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IF ATTENDING IN PERSON AT THE COURTYARD, MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR THOSE NOT VACCINATED, OPTIONAL FOR THOSE WHO ARE VACCINATED.

Your 2021-2022 Leadership Team:

President Joyce Henderson ;President Elect Polly Sierer; Vice President Anthony Santoro; Secretary Michael Luck; Treasurer Shawn Klapinsky; Sgt. At Arms Stewart Lee; Directors Paul Keely (Membership), Nancy Chase (Service Projects), Mike Reckner (Fundraising), Marie Holliday (Foundation), Robin Broomall  (Administration); Immediate Past President Dennis Greenhouse.

STILL NEEDED!  Monthly program chairs are needed for December (only 2 meetings!), January (only 2 meetings!), February, April, May, June, and July. Contact Anthony at anthony@diamondstatephotography.com. He will have the monthly schedule and outline of duties.

COMMUNITY DAY ON THE GREEN – CANCELLED FOR 2021

(September coordinator – Joyce Henderson)

Sept. 9 – LaTysse McKinzie-Mack and Tony Lewis, CASA

Sept. 16 –Brian DiSabatino, Veterans and Suicide

Sept. 23 – District Governor Hugh Dawkins, Official Visit

Sept. 30 – Picnic at 6 p.m. in Courtyard patio

 Sept. 16, 8:15 a.m. – Administrative Committee Meeting to review Strategic Plan

Sept. 30, 8:15 a.m. via Zoom.  Board of Director’s Meeting

Sept. 30 – Annual Picnic, 6 p.m. at Courtyard Patio  (Please sign up  on Jamie Zingaro’s SignUp Genius link)

Oct. 5 – Volunteering at Food Bank, 6 p.m. (Register at fdb.org)

Oct. 16 – Meal Packing Event for Day of Service

Nov. 5 – District Foundation Dinner, more info to come

Nov. 7 – Flags For Heroes Ceremony

              Greeter                   Rotary Minute              Prayer               

Sept. 16 Margie Masino        Steve Fangman            Tim Boulden

Sept. 16 Sgt. At Arms Helpers: Fred Dawson and Laura DelPercio

Sept. 23  Tom Minto             Bob Foard                   Robin Broomall

Sept. 23 Sgt At Arms Helpers: Dennis Greenhouse and Marie Holiday

Oct. 7  Erastus Mong’are    Dennis Greenhouse       Charlie Brown

Oct. 7 Sgt At Arms Helpers: Jerry Holt and John Hornor

Oct. 14  Don Newcomb        Marie Holliday              Eric Canon

Oct. 14 Sgt At Arms Helpers: Paul Keely and Shawn Klapinsky

(If you cannot be here, it is your responsibility to find a replacement!)

IN-PERSON MEETINGS TO RESUME SEPTEMBER 2, 2021, 7 a.m. at the Courtyard Marriott. If you cannot attend in person, you can attend our hybrid connection. More info will come.

Your 2021-2022 Leadership Team:

President Joyce Henderson; President Elect Polly Sierer; Vice President Anthony Santoro; Secretary Michael Luck; Treasurer Shawn Klapinsky; Sgt. At Arms Stewart Lee; Directors Paul Keely (Membership), Tom Minto (Service Projects), Mike Reckner (Fundraising), Marie Holliday (Foundation), Robin Broomall  (Administration); Immediate Past President Dennis Greenhouse.

HELP!  Monthly program chairs are needed for December (only 2 meetings!), January (only 2 meetings!), February, April, May, June, and July. Contact Anthony at anthony@diamondstatephotography.com. He will have the  monthly schedule and outline of duties.

Aug. 26 – Club Assembly

(September coordinator – Joyce Henderson)

Sept. 2 – Lynn Jones, Wilmington Rotary on Early Childhood Ed. project

Sept. 9 – LaTysse McKinzie-Mack and Dennis Hallock, CASA

Sept. 16 – Louise Cummings, Supporting Kids

Sept. 23 – District Governor Hugh Dawkins, Official Visit

Sept. 30 – Club Assembly

Board of Director’s Meeting – Thursday, Aug. 26, 8:15 a.m.

