Sue Budde is going to be a Grandmother at 10:30 AM this morning when her daughter goes in for a Cesarean.
Paul Mikkelson shared the first of a “How to Series” for our upcoming Golf Tournament:
Starts with You Today Right now- Re Our Golf Tournament
First step-Identify Prospects- Who can you contact= see, call, email, present to & close?
Who do you do business with- Who have you paid money to recently? Accountant, Contractor, Real Estate Agent, Auto Mechanic, Car Dealer, Oil, Propane & Air Conditioning Dealer, Interior Decorator, Gardener, Lawn Maintenance, Bank, Financial Advisor, Attorney, Doctor, Dentist, Engineer, Architect, Insurance Advisors, Restaurants, Dry Cleaner, Grocery Store, Retail Stores, Pool Store, Shed Store, Snow-Plow, Furniture Store, Etc.
Who knows you? Who "likes" you? Who do you know who is doing well financially? Who do you know who owns a company-? Think- Relatives, Neighbors, Friends, Religious Contacts, Club Contacts, College Contacts, High School Contacts, Clients, Business Associates, Etc.
Don't know anyone? Cold Call- this can be Fun!
You can do this alone or do some of the "selling" with another Rotarian- make it fun & this makes a good impression on the Prospect.
More information to follow- For now, ID Prospects- make a list, check it twice- Questions- Ask anyone on our Golf Committee or ask, Paul Mikkelson mikbenefit@cocmast.net
Help others reach their goals, by helping us raise money for our Golf Tournament
Linda Pendergast took her 16-year-old granddaughter out to California where the saw the University of the Redlands. Linda doubts she will go there, but they had the best time.
Katelyn Kaplan hoped everybody had a good time at the Rotary Evening at the Roaring Brook Nature Center. Almost 30 Rotarians were able to come. The Center on Saturday, held the version of the Kentucky Derby with a Turtle Derby.
Peter Vignati is heading off with his wife to the Canary Islands. It is like the Hawaii of the Atlantic just off the coast of Spain.
Ted Cowles reported that he had a very good syrup season and has pints and quarts for sale.
Alicia Canning reported on how much fun she had helping out at the Amber Alert
Tom Voorhees reported that at the Amber Alert they registered 47 kids in 2 hours with help from Alicia, Rollie, and Peter.
Gary Miller finally got to play golf last night as his Simsbury Men’s golf league has been rained out every time. There next game is Sunday, where rain is again forecast.
Don Bonner congratulated Katelyn on the great Roaring Brook event and also the Canton Interact Club for the very successful Opioid Panel.
Carrie Firestone 
reported on the successful “Take Back Day” to safely dispose of unneeded prescription drugs. She also noted that Avon’s Police Station is the only town around that does not offer a drug disposal. She felt the club ought to reach out to them and do something about this.
Bill Barnes is belatedly congratulating his grandson, Chris, who has completed his Eagle Scout Project. Bill also commented that the new biographical sketch feature in the Early Riser led to a misunderstanding, when Arnie thought he was reading Bill’s obituary. Both were pleased that they were wrong.
Larry Sullivan pointed out the new golf brochures and asked the members to take and distribute them to potential golfers and sponsors. He also mentioned that we will have two major trips available for auction, a Fishers Island golf package for 4, and two trips to African each for 2 people.
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Annemary Gordon was born and grew up in Ghana, West Africa, where she also had her formal education and completed her undergraduate studies. In June of 2014, Annemary migrated to the United States and settled in Avon with her three children - Elijah and Brianna, twins age fifteen, who attend Avon High School and Geri, age fourteen, who attends Avon Middle School..jpeg)
Annemary graduated May 2018 from the University of Saint Joseph in West Hartford with a Master of Social Work degree and is currently working for the United States Postal Service in Asset Management as an Inventory Control Specialist. She looks forward to making a change very soon and pursuing her career as a social worker, so that she can have a positive impact on the lives of others within her sphere of life.
