Bill  started off the meeting at 12:15 PM after hearing some spectacular show tunes played by our Teddy, including I’m Falling In Love With You, and Love Is A Many Splendid Thing.  I was baffled to hear that dear Teddy does not read music which means that she may just have either perfect or relative pitch, which is a G-d given rare gift to some people in terms of playing an instrument or knowing notes as they hear them.  Again, thank you so much for such a presentation.

 

Chuck…thanks for your thoughtful prayer asking for guidance for the new Board.

 

There was served a good-looking chicken Caesar salad which began with a salted tomato soup and finished with flan.  Even though there were a few who said the chicken was a bit dry, it appeared that almost everybody at my table finished their entire plate!

 

I hope I got the spelling correct, but some handsome, well-dressed guy named Tom Zapcic visited our club.  I thought I remembered having seen him sometime long ago, but I just can’t remember where.

 

Oh, boy…is this fellow Jim getting out of hand!  Each week we have to dig further into our monthly food budget to support his wishes.  Victims this week were Steve, Mike D. and Tom were late; Liz had forgotten her pin; our guest speaker, Ted Friedli for not wearing pants; the rest of us for not having shorts on; and those ladies in purple were lucky they didn’t pay as all other ladies did for NOT wearing purple; Warren for doing the COGS…and finally, Jim for not answering Warren’s email or phone call…which Warren paid.  Next week, Jim, I’m sure I’m going to be fined, so please bring your check book with you!

 

Chuck for birth of granddaughter, Penelope Grace on May 25^th; Liz for visiting her grandbaby; Denise for tonight’s joint board meeting; Ted for being our guest; Tom for running in the Spring Lake race; Bill, for Ted being here, for the Board meeting tonight and for just being at the meeting; Clark for just being fine.

 

Joe Greca (got him last week); Larry Thoma’s wife, Arlene

 

 

Ted Friedli from Long Branch Rotary spoke on Travel Safety Measures.

 

50/50 of $20 went to Bill

 

Meeting ended at 1:35 PM

The President Bill promptly started the meeting at 12:15 PM

 

Chuck gave a brief appropriate prayer and asked for the promise of spring, summer and hot weather, which was totally befitting at this time.

 

A delicious dinner consisted of mixed salad greens, European breast of chicken in Marsala sauce, chocolate molten lava cake, with coffee and tea.  By the looks of the plates on my table, I would say that everybody enjoyed his/her meal.

 

Teddy serenades us with a medley of beautiful patriotic tunes, including Yankee Doodle Dandy; You’re a Grand Old Flag; Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag; The Caissons Go Rolling Along, and a few others.  Thanks, Teddy for giving us a beautiful start for the holidays.

 

Russell Anderson of the Tinton Falls Rotary Club was both a guest and our speaker, representing the Center for Vocational Rehabilitation.

 

Bill Donnelly told us his “Johnny Joke”, which was about Johnny kicking all the animals…but it was the cat that got us all to laugh about!

 

Harry told us another joke that I didn’t have enough time to record; my apologies, Harry…I’m sure I’ll be fined for this by Jim next week.

 

Please note that at the beginning of each meeting Jim walk around and looks at each of us to find at least something to fine us with….so…here goes:  Harry & Frank for being late; the following had no pins: Mike, Liz and Tony; no badges were Walter, but Joe & Warren were instructed by Jim to pay for Walter; Rhoda for a lovely article about her in Hot Red Bank; Frank for a 1979 picture for it which was said that Frank was taking money from children; Addie for not knowing the difference between the Oyster Point and Molly Pitcher last week; Chuck fined Jim for a blank picture and not wearing a Rotary pin on his Linkedin ad.

 

Mike Bey for getting booed at a make-up at another club; Mike DeNofa for something about memorial??; Tony for his anniversary; Harriet, Don and Warren for our new social venue, Teak; Lou $5 for 5-year anniversary; Mike Toscano and Bill Donnelly for Warren’s COGS; and lots more favorable mentions about Teak.

 

Joe Greca’s birthday – May 29^th

Chuck & Mary’s anniversary – May 22^nd

Lou & Monique’s anniversary – May 27^th

 

We wish you our congratulations and all the best of health, happiness, and that many more wonderful events always come your way.

  

 

1) Russell Anderson from the Center for Vocational Rehabilitation spoke on behalf of the Lombardi Awards Dinner, which is held the 3^rd week of March each year.  The CVR administers and does fund-raising for the Lombardi Dinner and all of which goes back to Rotary.  He thanked all Rotarians who helped out, including Bill Donnelly and Paul Zarella, and presented our club with a check for $1069 for which we were extremely appreciative.  Thank you, Russell!

 

2) Harriet (in a pinch to pick up for a last minutes cancelation) gratefully showed a video of a past National District Governors Assembly, where Richard King, a past RI president, spoke so eloquently.  He talked about the uncommon people and said that Rotary now needs more of the uncommon leadership, which are leaders who influence others to move forward; to do things out of the ordinary; to be visionaries, setting examples, and being motivating force of people under one’s direction.  He spoke about the 20 characteristics of uncommon leaders, some of which are:

He then went on to give reasons why one should join Rotary, viz.:

 

50/50 of $25.00 went to Harry

 

Meeting ended at 1:32 PM