Sept. 19 – Community Day (Sunday)  11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteers check with Mike Luck.

Sept. 30 – Annual Picnic, 6 p.m. at Courtyard Patio  (Please sign up  on Jamie Zingaro’s SignUp Genius link)

Oct. 5 – Volunteering at Food Bank, 6 p.m. (Register at fdb.org)

Oct. 16 – Meal Packing Event for Day of Service

Nov. 5 – District Foundation Dinner, more info to come

IN-PERSON MEETINGS TO RESUME SEPTEMBER 2, 2021, 7 a.m. at the Courtyard Marriott. If you cannot attend in person, you can attend our hybrid connection. More info will come.

Happy New Year!!!

What other organization do you know of that has a complete change in its top leadership every year on the same day – and does not skip a beat in its humanitarian work around the globe? This year’s Rotary International President-elect Shekhar Mehta encourages members to be changemakers and announced that his theme for the 2021-2022 Rotary year is Serve to Change Lives. See his story in the July issue of Rotarian magazine.

Congratulations, Madame President!

We welcome Joyce Henderson as out newest president of NMRC!

Monthly Program chairs needed for 2021-2022. Please respond to Anthony Santoro if you would like to chair one month of programs from August 2021 thru July 2022 (March 2022 is already taken). Contact Anthony at anthony@diamondstatephotography.com. He will have the  monthly schedule and outline of duties.

Additional contributions to The Rotary Foundation?

If you want to make an additional contribution to TRF,  or if you want to check your personal contribution history, log in to rotary.org, then click on My Rotary. Log in with your user and password. It will bring up your profile. At the top right you will see your name. Click on the arrow to the right of your name and it will bring up your contribution history. Tab at bottom left will bring up every donation made in your name. And you can sign up for direct contributions as well. First time users will use your membership number to log in. See Robin if you need help.

Thank you, Donna, for your 23 years of faithful service.

Now that Donna Friswell and Les Becca are “happy homeowners” in Melbourne, Florida, Donna has submitted her letter of resignation from our club and will be joining the Cocoa Rotary Club as of July 1. She was a charter member, stepping up to assume presidency only six months into our club’s formation. She was an assistant governor, spent years on the district’s grant committee, headed work weekends at Camp Fairlee, and worked on many of our service projects over the years.  Anyone venturing to Cocoa or Orlando area is encouraged to get in touch with Donna and get a private tour of the area with our favorite “travel agent.”

Upcoming Programs

(July coordinator – Clinton Tymes)

July 1- Nakia Fambro, Adm. James Groves Adult High School

July 8 – Mark Fields, Exec Dir. The Grand Opera House

July 15 – Kareemah Hammond, Recent graduate of NMRC/NAACP Business Plan School

July 22 – District Governor Official Visit

July 29 – Club Assembly

Board of Director’s Meeting – Thursday, July 29, 8:15 a.m.

Highway Cleanup – Saturday, July 10, 8-9 a.m. Volunteers sign up with Barry Baker.

Rotary Happy Hour – Thursday, July 29, 5 p.m. on the patio of Courtyard. Cash bar, hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Community Day – Sunday, Sept. 19, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteers check with Mike Luck.

March 26, 2020  Rotary Connects the World!

A message from our club president:

Good day, Fellow Rotarians,

I hope you, your family, and neighbors are doing well in the “stay-at-home’ environment related to Covid-19 pandemic.

 I encourage you to go to 2 links for focused and meaningful resources:  a prayer and a guide to weathering anything.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/max-lucado-coronavirus–prayer-do-it-again

https://ctmirror.org/category/ct-viewpoints/your-owners-manual-a-psychiatrists-guide-to-weathering-anything/

Continue to follow CDC guidelines and remember by taking care of yourself you are also protecting others through “physical” distancing and avoiding “social” distancing.   Now is a good time to check in with your Rotary Buddy!

