COGS 10-8-15

Posted by Warren Tockerman 
on Oct 08, 2015
 
President Mike started the meeting at 12:15 PM and Bill S. said a prayer…asking that we be content with what we have, and bless those who are here and all Rotarians.
 
Music:  Sound of Music, Climb Every Mountain, Some Enchanted Evening, Maria, and Edelweiss
 
Food:  Kale Caesar salad, Roasted New York Strip steak, roasted potatoes, green beans, mango mousse & ladyfingers, coffee & tea.
 
Guests:  Bill Bocu (2nd week…good to see you again, Bill), who is the secretary of the NAACP in Red Bank; Christine Hanlon, Monmouth County Clerk; Kim Constantineau, Business owner, Shrewsbury.
 
Fines:  Late: Frank, Mike, Kevin, Jon, Chuck, Harry, Rob; Joe & Robin – traveled and didn’t send any pictures; Horton - $10 for his two months in Florida when he will not be here; Warren – took pictures at golf outing; No pin: Tony, Liz, Karen, Robin; Karen – for being happy; Ken D – not dressed like a funeral director; Kevin - ??; Don – for calling Ken D a stiff!
 
Happy Dollars:  Chuck – for Kim Constantineau & Christine Hanlon, and great golf outing; Gail –Addie, Kevin for golf outing; Horton – will not be here next 2 months; Harriet – for golf outing, Christine H. and Kim C.; Frank – for Warren selling 40 golf raffle tickets and for golf outing; Addie – those who helped put together the gift baskets for the golf outing; Ken, Jon - for golf outing; Mike D – for hockey season and golf outing; Christine – for all good work Rotary does; Denise – for all those who worked on the golf outing; Lou - won $500 golf raffle and gave back 10% - - that is a monumental act of charity and kindness for which everybody in the club is very grateful…thanks so much, Lou.
 
 Birthdays & Anniversaries, Membership
            Erik Anderson – birthday – October 10th
            Kelly Niosi – wife of Doug Niosi – birthday – October 13th
            Erica Snyder – wife of Harry Snyder – birthday – October 13th
            Bill & Sue Donnelly – anniversary – 32 years – October 15th
 
Announcements:
  1. October 9th – Rotary Leadership Institute - courses at Hol­iday Inn, Cherry Hill. Go to www.RLINEA.org  for details & registration
  2. October 10th – Rotary Leadership Institute – courses at Marriott Courtyard, Montvale, NJ.  Go to www.RLINEA.org for details & registration
  3. October 18th – Brick Rotary Fellowship Day - bus trip to 9/11 Memorial in New York. Includes a tour of the 9/11 memorial museum. Contact Ginger Reinhold at bythesea51@hotmail.com
  4. October 22nd - Bordentown Rotary Club’s “$10,000 Dinner”.  Cocktails 6PM; Dinner at 7. Contact Jack Maley at  JMaley@maleycpa.com
  5. Nov 6: “Thanks for Giving” District Rotary Foundation Dinner. Come experience the inspiration of the Roll Call of Clubs as each club reports in the results of its 150,000 Kids Week campaign, and receive checks for their District Grant projects. RSVP to Boots White at 609.267.3349 or kwboots@aol.com
  6. November 19th – 21st - Canathon
  7. Reminders:
    1. Denise needs more books for Little Free Library
    2. Use Rotary business/thank you cards when patronizing restaurants and other businesses and club supporters in the area
    3.  If you know of any speakers, to please let Ken Scaggs know, as he is now in charge. Please let him know if you have any comments; good or bad.
    4. If anybody has ideas for a Community Service project, please send them to any Board member.  Thank you.
    5. Satellite club meets 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month, 6:00 PM at Teak, on Monmouth Street, Red Bank
  8. Notice to all - Cell phone use is prohibited in all areas except the carpeted 'dry' areas of the mens and ladies golf locker rooms.
 
Speaker:  Christine Hanlon – Monmouth County Clerk – who spoke eloquently on what the duties of the Clerk and her staff are responsible.  Christine is also an attorney who worked in private practice indicating that her legal background is very important in her job.  The following responsibilities were noted of this office:
  1. Recording of property documents – mortgages, listing of attorneys, title companie
    1. 137K documents are recorded each year resulting in $54 million of revenue
    2. Preserve historical records going back to the 1500’s
  2. County archives  - at Manalapan library and Freehold
    1. Historical records – citizens, slavery records, birth and death records, criminal records, family history, original blueprints
  3. Court storage of court and town records
  4. Passport division – both in Neptune and Freehold
  5. Responsible for approximately 1/3 of election process, school boards, veterans ID cards, notary processing, trade names, physician’s directories.
                                   
50/50  $100 went to Ken D – picked a card but again, no cigar; 4 cards left
 
Meeting ended at 1:23 PM
 
Treasure the love you receive above all.  It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished.
– Og Mandino
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