Naugatuck Rotary - Naugatuck Rotary Newsletter

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.

Jane Lobdell reminded us of the Christmas Party for the Children to be held at St. Michael’s Church on Saturday, December 6 from 1:00 to 3:00. Please remember to drop off your gifts to Jane no later than December 1 at Naugatuck Youth and Family Services, 13 Scott Street.

Milt Grele passed around the sign up sheet for our Christmas Luncheon at the Continental Room to be held on December 10^th. Cost is $18 per person.

John Ford thanked John McCormack and John Aresta for the fine job they did for the Paul Harris Dinner last Friday evening. Thanks goes to Marcelo Martins and his wife, Alexandra, for the great display they put together.

Guests

Speakers: Bob Lyons and Paul Santos

Don Zehnder, Jr.

Students: Greg Rice and Necole Morrissey

Upcoming Speakers

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 Anniversary to Mary and Joe Connolly!!! 11/22

Membership Anniversaries

none this week

Our Speaker Today

Speaker host, Tracey Kelly introduced Bob Lyons and Paul Santos of Legends of Superheros, Middlebury Edge, 1655 Straits Turnpike, Middlebury, CT. Bob and Paul gave us some history of the comic book. In 1933, the first comic book was a giveaway, titled Bunnies on Parade. It was so popular, that the decision was made to try to sell these books and the “Famous Funnies, Series 1” was born. It sold for $0.10 and sold out almost immediately. Eastern Color Printing of Waterbury Ct, owned by William B. Pape printed many of the first comic books.

In the 1970, the industry changed drastically. Comic book sales took a nosedive. Venues that sold them were disappearing and replaced by big stores and the cost of producing comic books was out of control.

In 1973, an idea sprang up in Brooklyn to sell directly to stores and eliminate the distributors. This worked extremely well. The industry was able to expand into other merchandise, like posters, books, clocks etc.

For information you can call 203-577-2445 or visit the website: http://www.legendsofsuperheros.com/index.html

Absent Members Today

Jose DaSilva, Peggy Dufresne, Jonathan Farmer, Ginger Fennell, Cathie Mauritz, David Mulhall, Anthony L. Purcaro, Jr. Debbie Wheelahan

Upcoming Club Events

Happening Around the District and RI

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