Please let me know of ways Newark Morning Rotary can be of assistance to our community now….keep in touch.    Consider Food Bank of Delaware (fdb.org), Christianacare (christianacare.org/volunteer)

Yours in Rotary service,

Evelyn

PLEASE NOTE:

All regular Thursday meetings and any committee meetings, along with Discover Rotary night, held at the Courtyard, have been cancelled through April. Upcoming Programs will be rescheduled as soon as we know our return date to regular meetings.

Please note that no members will be charged for meals during the weeks were are shut down. You will receive credit on your next invoice for those we already paid for. [Than you, Shawn, for the extra work!]

In addition, any district events are also cancelled, including RLI and the District Conference. Updates will be passed along as they are announced.

UPCOMING EVENTS (need your participation)

April 18 – Grant Management Seminar will be held on Zoom, 10 am to about noon. You can access this on your home computer.You must register on DaCdb. Instructions will be sent to you a few days before. We need two members from our club to participate.

June 25 – Annual Installation/Awards Dinner at the Courtyard.

50/50 Winner for March 12 – Doug Rainey

Can you help?

If you know of anyone who has medical supplies (masks, gowns, etc) and can donate them to Christiana Care, please visit this link for a list of items and instructions:       https://christianacare.org/donors/covid/

Award Nominations being accepted

Our club presents awards to Rotarians and non-Rotarians at our annual dinner in June. Please be considering who you would like to nominate for each of these categories. Nomination forms will be coming out shortly.

Ray Civatte Community Service Award: Presented to a non-Rotarian from the community who has given their time and talents to live the Rotary motto of Service Above Self. Do you know someone who volunteers in Newark and really gives their heart and sole to their efforts?

Public Service Award: Presented to a non-Rotarian in the public service sector (fire, police, paramedic) who showed extraordinary dedication to serving our community.

Spirit in Business Award:Presented to a local business that exhibits the Rotary motto of Service Above Self in high ethical standards and values. The business contributes to the Newark community with time, dollar commitment, and/or volunteers.

Vocational Award: Presented to a Rotarian from our club who demonstrated a continues commitment to the Greater Newark Community through his/her vocational skills.

Report To Community 2020 Campaign Wrapping Up

With most of the advertising commitments in, the latest tally shows about $51,000  for our Report to the Community. If your contacts have any outstanding ad copy or payments, PLEASE get on their tail and get the ads totally completed.When emailing Kelly with an ad, please put Business Name and Ad Size in the subject line. Email Kelly at kmbachman22@gmail.com or phone 299-9791.

Birthday Boxes delivered!

We were supposed to pack another round of Birthday Boxes for Meals on Wheels recipients on April 19 but that darn virus had other ideas. Never fear,  30 were packed and delivered on Tuesday.

Watch for information about Welcome Bags for Camp Fairlee counselors. We will be packing 40 bags again but getting the supplies together will be more challenging. Stay tuned.

Outstanding invoice?

Do not let your quarterly invoice go unpaid. Either get a check to treasurer Shawn or go to www.NMRDE.org and pay via credit card.

If you want to have your contribution made directly to The Rotary Foundation by credit card (weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annually) and not have it included on your quarterly club invoice, go to www.rotarydirect.org to sign up. Easy…..

                       Greeters                       Rotary Minute              Prayer

May ?            Bob Foard                   Charlie Brown                  Robin Broomall

May ??          Doug Gordon             Eric Cannon                     Charlie Brown

May ???      Dennis Greenhouse    Bob Cronin                       Eric Cannon

May ????    Joyce Henderson         Fred Dawson                   Bob Cronin

(If you cannot be here, it is your responsibility to find a replacement!)

                   Sergeant At Arms Helpers

May ?             Cindi Viviano and Jamie Zingaro

May ??           Christina MacMillan and Kelly Bachman

May ???          Barry Baker and Tim Boulden

May ????        Charlie Brown and Eric Cannon

(If you cannot be here, it is your responsibility to find a replacement!)

Thought for the Week:

Do your part. This is one time it pays to stay home and lounge in front of the TV.

February 20 to March 12, 2020  Rotary Connects the World!

