Rotary Meeting, July 31, 2012

Rotary Meeting 7/31/12

On Tuesday July 31, 2012 the Rotary Club of Newton inducted two new members, Stella Pang and Cornelia Cain-Heard!  Stella, who comes with a wealth of experience from the world of finance, comes to us via a former client who had introduced her to Rotary a while back and she was inspired to take part in Rotary.  Cornelia Cain-Heard, a consultant in the field of public education and public health, was introduced to Newton Rotary by Rachel Sturma.

Pictured below, left to right, new members Stella Pang and Cornelia Cain-Heard, and President Justin Sallaway

The Induction ceremony was initiated by Chris Chu, who gave a little background on the two candidates.  It was also greatly enhanced by an overview of Rotary International history, with a particular focus on the the admittance of women, by Laurisa Neuwirth, recent past presdent.  Dick Bowen, also a past president, who reminded us all of the object of Rotary and its mission, while Jim Means rounded out the induction with a review of the avenues of service and the four-way test.  President Justin Salloway presented Stella and Cornelia with Rotary pins and pens and congratulated them on their induction into Newton Rotary!

Our guest speaker was Mark Wasnock.  Better known as “The Waz” by his friends in Waltham Rotary, Mark told us about his experiences  in the US Navy  where he was stationed on the USS STARK3. The STARK was struck by two missiles while on patrol in the Persian Gulf in 1987. Mark has also been a key member of our Death By Chocolate planning committee for many years.

Pictured below, Mark Wasnock