April 18. 2005Good Friday - No MeetingLonely RotariansLasalle MarketApril 25, 2025Habitat for HumanitySuzanne FeolaDirector of Development
The meeting will be held both in person and via Zoom.
Watch for an email from the Club for Zoom access and
please note we use a recurring ID for your convenience.
Sergeant-at-Arms Report
Rotarians Present: 32 (including 1 on Zoom)
Visiting Rotarians: None Today
Guests:Rajagopal Mridhulaa - Guest of President Deb
Happy Doilars: $20
Raffle Winner:Brian O'Donnell - Donated to Mosaic
Fines:None today.
Birthdays
None today
Happy Dollars
Gary Miller, Bob Cave, Yvonne Gardner, Don Bonner, Ingrid Koerner, President Deb, Sue Budde, and Johnny Guillot shared news with the club.
Announcements
Help is needed with the placing of the bench on May 3 in honor of Nancy Nation as well as to make sure the trail is in good shape. Please talk with Linda Pendergast or Chris Lamadrid if you can help.
Calendar
Induction of New Members
None this week.
Awards
None this week.
Community and International Service Grants
None this week.
Mosaic in Connecticut
Jennifer Cavallaro
State Operations Director
Becca Piel
Community Relations Manager
Jennifer Cavallaro is the new State Operations Director for Mosaic in Connecticut, starting this January. Jennifer comes to Mosaic with more than 25 years of human services leadership experience, including serving as the Program Division Director at the Department of Social Services. That work provided her extensive knowledge of Medicaid waivers in Connecticut and the opportunity to develop relationships within DDS, Office of Policy and Management and the Connecticut General Assembly. In her capacity as State Operations Director, Jennifer oversees the overall operations as well as focuses on outreach, advocacy and relationships with our partners.
Becca Piel is the Community Relations Manager for Mosaic in Connecticut. She also recently began working for Mosaic after living in Washington State for the past 9 years working for the YMCA of Greater Seattle as and Operations Director. She loves that in her current role she can focus on sharing the mission of vision of Mosaic to educate and inspire the broader community.
Zoom platform management expertise by Mike Mezheritskiy.
Editor's Notes
Submission Deadline: Members are kindly encouraged to submit all materials for each week's Early Riser as early 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.
“The FOUR-WAY TEST of the things we think, say or do”:
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all Concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?