50-50 RAFFLE
Pot Size: $1,125.00
Winners: Trip Mason and John Fisher (no winners)
VISITING ROTARIANS AND GUESTS
Victoria Davis from Salem Five was Brenda's guest.
Raymond Miller was Bob Anthony's guest.
Robert McHugh was Rinus Oosthoek's guest.
Kris Wilson and Betty Ray were guests.
Sadat Khoklar and Tabinda Shameen, visiting from Pakistan, came with Joe O'Keefe, a guest of Rinus.
THIS WEEK'S MEETING
This week was the Scholarship Awards program. Juli Lederhaus thanked all for attending, and said that 19 awards would be given this week, and 1 next week.
Kim Nichols, 1988 graduate of Salem High School, and scholarship recipient came to say thank you! Since that time she has worked at Waters&Brown, attended Northeastern University, worked, and is now a mother to 3 children, ages 12, 10 and 8. She is leaving with her husband on a Caribbean boat trip, and will home school her children while gone.
The committee members were thanked and introduced:
Co-Chairs, Nick Helides and Juli Lederhaus
Members:
- Bob Anthony
- Susan Berton
- Rich Blazo
- Bill Henning
- Jason Consalvo
- Scott Grover
- Paul Herrick
- Trip Mason
- Dick Moore
- Richard Lutts
- Beth Stevenson
Mark Shaw spoke about the Salty Smith Award, and Jason Consalvo presented the award to Nuong Phan.
Beth Stevenson spoke about the Buck Alexander Awards, which were then presented to Rebecca Beaulieu and Corey Sanville.
Juli introduced our three recipient-speakers and presented their awards.
The first recipient was Julianny Vittini. She will be attending college and studying child psychology. She thanked the Club for supporting her.
Nathaniel Clark was the 2nd recipient. He will be attending Quinnipiac University, studying broadcasting. His goal is to tell the amazing stories of others. He wants to work on the school newspaper and have a career in New York City.
The third recipient was Brenna Burke. She thanked the Club and her sister for attending the meeting. She said it was an honor to be there with her peers. She will attend Assumption College and will study environmental science. She has a passion to help animals. She is excited and enthusiastic to take on her future.
Next, the awards were handed out.
Presenter Bill Henning gave out the following awards:
- Amy Cabrera
- Kevin Clyne
- Chase Duffin
- Derek Dupuis
- Maria Encarnacion
Presenter Dick Moore gave out the following awards:
- Nathan Espinal
- Shayna Hall
- Jackson Jennings
- Will McCarthy
Presenter Nick Helides gave out the following awards:
- Jana Noboa
- Lingian Qiu
- Sarah Smialek
- Jayleen Victoria
After the awards ceremony, the guests and recipients were dismissed, and a business meeting was held.
Brenda addressed the following topics:
- District attendance requirements are that all members attend at least 50% of meetings and events.
- Under the old rule, no more than 10% of membership could be in a classification. Under the new rule, the restriction has been lifted.
- John Hall is asking that we have 100% donation participation from every member to Rotary International.
NEXT WEEK'S MEETING
Next week the Club will be taking a Salem Trolley tour. The tour is 1 hour long with a boxed lunch. The tour leaves promptly at 12:15, so please arrive on time.
