Josh Gillooly was pleased that 5 Rotarians attended the Norcom Cares event at the North House. The event was a great success. One of the fundraising ideas will be used at TOTV. A bottle toss with bottles of wine and rings will replace the bag pull that has been used at our event.
Linda Pendergast said she is leaving for Portugal for 2 weeks and won't see us until they return.
Bill Barnes had a funny story about a young reporter whose assignment was to visit all the cathedrals across the US. At each one he noticed a large golden telephone with a direct line to Heaven at the rate of $50,000 per minute. At the cathedral in Boston he noticed that the sign said 25 cents per minute and wondered at the vast difference in cost. The parish priest explained that it was a local call in Boston. Something to do with the Patriots and the Red Sox. Go figure...
Rollie Sterrett was heading up to Colgate for a hockey weekend with his college roommate.
Our speaker, Stacy Perrone-Petta, thanked Robin DiNicola for inviting her today.
Salin Low was pleased to report that the local news had featured Beans & Co on a recent newscast. She reminded us that we will be holding the March 22nd meeting there.
Gary Hyde introduced the Golf Club of Avon's Club House Manager, Lisa Wright, who is considering becoming a member.
Alicia Canning reported that her daughter's recent PET scan showed that the issues in her back were clear. We all wished her daughter continued progress with her chemotherapy.
Carrie Firestone received a fine for a recent picture in the Hartford Magazine. Carrie was featured for receiving the Woman of the Year award from the Village for Families and Children.
Don Bonner showed a full page advertisement from the newspaper in which the Salvation Army thanked their various contributors and sponsors for a very successful fundraising season. The Rotary of Avon-Canton was featured as a sponsor.