Naugatuck Rotary - Naugatuck Rotary Newsletter

The bus trip to NYC to see the Christmas show at Radio City Music Hall was a BLAST! Even though the weather didn’t cooperate, everyone enjoyed the show and Marcelo’s entertainment on the bus was spectacular!

Through the fog, the mist, the rain, the objective Fine dining before the performance in the lower lobby

Our leader and his support group

Our winner of trivial pursuit, especially if it involved anything with numbers

Please make your reservations now for the District Conference, May 1 – 3, 2009 being held in Newport, Rhode Island.

Jane Lobdell asked for volunteers to decorate the Christmas Tree at Saint Michael’s on Tuesday 11/25 at 10:00AM. It shouldn’t take long and help will be greatly appreciated.

Reminder!! Next week’s meeting will be held at the Elk’s Club.

Friday evening, November 14^th is our Paul Harris Award dinner. $35 pp and cash bar. The festivities begin at 6:30

Below are photos courtesy of Duncan Stephens from the Foundation Dinner, November 6 in Farmington.

Chuck picking up where he left off in his old club

Dick Young Chairman of the Denan Project accepting two, count them, two
Paul Harris awards last thursday. One from the Watertown club in dist. 7890
and one from PDG Chip Lewis for Dist 7980. The first aid hut is now a 29 room
hospital with 35 employees, and the water pipe line is almost
complete with a majority of the 15 water-outlets sponsored by Rotary
clubs from Ct, Fla and Colorado.55,000 patients have been treated
free of charge in our four years.

Chip Lewis came by the Denan table to offer a more informal
congratulations to Dick. Kathy Owens and Duncan are founding
members of the Denan Project.

Guests

Speaker: Lydia deHippolytis

Renie Steinway

Mrs. Ed Gerber

Students:

Greg Rice and Nicole Morrissey

Upcoming Speakers

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

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Marcelo Martins!!!! 11/12

Membership Anniversaries

Don Zehnder - 11/1/78

Mike Elser - 11/1/88

Michael Steir - 11/20/96

John Roman - 11/30/98

Our Speaker Today

Our speaker host today, Ray Dowling introduced Lydia deHippolytis co-founder the Naugatuck Garden Club.

The Naugatuck Garden Club is a hard working group of dedicated volunteers and members. They have over 90 active members and have been recognized by receiving 2 Gold Medal Awards – one in education and one in civic beautification.

A sampling of projects that the Garden Club has done: they have refurbished the fountain on the green and maintain the gardens that surround it; They purchased the gazebo on the green; they maintain the gazebo at Oak Terrace Senior Housing Complex and they plant, water, fertilize and maintain 17 sites throughout the town.

In May of every year, the Garden Club has a plant sale. Perennials are grown and donated for the sale by members. The proceeds go towards a scholarship for a high school senior looking to major in horticulture.

Absent Members Today

Debbie Corso, Barbara Csanka, Peggy Dufresne, John McCormack, Tony Purcaro, Debbie Wheelahan

Upcoming Club Events

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 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