Newsletter Date: October 7
Meeting Date: October 1
Reporter: Holly Applegate
Monday: Columbus Day
Tuesday: Rotary Day
INSPIRATION Ron Hoak
The amount you give isn’t important. What matters is what that amount represents in terms of your life. Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, Etc.
Street Painting Festival update given by Liz Messier. 19 days to go. Currently have $6905 in sponsorships and $5000 in pledges! Still can make contribution on line at www.ProvidenceRotary.org! Anthony Landi still has openings for volunteers to staff the event on Oct. 20.
Get Well: PP Don Saracen is doing well after surgery and expects to be back in the next couple of weeks.
The annual District 7950 Foundation Dinner is Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Rosebrook Event Center in Wareham. Details and registration at www.Rotary7950.com.
HAPPY BUCKS
Collected by Yoni Sunshine
Ron Hoak gave 18 Happy Bucks in celebration of his 18th Wedding Anniversary!
Bryan Cook gave Happy Bucks for great visits with his children including a visit to England, where his daughter is studying.
Tiffany Bumgardner-Scheffler gave a Happy Buck for a wonderful visit with family in New York.
Paul Segal gave 5 Happy Bucks for enjoying being at our meeting.
Jan Feyler gave a Happy Buck for her visit with Susan Blicker.
Anthony Hollingsworth gave Happy Bucks for his guests, one of whom went to Turkey through the Rotary Youth Exchange program.
Bob Morse gave 20 Happy Bucks for his recent trip to the Azores.
Randy Dittmar gave Happy Bucks for his granddaughter’s 20th Birthday.
Dan Hunter gave 4 Happy Bucks for Boston College’s Victorious home game.
Jim Gilcreast gave Happy Buck for his Alma Mater, Boston College.
Kevin Kernan gave a Happy Buck to Peter Brock for The Patriots’ Victory!
Art Norwalk gave a Happy Buck for the Patriots’ win.
CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL, BUT THERE
ARE THINGS WE CAN DO ABOUT IT
Bob Murphy introduced our speaker, Timmons Roberts, a Professor of Environmental Studies at Brown University, who spoke about his ties to Rotary through his Dad’s involvement as past president of the Cleveland, Ohio Rotary Club.
Prof. Roberts sees climate change as a crisis and an opportunity in RI. The number of days with temperatures exceeding 80 degrees has increased from 50-60 to 75-80 days. The sea level has risen 9 inches since 1930 creating property risks with flooding events. Many properties are now in flood zones. Increase in water temperature can lead to allergens and disease.
Shifting to the optimistic side, he said there are many ways to reduce the impact of climate change. Build sea walls, retreat from the shore lines, increase tree planting in neighborhoods, better planning ahead for disaster events, transition off fossil fuels, use more bicycles for transportation, develop more electric cars, use solar and wind power.
In RI there are 16,000 jobs in clean energy.