of installing Bob Bustard as our president for 2013-14 last week.

Ryan Cangialosi was happy to have once been a Rotary Scholarship recipient.

Steve Fox was happy to be headed off to the Poconos with his son who is competing in a soccer tournament.

Stuart Gold was happy to welcome Sophie Stone from the Paramus Sunrise Club and John Wickes and Mark Magee from the Suffern Club.

Bernie Cohen was happy to be headed to upstate New York.

Your editor was happy that amongst our scholarship winners were several former RYLA participants.

V.P. Vlad Zherenovsky was happy to have the opportunity to run the meeting.

Announcements:
by George Sherman
President Bob has let it be known that this month’s Board Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 7/17 instead of Tuesday.

Bernie read a lengthy and heartfelt thank-you letter from Robert Thorwarth, recipient of this year’s Stewart Alexander Memorial Scholarship.

Linda Hanlon urged members to start promoting our 5K Walk/Run which will occur on Sunday, September 22 in cooperation with Half-Way Hounds. NOW POSTED IN THE "DOWNLOAD" SECTION OF OUR WEBSITE ARE PDF FILES RELATED TO THE 5K. SPREAD THE WORD!

Mark Your Calendar with these UPCOMING EVENTS:
by George Sherman

Wed., 7/17 – Board of Directors Meeting – Pascack Historical Society, 19 Ridge Ave., Park Ridge – Dinner – 6:00; Meeting – 6:30.

1/3;1/3;1/3: Won by Pete Jacobsen