Programs for March (Paul Keely coordinator)

March 5 – MEETING AT NEWARK ARTS ALLIANCE, w/ Terry Foreman, Exec. Director, Tour of facility, 276 E. Main St., Market East Plaza

March 12 – Jim Kelley, Eco Plastics, Saving the oceans from plastics

March 19 – Club Assembly; Assemble Welcome Bags for Camp Fairlee Counselors

March 26 – Dr. Margaret Andersen, author of Getting Smart About Race / Board Meeting at 8:15

UPCOMING EVENTS (need your participation)

Feb. 27 – Report 2020 AD reservations due.

TO Be Rescheduled March 6 – Distribution and reading of Elena Delle Donne’s book at Gateway School.

March 8 – Dinner at Ole Tapas

March 12 – All ads and payments for Report 2020 due.

March 28 – Newark (evening) Club Beef and Beer at Aetna Fire Hall

March 28 – Grant Management Seminar, Dover

April 4 – Rotary Leadership Institute, Maple Dale CC, Dover

April 18 – Grant Management Seminar, Dover

April 22  – Discover Rotary Evening and Happy Hour

May 2 – District Conference at Dove Pointe, Salisbury

50/50 Winner for Feb. 27 – Kelly Bachman

Perfect Attendance? Easy peasy…

Did you know Rotary asks us to attend 100% of our club meetings – or makeupthose we cannot attend? Makeups are so simple.

Here are some suggested ways to get credit for missed meetings:

*attend another club meeting (and bring makeup slip back to give to secretary
Doug)
*attend a club committee meeting
*attend a district Rotary event
*go to Rotary Leadership Institute (see bulletin for details)
*attend a club Board meeting (8:15 on last Thursday of the month)
*work on a club project (i.e. highway cleanup, volunteer at Food Bank, etc.)
*volunteer at Project CURE on Feb. 29 (see bulletin for registering)
*be a reader at Newark Day Nursery (register with Read Aloud Delaware first)
*attend dinner at Ole’ Tapas (info to come soon)
*come to a Rotary club happy hour

Rotary International rules for 100% attendance are easier than ever now. Anycredit you get can apply to ANY missed meeting during the entire Rotary year.
No excuse for not having 100% attendance. If you are an event or project or committee chair, please let Sec. Doug know which members attended so they can get credit.

As an incentive, our Membership Committee will begin recognizing members who have perfect attendance EACH QUARTER with a special breakfast. Don’t miss out…..

Advance Your Rotary Knowledge

Rotary Leadership Institute is a program designed to help you more thoroughly appreciate what this organization is about and how you fit into it. An all-day session is held at Maple Dale Country Club in Dover on Saturday, April 4. If you are interested in attending level 1, 2, or 3, please go to www.rli33.org and register for that session. The registration fee is $95 – HOWEVER – for you it is Zero!!! Just pay the $95 registration fee when registering, then give your receipt to treasurer Shawn for full reimbursement. Our club understands the value of RLI participation and will pay your fee. So, get a full day of breakfast and lunch, education, fun and fellowship at no cost to you except for your time.

Report To Community 2020 Campaign in Full Swing!

Don’t delay! Get swingin’ on your ad sales for the 2020 Report. Sales Manager Kelly Bachman distributed ad sheets, sample letters, and lists of potential advertisers.  Deadline for reserving ad space is Feb. 27. Deadline for getting all ad copy and payment submitted is March 12. Easiest way to get started is to do your own company ad. Remember – all profits go directly to line 540 in our budget for 2020-2021 – Community Service. Not one penny goes to administration or our member activities. When emailing Kelly with an ad, please put Business Name and Ad Size in the subject line. Email Kelly at kmbachman22@gmail.com or phone 299-9791.

Can you READ?

The Newark Children’s Day Nursery, located only a mile from the Courtyard on Barksdale Road, is in need of readers to the children. Easy — go to Read Aloud Delaware, signup as a reader, designate Newark Day Nursery as your preferred location. Then you can make arrangements that suit your schedule. There is no charge for the background checks but you must have the form fpr fingerprinting. President Evelyn or Tom Minto has the forms.

