6 October 2017 - CLUB MEETING AT BELLISSIMO
Flag Salute: Ray Falcon
Invocation: Phil Wells
Members Present: Dick Beattie, June Bertini, Bob Bustard, Berie Cohen, Whitney deBordenave, Pat DiRosa, Ray Falcon, Steve Fox, Stuart Gold, Bob Guller, Steve Hopper, Fay Logan, Carinne Murphy, Helen Paul, Cindy Rose, George Sherman, Peter Wells, Phil Wells
- Visiting Rotarians and Guests: DG Jim Boyer, Ray Cywinsky
Announcements:
- October 15: Car show at the Atrium
- October 25: Social event at Uptown Art, 329 Broadway, Westwood NJ; BYOB; $35
- Fruit Sale has begun; orders must be received by November 16; need help put stamps on envelopes, post and put in mail
- Feel the love contact is Mariya Gonor – mgonor@beattielaw.com; let her know you care
- Gift of Life Lobsterfest in 2 weeks; Dick passed out flyer; event will have music
Badge Fine: Dick Beattie, Bob Bustard, Peter Wells,
Photo Fine: Steve Fox
Late Fine: None
Birthdays and Anniversaries:
- none
Sunshine:
Our thoughts and prayers go out to all who are currently contending with adversity of one type or another.
Happiness:
- Everyone was happy that District Governor (DG) Jim Boyer came to our meeting
- Whitney, Phil and Peter were happy that this was their third Rotary meeting this week
- Cindy, Fay, and Steve Hopper were happy for the beautiful weather
- Phil was happy to be attending a friend’s wedding this weekend
- June was happy to be attending a new show in Baltimore, Love Never Dies, a sequel to Phantom of the Opera
- Bernie was happy that June helped address envelopes for the fruit sale; he was also happy to be attending his 65th high school reunion
- Dick was happy that his granddaughter would be playing in a four-day softball tournament in Disneyworld
- George was happy that our dictionaries had arrived and that his granddaughter would be turning five
- Steve Hopper was happy that is son turned 15
- Ray Cywinsky was happy to be visiting our club
- Carinne was happy about a new job ad that her family in Puerto Rico and Florida were doing well after the hurricanes
- Steve Fox was happy to have seen Springstein on Broadway and that his son was coming home for a visit
- DG Jim Boyer was happy that our club was making a difference in the community
- Ray was happy that he became a grandpa
Program
On October 6, 2017 at Bellissimo Ristorante in Montvale, members of the Park Ridge Rotary gathered to hear a presentation from District Governor Jim Boyer.
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Jim’s talk revolved around the magnitude of our Rotary’s impact around the world, the many opportunities for us to make a difference and new directions for Rotary.
Currently there is a new emphasis on data collection for Rotary International. These efforts are revealing over 37 million Rotary volunteer hours around the world. There are over 65,000 projects in the Rotary Showcase online. There are many new committees (including Rotary Means Businesses, championed in our District by Vlad Zherenovsky), and groups like Alliances for Smiles, Gift of Life, immunization missions, sports and fitness activities, Rotary Foundation and so much more. With so many opportunities to make a difference locally and around the world, DG Boyer urged us to take advantage of the resources available to us. He suggested we visit other Rotary clubs for ideas, travel and fellowship and encourage new members and volunteers.
DG Boyer ended his presentation with a special Paul Harris presentation to George Sherman.
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