Following this rather serious kickoff, those in the know rose quickly to get to the lunch offerings – two pizzas, one cheese, the other pepperoni, accompanied by a large mixed-greens salad with a creamy Italian vinaigrette dressing. The two pizzas were large but not sheet size and ran out before the last in line reached the table.
We sang our welcome song for our guest, Toral Maher, Senior Program Officer for Liberty Bank, who presented our program today.
President Bob had various members bring us up to date on club happenings.
Jack Sayre reported on last Saturday’s Habitat for Humanity project, home improvements right here in East Hartford. Jack explained that 10 lucky folks were chosen out of 300 applicants for projects in the Hartford area.
Anwar Hossain has arranged for us to help at Food Share in Bloomfield on September 30, October 31 (wear a mask?), November 2, and December 16. Stay tuned for confirmation of the dates in November and December.
President Bob clarified that the December 11 event at the Publick House in Sturbridge is not a Rotary-sponsored event. But, he did say it should be great fun. Cost is $57/person. (For those planning ahead to that busy holiday time, our own Holiday Party will be December 18th.)
Neal Cunningham mentioned the water station for the Hartford marathon and began passing around a sign up sheet for volunteers. It is also possible to sign up on line. Neal can provide a link for that to anyone tempted to try out the process.
George Schoen, golf tournament committee co-chair, noted there is a great weather forecast for our tournament this Monday, we have had more raffle items contributed since last week’s meeting, and we have a healthy number of volunteers. All good news!
Correction to last week’s information: Coats for Kids will occur October 20th, not the 6th, which I reported incorrectly last week. My apologies to Chair Dick McCarthy and others who need to be there.