Naugatuck Rotary - Naugatuck Rotary Newsletter

Happy Dollars from Rebecca Zandvliet for having her grand daughter stay overnight with her and Bruce Steinway for going to the waterfront resort - Chicago.

General Fine: Anyone that did not make an annoucement today.

Announcements & Information

Jeff Chipokas announced that Wyantenuck will hold their pricing for our Golf Outing to the same as last year. It will take place on September 16th.

Marcelo announced the United Way of Naugatuck and Beacon Falls is having their Annual Meeting Thursday, March 5th at the Crystal Room. This year's Mary H. Connolly Community Caring Award recipient is Caren G. Bouchard. Caren has done an enormous amount for our community. If you would like to attend, please call Lisa Shappy at 729-1564 for reservations.

Marcelo reminded us that the March 18th Rotary meeting will be held at the Elks Club. Please make a note of this.

Guests

Deborah McMahon

Jan Marie King

Speaker

Susan Agamy, Executive Director of ACT (Area Congregations Together)- Spooner House.

Students

Derio - our exchange student

Students of the month - Alexis Moody and Tyler Wellington

Upcoming Speakers

March 11 - Duncan Stephens

March 18 - Michael Steir - Speaker Albin Weber on the Revolutionary War

Birthdays and Anniversaries

Happy 60th Wedding Anniversary to Bob Sutherland and his lovely wife - 3/5

Membership Anniversaries

Jennifer Merrill - 3/31/05

Debbie Wheelhan - 3/3/04

Cathie Mauritz - 3/3/04

Jeanine LeVasseur - 3/12/07

Marcelo Martins - 3/30/00

David Mulhall - 3/19/08

Our Speaker Today

Bruce Steinway, speaker chair today, introduced Susan Agamy from ACT, Spooner House

The mission of ACT is to provide food, shelter and support services to people in need in the lower valley. All of their energies are devoted to helping their clients establish a self-sufficient living situation.

Susan explained that Spooner House is helping people rebuild their lives and they serve the most needy in the community. Spooner House is located in Shelton, CT. It was founded in 1979 by clergy and lay people. They have gone from a service that provided 1 hot meal a week to those in need to an emergency shelter to more than 250 individuals annually. They serve single male and female individuals and families with children. They contract with their clients. This includes responsibilities at the shelter, a 6:00 PM curfew, to remain clean and sober throughout their stay at the shelter and to stay for at least six months. The duration of stay helps those individuals and families retain the skills and tools they need to live on their own with the good practices learned at Spooner House.

Their new facility is a 14,000 sq.ft. 36-bed residential facility for the homeless with an expanded food bank to serve the growing number of people in need in the region. Spooner house houses 36 individuals at a time. They are located at 30 Todd Road, Shelton CT.

For more information or to volunteer, please call 203-225-0453 or visit www.act-spooner.org

Absent Members Today

Brian Barrett, Debbie Corso, Jose DaSilva, Jonathan Farmer, Jeanine LeVasseur, Jane Lobdell, John McCormack, Jennifer Merrill, Anthony Purcaro, Jr., John Roman, Rupi Rupwani, Michael Steir, Debbie Wheelahan

Happening Around the District and RI

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

AREA CLUBS FOR MAKEUP AND INFORMATION LINKS

Silvermine Tavern - Norwalk - Monday 12:15 pm