President Doug convened the meeting at 12:15, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and a short prayer.
Sunshine: Our resident jokester himself, Bill Saloukas spread cheer with a few one liners.
Happy$: DGN Chuck collected: Sanfilippo, Donnelly, Niosi, Mullen & Thoma all had some great reasons - but I'll be dammed if I can remember any of them (including mine-oh boy)
Guests: Mary Ann Azzolina brought in two guests today Catherine Maniery - wholesale flower distributor and Carly Ebner (Granddaughter of Ebners Carpets in Red Bank) - looking for a job in investments.
Announcements:
Gift of Life: Still collecting for the gift basket donation from the club, if you cant bring in any items - please consider a cash donation and we can go out to purchase some. The Gift of Life Winter Gala takes place on February 9th. For more information or to register click this link https://district7505.org/event/gift-of-life-gala/
Dining with the Rotary Chefs: January 27th, your $40.00 ticket price will be donated to the RI Foundation - and will add to your Paul Harris Fellow balance. For more information or to register click this link: https://district7505.org/event/dining-with-the-rotary-chefs/
Beer Pong: Hosted by the Schwartz Family on March 14th. Winning team decides what charity to donate the pot to. More details to follow.
Community Service Project: Allaire State Park, Sunday 1/20 & 1/27 - Build a greenhouse. Contact Chuck Watson for details. charles.watson@morganstanley.com
New Speakers Needed: I emailed a form out requesting ideas, feel free to get back to me at your convenience.
Todays Speaker: Tina C. Zecca, D.O. Allergy and Asthma Associates of Monmouth County. Dr Zecca spoke about food allergies, routes of exposure, reactions, prevalence, prevention and management. A very informative lecture!
50/50: Won by Bill Saloukas - the joker did not pull the joker from the deck!
Upcoming Club News: Appointment of new Board of Directors to fill unexpired terms to be voted on by the current BOD. Directors and Vice President to be voted on by the club for the term 2019-2022. For those of you that have been around a while, you may remember the COLOR OF THE WEEK - somewhere, hidden in the COGS was the name of a color to be warn at the next weekly meeting - or be fined. Look for it to return sometime in the near future. Barbara Mullen will be inputting the SPEAKERS in the club calendar which will be reported weekly in the column to the left of this newsletter within the next few weeks. We will decide on a Fundraising Strategy for 2019-20 at our Board Meeting in February.
REMINDER: RBR will be meeting every week at the Navesink Country Club. We will continue to email the membership details on the Satellite Club meetings, locations and events. You can also stay up to date with them here: https://www.facebook.com/MCERotary/