May 22 TRI-GEAR REPORT
5-22-14 CLUB MEETING AT DOMANI
Flag Salute: President Bob Bustard
Invocation: Phil Wells
Members Present: Bob Bustard, Ryan Cangialosi, Irma Chazotte, Bernie Cohen, Pat DiRosa, Ray Falcon, Steve Fox, Stuart Gold, Bob Guller, Pat Little, George Sherman, Phil Wells.
Visiting Rotarians and Guests: Guest Speaker Dorothy Ferreira– Alliance for Smiles; Rosemary Bustard, Carol Cohen, Joe DiRosa, Sara Fox, Elena Guller and daughter Ariana, Pam Sherman.
(Please be sure to report your make-ups for our records and to improve our percentage of attendance!)
Birthdays and Anniversaries – Steve Fox is celebrating his 32nd birthday on May 23 for the __nth time.
Sunshine:
Ann Hopper is recovering from surgery for a torn meniscus. Nancy’s son is doing well. Mauro’s treatments are going well too.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to all who are currently contending with adversity of one type or another.
Happiness:
by G. Sherman
Pat Little was happy to have visited the Nutley club. He was also happy to announce that he will soon be a first-time grandpa.
Steve Fox was happy to be accompanied by his daughter Sara tonight.
Stuart Gold was happy for his grand-daughter’s upcoming Bat Mitzvah.
Irma Chazotte was happy to have guest speaker Donna Ferreira here tonight.
Bernie Cohen was happy to have Carol with him tonight and for all of the coffee cups that people had brought in to donate to Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon.
Phil Wells was happy for the upcoming Memorial Day holiday.
Ray Falcon was happy to have had breakfast with a United Nations dignitary and to have heard so many good things about RI from him.
Joe DiRosa was happy to be able to be at the meeting with Pat tonight.
Ryan Cangialosi was happy for the upcoming weekend.
Bob Guller was happy to be accompanied by wife Elena and daughter Ariana.
George Sherman was happy to attend his first meeting at Domani with his wife, Pam.
President Bob was happy for the fine turn-out tonight and to have Rosemary here with him.
Announcements:
by G. Sherman
Over 280 Cash Raffle Tickets have been sold thus far with the drawing 2 weeks away. EVERY MEMBER NEEDS TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT. OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND SMALL GRANTS TO A VARIETY OF WORTHY CAUSES DEPENDS ON THE SUCCESS OF OUR FUND-RAISERS – THIS ONE ESPECIALLY. Ticket order forms can be downloaded directly from the club’s website or by contacting Peter or Brittany Vozza.
Steve Fox has arranged for the club to have a booth at the Montvale Street Fair once again this year. Members are needed to man the booth for one or more 2 hour shifts between 8:30 and 5:30 on Sunday, June 1. The fair will be held rain or shine on Paragon Drive in Montvale.
President-elect Pat Little has asked that members return Interest Surveys to him asap as he is in the process of drawing up committee lists for his upcoming year as club president.
President Pat’s Installation Dinner will be held at the River Vale Country Club on Thursday, June 19. Further details are being finalized.
Mark Your Calendar with these UPCOMING EVENTS:
by G. Sherman
Fri., 5/30 – Club Meeting at The Courtyard by Marriott – 100 Chestnut Ridge Road, Montvale – 12:15.
Sun., 6/1 – Montvale Chamber of Commerce Annual Street Fair – Paragon Drive, Montvale – 10:00-5:00 (set up begins at 8:30).
Mon., 6/9 – Gov. Lenny’s last official District Staff Meeting – Hasbrouck Heights Holiday Inn – 5:30 Registration; 6:00 Meeting - $25.00
Th., 6/19 – President Pat Little’s Installation Dinner – River Vale Country Club. THERE WILL BE NO CLUB MEETING ON JUNE 20.
Fri., 6/20 – Banner Exchange – Gov. Calisto Bertin’s Installation dinner – Biaggio’s Ristorante 299 Paramus Road, Paramus.
Th., 6/26 – BBQ at Lehmann Gardens – 5:00-7:00. (NO MEETING AT THE CORNERSTONE TONIGHT)
Program:
by G. Sherman
Park Ridge Rotarians were pleased to welcome Dorothy Ferreira to their meeting at Domani Thursday night to hear her speak about Alliance for Smiles. By profession, Dorothy is a dental hygienist in the Pascack Valley but one of her great passions became obvious as she talked about her volunteer work with AfS.
In October, Dorothy will be leaving on her 10th mission trip for AfS. In describing her experiences with AfS, she stated that the group was founded in 2004 by 5 members of the Rotary Club of San Francisco who had previously been involved with other cleft lip and palate organizations. Their mission: to repair children’s broken smiles by providing free comprehensive treatment of deformities in under-served areas of the world.
Missions tend to last about 2 weeks and involve about 20 volunteers. Corrective surgery is the main priority, but not the only one. Also high on the priority list is the creation of Treatment Centers where education about nutrition and general dental care can occur.
Observing the many pictures displayed by Dorothy in her presentation, one could not help but be moved by the dramatic changes in appearance that had been brought about. AfS has obviously changed lives. Before surgery, these children would have been social outcasts, unable to attend school or lead a normal life. As a result of the work of AfS volunteers, they now had been given hope.
Since its creation in 2004, AfS has conducted 51 missions including several in which Park Ridge Past President Linda Jones was a participant. Overall 4332 patients have been treated and 5343 surgeries performed. In October Dorothy will be travelling to Myanmar with another AfS team. May it too prove to be a great success. To learn more about the organization and the tremendous work that they do, visit www.allianceforsmiles.org