Naugatuck Rotary - Naugatuck Rotary Newsletter

Marcelo told of his experience at PETS this past weekend. He said he learned a great deal. There was emphasis on member retention and attaining new members. The new message for the upcoming year is "The future of Rotary is in your hands"

Guests

Albin Weber - Speaker

Visiting Rotarians

Rudy Mazursky

Upcoming Speakers

March 25 - Manny Vieira hosting Mayoral candidate Bob Mezzo

Birthdays and Anniversaries

Happy Birthday to:

Joe DaSilva 3/22

Brian Barrett 3/23

Don Zehnder 3/24

Membership Anniversaries

None this week

Our Speaker Today

Michael Steir introduced Albin Weber from The Fifth Connecticut Regiment which is a revoluntionary war regiment dating back to 1775.

The regiment was initially formed in May 1775, when the Connecticut legislature created six regiments in response to the hostilities begun at Lexington and Concord. The regiment was then composed almost entirely from officers and men of Fairfield County. David Waterbury of Stamford was named first colonel. His fellow officers hailed from Greenwich, Stamford, Stratford, Fairfield, Norwalk, Ridgefield, Danbury, Greenfield Hill, Newtown, Ripton, New Fairfield, North Stratford and Redding.

Today,the regiment recreates battles of the war. They try to be authentic in everyway. Their uniforms are made to exacting specifications, down to the woolen fabric which is manufactured in France. The cost of a uniform is $800.00. The muskets are made in Italy and are modeled after the original fire arms used by the revolutionary soldiers and cost $1200.00.

They also visit middle schools in the area, telling the tale of the common soldier and giving inspiration to the youth of our country in patriotism, honor and history.

You may visit their website: www.5cr.org.

Absent Members Today

Brian Barrett, Joe DaSilva, Peggy Dufresne, Jonathan Farmer, Tracey Kelly, Jane Lobdell, Cathie Mauritz, John McCormack, Tony Purcaro, John Roman, Rebecca Zandvliet

Upcoming Club Events

Annual Meeting at the Waterbury Club - June 24th

Happening Around the District and RI

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