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Jul 1, 2009

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President

President Elect

Secretary

Treasurer

Asst. Sec.

& Treas.

Marcelo R. Martins

Rebecca Zandvliet

Jennifer Merrill

Jeff Chipokas

Bruce Steinway

Board of Directors

Ginger Fennell

John Ford

Jeanine LeVasseur

John McCormack

Laurie Yelding

Rotary International Theme 2009-2010

The Future of Rotary Is in Your Hands

District 7980, Club 6738

July 1, 2009

Meeting Today

Pledge: President Marcelo Martins

God Bless America: Don Zehnder

Invocation: John Ford

Four Way Test: John McCormack

50/50 Winner: Laurie Yelding

Song: Battle Hymn of the Republic - chosen by Don Zehnder

Food Bank: $237.00

Sergeant at Arms:

It looks like it's going to be a long, tough year with Jeff Chipokas as Sgt!!

Jeff Chipokas fined John Ford, Marcelo Martins, Ray Dowling, Bob Sutherland, John McCormack, Joe DaSilva, Duncan Stephens, Mike Elser and Don Zehnder

General Fine: Just because!

Announcements & Information

Our new president's first day on the job!

There will be a Club Assembly on July 16th at the home of Marcelo and Alex Martin, 220 Park Ave, Naugatuck beginning at 5:30.

There will be a Board of Directors meeting on July 9th at the office of Luso Cleaning starting at 5:00PM.

John Ford awarded Mike Elser with a plaque of Appreciation.

John Ford gets to keep the banner under which he served.

John Ford distributed Bike Race ads packets to the membership. Please contact the companies that you were given for ad sales and return everything to John Ford NO LATER than July 10th in order to produce the booklets in time for the Race on July 19th.

Guests

Speaker Steve Cermola for Laurel Bike Club

Tim Walsh

Visiting Rotarian Dennis Wong from the Westport Sunrise Club

Upcoming Speakers
7/8        Ray Dowling
7/15      Geoff Drawbridge
7/22      Deb Corso
7/29      Club Assembly

Birthdays

Jeff Chipokas - July 4th

Jane Walsh - July 5th

Anniversaries

Duncan and Eileen Stephens - July 2nd

Jeff and Joan Chipokas - July 4th

Membership Anniversaries

Joe DaSilva - 7/1/88

Jane Walsh - 7/1/88

Laurie Yelding - 7/6/05

Bob Sutherland - 7/17/57!!!!!!

Our Speaker Today

Steve Cermola, speaker

Jose DaSilva, speaker host for today, introduced Steve Cermola of the Laurel Bike club. On behalf of the Bike Club, Steve expressed sincere thanks and appreciation to Rotary and our help with the race for the past 17 years.

Laurel Bike club consists of around 60 members, 25 of whom are licensed racers. In the USA, there are approximately 50,000 licensed racers. Steve also gave some history and statistics concerning the Donovan-Ruhlman Criterium. The course is a 0.9 mile triangle in downtown Naugatuck. There are three 25 mile events and one 50 mile event.

Please attend the race on Sunday, July 19th if you can. The Criterium begins at 1:00PM and is always great fun!

Jose DaSilva gets a bike club racing jersey

Marcelo watches his first pen hand-out disappears into the speaker's pocket.

Absent Members Today

Brian Barrett, Debbie Corso, Barbara Csanka, Jonathan Farmer, Ginger Fennell, Jeanine LeVasseur, Cathie Mauritz, Tony Purcaro, John Roman, Rebecca Zandvliet

Upcoming Club Events

Club Assembly at the home of Marcelo Martins - 7/16 at 5:30PM

Naugatuck Rotary Bike Race, The 18th Donovan-Rulhman Memorial Criterium
Sunday, July 19th

District Governor Colin Gershon will visit our club. October 7th

Happening Around the District and RI

July 6, 2009 DGE Colin Gershon Installation Dinner, Pine Orchard Yacht & Country Club

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