COGS 4/9/15 - Corrected

 
President Denise Benbrook started the meeting at 6:26 PM and Chuck said a prayer… asking for blessings for relationships, for international relationships, being able to pass these to the club, and for the food we eat today. 
 
Food:  Caesar’s salad, stuffed pork loin, spinach provolone with mustard chalots, whipped potatoes, squash, chocolate torte, coffee & tea.
 
Fines:  Jim was out today, but Chuck did a yeoman’s job in stepping in for Jim.  Jim- for not being here (will pay up next time!); Bill D- because ‘…wine is not the answer…” (???); Horton- for coming from cooking class; Ken S- for not knowing how to let a bottle of wine ‘breathe’.
 
Happy Dollars:  Ken S – satellite members here; Horton- happy to be able to have dinner with wife for only $25; Susan G- co-worker being inducted and here with Horton; Mary W- here with Chuck; Jon, Rob - happy to see new club; Tony, Bill- wives here and for new club; Rob- in honor of not wearing his pin; Harriet- for new members and for returning from Florida; Bill D- for Dave Forward (next District Governor); Dave F- for being in Rotary; Addie- for Dave F; Frank- for Tiger woods doing horrible. (??)
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Susan Golding – Tinton Falls club
 
Announcements:
  1. Satellite Club meets 6:00-7:00 PM, 1st & 3rd Thursday each month at Teak, Red Bank.
  2. April 9th – NO DAYTME MEETING…HOWEVER, at 6:00 PM, please join us for a regular meeting and the installation of Satellite Club members at NCC, currently 6 members.
  3. April 11th & 18th – Rotary Leadership Institute courses.11th at West Orange, NJ and on 18th, at Wilmington, DE. Please visit www.rlinea.org
  4. April 16th – Career Day - please contact Addie to sign up.
  5. April 20th – Food & Wine Event at Branches, West Long Branch – proceeds of which will go to Lunch Break – invitations going out next week…and need ad journal participation.
  6. April 21st – 5:30 – 8:00 PM - Meet & Greet at Molly Maguire’s, Rumson
  7. May 1-3, 2015 – District Conference, Mystic, Connecticut
  8. October 5th – Annual Golf Outing – Addie is requesting donations of any kind
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    Use Rotary business/thank you cards when patronizing restaurants and other businesses and club supporters in the area
  • Mike DeNofa asked that if you know of any speakers, to please let him know. It would be helpful if you would let him know if we have any comments, positive or negative, about the speakers.
  • If anybody has ideas for a Community Service project, please send them to any Board member.Thank you.
     
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    Speaker:  Bill Donnelly spoke about the Satellite club.  These are member of our club that allows alternative time to meet and is [also] for fellowship and service.  Satellite club and Regular club members can attend either meeting, and they will pay RI and district dues.  They will have their own administrative structure.  We must insure the tradition is maintained of both clubs.  Satellite club will have at least six hands-on projects per year and support fund-raising of the Regular club.
     
    Harriet then did an eloquent job of inducting the new members.  She introduced them and asked them and their sponsors to come to the podium where she gave a brief history of Paul Harris’s vision.  It was noted that our club was chartered in 1921 and has given away to date in excess of $1 million.  She asked them if they agree to accept the club’s rules and by-laws and all assented.  Each sponsor pinned his inductee and applause was greatly heard.  She ended by asking all of us to make all new members feel welcome.
     
    Horton thanked the new members and noted that this was the first time ever that 6 new members were inducted at the same time.  He introduced Dave Forward, who will be our new DG (in July), who spoke eloquently.  He has written several books on Rotary and spoke about being a Rotarian.  Dave noted a very touching experience he had in India when he was asked to inoculate a newborn with 2 drops of the polio vaccine, which was a very touching and compelling story about how great Rotary truly is.  Dave suggested that new members see what they can do for Rotary and the community, and merely not just write checks.  He asked everybody to give back and make the world a better place.
     
    Satellite Club Inductees:
  1. Richard Angelo – attorney - Zager Fuchs, Red Bank
  2. Jason Hoffman - The Max Challenge - Leadership Training
  3. Douglas J. Niosi - Two River Financial Services - Financial Strategic Planner
  4. Justin Sonta - Edward Jones, Financial Advisor
  5. Sam Perez - Alexander Financial Solutions - Human Resources Compliance, Outsourcing, Consulting
  6. Sebastian Ferrantell - attorney – self-employed in Red Bank
 
50/50  $40 went to Bill Donnelly
 
Meeting ended at 7:51 PM
40 people attended today’s meeting
 
Prefer a loss to a dishonest gain.  The one brings pain at the moment; the other for all time.
– Chilton
 
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