Greeter: Gene Corl

Pledge and 4-Way Test:  Bob Cruz

Prayer: Harv Whitley

Song: Pam Ancheta [Chattanooga Choo Choo, Billboard #1 Song  in 1941 the day of attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii]

 

About the meeting program:  The bell will be rung at 12:15PM to help the staff with food service timing and a final attendance count.  Also, a subtle "two minute warning" reminder before the end of the meeting will be signaled to help the program end promptly at 1:30PM. 

Linda Hennessey introduced guests including visiting Rotarian Joe Picano from the Cranston Club.  Paul Picard is Tom Tarzwell's guest and Christine Tanner is Linda's guest.

To fulfill an email request from Agnes Doody, President Pam Ancheta compiled a couple short pdf documents listing current membership contact information and sent that to Agnes.  Printing out these short lists is just as handy as a traditional hard copy directory  that the club used to publish.  Upon request, Pam would be happy to email these docs to members who'd like this information handy or she would be happy to instruct you how to access this information to print out on the website.

For all the latest details concerning club related meetings or events click on any and all items listed in the Upcoming Events section in the right column.  A few items to note: 

Dec. 11th:   Rotaract-Rotary Potluck Fellowship (no registration fee; sign up for a food item to bring)

Dec. 12th:  Balloon Festival Committee meeting -- This meeting will be held at Easter Seals Rhode Island offices (213 Robinson St, Wakefield, RI 02879) at the usual time, 6:00pm

Dec. 13th:  Christmas Holiday-Wednesday Social

Dec. 14th:  NO MEETING

Dec. 21st:  NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING

DEC. 28th:  LAST REGULAR MEETING OF THE YEAR

 

REMINDER:  URI/Rotaracters' holiday donation projects include requesting diaper donations from our members for Children's Friend.   For further details (click here).   Many members have already donated to our Beth Leconte, Rotaract campus advisor, but diaper donations & funds to purchase them will still be accepted until December 11th.

 

Details for the December 13th Christmas Holiday Social were covered by Judy Fortier.  To Register and for more details click on the event item under Upcoming Events in the right column.

 

Thanks to the efforts of Chris Hart, today's meeting started with a credit card swipe for several members.  Chris worked with Rotary's website manager as well as its electronic payment service to help establish this convenience payment process for our club.  Setting up electronic payments at meetings has come with a possible set-up glitch and Chris Hart and Gene Corl are wondering if you could help out?  Eight (8) members were verified to have paid by credit card for today's meal:  Chris Hart, Bob Cruz, Joe Norris, Judy Fortier, Glen Zibolis, Pam Ancheta, Dave Kring, and Beth Leconte.  If you believe your payment has not been accounted, please let Gene or Chris know.  

Met prior to today's meeting.

 

Student of the Month presentations will start on January 25, 2018, and will continue to be presented on the last Thursday meeting of each month until May.   Preparations for post-secondary scholarship awards selection and ceremony presentations will start late February/early March when members will be asked to sign up to help with preparation, distribution and review of applications.  Applications will be due at the beginning of April and will be distributed to Rotarian volunteers to review and rank by the beginning of May.  Scholarship recipients will be awarded at ceremonies held from mid-May to mid-June. Scholarships will be awarded to graduates of three high schools; 2 non-traditional schools; the Education Exchange; and Exeter Job Corps.

 

Don't forget that donations to support our club's endowment go to the current WRCF treasurer--at this time it's Steve White.

 

Beth Leconte updated us all on Marion Humphrey's husband's medical condition and she couldn't be at today's meeting because she's with Bob at Rhode Island hospital.

 

Cameron Ennis acknowledged his club induction anniversary this month during happy bucks.

 

 

Pam Ancheta -- twenty-five years ago this week, Dave Kring proposed to Pam Ancheta at Walden Pond

 

Beth Candas --  recognized the diplomatic service work of her brother overseas 

 

Cameron Ennis -- thanked the club membership for the funds to get a photocopier for Education Exchange; acknowledged his Rotary anniversary

 

Jim Buchanan --  reminded members about his "Stuff the Truck" event at his business on Saturday, Dec. 9th.

 

It was great to see that Sezgin Candas was in attendance!

 

Captain Jamie McGrath, Military Professor, Joint Military Operations Department, of the Naval War College, Newport, RI presented  a comparison of the US forces at Midway with the 3 carrier strike group recently mustered off of Korea.  Much of Captain McGrath's presentation was about adequate preparedness for naval war engagement today.   For more information about Captain McGrath at the Naval War College and his research work, click here.