President Elect Tom Farrell filled in for President Dianne.
Announcements:
Bring a veteran to lunch on November 9th!
On November 9th we will be meeting at Molise for our annual Veterans Day luncheon. Please plan on inviting a veteran to join us. We will need to start getting a count next beginning this week.
Pennies for Polio
Pennies for Polio is in full swing. Collect that loose change and let’s really change the world. If you need a jar for your work place, contact Julia Phelps and she will be happy to provide you with one.
Amesbury Educational Foundation
Anne announced that the Amesbury Educational Foundation Autumn Evening of Giving is November 9th and this year it will be held at Vasa. Tickets are only $25 each and can be purchased on line at https://aefionline.com/ The $10,000 Jordan Shay Memorial Grant will be announced at this time as well as an additional $5000 grant.
Cheryl showed us an indoor window box that allows someone to grow fresh vegetables year round. She suggested it might be a nice service project and that we would fill them with earth and seeds and give to people who might appreciate the fresh food year long.
It was also suggested we might want to schedule a CPR class and we could subsidize the cost for some people such as high school students.
Tom announced that there are currently 17 Rotary Readers.
Amazing!
We sang happy birthday to Donna Collins.
Program:
Cathy Toomey pinch hit with a re-classification talk as our original speaker was unable to make it.