INSPIRATION
Jane Kratsch offered an inspiration on aging as she prepared to celebrate her birthday this week. She gave the group a clue to her age when she sang from the Beatles, “will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m 64??” She looks forward to many more years serving the community with the best folks she knows – that would be her friends in Rotary.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, Etc.
President Don invited members to another celebration: on June 18, Art Norwalk will be installed as the club president, along with officers and board members.
Trish Cirelli reported that all the peanut butter donated by club members has been distributed. Her most recent delivery was to the food pantry at St. Edwards’s Church in Providence.
Bob Murphy reported on the great day outdoors with the students of San Miguel. The weather cooperated for fishing, a cookout and distribution of fishing rods to the 20 boys who attended.
PP Paul Segal, chair of the Providence Rotary Charities Foundation board of directors, thanked the members for their generous support of this year’s annual fund appeal, “gold bowls” and special events. He introduced trustees of the foundation: PP Richard Applebaum, George Babcock, PP Barry Fain, Sharon Garland, Richard Gregory, Kevin Oates and foundation administrator, Randy Dittmar.
This year the foundation awarded $52,000 in grants to 31 agencies serving economically disadvantaged individuals in and around Providence:
134 Collaborative -- $2,000
Adoption Rhode Island -- $2,000
Big Brothers/Sisters -- $1,000
Books Are Wings -- $3,000
Camp Ruggles -- $2,000
Community Boating Center -- $2, 000
Everett: Company, Stage & School -- $2,000
Family Service of RI -- $2,000
FirstWorks -- $1,500
Friends of RI CASA -- $1,000
Girl Scouts of SE NE -- $1,500
Inspiring Minds -- $2,500
Camp JORI -- $2,000
Narr. Council Boy Scouts -- $1,500
NE Patriots Alumni Club – $1,000
New Urban Arts -- $2,000
Providence Community Library -- $2,000
Prov. Community Opportunity Corp. -- $1,000
Read to Succees -- $1,000
RI Tutorial & Educational Services -- $1,500
RI Urban Debate League -- $2,000
San Miguel School -- $1,000
Save the Bay Education - $1,500
Sojourner House -- $2,000
Sophia Academy -- $1,000
Southside Community Land Trust -- $1,000
Special Olympics RI -- $2,000
The Salvation Army -- $1,000
Whitmarsh House -- $2,000
Young Voices -- $2,000
YWCA RI -- $2,000