Can you Sort?

On Saturday, Feb. 29, from 9 a.m. to noon, Evelyn Hayes, Michaek Luch and Robin Broomall worked with about 15 other Rotarians from Southern Pa. clubs to sort and pack donated medical supplies at Project C.U.R.E. in West Grove, Pa. In less than 3 hours we packed 40 Kits for Kids, including bandaids, gauze, safety pins, comb, toothbrushes, tissues, nail clippers, tweezers and scissors. We also sorted and packed sterile bandages, surgical drapes, and other needed supplies. In all we packed the equivalent of $4000 worth of supplies, filling two pallets. The most recent shipment from the West Grove center went to China via air for the coronavirus outbreak. The next container leaving West Grove will be headed to Nigeria this week. What a great place and  mission..

Outstanding invoice?

Do not let your quarterly invoice go unpaid. Either get a check to treasurer Shawn or go to www.NMRDE.org and pay via credit card.

If you want to have your contribution made directly to The Rotary Foundation by credit card (weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annually) and not have it included on your quarterly club invoice, go to www.rotarydirect.org to sign up. Easy…..

              Greeters                       Rotary Minute              Prayer

March 5  Laura DelPercio           Tim Boulden                     Barry Baker

March 12 Steve Fangman           Robin Broomall                Tim Boulden

March 19  Bob Foard                   Charlie Brown                  Robin Broomall

March 26  Doug Gordon             Eric Cannon                     Charlie Brown

April 2      Dennis Greenhouse    Bob Cronin                       Eric Cannon

(If you cannot be here, it is your responsibility to find a replacement!)

                   Sergeant At Arms Helpers

Feb. 13            Jennifer Pilcher and Doug Rainey

Feb. 20            Mike Reckner and Paul Sayther

Feb. 27            Polly Sierer and Mark Sisk

March 5            Michael Smith and Greg Stephens

March 12         Bill Sullivan and Clinton Tymes

March 19         Cindi Viviano and Jamie Zingaro

March 26         Christina MacMillan and Kelly Bachman

April 2            Barry Baker and Tim Boulden

(If you cannot be here, it is your responsibility to find a replacement!)

Thought for the Week:

My mother taught me about anticipation:

“Just wait until your father gets home!”

January 16, 2020  Rotary Connects the World!

Programs for January (Mike Laur coordinator)

Jan. 2 – No Meeting (day to sober up and change your calendar to 2020 !)

Jan. 9 – Kickoff to 2020 Report to the Community

Jan. 16 – Jill Pante, Executive Mentoring Program with Lerner School of Business

Jan. 23 – MEETING AT NEWARK SENIOR CENTER w/tour.

Jan. 30 – MEETING AT CHRISTIANA CARE w/Donna Monroe, Senior Medicare Patrol / Board Meeting at 8:15. Meet in Rm. 14 of Ammon Education Building on Christiana Care Stanton Campus. (Enter Main Entrance off Rt. 54, proceed straight through Stop sign, drive around past the main entrance, park in garage or lot B. Ammon Building is on your right)

Programs for February (Mike Luck coordinator)

Feb. 6 – Michael Luck and a Chinese Tea Ceremony for the Lunar New Year

Feb. 13 – Susanne Peiffer, Poet Laureate of Pikes Peak / Rotary Has Heart food collection

Feb. 20 – John Banks, Director of SBA Delaware

Feb. 27 – Rich Fischer, Chesapeake Brass Band   / Board Meeting 8:15

If you are a member of the Board, please plan on attending. All members are invited to attend Board meetings. We generally adjourn by 9 a.m. You will receive attendance credit for a missed meeting.

UPCOMING EVENTS (need your participation)

Feb. 13 – Rotary Has Heart. A food collection will take place to support Food Bank of Delaware. Prizes will be given to the member who brings the greatest number of items and member who brings the greatest combined weight of items. Canned goods and other non-perishable foods are always needed. Watch for those can-can sales and stock up now.! Tom Minto will make announcements.

