Pledge of Allegiance
Led by George Babcock
Inspiration
Alex David gave us this quote as an inspiration.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart. - Helen Keller
On Zoom
Barry Fain, Bill Applegate, Ben Hadsell, Michaela Herman, Art Norwalk
Greeter
Dave Hamel
Guest
Anthony Landi, Jr.
Get Well
Holly and Bill Applegate who have Covid. Wendy Marcus’ husband who suffered a stroke while traveling abroad (Italy). Fellow Rotarians, Jan Feyler and Marco Marinelli, have stepped up to help Wendy and her husband.
New Member Induction
New member induction: Deborah Muther was inducted as a new member, Pete Brock pinned Deborah. She is an elementary school teacher in Providence and lives in Exeter. Deborah is originally from Massachusetts.
Announcements
The installation meeting will be held on June 25th at the Hope Club on Benefit Street. Pre-registration is required, the deadline is June 18th. You can go on-line to pay or reach out to Rob.
Please try and attend next week’s meeting in person, Trustees of our foundation will be presenting grants to non-profits who serve our community. Please remember to wear your badge and try to spread out and sit with our guests.
Volunteers are needed to help sort books that were donated to support “Books are Wings”. Please see Jane Berkowitz.
Happy Bucks
- Pete Brock is happy about having all his planting complete.
- Michael Durant is happy about celebrating his late father’s 109th birthday on June 3rd. He lost his father 25 years ago and thinks about him every day.
- Luis Lourenco is happy to be back in the USA after a great trip to Portugal.
- Kevin Oates is happy about someone close to him recovering from cancer.
- Richard Applebaum is happy to be back in Providence, attending a meeting in person.
- Emily Bernstein is happy about a terrific recent trip to New York.
- Kris David is happy about spending quality time with her daughter.
- Lew Hassell is happy about an upcoming visit with his Godson, his wife and infant daughter who are flying in from Colorado.
- Barry Fain is happy that Wendy’s husband’s open-heart surgery went well.
Club Assembly
Pete Brock led off the assembly with a short bio of the incoming president of the club.–
"Pete is the proud father of 4 children and 2 stepchildren. He and his wife Emily are now residing in NH. Pete was drafted 12
th overall in the first round of the 1977 draft by the Patriots. He had a stellar college career at the University of Colorado as a dominant offensive lineman. Pete’s core beliefs are rooted in: 1) Teamwork, 2) Integrity. 3) Hard work and 4) Servant-leadership. He shared a story of the ’85 Patriots, in training camp that team identified a goal of winning the Superbowl. Their coach (Raymond Berry) explained to the team what steps they needed to take to accomplish that goal. He informed the team that it won’t be easy, they needed to support each other, be a cohesive team, and work hard. The Patriots went on to make the playoffs, win three
road playoff games …beating the hated Jets, LA Raiders then crushing the Dolphins (31-13) in the AFC Championship game. If it wasn’t for a miraculous comeback by the Chicago Bears in SuperBowl 20, they would have accomplished their goal."
Pete then opened it up to his fellow Rotarians for their input regarding how to improve our Club. Below are a few of the suggestions that were discussed:
- Take steps to re-engage our 75 members to improve meeting attendance.
- Conduct meetings where committee members hold roundtable discussions to create awareness amongst the Club members so they can re-engage and plug in. Circulate a list of Committees, with a brief description and provide clarity regarding how to get involved.
- Commit to bringing in 10 new club members this year.
- Reach out to area companies and educational institutions.
- Hold “Bring a Guest” meetings.
- Support Troylinda Williams in her role as D.E.I. Chair.
- Consider holding meetings at different times of the day which may be more convenient for folks to attend.
- Leverage technology to a greater degree.
- Create, and circulate, a calendar of events.
- Conduct more “Rotary After Dark” events.
