Newsletter - Current  Mar 9, 2010

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Middletown Rotary Club Merry-Go-Round    Date March 9, 2010

The meeting was opened by Middletown Rotary Club President, Patricia Lyman, with a song, the pledge of allegiance and a prayer by Patti Vassia.

Announcements:

The annual meeting and election of a slate of officers by ballot will be March 16, 2010.

Paul Harris Awards Dinner will be held Thursday, March 18, at Elizabeth's Restaurant, 825 Cromwell Ave, Rocky Hill.

Basketball Tournament, Friday, March 26.

Mission of Mercy free dental clinic will be held Saturday and Sunday March 13th and 14^th. Our club has agreed to take down the set-up at the conclusion.

Pat Tucker talked about the One Book, The Soloist, by Steve Porter.

King of Clubs for the eradication of Polio:

Patti Vassia and Kevin Wilhelm had the right tickets and Kevin drew the King of Clubs, for $185.

Card Game:

High - Maureen Brubaker - Ace high flush

Low - Sal Misenti - 10 - 8 - 4 - 3 - A

Rotarian of the month:

Cathy Branch Stebbans for her many hours working on a cemetery documentation project.

New Member:

President Pat Lyman indoctrinated Judi Ann Lavsier, sponsored by Laura Falt, into the Middletown Rotary Club.

Rotary Board of Directors:

The minutes of the March 3, 2010 directors meeting at the home of Sal and Joanne Misenti were read by club secretary, Pat Tucker.

Student of the Month:

Joe Marino introduced Bailey Cornell, a junior at Haddam Killingworth High School. Bailey was accompanied by her parents, Bob and Sue Cornell, guidance counselor, Peter Ettlinger and principal, Charles Macunas.

Happy Dollars:

President Pat - Acknowledged Student of the Month and Board of Directors

Ken Vaughan - Guests and daughter's high school swim team

Mario Mazzotta - Michael Frechette, front page of Middletown Press

Cathy Branch Stebbans - Acknowledged Michael Frechette and Rotarian of the Month

Sal Misenti - Acknowledged Student of the Month

Chris Soulias - Congratulations Student of the Month and new member

Cheryl Duey - Congratulations Student of the Month and new member

Dan Litwin - Welcome Judi Ann

Wilfredo Nieves - Congratulations Bailey and Judi Ann

Patti Vassia - Happy, Happy !

Laura Falt - Congratulations Judi Ann and elegant speech by student of the month

Jeff Walter - Wonderful Saturday in New York, tracing family origin at Ellis Island and his son living two blocks from where his mother grew up

Art Myers - Small business resources available at the Russell Library

Kevin Wilhelm - Congratulations Judi Ann and the UConn women

Gary Mullaney - Girls are back at school, 55 students helping at the Mission of Mercy Clinic and St. Patrick's Day

Joe Marino - Bailey did a wonderful job

The meeting ended with the four way test

Respectfully submitted by Burleigh R. Noyes