Past President, Paul Borrelli gave the inspiration.
Paul shared memories with us such as working with Johnnie Ray who wrote Cry, Walking in the Rain to name a few. One day, he met with Ray for lunch, and he handed me the phone and said, "Say Hi." The person on the phone, said, "Hi Paul, I am Judy Garland!" Johnnie Ray was best friends with Judy and talked to her every day.
Another story is that Chuck Berry wanted to be paid in cash in a paper bag. Paul has been in the entertainment business over the past 65 years.
Members on zoom
Lou Hassel, Anthony Landi, and Don Saracen
Guests
Elaine Fain, Tracey Boothman, Bill Efthimiades brought Swan Point colleague with him.
Announcements
Yani Hernandes has been approved by the Board and will be inducted at next week’s meeting.
Remember the Gold Bowls for the Charities.
Legacy members of Rotary listed on a special plaque has an addition: Margaret Kane.
The Coat drive is coming up.
Holiday Party is on December 6th at Mike Kelly’s home at 59 Rawson Road, Cumberland, RI from 1 pm to 5pm.
Request to do a Bell Ringing for Salvation Army on December 13 from 10 am to 8 pm. Major Setty will coordinate the sign up. This year our station is at the Walmart on Silver Springs Avenue.
Happy Bucks
- Pete Brock was happy to report on the results of the Legends of Gala. He thanked everyone for all their help. Pete gave 10 Happy Bucks.
- Holly Applegate gave two Happy Bucks, one for the incredible experience of attending a Handshake event at the San Miguel School and for attending the 100th Anniversary of the Hyannis Rotary Club celebration over the weekend.
- Jane Berkowicz gave 5 Happy Bucks for the Gala report and the pleasure of working with fellow Rotarians for this event.
- Art Norwalk announced that the photos taken at our legends event will be featured in the Rhode Island Monthly’s February issue.
- Pete Peterson, proud Rotarian for the past 10 years, gave Happy Bucks for the great Legends for Literacy event.
- Anthony Hollingshead gave 5 Happy Bucks for visiting Tracy Boothman who works in the Providence School system. She is Interested in joining our club. Also, he is happy that Yani will be inducted next week. And he thanks all the federal workers who are working with no pay.
- Bill Efthimiades gave 2 Happy Bucks for the GALA and the successful Wine Pull Event which sold 117 tickets. He thanked all who donated wine to the Pull. Also, he was happy that this was the highest amount that he has received for his sailboat ride.
- Emily Bernstein gave 5 Happy Bucks for a great two weeks in Michigan with her family and had emergency Gall Bladder surgery when she was away. She is happy to be home.
- Richard Applebaum gave 5 Happy Bucks for the trip he took to Italy. Every day was beautiful with no clouds.
- Bill Applegate gave 3 Happy Bucks to make it 5 Happy bucks with Holly. Bill also reported preliminary gala results that show we grossed just shy of $102,000. After expenses before a percentage goes to the Club, we netted around $70,000. Compared to the year before, this year’s appeal was $17,550 compared to $18,800 last year. The Live auction was $13,700, with $3700 for the Sailboat Ride, and R W Alley’s Illustration raised $3000. The Wine Pull brought in $2165. Bill thanked everyone for their contribution to this event. With all expenses deducted, we will have about $55,000 for the Literacy Initiative. He also thanked Don Saracen for bringing in $66,500 for sponsorships.
Speaker
Bill Introduced our speaker, Ryan Hagerman, District Executive of the Narragansett Council of Scouting America. Narragansett Council, Scouting America serves over 5,000 youth ages 5-17 annually in Southeastern New England.
Their Scouts learn about character, leadership, community service, citizenship, and the great outdoors. Lifelong memories are made at legacy camping properties around Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts, including the famed Camp Yawgoog (founded in 19116). Ryan Hagerman is the Northwest District Executive and supports Narragansett's Cub Scout Packs, Scouts BSA Troops (formerly Boy Scouts), and Exploring Posts in Providence County and the Blackstone River Valley.
He also advises the National Youth Leadership Training program and the Jewish Committee on Scouting. Ryan is an Eagle Scout and graduate of Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. He recently joined the New England cohort of the ADL's Glass Leadership Institute and is a member of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce.
Ryan stated that they are now called Scouting America to better reflect our values with inclusion of girls into the organization which is 60% boys and 40% girls. They serve 7000 youth in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts.
Their goal is to teach youth to be the best version of themselves as adults. In partnership with Providence Schools, they work with youth throughout Providence in after-school programs with no financial barrios, growth. and demand. Ten million pounds of food was collected to support local food banks. In 2024, they gave more than nine thousand hours of service. The scouts have acquired great skills which has helped students excel in college.
Long time member Richard P. Leone, Sr. passed away on October 30th. There will be a service on Thursday, November 6 at 11am. Details are in this