Newton Rotary 3.11.14

Posted by Marie Presti

on Mar 11, 2014

Mary Kern, our president started the meeting at 12:32pm.

Bert Martinson led us in the pledge

Mary gave us an invocation

Susanne led us in "oh beautiful"

Stella Pang: introduced out guests

Speaker

Alex

Oscar

Stefan

she gave a joke.

Announcements:

Bill Lowry - card Marc Epstein

birthdays goes to good cheer fund

NHT: voting ends tomorrow night at midnight.

3 judges (2 identified and 1 still looking)

Sue: book "the anxiety cure for kids" donated to the library.

Next week meeting at Lasalle Village.

Thanks to membership for bringing in new members.

David: echo membership

susanne: sister home from hospital

Sue: arrangements for son Leo's graduation and Grand Canyon

two dogs are healthy again; two new members

stella: two new members, basking in sun in Miami next week

Paul K: bees going through the winter; next week his wife is in England so Rotary will be his best meal of the week.

Paul S: temp is above $50; check for NHT ad

Jim: got Bert lunch; next week someone else will have to setp up

Peggy: not able to be there next lunch; not a buffet so Bert is good

Bill: happy for Paul K bees, rest of us have survived

Dick: Paul who got dessert

Chris: two guests soon to be members; bday in Feb but kids gave card

Paul K: will auction off sail ride first sat in august on allegra

Mark N: Armstrong ambulance Bill just passed away.

Bert: happy to be back with the "refreshing" temperature.........

Marie pulled the number: 7 clubs. bummer

Courtney Edge Matros: Justice Resource Institute in Needham

RI and CT and MA

Foster Care in the Herald:

usually because of a 51a report (abuse or neglect) domestic violence and

ADHD, bipolar, oppositional difianct disorder