Newsletter Date: Sept. 16
Meeting Date: Sept. 10
Reporter: Bryan Cook
INSIPIRATION
Jim Gilcreast read Jewish prayers in honor of Rosh Hashana.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, Etc.
Thanks to Jim G. and Tiffany Bumgardner-Scheffler for working the registration table.
The next after-hours club event will be held this coming Thursday, 9/20/18 at 5 PM at the Rogers Recreation Center adjacent to the Kizirian school on Camden Ave. Please let Christy Clausen know if you are planning to attend.
Monday 9/24 will be our Bring A Guest (BAG) luncheon. Please bring a friend, colleague, or business associate who is interested in learning more about our club. There is no charge for guests who are prospective members. Email PP Anthony Hollingshead – anthonyh@swanpoint1846.com -- if you plan to bring a guest as we need a head count for the Marriott.
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The Street Painting Festival needs you! Both sponsors and volunteers to work the event are needed. Anthony Landi is coordinating volunteers so please let him know when you are available to work. Corporate and individual sponsorships are needed. Thanks to Residential Properties and St. Elizabeth Community for leading the way with $1,000 sponsorships (thanks Liz, Holly, and Caroline!) already committed and for Providence Picture Frame and Geoff Gaunt with a $500 sponsorship. Make your donation online now at https://www.crsadmin.com/EventPortal/registrations/publicfill/eventpublicfill.aspx?evtid=5a729cdb-aeaf-489b-a80d-d45344310957
The Fundraising Committee wants to know members’ opinions to help set directions for the club’s fundraising activities. Let the committee know your views by taking a brief (about 4 minutes) online survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JG96JCX
HAPPY BUCKS
Margaret Kane collected happy $ from the following:
Pete Brock $5 for a thrilling Patriots victory last Sunday.
Cap Willey--$1 as a reminder for people to vote in the RI primary elections.
PP Don Saracen-$ 1 seeing Margaret and Pete together brought back memories of a picture he has of the two of them at a Rotary event.
Trish Cirelli--$5 for a great vacation with her family.
Kevin Kernan--$1 Happy to be here.
Tiffany Bumgardner-Scheffler--$1 for the Kansas City Chiefs opening day win.
OVERCOMING SELF-LIMITING THOUGHTS & BEHAVIORS
Our speaker was Rebecca Twitchell, founder of Half Full, LLC, a consulting firm that provides strategic planning and facilitation to business clients and demonstrates a deep commitment to social responsibility.
Rebecca used her own story as the inspiration for her business. She was born with only two fingers on her left hand and grew up very self-conscious of her differences. She finally confirmed for herself that everyone is unique and has something to offer and began to tell her story as part of her healing process. She became the focus of an advertising campaign in which she prominently displayed the left hand she had tried to hide throughout much of her youth and committed to helping others overcome self-limiting thoughts and behaviors. Half Full is really two sides of a coin with Half representing the for-profit business and Full the commitment to giving back to the community.
Half Full runs “Forwards” (instead of retreats) for teenagers from all backgrounds where staff, along with volunteers, facilitate conversations among the teens to help them realize the lesson Rebecca discovered concerning the uniqueness of all and that everyone has something to offer. The Forwards are free for participants.
Rebecca Twitchell and staff member Wole Akinbi
answer member questions after their presentation.
