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Bulletin Editor
Arnie Goldman
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Speakers
May 12, 2017
Allison Casinghino
Wheeler Clinic Foster Care Program
May 19, 2017
Club Day-Committee Reports
May 26, 2017
Brandon Robertson and Hiram Peck of Town of Avon
Avon Village Center
Jun 02, 2017
Sandy Bali
The Health Care Challenge - A Pharmacist's Perspective"
Jun 09, 2017
FAVARH
"Employment Leads for Favarh Participants."
Jun 16, 2017
No Meeting-Installation Dinner in evening
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Executives & Directors
President
Don Bonner
 
President Elect
Robin DiNicola
 
Immediate Past President
Gary Miller
 
Treasurer
Gary Hyde
 
Secretary
Michael Mezheritskiy
 
Sergeant-at-Arms
Heather Pantano
 
Rotary Foundation Chair
Joanne Santiago
 
Board Member-at-Large
Craig Buhrendorf
 
Board Member-at-Large
Peter Vignati
 
Asst Treasurer
Paul Cioffari
 
Russell Hampton
National Awards Services Inc.
Sage
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Club Information
Rotary Club of Avon-Canton - Founded 1973
Avon-Canton
Service above Self
We meet Fridays at 7:30 AM
Avon Old Farms Hotel
279 Avon Mountain Rd.
Avon, CT  06001
United States
DistrictSiteIcon District Site
VenueMap Venue Map
 March 3, 2017
Katelyn Stryeski
Roaring Brook Nature Center
 
 
 
 
     
Sergeant-at-Arms Report
February 24, 2017
 
Members
37
Make-Ups None
Guests
Carol Whelen (introduced by Phil Worley)
MaryEllen Shuckerow (introduced by Steve Morris)
Carrie Firestone (speaker)
Visiting Rotarians
Kyong Wilson - Past District Governor & member Bristol Club (introduced by Craig Buhrendorf)
Hap Leabman - Asst. District Governor & member, West Hartford Club (introduced by Craig Buhrendorf)
Arlene Greco - Derby/Shelton Club (introduced by Heather Pantano)
Happy Dollars $17.00
Fines None
Raffle $20.00 - Craig Buhrendorf
   

Birthdays

None
 
Happy Dollars
 
Kurt Lux was happy to announce his recent promotion at First America Company. He hopes his new duties, with concurrent improved income wil allow Jolly to devote more time to her charitable activities in Africa.
 
Paul Mikkelson was happy to report he visited his Mom, who resides in Windsor.  She surprised him with her personal donation of $50.00 towards TOTV. He also reported that FAVARH has previously assembled and offered as many as 170 baskets for auction at their Riverdale event.
 
Joanne Santiago was happy to honor her son's 26th birthday and thanked everyone who called with kind words after her recent fall.
She also reminded everyone to make their birthday donation to the Rotary Foundation.
 
Tom Voorhees wished Paul and all the other CPA Rotarians fair thee well, until at least April 16th. We wont be seeing them much!
 
Ted Cowles was happy to provide a detailed report on the maple sugaring industry. He taps 600 trees and has boiled 1000 gallons so far.
He remains unsure if this will be a good season or not as warm weather causes the trees to heal, and seal, their tap holes over a period of about 6 weeks. Cold weather, and snow cover on the ground slows that and allows continued sap harvesting. He will know by April 1 what the verdict on the season will be.
 
Gary Hyde was happy to report that the April 1 TOTV regular tickets will be distributed today and next week and that we should return those we dont sell. For VIP Tickets see Chuck Joseph.
 
Jolly Lux was happy to see Kyong and Hap, and to again thank the ramington Club for their gift of $500.00 to her charitable work in Africa. Those funds have been used to help support Kristin,  the student we have been told about previously. She is now in a safer school, with aunt close by looking after her.
 
Salin Low was happy about the preparations for TOTV so far, but indicates we need more baskets.
 
Kyong Wilson reminds us she is looking for a leadership person.
 
Hap Leabman is happy to see all of us and to be here.
 
Rollie Sterrett made still another entry in his Retirement Joke Series...this one about a forgetful man and his forgetful wife. Ask Rollie for details.
 
Don Bonner was happy to report that the official signing with FAVARH is upcoming.
 
Announcements
 
3/ 7: Avon-Canton Rotary Pub Night will be held at the new "Market Place Kitchen & Bar" which will open soon in Avon, according to Phil Worley, and is conveniently located two doors down from some hardware store.
 
4/1: Taste of the Valley
 
Awards, Donations, etc.
 
[Paul, MaryEllen Shuckerow, Arlene Greco, Don]
 
Paul Mikkelson presented a check for $500.00 to Arlene Greco of the Derby-Shelton Club and MaryEllen Shuckerow of Chrysalis, on behalf of the Chrysalis Center and their "Empty Bowls" project. Empty Bowls is a National Soup Supper. A Hartford Courant story about this year's event can be found here: http://www.courant.com/community/hartford/hc-ugc-article-chrysalis-center-hosts-4th-annual-empty-bowl-2017-02-22-story.html
Presentation

Author Carrie Firestone

"Give Yourself Permission to Create"

Brian O'Donnell introduced author Carrie Firestone, who he had met at Barnes & Noble Booksellers. Carrie has written two books and was a teacher in NYC previously. Her second and most recent book, "The Unlikelies" includes a mention of Rotary and the theme of "Vigilante D0-Gooder Kids" who fight cyber-bullying, in her words.

Carrie's topic was how one can re-awaken long suppressed or ignored childhood creative passions and used her experience becoming an author as a model for this transformation. People often ask her how she became an author, and are inevitably surprised to learn she wrote her first book at 45 years old.

People pursue their creative dreams as children, but as adults those passions are often not associated with the careers they end up in. "I want to address the children in the room", Carrie said. She addressed the process she used to return to her passion for writing.

To people she meets that are spiritually lost, she asks: "What did you like to do when you were nine or ten years old?" "What was the one thing your drawn to?"

When she, like many of us were young, we were still encouraged to play, and specifically to play outside. She did all that but also wrote poetry an short stories, as well as enjoyed traveling.

Carrie's message is simply this: "Give yourself permission to create!" and rediscover your inner, childlike self. You will be happier for it!

Learn more about Carrie and her books at:  http://www.carriefirestoneauthor.com/ and at https://thesweetsixteens.wordpress.com/2015/10/07/meet-the-author-carrie-firestone/
Mail Bag
None.
 
Photo Credits
Club meeting photographs courtesy of Phil Worley, unless otherwise indicated.
 
Editors Notes
Submission Deadline: Members are kindly encouraged to submit all materials for each week's Early Riser as quickly as possible. Please note that some editions may be published and distributed as early as the Saturday following our meetings, and during those weeks further contributions to the Early Riser will be included in the subsequent week's edition.