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Service Above Self

We meet In Person

Tuesdays at 7:30 AM

Bell City Diner (formerly Oasis Restaurant)

782 Pine Street
Bristol, CT 06010
United States of America

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FREE Food Box Program

Door Opens Opportunities

Yesterday, we had the installation for our 2020-2021 Club President and her Board of Directors. 2020 - 2021 District Governor 7890's Marc Glass inducted the Club President and the Board of Directors. Our new Club President is Patti Philippon. She is the Executive Director for the American Clock & Watch Museum here in Bristol. Patti joined Rotary five years ago. To learn more about her click this link https://clubrunner.blob.core.windows.net/00000004087/en-ca/files/sitepage/connections/philippon-patti/Patti-Philippon.pdf

Left to Right: Laura, Mary, Angelique, and Marc

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2020 - 2021 Club President Patti Philippon

2021 - 2022 President-Elect Phyllis Tucker

2021 - 2022 Immediate Past President Mary Etter

InterAct Chair Dave Soler

Membership Chair Mary Etter

Secretary Terry Pelletier

Treasurer Dale Clift

Sergeant-at-Arms Ken Agenllo

Sergeant-at-Arms Norman Truskoski

Webmaster/Facebook Laura Watson

Webmaster/Instagram Angelique Snow

Extended Deadline for Mini-Grant Applications

Due to the Coronavirus, we have extended the deadline for the 2020 mini-grants. The new deadline is May 1, 2020. The updated application is under "Home Page Download File." The file is titled "2020 Mini-Grant Application." If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail us at BristolCTRotary@gmail.com Please address the e-mail to our mini-grant chairperson, Angelique Snow.

Tri Club Global Service Project a Success

Thank you to everyone that participated in the tri club Harvest pack on Saturday.

Ten Interactors + Southington, Plainville and Bristol Rotary Clubs packing food for Haiti.

Approximately 16,000 meals were packed to ship.

Thank you, Dick Dill for Harvest Pack, we are doing good, spreading love and having fun! Looking good with those hairnets!

Feeding our friends at Meals for Neighbors

Thank you for coming to Meals for Neighbors. –

A BIG thank you to Diane who once again led the dinner prepping (Food was cooked at Marilyn's Pub - Diane prepared 2 huge trays of Seafood Newburg) and served at Zion, Meals for Neighbors on January 15, 2020. Mary, Les, Dave R, John Skipper and daughter Olivia rounded out the team. Lee supported with a nice bagel donation!

Guest Speakers from Alzheimer's Society

Mary & Megan

Alzheimer's Association Connecticut Chapter

200 Executive Boulevard, Southington

Megan Lenzzo, Development Manager

malenzzo@alz.org 860-828-2828 X138

860-426-9708 direct, 203-600-9287 cell

IMPORTANT TAKE AWAYS

Kick off event for volunteers @ EPICURE Brewing 2/26/20 5-8 (flyer attached)

Harvesting Hope – farm to table @ ROSEDALE FARMS & VINEYARDS 6/18/20

the day with the most light is the day we fight

Walk to End Alzheimers https://act.alz.org/site/TR/Walk2020/CT-Connecticut?fr_id=13331&pg=entry

(Our club could get a team together)
9/30/2020

want to get involved? join the planning committee on 2/13/20 - attend a leadership round table.

March 11^th Advocacy day at State Capitol - 3/11/20

What can you do to help prevent alzheimers?

(notes from discussion attached)

Guest Speaker Lori Theriault

Our guest speaker , Lori Theriault owner of Work It

* students experience a better understood of their strengths and gain a better understanding of their style of learning.

* understand if they gain energy from audience or not.

* people don't want to be "just chasing $" could wind up sick, loosing job or divorced.
Lori has been doing the Work It program for 4 years and has helped children from 46 towns and cities - many parents have sent their children to her

Brought Interact students with me – Walsh Summer Youth Program students
These students have been in the Walsh Summer Work Experience with the United way for 4-5 weeks.

There are currently 30 students in the Walsh program.

Providing students the tools for workplace success!

Brisa – wants to be a gene therapist

Richard – has strengths as an extrovert – wants to be a meteorologist

Sidney – wants to be a data scientist

Yatzil – Hates public speaking but wants to be a surgeon working at Bristol Hospital this summer

All students leave with 7 action steps including what they want to be remembered for ...could be something like...community service or supporting a family

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Rotary helps with Indian Rock Event!

Another small but mighty group helped set up for Indian Rock Event!