Feb. 27 – Report 2020 AD reservations due.

Feb. 29 – Volunteering at C.U.R.E. – Doug Rainey is coordinating  Saturday, Feb. 29 as volunteer day at Project CURE in West Grove where we can help sort medical equipment and supplies that will go to countries in need. Stay tuned.

March 8 – Dinner at Ole Tapas

March 12 – All ads and payments for Report 2020 due.

50/50 Winner for Jan. 9 – Jennifer Pilcher!

Future Leadership Confirmed!

During the Dec. 19 meeting, the following members were nominated and approved by the club membership as officers from July 1, 2020 through June 31, 2021.

President – Dennis Greenhouse (in 2020-2021)

President Elect – Joyce Henderson (to become president 2021-2022)

Vice President – Polly Sierer (to become president 2022-2023)

Secretary – Doug Gordon

Treasurer – Shawn Klapinsky

Sgt. at Arms – Stewart Lee

One thing that sets our club on a good path is having a three-year succession plan of leadership.Thank you to the nominating committee of Shawn Klapinsky, Charlie Brown, and Robin Broomall.

Report To Community 2020 Campaign in Full Swing!

Don’t delay! Get swingin’ on your ad sales for the 2020 Report. Sales Manager Kelly Bachman distributed ad sheets, sample letters, and lists of potential advertisers.  Deadline for reserving ad space is Feb. 27. Deadline for getting all ad copy and payment submitted is March 12. Easiest way to get started is to do your own company ad. Remember – all profits go directly to line 540 in our budget for 2020-2021 – Community Service. Not one penny goes to administration or our member activities. When emailing Kelly with an ad, please put Business Name and Ad Size in the subject line. Email Kelly at kmbachman22@gmail.com or phone 299-9791.

Looking for next year’s grant project

Do you have a worthy project in mind that we can use for our grant project for 2020-2021? It should benefit the community through education, health, environment, or community development (very loosely defined!). Projects must begin and be completed in the 2020-2021 Rotary year. We usually target projects about $10,000. If you have an idea, talk to Robin about it and see if it fits the criteria. Remember – not all Rotary projects are global. Rotary works at home, too.

Can you read?

The Newark Children’s Day Nursery, located only a mile from the Courtyard on Barksdale Road, is in need of readers to the children. Easy — go to Read Aloud Delaware, signup as a reader, designate Newark Day Nursery as your preferred location. Then you can make arrangements that suit your schedule.

Outstanding invoice?

Do not let your quarterly invoice go unpaid. Either get a check to treasurer Shawn or go to www.NMRDE.org and pay via credit card.

If you want to have your contribution made directly to The Rotary Foundation by credit card (weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annually) and not have it included on your quarterly club invoice, go to www.rotarydirect.org to sign up. Easy…..

              Greeters                       Rotary Minute              Prayer

Jan. 16   Barry Baker                 Greg Stephens                Michael Smith

Jan. 23   Tim Boulden                 Bill Sullivan                     Greg Stephens

Jan. 30   Robin Broomall             Clinton Tymes                Bill Sullivan

Feb. 6    Charlie Brown               Cindi Viviano                  Clinton Tymes

(If you cannot be here, it is your responsibility to find a replacement!)

                   Sergeant At Arms Helpers

Jan. 16             Paul Keely and Shawn Klapinsky

Jan. 23             Mike Laur and Stewart Lee

Jan. 30             Mike Luck and Bill McNabola

Feb. 6              Tom Minto and Don Newcomb

(If you cannot be here, it is your responsibility to find a replacement!)

Thought for the Week:

What happens if you get scared half to death – twice?

January 9, 2020  Rotary Connects the World!

Programs for January (Mike Laur coordinator)

Jan. 2 – No Meeting (day to sober up and change your calendar to 2020 !)

Jan. 9 – Kickoff to 2020 Report to the Community

Jan. 16 – Jill Pante, Executive Mentoring Program with Lerner School of Business

Jan. 23 – TBA

Jan. 30 – Club Assembly  / Board Meeting at 8:15

Programs for February (Mike Luck coordinator)

Feb. 6 – TBA

Feb. 13 – TBA   and Rotary Has Heart!

