Meeting Minutes - August 30, 2011

PLEDGE:  Suzanne Forni
INVOCATION:  Fred Noll 

ATTENDANCE: 13 of 29 members
 

GUESTS:
Christine Rolando, Executive Director, Literacy Orange and President, Middletown club;  Paul Rafanello, President, Literacy Orange Board of Directors;  Donald Moran, West Nyack club;  Harold Baird, Mamakating club;  PDG Pete Lazier, Middletown club.

BIRTHDAYS/ANNIVERSARIES:
Happy Birthday Laurette!  (8/30)


UPCOMING DATES:
September 6th -- BUSINESS MEETING 

September 8th -- Fellowship Mixer with the Walden club @ Winding Hills Golf Club, Montgomery, 5:30-8pm.  Carl sent around a sign-up sheet.

September 17th -- WIFFLE FOR KIDS!! 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Wiffle for Kids is right around the corner!!  Sponsorships (Corporate and Pinch Hitter) are still available and there is still space in the competitive tournament.  Posters were distributed.  Please hang and spread the word!  A sign-up sheet was also sent around for volunteers day of.

 

At the board meeting, it was decided to keep our meetings at Perkins.  The Townhouse did not have the best acoustics, no screen for speaker presentations, no storage for our Rotary items (flag, bell box, nametag box, etc.), and it is uncertain whether they will continue their breakfast service.

 

Matt, Mike S., and Lauren attended the Region 5 Dinner last week.  It was a great night hosted by the Liberty Club with lots of fellowship and updates from other clubs in our region.

 

 
SPEAKER(S):

Christine Rolando and Paul Rafanello spoke about Literacy Orange, a volunteer based English tutoring provider.  Literacy Orange is the only free English tutoring service in the area.  They offer services to adults and students.  In the United States 1 in 5 American adults is functionally illiterate.  Paul also spoke about 2 upcoming fundraising events Literacy Orange is hosting- their Diamonds in the Rough 30th Anniversary Gala on September 22, 2011 and a "Shred Event' on October 15th.  (Clean out old documents from your house and bring them to be shredded to benefit Literacy Orange.)  For more information visit www.literacyorange.org.  
 

 

50/50:  Frank G.

4-Way Test:  Frank G.