Rotary Rocket - Dec 5th Edition

Satya was given a warm welcome on his return from India.  He brought a flag from the Rotary Club of Calcutta, and he will tell us in more detail about his visit. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a picture if Satya with students at Piyali Learning Center, at a remote village, called Piyali about an hour drive from Calcutta. The school is being built by the Rotary club. Free education is provided at the school to poor girls in this remote village. It is an amazing story!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AG Joe Sullivan from the Wachusett Club informed us of the new Rotary World Peace Scholarship.  If you know someone who is not connected to Rotary, and is a master's degree candidate and is interested in a two year university program in world peace, contact Joe or Rich Prager for additional details about how that person can apply for the scholarship.

 

Krista Piazza did Happy Dollars, and again there was much mirth and merryment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Korey Lee from the Seven Hills Charter Public School announced that there will be a "take a student to work" day in February, and asked if any Rotarians would like to participate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The speaker today was Opal Stone from the Worcester Institute for Supportive Reentry.  She described their program which attempts to decrease recidivism by helping former prison inmates reintegrate into society.  They are funded by the Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts, and they work with other organizations, including Sheriff Evangelidis' office, and Brandeis University.  She reported that preliminary results have been positive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next meeting is the Special Holiday Glogg Celebration.  Bengt will bring his secret libation (don't inhale the aroma too quickly), and all are asked to bring a little something that can be used for the raffle. Ken virtually said that the bravest Worcester Rotarians (men and women) will be wearing a blue blazer and khaki shorts.

 

Some pics from Rotarians Ringing the Bell for the Salvation Army on Dec 7th

Bill McGovern and Mary Knittle (Left) and Satya and Bill (Right)