Rotary Weekly Update - August 25, 2016

Posted on Aug 29, 2016

Summary of Ridgewood A.M. Rotary Breakfast Meeting – August 25, 2016

Opening Prayer: Neil Frank

This day in History: Barbara Sacks – 1916 The National Park Service is established as part of the Department of the Interior. The album “Born to Run” by Bruce Springsteen was released.

Guests:

Amy Friedland (sp?) – Nursing major at Ramapo College and Rotary Scholarship recipient
Scott Johnson – Visiting the club and considering membership

Happy Dollars:

Lisa, Peter, others – congrats to Neil and Shelley for their recent marriage
Lisa – last child is in college, and officially a happy nester
Glenn – accomplishment of sons
Jay – Great trans-Atlantic crossing on the Queen Mary, and training for marathon
Rob – thanks for son who is visiting from Kuwait
Peter – thanks for recent business contract
John – thanks for guests visiting us
Betty – update on family and recent move
Ashok – recently returned from India, attended memorial service for guru who passed away, attended by many, many people

Announcements – Vern and others

$2000 sent to Louisiana Rotary to help with flood recovery
Welcome to Amy and Scott
Membership committee meeting third week in September, location TBD
Ads for calendar needs to come in
Volunteers required on Thursday September 16 to help build playground for special needs children
Committee list circulated by Vern

Guest Speakers – Ria Bloss and Darrilyn Di Nardo Bergen Community College Continuing Education – Credit and Noncredit courses

Offering 67 non-credit courses this fall. All teachers are volunteers for non-credit courses.
- No transcripts
- No grades
- Requires only name, address, and method of payment to register
- Sample non-credit courses
  - How to install solar panels
  - How to read a blueprint

50-50 Winner – Scott Johnson

4-Way Test Leader – Gwenn Hauck

Number of club members (including honorary): 45

Number of club members with update photos on Rotary Web site: 7