Feb. 20 – TBA

Feb. 27 – Club Assembly  / Board Meeting 8:15

If you are a member of the Board, please plan on attending. All members are invited to attend Board meetings. We generally adjourn by 9 a.m. You will receive attendance credit for a missed meeting.

UPCOMING EVENTS (need your participation)

Feb. 13 – Rotary Has Heart. A food collection will take place to support Food Bank of Delaware. Prizes will be given to the member who brings the greatest number of items and member who brings the greatest combined weight of items. Canned goods and other non-perishable foods are always needed. Watch for those can-can sales and stock up now.! Tom Minto will make announcements.

Volunteering at C.U.R.E. – Doug Rainey will be coordinating a volunteer day at Project CURE in We Grove where we can help sort medical equipment and supplies that will go to countries in need. Stay tuned.

50/50 Winner for Dec. 19 – Paul Sayther!

Welcome Christina MacMillan, our newest member!

Future Leadership Confirmed!

During the Dec. 19 meeting, the following members were nominated and approved by the club membership as officers from July 1, 2020 through June 31, 2021.

President – Dennis Greenhouse (in 2020-2021)

President Elect – Joyce Henderson (to become president 2021-2022)

Vice President – Polly Sierer (to become president 2022-2023)

Secretary – Doug Gordon

Treasurer – TBA

Sgt. at Arms – Stewart Lee

One thing that sets our club on a good path is having a three-year succession plan of leadership.Thank you to the nominating committee of Shawn Klapinsky, Charlie Brown, and Robin Broomall.

Clothing for McVey Students

Many thanks to those who shopped for the 14 children from McVey School who were in need of new clothes. Nurse Marguerite Diehl made sure all clothes were distributed to the children we shopped for. She has often said the new clothes for these children do more than just keep them warm. Having new items make them feel more confident and boost their self esteem. Late member Betsy Manglass established the relationship with  Nurse Diehl in 2003 and we have  supported the school every year since then. Thank you, Bill McNabola, for continuing our relationship.

Looking for next year’s grant project

Do you have a worthy project in mind that we can use for our grant project for 2020-2021? It should benefit the community through education, health, environment, or community development (very loosely defined!). Projects must begin and be completed in the 2020-2021 Rotary year. We usually target projects about $10,000. If you have an idea, talk to Robin about it and see if it fits the criteria. Remember – not all Rotary projects are global. Rotary works at home, too.

Can you read?

The Newark Children’s Day Nursery, located only a mile from the Courtyard on Barksdale Road, is in need of readers to the children. Easy — go to Read Aloud Delaware, signup as a reader, designate Newark Day Nursery as your preferred location. Then you can make arrangements that suit your schedule.

Outstanding invoice?

Do not let your quarterly invoice go unpaid. Either get a check to treasurer Shawn or go to www.NMRDE.org and pay via credit card.

If you want to have your contribution made directly to The Rotary Foundation by credit card (weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annually) and not have it included on your quarterly club invoice, go to www.rotarydirect.org to sign up. Easy…..

              Greeters                       Rotary Minute              Prayer

Jan. 9     Kelly Bachman             Michael Smith                 Mark Sisk

Jan. 16   Barry Baker                 Greg Stephens                Michael Smith

Jan. 23   Tim Boulden                 Bill Sullivan                     Greg Stephens

Jan. 30   Robin Broomall             Clinton Tymes                Bill Sullivan

(If you cannot be here, it is your responsibility to find a replacement!)

                   Sergeant At Arms Helpers

Jan. 9               John Horner and Jason Lawhorn

Jan. 16             Paul Keely and Shawn Klapinsky

Jan. 23             Mike Laur and Stewart Lee

Jan. 30             Mike Luck and Bill McNabola

(If you cannot be here, it is your responsibility to find a replacement!)

Thought for the Week:

I intend to live forever. So far, so good!