INSPIRATION
Bob Murphy read a quote from the great 20th Century Philosopher Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel - "When I was young I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow older I admire kind people."

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS Etc.
An induction ceremony was held to welcome two new members to the club - Amanda Parent (center) and Barbara Kenerson (right).

Amanda told us she was raised in Rhode Island and recently moved back. She is particularly interested in all aspects of environmental protection issues.

 

Barbara recently retired from a 36 year career as a stockbroker and prior to that was a teacher of gifted students.

 

Visitor Lisa Furtado, president of the Pawtucket Rotary Club invited Providence Rotarians to attend their 100th Anniversary to be held on Thursday, October 3rd at 5:30 at The Slater Mill. Tickets are 55$ or 2 for 100$. Proceeds will be used to finance concrete chess boards in a Pawtucket Park and to hold an annual Rotary Chess Tournament.

 

PP Art Norwalk had several announcements pertaining to the club's efforts to aid the Kizirian School - at our Monday August 26 meeting we will assemble baskets of supplies purchased by the club's charitable foundation, to be delivered to the teachers at the School on Thursday, August 29th, for which volunteers are needed. On Tuesday August 27th volunteers will help serve a back to school barbeque dinner at the school from 6 to 8 pm.

 

Among the first foundation grants to assist the School is the purchase of My Math materials for the 4th grade ESL Program.

 

Tickets and sponsorships to the Legends for Literacy Gala can now be purchased online at the club website:

 

Don Saracen for the recent celebration of life gathering held at the Edgewood Yacht Club in honor of Ken Conde's deceased wife Susan Blicker.

 

Patricia Ogera for a trip to Russia this summer and for seeing the great play Hamilton at PPAC.

 

Pete Brock for the 2 Patriots pre-season victories.

 

Barbara Harris for the recent relocation of "Camp NanaPop" (inside family joke) from Massachusetts to Shaker Heights Ohio.

 

Luis Lourenco for the removal of his son Justin's braces.

 

Wendy Marcus for two great new club members and for hard work she recently observed Kevin Kernan doing directing moving crews on Providence’s East Side.

 

Kevin Kernan for recent success in a poker tournament.

 

Barbara Kenerson -- $10 as she aims to be “Perfect 10” in the club. 

 

Jim Gilcreast for excellent auction items club members have provided for the October 1 Gala: Connie Donnelly has arranged several great items and Morin Catering is donating a $2.000 value champagne dinner for ten.

 

Kris David for meeting to be held to arrange the revival of the Rotaract Club at Flatbreads on September 26th at 5:30 to 7 PM.   

 

BRINGING PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY TOGETHER
Steve Brosnihan, Resident Cartoonist at Hasbro Children’s Hospital, spoke on the "Magic Minute Good Night Lights" program that he instituted and which has since received worldwide recognition.

The program began in 2010 when Steve wanted to say good night to a patient who was being discharged so he told the boy to look out his window toward Davol Square at 8:30 PM and he would flash his bike light to him. He then expanded this idea to the level that now 40 entities flash their lights towards the Hasbro windows every evening to say good night to all the children - included are many first responders and various businesses and institutions. The idea is now being copied around the country.