Naugatuck Rotary - Naugatuck Rotary Newsletter

Sergeant at Arms Duncan Stephens fined Jeff Chipokas, Jeanine LeVasseur, and David Mulhall for teaching water pouring etiquette to our exchange student, Desiderio Berdini. Happy dollars: Bruce Steinway, Marcelo Martins, Mike Elser.

General Fine: Anyone who voted in the election.

Announcements & Information

The Rose Sale is winding down. Roses will be delivered next Wednesday at our regular luncheon meeting. To date we have 188 dozen of the 300 dozen sold. Please continue to speak to everyone about them.

There is still room on the bus for Radio City Music Hall to see the Rockettes and the Christmas special. This Saturday, November 8, 2008.

We currently have 65 people signed up for the Paul Harris Dinner. Let’s continue to get the word out there as we honor this year’s recipient, Nichol Yanarella and all she does for Naugatuck. Tickets are $35.00 and you can pay at the door. The event is being held at the Continental Room beginning at 6:30. For tickets or more information please contact John McCormack at 720-0100.

This being the first Wednesday of the month, a basket was distributed to members to collect monies for the Food Bank. $81 was collected….thank you to all.

Guests

Speakers - Elizabeth Snyder and Lisa LaChance

Student - Desiderio Berdini

Upcoming Speakers

11/12 Ray Dowling will be hosting a speaker from the Garden Club

11/19             Tracy Kelly
11/26                Pre Thanksgiving (no program)
12/3                  Ed Gerber will be hosting Penny O’Donnell on the Electoral College
12/10             Jeanine LeVasseur
12/17             Jane Lobdell
12/24                no meeting

12/31                no meeting
1/7                   Ginger Fennell
1/14                 Cathy Mauritz
1/21                 John McCormack
1/28                 Jennifer Merrill

Birthdays and Anniversaries

None

Membership Anniversaries

Don Zehnder –11/1/78 - 30 years

Mike Elser – 11/1/88 - 20 years

Mike Steir – 11/20/96 - 12 years

John Roman – 11/30/98 - 10 years

Our Speaker Today

Marcelo Martins, today’s speaker host, introduced Elizabeth Snyder and Lisa LaChance from Naugatuck High School. Elizabeth, the School Outreach/Crisis Counselor and Lisa, the School Social Worker, spoke to the members about the new mentoring program they are looking to implement at the school beginning in January of 2009.

They began by giving the Rotarians a self assessment quiz (yuck) in order to assess their interest/skills at becoming a mentor for high school students. Actually, it wasn’t that bad. They spoke to us about the changing demographics and the need for mentoring to those deemed “at risk”. In most cases, it would be a sympathetic, non judgmental ear for these students. The commitment on the part of the mentor is 1 hour a week for 10 months.

The application process includes, along with the application, completion of three references by a relative, friend, and co-worker. The next step would be an interview to better get to know the applicant with the goal of matching the mentor to a mentee. The next step would be a background check. Elizabeth and Lisa then would conduct the training session. The two speakers emphasized the fact that they would always be available to assist the mentor, should the need arise.

They are in the midst of identifying interested students, working closely with other teachers and interested parents.

If these is something you are interested in, please contact Elizabeth or Lisa.

Absent Members Today

John Aresta, Brian Barrett, Barbara Csanka, Jonathan Farmer, Tracey Kelly, Cathie Mauritz, John McCormack, Tony Purcaro, John Roman, Michael Steir, Laurie Yelding, Rebecca Zandvliet

Upcoming Club Events

Radio City Music Hall

for the Rockettes

Saturday, November 8th

$120 per person

Naugatuck Rotary Rose Sale

November 12th

$12.00 per dozen

Naugatuck Rotary Paul Harris Award Dinner

Honoring Nichol Yanarella

Friday, November 14th

Continental Room

6:30 cash bar

Tickets are $35.00 per person

Happening Around the District and RI

November 8, 2008 United Nations Day

November 15, 2008 Rotaract Zone Assembly, Yale 10-4

225 Prospect Street, New Haven

January 10, 2009 Interact Assembly, Choate Rosemary Hall School

January 31, 2009 Pre-PETS including 4 way speech contest finals

New Haven Lawn Club, New Haven

February 6-8, 2009 RYLA, Stratford, CT

February 14, 2009 Valentine's Day Dinner Dance

Country House Restaurant, East Haven

March 12 - 14 2009 PETS - Nashua NH

March 7, 2009 New Generations, Choate Rosemary Hall

March 27, 28, 2009 RI President's Membership Conference, Baltimore, MD

April 1, 2009 Deadline for Submission of Award Applications

April 19, 2009 GSE Inbound Teams Welcome Brunch

April 23,2009 District Assembly, Sheraton Four Points, Meriden

May 1-3 2009 District Conference, Newport, Rhode Island

May 15, 2009 GSE Farewell Brunch/Memo of Club visit due to DG

June 21 - 24 2009 International Convention, Birmingham, England

July 7, 2009 District Governor Installation, Pine Orchard Yacht & Country Club

Branford, CT

AREA CLUBS FOR MAKEUP AND INFORMATION LINKS

Silvermine Tavern - Norwalk - Monday 12:15 pm

The Inn at Newtown - Newtown - Monday 6:15pm

John J Sullivan's Restaurant - Ansonia - Tuesday 12:15 pm

The Waterbury Club - Waterbury - Every other Tuesday 12:15 pm

Sandwich Man - Seymour - 1st and 3rd Thursday 7:15 am

Brownson Country Club - Derby - Thursday 12:15 pm

Crowne Plaza - Southbury - Thursday 7:15 am

www.rotaryeclubone.org online makeup

Rotary District 7980

Rotary International

Rotary Cruise Deals

Naugatuck Rotary

P.O. Box 484

Naugatuck, CT 06770