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 Club Newsletter
The Rotary Club of Wakefield, Rhode Island
Monday, July 10, 2017
Photos: Sandy Cutting
RITUALS - updated
Greeter: Lori Horton
Pledge and 4-Way Test:  President- Elect Thomas Tarzwell
Prayer: Harvey Whitley
Song: Marion Humphrey
 
VISITING ROTARIAN AND GUEST INTRODUCTIONS - updated
Rotarian was Marc Harris from Prov morning club.  Guests were scholarship recipient who graduated from Narragansett High School - Katie McLeod soon to be a Freshman at Quinnipiac University, and Richard Courtney from Civil Air Patrol - Balloon Fest.
ROTARY MINUTE - updated
Russ Bertrand will present the first Rotary Minute for the 2017-18 term!  Get your timers ready and set for 60-seconds. Past-President Spencer Seitz will be next up to present on July 17th.
 
Russ Bertrand highlighted the "Rising Star" story on page 42 in the July 2017 issue of The Rotarian magazine....check it out!
 
 
CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS

--BALLOON FESTIVAL, JULY 21 – 23 – SIGN UPS – who has & who hasn't and deserves another email reminder. Get family, friends & colleagues to sign up at https://southcountyballoonfest.com/volunteer/

MEETING HIGHLIGHTS - updated
District 7950 Awards & Citations for 2016-17:  Because some of you didn't make it to the recent officers' installation program at Whalers Brewery last month, our Past District Governor Russ Bertrand gets another opportunity to present awards and citations to deserving fellow Wakefield Rotarians.
 
Past District Gov Russ Bertrand awards, 2016-17:
 
Camilla E Candas Paul Harris Fellow +1 ( Fund raising and Conference Hospitality )
AG Steven White Paul Harris Fellow+5 ( Support and Installation dinner CO Chair)
Spencer Seitz Paul Harris Fellow+1 (Installation Dinner CO Chair Fund Raising at Foundation Dinner)
Maureen White RI Spouse Partner Award (50 per year worldwide) ( Food for Conference Hospitality, years of Balloon fest support)
Richard Pike Paul Harris Fellow ( District Gov Russ Bertrand's sponsor)
COMMITTEE REPORTS - updated
Club members' contribution to Rotary Foundation "2016-17 Million Dollar Meal" program:  Betsy Wisehart, our Assistant Treasurer to Jay Shartenberg, reported that our club collected $945 for Million Dollar Meal for the past fiscal year. We need to make that expenditure before too long. Perhaps a decision could be made about it at today's meeting.  
 
Issues about how to distribute the funds will be discussed at the July 31st meeting.
 
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS REPORT - updated
 
number of members present:   42   /number of visiting Rotarians:   1    /number of guests:    2     
 
 
 
MEMBER NEWS
Please email Tom Tarzwell <tntarzwell@aol.com> , before Monday's meeting, about information to share with the club regarding follow Rotarians who are unable to attend. 
 
Formerly Sunshine, this part of the meeting --as was mentioned in last week's newsletter--will have it's own committee of 3 to 5 Rotarians who will explore how to make member birthdays/Rotary anniversaries/”members in the news”/member health & convalescence/member remembrance another part of our club's “service above self”.  More details will come following the July 31st meeting.  
HAPPY BUCKS
SPEAKER PRESENTATION - Steve White
Steve White – Albuquerque Balloon Festival
 
Our own member Steve White visited the Albuquerque Balloon Festival and will share his experiences with the club. Come learn how another Balloon Festival is run and what makes the Albuquerque historic in the ballooning community.
ADJOURNMENT
Many thanks to President-Elect Tom Tarzwell for presiding over the first "official" meeting of the 2017-18 year.  Pam Ancheta fully expects to be back for the July 17th meeting; and she will do her best to get you an agenda over the prior weekend!   
 
 
Upcoming Events
39th South County Balloon Festival
URI Athletic Fields
Jul 21, 2017 – Jul 23, 2017
 
Bulletin Editor
Pam Ancheta
Speakers
Jul 17, 2017
Let's get ready. The final instructions to plan for our Balloon Festival.
Jul 24, 2017
A musical presentation by guest artists from the Kingston Chamber Music Festival
Jul 31, 2017
Board of Directors' Agenda
Aug 28, 2017
Board of Directors' Agenda
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Russell Hampton
National Awards Services Inc.
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