President Justin Sallaway opened the meeting.  Paul Stone led the Pledge of Allegiance, and Susanne McInerney  led us in song with “Sweet Caroline”. All proceeds from today’s raffle and Happy Dollars will go to the OneFund to benefit those who were hurt in the Boston Marathon Bombings.

GUESTS

Sargent at Arms, Mark Nicholas introduced guests:

Student of the Month, Jenissa Vote, and her parents Steve and Marion.  Sister Margaret, Maureen O’Rourke, Jennifer, and Doug Girth a friend of Jeff Tucker.

Mark then gave us 10 phrases used when hiring, and a definition of what those phrases really mean.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Paul Harris awards will be discussed.  Rotary International strives for donation of $100 per member.  Paul Kerrissey will work on the Paul Harris initiative.

The Prayer Breakfast will be May 29, 2013.  Senator Elizabeth Warren will be the guest speaker.  There are three scholarships given out by Rotary; Newton North, Newton South, Metco.

RAFFLE

Steve Vote won the raffle, however he failed to pick the ace of spades.

HAPPY DOLLARS

All proceeds will benefit Boston’s One Fund.

STUDENT OF THE MONTH

Ed Casavant introduced the student of the month, and also reminded us that grant requests are due soon.  If you have anyone who would like apply, please do it soon, and get it to Ed.

Meghan Lahey from Mt. Alvernia High School introduced Jenessa Vote as our Student of the Month. Jenessa talked about her community service at the Italian Home for Children.

CLUB ASSEMBLY

Mary Kern reminded us that next week’s meeting will be at the West Suburban YMCA , and we will have a club assembly which will focus on the Strategic Plan. Bring your own lunch;  the Y will provide drinks.

We will discuss what our goals are and work on the SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats).  We will also try to zero in on what we want to focus on as a club; service, Membership,  local interests, international interests, youth….

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