Larry Haber shared that the family would be spending Mother's Day at Yankee Stadium. He will NOT be rooting for the Yankees.
Bill Barnes told a funny story that he attributed to Hank Frey. (Editor's Note: Jokes lose something in print, so if you want the laugh you need to be at the meeting)
Gary Miller: On seeing Capri in attendance this morning remembered that when he was business manager of Canton Schools, one of his jobs was arranging student transportation. They used Miller Transportation and he would talk on the phone to this very pretty voice on the other end of the phone many years before he actually met her in person when she joined Rotary.
Larry Sullivan: at last weeks meeting both Rollie and Salin mentioned receiving calls from Larry's granddaughter about early lease exchange for their cars. Larry decided to pay a $50 fine for the advertising but most importantly to honor the fact that with two of his grandchildren in the business which represents the 4th generation. This very, very rare in family businesses.
President Alicia saw her breast reconstruction surgeon and was told that she didn't have to come back for another check up for a year.
Capri Brighenti spoke about having her Aunt, who is the ambassador for their family business join the club as she thinks she would make an excellent member.
Greg DeManche spoke about his oldest daughter Elisa who used to come to Rotary and sit on Greg's lap. Elisa will be graduating from UConn this Sunday Summa Cum Laude
Jolly Lux related the tale of getting back from Uganda with one day to get all the paperwork in to renew the Rotary Grant for their medical missions. They met the deadline and had an approval within one hour. Her other happy moment was that their epilepsy program, which served over 250 patients. While they have successfully treated 85% of the patients that they have seen, they can't get the medication they need because they can't rely on the government. Three years ago they reached out and a women who lost her brother to epilepsy reached out to them. They were a recipient of her foundation grant and she is planning on visiting them this year.
Announcements
EARLY DETECTION SAVES LIVES!!! President Alicia wants to remind both the male and female members of the club to do breast self exams.
To register or review the conference schedule, go to the District 7890 website where you can also sign up for the District Assembly which is Saturday, May 15th and is being coordinated by Heather Pantano who will be an Assistant District Governor as of July 1.
Through May 31: Phil Ferrari will continue to be the recipient of our ongoing Meal Train, every Monday through May 31st. He seems to be healing well, but still in a tremendous amount of pain in his left knee.
Hartford Foundation for Giving has awarded $100,000 to each of the 29 towns in Hartford County. Katelyn Kaplin and Gary Miller are on a selection committee which will choose an advisory committee. That latter committee will determine which non-profit organizations will benefit from this donation. Check with them if you wish to serve. Avon is a bit further along than Canton, and our own Community Service Committee is working with some of our grant recipients to be sure they know about applying for grants from this source.
Avon Old Farms will not be able to accommodate us for our club meetings when we return in person. It looks like our meetings will be at the Avon Golf Club. Details are being worked on and the club will vote next week on the type of breakfast that is wanted.
Upcoming Dates
May 15 - District Assembly 9:00 AM to 12 Noon virtually.
May 15 - Tastes of the Valley - Live at Golf Club of Avon at 6 PM. Ticket sales are going well. We want to have a reserved seat for everyone attending so please order tickets in advance and minimize will call or walkins. Still need a few bottles for the bottle pull and gift baskets for the silent auction. Please contact the committee if you can help. Volunteers from the club are also needed to help. Short shifts so that it does not take away from club members enjoying the evening with friends.
May 28 - NO Meeting. The Lonely Rotarian Society will meet.
June 18 - President's Dinner
June 25 - FAVARH Breakfast to tour the Rotary Building for those fully vaccinated. Breakfast to be catered by Beanz & Co. We will need to pay for breakfast as usual. President Alicia is donating the tree that is to be planted by the Club, while the landscaper will donate the labor. Club Paul Harris awards and membership pins will be given at that time. Virtual participation will also be made available.
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