Joanne Santiago was happy about the members who attended the Foundation Brunch
Yvonne Gardner is happy to be a grandmother to Lauren’s baby Camille. Mother and baby are doing well and appreciated all the messages. She thanked Johnny Guillot for fixing a door at Focus – no charge! And Chris Lamadrid welcomes Yvonne to the grandmother’s club.
Jennifer Dieterich was thankful for the veterans including her father, her brother, and others in her family. She recently made a presentation in Hawaii to a dental group.
Cal Miller-Stevens thanked Rotary for donations to their company’s turkey drive and thanked the veterans for their service.
Dave Tedeschi was happy to be with our club again and was happy to see members at the Foundation Brunch. He congratulated Joanne Santiago for her new office as District Foundation Chair. He also thanked the veterans for their service.
Gary Miller was wearing a sweatshirt honoring Quilts of Valor. He and wife Debby have now made 700 quilts for that organization.
President Debbie Stanwood remembered her father and son who were veterans. She was just happy to be at the meeting.
DG Vin Marinaro remembered the 1970 draft lottery. His number was 366 – supposedly the last to be drafted – but he still had to serve. Phil Ferrari’s number was 165, and he went into the reserves.
Tom Voorhees appreciated the meal than Cal Miller-Stevens had prepared for the veterans. He was not happy that wife Maryellen had Covid.
Ann Clark was happy to be alive after four weeks of hell – new extended voting hours. She will be retiring at the end of December. She read a thank you note from Cal.
Sue Budde was happy to be back from a wonderful cruise. However, husband Bill was having trouble with his blood chemistry and was in Hartford Hospital. We all hope he is back home by now.