Led by George Babcock
Inspiration
Lew Hassell gave our inspiration. March Madness, in the late 1960’s and 70’s was dominated by one team, the UCLA Bruins. The coach of that team was John Wooden, affectionately known as, “The Wizard of Westwood” because Westwood is where they played their home games. Coach Wooden epitomized what it means to be a Servant-Leader. It was never about him, if his team won, he gave all the credit to his players, if they lost, he took the blame. He convinced great players like Bill Walton and Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul Jabaar) to focus on team success over personal accolades. Coach Wooden felt that as a leader you are a light for those around you, and it was a leader’s responsibility to shine that light. The Rotarian way is to place Service above Self.
Using the word light as an acronym, following these 5 leadership skillsets will ensure that your servant-leadership is shining bright! 1) L – listen intently and when listening, listen to understand, versus listening to respond, 2) I – Inspire the right action. Keep in mind, our actions will always speak louder than your words, 3) G – Gain agreement. It is always better to collaborate versus dictate, 4) H – Honor the leadership opportunities that come your way and 5) T – Trust. Take the time to earn trust, then invest in cultivating and strengthening it and never give it away. One of coach Wooden’s best leadership quotes is this, “Truly great leaders can provide correction without creating resentment”.
On Zoom
Barry Fain, Kyle Mushaweh, Wendy Harris
Guest
Sheri Hendricks, West of Center Financial
New Member Induction
Ralph Gianfrancesco was inducted into the Rotary Club by President Pete Brock as our fifteenth new member this rotary year. His sponsor Simone Fargiorgio attached the Rotary pin
Announcements
- RI FC Open House – April 26th, it is a “free” tour of the new RI FC soccer field.
- March 27th, Barker Playhouse – 100 tickets for the Theater Night. Cocktails will be at 6:30 followed by the show at 7:30PM.
Happy Bucks
- Pete Brock is happy about a terrific turnout for the meeting and for the hospitality of the Squantum Club waitstaff.
- Kris David is happy about a terrific response for the March 27th Barker Playhouse night. She is also happy, and thankful, that her grandson is okay after a health scare.
- Bill Applegate is happy about impressive attendance at Tuesday’s meeting.
- Holly Applegate is happy for the beautiful Squantum Club setting for the meeting.
- Diane Riccitelli is happy for the healthy arrival of her second granddaughter.
- Lew Hassell is happy to be at the meeting in person versus via zoom.
- Don Saracen is happy for the terrific work done by Anthony Hollingshead who has brought on 15 mew members!
Speaker
Emily Bernstein introduced Laura Crawford from the Alzheimer’s Association Chapter of RI.
Laura shared that each chapter operates independently. The RI Chapter relies heavily on local fundraising with the Alzheimer’s Walks being the primary fundraising events. There is a total of five fundraising Walks in RI with the signature Walk being in Providence.
Laura shared a story of a close friend who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at age 48 and warned that it is not a disease that only strikes the elderly. Symptoms can start appearing 10 to 15 years prior to the full onset of the disease.
There are over 2,500 programs offered in Rhode Island and there is a 24/7 (800) hotline that folks can call if they need assistance or just have questions regarding the disease.
Invitation
On Saturday, April 5th there is a free District Learning Assembly from 8:30am -12:00pm at New England Institute of Technology in East Greenwich. This session is open to all Rotary members and we are encouraged to attend. There are several interesting breakout sessions for the curious.
