Mike Kelly led us in the Pledge
Inspiration
Bill Applegate offered two quotations as an inspiration to us all.
- Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. ~ Lao Tzu.
- A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week. ~ George Patton
Guests
David and Luann Keizer - parents of Emily Bernstein from Spring Lake, MI
Cristina Iannarino - children’s book buyer at Books on the Square, guest of Jane Berkowitz
Zoomers
PJ Fox, Don Saransen, Moses Fortes, Priya Banargee
Announcements
Next week is the school supply meeting, where we assemble boxes of supplies for the classrooms of the Harry Kizirian School.
Don gave us a Gala sponsor update - we are doing very well. You can go online to
www.providencerotary.org make your sponsorship payment, but there is a 3% fee if you use your credit card. The option to pay by check is available with no fee.
- Conference Level – Washington Trust, and The Vertus Group
- Championship Level – Swan Point Cemetery, and Van Liew Trust Company
- Game Sponsor – Mary and Rob Brewster, Bob and Kathleen Murphy, and Sharon Garland
September 13 - District conference get-together. Great opportunity for new or old members to learn. Held at Bridgewater State University and it is a free event.
Our club earned a Rotary International Club Excellence Award “honoring the Rotary Club of Providence for fostering a positive experience for its members and reflecting the values of Rotary.”
Induction of New Member
Gregory Bowman – Law School Dean – Roger Williams University
He shared a few words thanking his sponsor, Peter Loescher. He spoke to us last year and shared his experience as a Rotary Exchange Student in Denmark. He is still close to many of the people he met there, and the experience changed his life.
Happy Bucks
- Pete Brock is happy because he is heading to Boulder CO next week.
- Art Norwalk is happy that Pete ‘knew a guy’ who supplied pizzas for the Kizirian School’s back to school night.
- Liz Messier is happy because she is finally on the recovery from pneumonia.
- Kris David is happy because her grandson didn’t say ‘Gigi’ but was able to say ‘Alex”.
- Don Saracen is happy to welcome our new member.
- Bill Applegate is happy to thank our new member for joining, Alex for taking time from his busy filming schedule, and for our guests from Michigan.
Speaker
There was no speaker today, so the remainder of the meeting was spent in camaraderie and getting to know one another better.
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