Naugatuck Rotary - Naugatuck Rotary Newsletter

Nicholas Lucas is 11 years old and has developed an acute form of leukemia and needs URGENTLY a bone marrow transplant from a 100% matching donor. There will be a bone marrow registry on Sunday, November 1st at Vasco da Gama Cultural & Civic Center, 355 James Street, Bridgeport, CT from 10:00AM - 3:00PM. Phone: 888-638-2870. You have the power to save a life by completing a simple consent form and doing a simple cheek cell swab. Join the registry.

On November 5th the Naugatuck YMCA will be having their Auction Dinner

On November 5th the Rotary Foundation Dinner will be held at the Racebrook Country Club

Tracey Kelly announced to date it looks like we have $1200 from the Candle Fund Raiser.

She congratulated all of us for our hard work and great salesmanship.

November 5th is career day at Naugatuck High School. The Naugatuck Rotary Club will participate and give the students information on running a business in an ethical manner. The day begins at 7:45am and ends at 11:30am.

December 12th is the Annual Christmas party for the children at St. Michael's Church. Jane Lobdell reminded us that this year all of us will contribute one present valued at $10.00 and contribute $10.00 for the use of St. Michael's Church hall. Jane requires that the presents and $10 be to her NO later than December 1st.Remember...we also need goodies for the children to eat.

Students of the Month, Sarah Cool and Mike Butkus both extended their gratitude to us. They both very much enjoyed meeting so many Rotarians. We wish them luck next year in college.

Jane Walsh announced that Area 6 will again be hosting a GSE team. The team will be coming from South Africa and staying with us April 25th through the District Conference. Host families are needed and so are those that are willing to provide transportation. Please contact Jane if you can be of service in any way.

Duncan Stephens announced the the Valley Chordsman will present a "Road Show across America"

November 14th at 7:30pm at the Rotella Magnet School on Pierpont Road, Waterbury, CT. Please contact Duncan for information or tickets. Sounds like it will be a great time!!

Jennifer Merrill announced Teen Theater - Dates are October 30th, November 6 & 7 at 8pm, November 1 & 8 at 2pm. Dinner is served one hour before the shows and includes chili, baked potatoes, bread, butter and desserts; there will be hotdogs available for children. $20 for adults, children 10 and under are $12. It is at St. Michael's parish hall.

Guests

Students of the month - Sarah Cool and Mike Butkus

Upcoming Speakers
11/4 Jennifer Merrill ( has a speaker coming from LISA)
11/11 David Mulhall
11/18 John Roman
11/25 Day before Thanksgiving

12/2 Rupi Rupwani
12/9 Michael Steir
12/16 Bruce Steinway
12/23 Duncan Stephens
12/30 Club Assembly

Birthdays

Jane Lobdell - 10/30

Anniversaries

none this week

Membership Anniversaries

none this week

Our Speaker Today

John McCormack, speaker host and speaker today, gave an informative talk on Gaelic Football and Hurling. All of John's children are involved, as their father is, in Gaelic Football and Hurling.

The Gaelic Athletic Association is celebrating it's 125th Anniversary this coming Sunday.

Gaelic football and hurling have been arousing Irish passions for a long, long time. Football became popular as early as the 16th century, when teams might have consisted of all the able-bodied men of a town or parish. In those earliest days, the rather unorganized game would begin between the two towns and end when one side had managed to force the ball across a line into the other's territory.

The modern game plays like a mix of soccer and rugby. Fifteen-player teams battle across a pitch using a round ball slightly smaller than its soccer counterpart. The ball is carried for short distances, and passing is done with a kick or a "hand-pass," the ball struck with a hand or fist. The action is fast and furious, and play is rough. Protective equipment is nonexistent.

Hurling is similar to lacrosse or hockey. It's played on a large pitch with a curved wooden stick and a small ball. It's one of the fastest games afield, and it's not for the faint of heart. Bodies bang, the ball is as hard as a baseball, and the sticks are made of solid ash.

While Gaelic football is an old sport, hurling is ancient. Irish mythology is replete with tales of heroes who were expert hurlers. Such myths point to a hurling history some 2,000 years old and the sport's prominent place in Irish tradition.

John promised to give us the time and date of the next home game so we can all go and see for ourselves how fast and furious this sport truly is. Not to mention that there is an Irish pub nearby!

Absent Members Today

Mary Connolly, Barbara Csanka, Peggy Dufresne, Mike Elser, Jonathan Farmer, John Ford, Cathie Mauritz, Tony Purcaro, Rebecca Zandvliet

Upcoming Club Events

Naugatuck Rotary Club Foundation Dinner honoring Terry Barber - November 21st - 6:30 at the Crystal Room, School Street Naugatuck

November 5th - Career Day at Naugatuck High School - 7:30am - 11:30am

December 12th - The Annual Christmas party for the Children at St. Michael's Church Hall.

Happening Around the District and RI

Cheshire Rotary's 70th Anniversary - Oct 29 at 6:00PM at the Waverly, 286 Maple Ave, Cheshire

For reservations, contact Jim McGregor 203-681-1382 or email at jim@microtech-inc.com

District 7980 Foundation Dinner - 11/5

at The Racebrook Country Club, 246 Derby Ave, Orange, CT

RYLA - 11/13 - 11/15 at Homewood Suites, 6905 Main Street, Stratford, 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

Courtyard by Marriot - Waterbury - 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 12:15 pm

Sandwich Man - Seymour - 1st and 3rd Thursdays 7:15 am

Brownson Country Club - Derby - Thursday 12:15 pm

Crowne Plaza - Southbury - Thursday 12:15 pm

www.rotaryeclubone.org online makeup

Rotary District 7980

Rotary International

Rotary Cruise Deals

Naugatuck Rotary

P.O. Box 484

Naugatuck, CT 06770