John Burns then rose . . .
New Canaan Rotary Club Bulletin March 23, 2006
The meeting started auspiciously when the elusive President Jim arrived and called us all to order. The Pledge was performed without incident and Adolph called down God’s blessing upon the assemblage with particular attention to himself and Marty Skrelunas. No reason was proferred for this request, none was asked for, and lunch proceeded apace.
Peter M. Santella, charter member of our Club and local entrepreneur was with us once again, looking healthier than members half his age, preparing for physical therapy following his recent triple bypass. Pete has long been an icon in the Club and he continues to show us how it’s done.
The word of our lack of decorum has evidently spread far and wide as no guests or visiting Rotarians showed the requisite courage to infiltrate our midst. This turned out to save considerable embarrassment when Sgt-at-Arms Steve Risbridger [who was surprisingly seen above ground in the month before April 15] rose and offended everyone in the room with an extremely tasteless tale of the wild west. One can only shudder at the potential fallout if outsiders had been assaulted with his performance.
Ben Bilus gave a brief overview of the Rotary International Foundation. We strive to donate $100 per member per year to this efficient and effective organization. The Foundation is huge, understands how to leverage its assets, and has the incredible advantage of having Rotarian boots on the ground to accept, account for and distribute whatever aid is being delivered. Ben noted that our Club had met its goal the past few years, but only because of the generosity of a few, not $100 from each member. Let’s support Ben and the Rotary International Foundation this year. It is a great place to put your philanthropic assets to work.
Frank Bernardo had a copy of an article regarding the difficulties currently being encountered in the final stages of the eradication of polio from this planet. As we all know, this has been one of the primary efforts of the Rotary Foundation. Frank, with the aid of IT maven John Engel will post a copy of the article on our blog.
Next week the very same John Engel will bring a how-to sheet for the technologically challenged members in an effort to afford access to the blog for all. Be there or be square.
New member John Burns then rose to deliver his very impressive biography. In fact, one wonders why John would want to be associated with any club that would have Groucho as a member. He came out of Belmont, MA, Boston College, Harvard Business School, the U.S. Navy and Goldman Sachs to become the president and ceo of Allegheny Corporation, which he ran for 37 years. He has a wife, Barbara and five grown children and has lived in New Canaan for 37 years. In his retirement he is working 40 hours a week as a security analyst. He capped off his riveting presentation with a stirring rendition of Ode to a Bos’un’s Mate, proving once again that our home grown programs are frequently our best. Welcome John.
Bernie Williams [Designated Hitter]
The meeting started auspiciously when the elusive President Jim arrived and called us all to order. The Pledge was performed without incident and Adolph called down God’s blessing upon the assemblage with particular attention to himself and Marty Skrelunas. No reason was proferred for this request, none was asked for, and lunch proceeded apace.
Peter M. Santella, charter member of our Club and local entrepreneur was with us once again, looking healthier than members half his age, preparing for physical therapy following his recent triple bypass. Pete has long been an icon in the Club and he continues to show us how it’s done.
The word of our lack of decorum has evidently spread far and wide as no guests or visiting Rotarians showed the requisite courage to infiltrate our midst. This turned out to save considerable embarrassment when Sgt-at-Arms Steve Risbridger [who was surprisingly seen above ground in the month before April 15] rose and offended everyone in the room with an extremely tasteless tale of the wild west. One can only shudder at the potential fallout if outsiders had been assaulted with his performance.
Ben Bilus gave a brief overview of the Rotary International Foundation. We strive to donate $100 per member per year to this efficient and effective organization. The Foundation is huge, understands how to leverage its assets, and has the incredible advantage of having Rotarian boots on the ground to accept, account for and distribute whatever aid is being delivered. Ben noted that our Club had met its goal the past few years, but only because of the generosity of a few, not $100 from each member. Let’s support Ben and the Rotary International Foundation this year. It is a great place to put your philanthropic assets to work.
Frank Bernardo had a copy of an article regarding the difficulties currently being encountered in the final stages of the eradication of polio from this planet. As we all know, this has been one of the primary efforts of the Rotary Foundation. Frank, with the aid of IT maven John Engel will post a copy of the article on our blog.
Next week the very same John Engel will bring a how-to sheet for the technologically challenged members in an effort to afford access to the blog for all. Be there or be square.
New member John Burns then rose to deliver his very impressive biography. In fact, one wonders why John would want to be associated with any club that would have Groucho as a member. He came out of Belmont, MA, Boston College, Harvard Business School, the U.S. Navy and Goldman Sachs to become the president and ceo of Allegheny Corporation, which he ran for 37 years. He has a wife, Barbara and five grown children and has lived in New Canaan for 37 years. In his retirement he is working 40 hours a week as a security analyst. He capped off his riveting presentation with a stirring rendition of Ode to a Bos’un’s Mate, proving once again that our home grown programs are frequently our best. Welcome John.
Bernie Williams [Designated Hitter]
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