February 13 2025 The Magic of Rotary!
We’re trying to improve Zoom presentation! If you have a speaker who wants to present a Power Point or other screen, please have the material sent to PAUL KEELY 24 hours ahead of the meeting. He will then have the presentation ready to share
Reminder: check out our Facebook page for pictures! They’re fabulous. Thanks, Bill!!!
https://www.facebook.com/Newark-Morning-Rotary-Club-79380101585
URGENT Sign up for Rotary Direct NOW
If you don’t know how, please ask Robin or Marie Holliday
Beginning in the new Rotary year, all NMRC members are asked to make their Rotary Foundation contributions directly to TRF via Rotary Direct. Instructions will be provided. After June, contributions will no longer be invoiced by our treasurer. This will get your money to TRF faster, get your tax recognition faster, enable you to manage your contributions, and free up the responsibility from our treasurer. Specific instructions will becoming.
GOT BEANS?
Our annual food drive for the Food Bank of Delaware will have an extension of two meeting days in February for collecting foods. Chairman Laurie will accept donations Feb. 13 and 20. Requested items include canned fruits and vegetables, canned and dried beans, canned meats, hot and cold cereal, peanut butter, grains, 100% fruit and vegetable juices, and healthy snacks. Let’s show Rotary Has Heart!
HOPE needs our Help
We are invited to volunteer at the Dream Center, 310 Ruthar Drive, Newark on Tuesday, Feb. 18, from 6-8 p.m. Spouses and partners are invited to help us pack Boxes of Hope. Sneakers are recommended as floor is concrete. Laura DelPercio will send around a sign up sheet. Rev. Chris Dito was recipient of the Ray Civatte Community Service Award last June.
2025 Report ad campaign in Full Swing!
Mark your calendar on March 13. That’s the deadline for reserving ad spots in the 2025 issue. The goal this year is $45,000 in ads. Chairman Cindi Viviano, along with Ed Gossett on sales, will be awarding prizes for number of ads sold, amount of dollars of ads sold, and number of renewals of new ads sold. Don’t miss out!
or would you rather sell pizza kits, sell raffle tickets, hold beef and beer dinners, or dig into your personal savings? I didn’t think so…..
so, here are some tips from a professional salesperson…
1) set aside a specific time of day for making your phone calls, emails, and drop offs
2) utilize the sell sheet, 2024 Report, club website, and club Facebook page
Service Projects on website
Chair of Service Projects Sujan Timilsina is assembling details on each of our service projects and is working with our webmaster John Hornor to have them available for members’ eyes only NMRDE.org. You will need the password to access the Members section. If you did not get it, please ask John, Sujan, or Robin. Under “What we do” section, visitors will be able to read brief descriptions along with photos of our service. Please be patient as this is being updated during January.
Upcoming Programs
Feb. 13 – Club Assembly / Grant project
Feb. 20 – Wreaths Across America presentation / Board Meeting
Feb. 27 – Club Assembly
March 6 – Jen Boes, Greater Wilm. Convention Ctr and Visitors’ Bureau
March 13 – Jordan Skolnick, Update on UD Sports
March 20 – Club Assembly / Board Meeting
March 27 – Club Assembly / Packing Welcome Bags for Camp FaIrlee
Upcoming Events
Feb.13 and 20 – Rotary Has Heart – see details above
Feb. 18 – 6-8 p.m. – Volunteering at Hope Center
April 25-26 District Conference in Rehoboth Beach
April 29 – 6-8 p.m. Small Business Chamber Mixer at Courtyard (We are sponsors)
Jan. 23 – 50/50 Winner: John Hornor!
Greeter Rotary Minute Prayer
Feb. 13 Dan Seador Clinton Tymes Cindi Viviano
Sgt. At Arms Helpers Cheryl Ernst and Ed Gossett
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Feb. 20 Mark Sisk Cindi Viviano Laurie Williams
Sgt. At Arm Helpers Dennis Greenhouse and Marie Holliday
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Feb. 27 Bill Sullivan Laurie William Jamie Zingaro
Sgt. At Arms Helpers Fred Dawson and Laura DelPercio
Thought For the Week : My Valentine to You!
