Rotary News from June 29th Meeting (Jul 04, 2021)

Newsletter Date: July 4
Meeting Date: June 29

Reporter: Erica Busillo Adams

Inspiration by Paul Harris
(who looks a bit like Walter Cotter!):

Paul could think of no better inspiration than the story of Rotary and the Rotary Foundation itself. “When a man plants a sapling in the springtime, can he be sure it will grow into a tree?…When the first growth appears, he can begin to think of the shade.” Thank you to Bryan Cook and Holly Applegate for tending to the shade!

Guests:

Family of incoming President Holly Applegate

In Person:

Bill Applegate (husband),

Brecken Schneider (daughter)

Via Zoom:

Burgundy Applegate –London (daughter),

Austin Applegate - West Orange, NJ (son),

Gren Blackall – Addison, Maine (brother)

Additional Guests:

In Person:

Assistant District Governor – Sharon Johnson

Vincent Buonanno

Amy Cook, (First Lady)

Liz Mauran

Cynthia Hewitt

Jocasta Mendez

Cynthia Leonard

Seth Kern

Deb Harris

Kathy Murphy

Jane Tonn

Sally Lapides

JP Pagano

Via Zoom:

Charlene Jarest District Governor 2020-21

Connie Donnelly

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Thank you to Richard Hundley of Avery Music for providing piano music today and to Ritchee Price for his trumpet rendition of the National Anthem!

Thank you to Peter Loescher for securing the great location.

HAPPY BUCKS

Margaret Kane: $10 happy bucks, $5 for outgoing President Bryan Cook and $5 for incoming President for Holly Applegate.

Pete Brock: $10 happy bucks for Bryan and Holly (out with Bryan, in with Holly!).

Charlene Jarest: $10 happy bucks – for Bryan and Holly!

Austin Applegate: $20 happy bucks – for Holly!

Erica Busillo Adams: $10 happy bucks for Bryan and Holly and for the newest member of her family, due August 24!

Gren Blackall: $100 happy bucks, for a wonderful sister, Holly!

Jim Gilcreast: $5 happy bucks for Bryan and Holly, $1 happy buck for being happy, $1 sad buck for a former active Rotarian from North Kingstown who passed away.

Holly Applegate: $46 happy bucks for 46^th wedding anniversary!

Bill Applegate: “I guess I better match what Holly said - $46 happy bucks!”

Burgundy Applegate: $46 happy bucks in honor of her parents’ anniversary!

Art Norwalk: $2 sad bucks to note PP John McGinn’s resignation from the club, and $4 happy bucks – two each for Bryan and Holly.

Providence Rotary’s 111^th Installation!

New Directors,

2021-2022 Officers

Sworn in by

Past Assistant District Governor

and

Past President of the Rotary Club of Providence

Richard Applebaum:

New Directors (serving to 2023)

Herb Altman

Pete Brock

Mary Cullen

Karen Mueller

Caroline Rumowicz

Directors (serving to 2022)

Erica Busillo Adams

Kimberly Dumpson

Michaela Hermann

Lisa Hill

Elizabeth Messier

2021-2022 Officers

Holly Applegate – President

Steve Hug – President-elect

Kristine David - First Vice President

Cap Willey – 2^nd Vice President

Mary Brewster – Secretary

Luis Lourenco – Treasurer

Peter Loescher – Asst. Treasurer

Bryan Cook, Immediate Past President

New Officers: Steven Hug, Luiz Lorenco, Peter Loesher, Mary Brewster, Cap Wiley, Kristine David, and Officiator Richard Appelbaum (in the background)

The Event:

Following heartfelt and humorous introductions by daughter Brecken Schneider and MC Don Saracen, President Holly began her remarks with thanks to the many friends and family members who have supported her Rotary journey. She gave particular credit to the seven women who preceded her as club presidents.

Holly recounted her most memorable volunteer experience -- traveling by mule to give polio and tetanus vaccinations to residents of remote areas in Guatemala in 1969 – foreshadowing her commitment to Rotary’s Polio Plus effort.

She said she’s looking forward to an active year including the Childhood Literacy Initiative, hands-on service through the Good Works committee and renewed fellowship through Rotary After Dark – all efforts with new leaders.

Holly’s message in closing: Let’s dream big and make things happen!

Here is the full text of Holly's remarks.

President' Message

Thank you everyone who attended the June 29th installation at The Squantum Club! It was wonderful to see all your smiling faces enjoying being together! Thank you to Don Saracen as the MC, Anthony Hollingshead as co-chair, Wendy Marcus for your amazing table decorations, Liz Messier for organizing the meal, Richard Applebaum for installing us, Cynthia Leonard for the invitation and program, Jim Gilcreast for our Pledge of Allegiance, Walter Cotter as Paul Harris, Jackie Gourd for your calligraphy, Peter Loescher for securing the Squantum Club, and Geoff Gaunt for framing the Presidential certificates and Steve Hug and Art Norwalk for publicity. A special thank you to Rob Black for reservations and setting everything up for our meeting for in-person and zoom.

Congratulations to all our newly installed Board members as well as our Paul Harris Fellows: Susan Kearney, Pete Brock, Mary Cullen, Connie Donnelly, and George Babcock.

I want to wish all of you a wonderful July 4th!! We do not have a meeting next Tuesday, July 6. We will be having our next meeting at the Marriott on Tuesday, July 13. We would like to start lunch at 11:45 am and begin our meeting at 12 pm, speaker on at approximately 12:15 pm and end by 1:00 pm. We want to provide the best experience for both attendees and Zoomers! We still need you to make reservations by the Friday before our meeting.

Jul 13, 2021 12:00 PM

Connelly Akstens

New Book: Without Shame

Jul 20, 2021 12:00 PM

Josh Fenton

GoLocalProv

Jul 27, 2021

Patrick T. Conley

Historical cruise through the Ocean State

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