October 19, 2012
Meeting came to order at 12:15pm.
Al Peskoe led the Pledge of Allegiance
Paul Peacock gave the invocation
President Fatima welcomed attendees.
Announcements:
Several boxes of food that was collected by the Club was taken to the t St Vincent de Paul Society food pantry at St Michael’s Church.
RCLB Board meeting will be on Tuesday, 10/23 6pm at Investor’s Bank.
Lex Tucci has scheduled Rob Sheppard, Head Baseball Coach at Seton Hall, and Assistant Athletic Director Brian Felt to be our guest speakers at the 11/2 Club meeting.
Ken LePosa requested that members bring items that our active service members are in need of and also service members in the Veteran’s Hospitals. We will collect these items at the RCLB Holiday party on December 5th at Piancones.
Margot Vazquez gave us some highlights of her trip to Italy.
SCAVI Tours – Under St Peter’s Bascilica where the walls are over 2,000 years old. It is the place where St Peter’s tomb was found.
Sienna – Neighbors sponsor horses for the Horse Race and celebrate for months. Young women wear colors and pacifiers to symbolize rebirth. The horses are blessed in the church.
Gordon Heggie gave some highlights of camping trip to Assateague Island, Maryland.
Gordon, Anna, Stephanie, Ken, and another couple camped on the beach at Assateague.
It was a beautiful place with large sand dunes and wild ponies. The weather was great and the food cooked outside added to the fun.
Years ago the ponies were brought to the island to avoid taxes based on the number of horses a person owned. They would be rounded up after the tax collector was gone and brought back to the mainland. Some would inevitably be left behind and they would breed. There are now approximately 150 horses on the island. They are very used to people but are wild animals and can be dangerous.
We took the Lewes-Cape May Ferry back to NJ, a beautiful 1 ½ hr trip. We had lunch in Cape May and returned home. A Great mini vacation.
Meeting was adjourned by President Fatima.