Happy/Crappy Dollars? We are still accepting them weekly, but you need to keep track of them and pay up when we meet again in person. Remember the Four Way Test???
Notice From The Courtyard
The Courtyard by Marriott Newark at the University of Delaware is temporarily closed to support health and safety measures on the UD campus. Reservations are now being accepted for stays beginning June 1, 2021, and beyond.Customers with reservations for the intervening dates will be contacted by Courtyard Marriott customer service personnel and have their reservations rescheduled to other local hotels.Hotel foodservice, take-out, and bar service will not be available until June 2021 as well.We apologize for any inconvenience, and we look forward to the full and safe return of our guests, and staff in June!If there are any questions, please contact William Sullivan, Managing Director at 302-218-4541 or bsullivan@shanercorp.com.
This Week’s Program
March 18 – Kathleen Wood and Rayna Gray, Delaware Hospice
Upcoming Programs
(Anthony Santoro – March program coordinator)
March 25 – Laurie Menzel, Zone 33 The Rotary Foundation
(April Coordinator – Stewart Lee)
April 1- Olivia Brinton, Little Goat Roasting
April 8- Leann Moore, The Newark Partneship
April 15- Gianmarco Martuscelli, owner Klondike Kate’s, La Casta Pasta, The Chesapeake Inn
April 22- Tom Fertal, Principal St. Mark’s High School
April 29 – Club Assembly
(May coordinator – Nancy Chase)
May 6- Gina McCoy, Compassionate Care Hospice
May 13- Mark Puican, 1 in 7B Foundation
May 20- Lee Mikles, OMG Hospitality/Grain
May 27- Club Assembly
Board of Director’s Meeting – Thursday, March 25, 8:15 a.m.
Get your Sales Hat on!
Sales material for the 2021 Report to the Community are now available through Kelly Bachman. OR just go to the website nmrde.org and reserve and pay for your advertising space. Same price as last year. Just remember : Payments must be received along with the copy for advertisements in the 2021 Report to the Community. Copy will not be placed in the Report unless payment has been received.
Clothes for Needy Students
In a typical year we would purchase clothes for needy students at McVey School, just before the holidays, with members volunteering to shop for a specific student. This year is anything but typical so…. We will fill the school nurse’s emergency closet with items that she can then dole out to students in need. This is voluntary! You can choose an item from the list, shop for it yourself, deliver to Tom Minto or Robin, and then we will get everything to the school nurse. Deadline will be March 30. [If you want to be reimbursed, save your receipt and get to Shawn.]
April Fool’s Day Social Hour!
It’s no joke!!! Join us for a special social hour on April Fool’s Day – April 1. We will have a virtual escape room from 6 – 7:15 p.m. The story: a hacker has frozen our data systems and holds our “company” hostage. We will need teams who compete to solve fun puzzles and save our “company.” We need a minimum of 12 participants. Please RSVP to Mike Luck at mykluck@gmail.com by March 12th so we can make teams and pay for the game.
Welcome Bags to be filled
Thank you, members who offered to purchase items needed to fill 60 Welcome Bags for counselors at Camp Fairlee’s summer camp. The Easter Seals camp in Chestertown, Md., is a special time away from home for youth and young adults who are handicapped or challenged. It is also the only respite for many of their caregivers who look after their loved ones 24/7. Counselors come from all over the world and often come with very few personal supplies due to airline restrictions. Our Welcome bags help get them through the first days at camp until they can go shopping. For nearly 15 years our club has filled these bags.
Facemasks now on sale!
Facemasks with our club logo are now on sale at our cost of $6 each. Anyone who would like to purchase them, please email Robin with the option of how you want to receive and pay for them. 1) pickup at her house with advanced notice, please, 2) have it mailed to you. Email Robin at rbroomall@usa.net.
Support the Rotary Foundation with your credit card
It’s easy. You can enroll in Rotary’s program that allows you to make a contribution to The Rotary Foundation through the convenience of your credit card. You choose how much and how often you want your card automatically charged and which of Rotary’s programs you want the money credited to. Advantages: 1)Shawn does not have to bill you each quarter; 2) you are totally in charge of when and how much you want to donate; 3) The Rotary Foundation can immediately begin using your donation to support humanitarian efforts. Go to www.rotary.org, under DONATE you can sign up.
Writer’s Needed
The Report to the Community is an important part of our ability to serve the community. The ad campaign is only one part of the success of the product. Articles and pictures allow the community to see what Rotary is about and what our club does. After 21 years of writing the Report, including everything except the ads, Robin has announced that this will be her last year of writing the Report. Anyone who would like to help with this year’s articles and learn the process in order to take over next year, please let Robin know.
Greeter Rotary Minute Prayer Pledge of Allegiance
March 18 Kelly Bachman Margie Masino Jerry Holt Steve Fangman
March 25 Barry Baker Christina Macmillan John Horner Bob Foard
April 1 Mit Nedluob Hsoj Nitram Luap Yleek Annod Llewsirf
April 8 Robin Broomall Tom Minto Shawn Klapinsky Evelyn Hayes
(If you cannot be here, it is your responsibility to find a replacement!)
Sergeant At Arms Helpers – Stay tuned
Thought for the Week
My wife asked me to take her to one of those restaurants where they make the food right in front of you. So I took her to Subway……. and that’s how the fight started.