Happy Dollars (and we got a lot!)
The happiest thing was being together!
Sue Budde was happy to see Linda and grateful for all the folks asking about her dog which has not been well.
Gary Miller was happy to be meeting at Favarh and in person. He enjoyed has some people on Zoom we don't see often, but it's nice to be in person. He hopes we move around from table to table more than we have in the past.
District Governor Marc Glass was happy to be invited to this meeting. His year as District Governor certainly Zoomed by (oh, please!). Gave $20 for the Avon Food Bank.
Presad Menon was happy to see friends.
Steve Morris expressed Favarh's gratitude for Rotary's support. The building is really a dream come true, and the collaboration has resulted in strong relationships.
Assistant District Governor Dave Tedeschi complimented us as a great club and said we were fortunate to have Alicia as president. He wants to come to some of our in person meetings at the Golf Club of Avon.
Brian O'Donnell was bemoaning a round of golf on Tuesday with several other Rotarians - 18 hole in the rain.
Scott Nardozzi was happy to see Alicia at the podium - at last.
Heather Pantano enjoyed the District Installation Dinner the night before the meeting. Beginning July 1 she will be Assistant District Governor in Area 8, which includes the New Milford club. How surprising that her Uncle Frank Wargo (twice District Governor) is a member of that club! She assured us that she is not on the track to be District Governor - Yet!
Bob Cave thanked Steve Morris and Don Bonner for bringing about Rotary's invovlvement in this new building. He was also excited that he was about to flip his 29th house. It may be getting harder - Gary Roman is now in the same line of work!
Gary Roman congratulated Alicia for her year as president and looks forward to Chris's incoming year. He did say, after shouting over a noisyy room, that volume control was better with Zoom.
Jolly Lux congratulated Linda on her recovery. She had sttended the District Installation Dinner where all our officers in attendance were women. She is proud to be one of the women and is excited to work on various service projects in the future.
Incoming President Chris congratulated outgoing President Alicia on her year and her ability to keep the club focused through such an extraordinary year. Chris is joyful about being president. She said we are now coming back to give back.
President Alicia thought she had the last word in thanking all for being at the meeting - her first in person. Being president was a great opportunity. Meeting via Zoom wa a challenge, but such good friends made it work. She thanked the board for their hard work. She was also pleased at the amount of food donated by members for the Avon Food Bank.
Of course there were those who needed to get their two cents in. Tom Voorhees congratulated Alicia for conducting one meeting before she was thrown out. Don Bonner gave thanks to everyone. He was veryy touched see so many people present. It was quite an idea to add the Rotary building to an old warehouse. Earlier he had thanked Nancy Nation and Paul Mikkelson for their vision and dedication in making the building a reality.
Announcements
There will not be a meeting on July 2. On July 9 we will begin meeting at the Golf Club of Avon.
Former member Sabrina Waqar, who recently had a baby, has opened a new office at 20 W. Avon Road. There is an open house on June 30 3-4 p.m.
Upcoming Dates
8/20 Focus golf tournament, Fairview Golf Club, Harwinton
9/13 Rotary Club of Avon/Canton golf tournament
David Ivanoudis
David was introduced by Peter Vignati. They met through work. David is with David Jones in Avon lives in Newington. Previously he worked for the Hartford and Proudential in the area of estate and retirement plans. He is from a large Greek family. Unfortunately, he is a Yankees fan.
Welcome, David!
