The weekly meeting of Scituate Rotary was held at The Mill Wharf Restaurant in Scituate Harbor.
Members and Friends attending were Dietrich Bilger, Lambert Brandes, Lois Brandes, William Clark, Candace Cramer, James Gilmore, Joe Kelley, John Miller, Joan Powers, Lucille Sorrentino, Ben Summers, Lisa Tompson, Howard Tufts, and Bernie and Beverly Westerveld.
The meeting was convened at 6:30 with President, Joe Kelley, presiding.
Joe led The Pledge to The American Flag.
Ben offered the Invocation.
Jamie led the speaking of The,Four Way Test.
Ben offered Words of Wisdom, "What Is Love?"
Candace presented the work of the nominating committee, the slate of officers for the year 2013-2014, and called for any additional nominations from the floor. As there were no additional nominations, the slate of officers to be voted upon in accordance with the bylaws is as follows:
President-Elect: John Miller
Treasurer: Bernie Westerveld
Secretary: Lois Brandes
Director, 2 yrs: Lisa Tompson
Director, 1 yr: Joan Powers.
Lois read the secretary's report and it was accepted.
Bernie gave an updated treasurer's report and it was accepted.
Lucille reported on the progress of The Phone Book. Kudos to Lucille for four new ads, and to John for one new ad. Let's all follow their lead!
The Queen of Hearts was postponed to next week. If the winner does not draw the queen, we will play twice.
Joe reported that we are waiting for the code number of The Shelter Box purchased during Heritage Days. This number will allow us to follow the box to its destination. Also, the picture of Scituate Rotary Club's Volunteer of the Year was published in The Mariner.
The Rotary Foundation 7950 Dinner is on Thursday, November 15th at 5:30 at Venus De Milo. Contact Jim Rassol at jamesrassol@comcast.net for tickets.
Our program speaker of the evening was Frank Judge representing Friend's of Scituate's Future, a community group dedicated to improving our town. Frank urged all Scituate residents to attend a town meeting on Tuesday, November 13th at 7:00 PM, and vote. He said that a YES vote will enable Scituate to access state funds for building or renovating Gates Middle School. He urged everyone to visit http://scituatesfuture.wordpress.com to learn all the facts and vote responsibly.
A delicious dinner and good fellowship was enjoyed by all.
The meeting adjourned at 8:00 PM, and club members struggled to their vehicles in the raging wind and rain, but it had been worth it all!
Respectfully submitted,
Lois Brandes
