INSPIRATION
Reverend Ralph Barlow reflected on Victory Day, observed last Monday in Rhode Island. There would have been no victory for the Allies without leaders such as Winston Churchill and Ralph offered a brief excerpt from a speech he made to the House of Commons 78 years ago:

 

“I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat…..You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word. It is victory. Victory at all costs---victory in spite of all terrors---victory however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival.”

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS, Etc.
Thanks to Rob Black and Tiffany Bumgardner for checking everyone in.

 

  

We welcomed three international Visiting Rotarians: Dr. Sanjay Kalra and Rita Kalra from India and Kizzy Mota from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

 

President Art conducted a re-captured member installation for Elizabeth Messier. Liz has already agreed to serve as a co-chair for this Fall’s Street Painting Festival. She is happy to be back!!

 

Get Well: Anthony Hollingshead went to visit Phyllis Fern who is doing well and will be back soon. Bryan Cook is back as well!

 

Margaret Kane for the wonderful Rotary Pawsox game last Thursday! Also for the dreaded “humidity.”

 

Goeff Gaunt for his wonderful trip to China where his daughter is living and working.

 

Paul Segal for Anthony Landi’s great coordination of tickets for the PawSox game!

 

Bryan Cook for his youngest child going off to college this fall and his daughter for her semester abroad in London, England!!

 

Thomas Adams gave a Happy (Sad) Buck for his decision to leave our club to move back to St. Louis, where he has lived most of his life. He thanks all of us for our support and friendship while he was here.

 

Bill DiBiasio for the purchase of a condo in New Hampshire and thanks to Jones Moving and Storage & Kevin Kernan for their wonderful moving assistance.

 

Jim Gilcreast for Pete Brock’s recent induction into the University of Colorado Hall of Fame. Also for make-up meetings in Baltimore and Harrisonburg, Virginia!

 

Pete Brock for the 22 football camps completed and for his trip to Oregon to celebrate his mother’s 90^th Birthday and for the Patriots back on the field!!

 

Barbara Harris for babysitting her 1 ½ year old granddaughter and 4-year-old grandson with no loss or breakage!! Also, she will be going to Barry Fain’s son’s wedding!

 

Visiting Rotarian Sanjay Kalra gave a Happy Buck for his daughter who is beginning a 5 year PhD program at Brown University. He also thinks Providence is a beautiful city!!

 

President Art for Wendy Marcus, Ron Hoak, Bryan Cook and Anthony Hollingshead and Christy Clausen for their help in putting together the donation of back to school supplies for teachers and students at Kizirian.

 

IN-MEETING SERVICE: PACKING UP
SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR KIZIRIAN
To introduce our in-meeting service activity, long-time educator and administrator Mary Cullen spoke about how much teachers appreciate any donation of school supplies for their classrooms.

 

Art noted that our hands-on project to assemble school supplies for 24 classrooms at Harry Kizirian School was funded by Blue Marble Brands, a collection of organic and specialty food brands headquartered in Providence, and the Providence Rotary Charities Foundation. Bags for the supplies were provided by Amica Insurance.

  

The Rotarians at our meeting filled bags with donated items to be delivered to the Harry Kizirian School, where teachers Jennifer Pierce and Christine Poland gratefully accepted their shares.