Rotary Club of New Canaan oct 9th

Rotary Club of New Canaan  

October 9, 2008

 

 

The beautiful autumn weather continues and the delicious repast at Roger Sherman continues to impress the brethren and sistern??

We all welcomed but were slightly confused by the presence of Dr. Sovich leading some members to believe that it was Christmas already or there was about to be an auction.

UPDATE ON BOARD MEETING: It is to be held Wednesday, October 22^nd at 4:00 at the Rucci Burnham office. No food or libations will be served, but anyone interested in assisting with the 50^th anniversary celebration of our Club is invited to attend.

Gently used shoes are being sought and we will be working with the SLOBS to send them on to Iraq in place of stuffed animals.

President David reported that a preliminary assessment of the Lobsterfest indicated that we have done slightly better than last year. Alleluia.

It continued to be a day of surprises with Scott dazzling us with a clean joke about divorce.  Yet another surprise was the belated installation of Ted Bonner who has been hanging around forever without anything official being done to welcome him. The added bonus for all of us was the presence during the installation of District Governor Rick Benson and the always cheerful Assistant Governor Phoebe Leask.

We welcomed Rick Benson with our usual display of good manners. Rick urged us all to check Lizzie Dahill’s blog to keep in touch with our very own Ambassador Scholar.

Many of us were shocked to learn that 20% of the world’s population does not have access to clean water. Even more alarming was the chilling fact that 26,000 children under the age of five die every day from preventable illnesses.

Rotary’s goal of eradicating polio by 2005 was set back 10-15 years as a result of the nefarious activity of the Nigerian warlords. Pockets of polio still continue in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.

It was not hard to encourage us to become more actively involved reminding us all that “being a Rotarian is not a spectator sport”. Knowing all that our Foundation and individual clubs accomplish Rick said that our goals for the following year should to increase our membership and to raise our participation rate of donations to the Foundation.

 

S. Hussein Palin

Rotary Bulletin Oct 2

Rotary Bulletin

 

October 2, 2008

 

The sunny was shining, the room was packed with members, the food was delicious and the Rotary Club was in full swing. President Rucci opened the meeting on time and with a flash of good humor, belying his heritage.

Guests included the always welcome, an officially still a member Chase DiPanni and John Freeters. Missing for a long time, but back was Art Duel and Nancy Robinson who was not fined for sitting at the dolly table consisting of herself, Amy Wilkinson, Sandy Malloy, Carolyn Clark and George Baker who was allowed seating privileges because of his sensitivity and his ability to always be in touch with his feminine side.

A request from our leader.

THE DISTRICT GOVERNOR WILL BE NEXT WEEK’S SPEAKER. PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ATTEND.

Lobsterfest receipts and proceeds are still being sought. So if you have money, pay up and if you are looking for money, it has been reported that we have liquidity of funds.

Please make note on your calendar well in advance and possibly be thinking up ideas regarding the exciting and much anticipated 50^th anniversary of the Rotary Club of New Canaan in March of 2009. So far plans have been made to bronze Joe Rucci and place him permanently next to the million dollar hot dog stand.

We have a request for lightly used children’s shoes for Afghanistan from the SLOBS who would like us to pay for boxes and shipping. A 70 lb box costs only $18 to ship. A really wonderful idea, which will mean a lot to these kids. As usual, drop the shoes off at Hobbs International, along with any kids that need babysitting, items you want discarded, memorabilia, etc.

Apparently there are photos still on the website showing Frank Bernardo’s fall from grace.

Congrats to Scott Hobbs and group who garnered 3 HOBI awards this year for large and medium homes as well as renovations.

Ted Bonner was our speaker and spoke of the effects of global warming and the importance of going green with our residential and commercial buildings. He spoke persuasively of the ability of corporate American to reduce greenhouse gases. People, Planet and Profits was the byword. Ted discussed the financial benefits of maintaining and operating a green building including his own building at 94 Elm Street. He emphasized that it is important for American to get in front of the technology and establish ourselves as world leaders.

Joe Rucci reported that he now heats his house entirely with propane which allows him to kill deer in his backyard and cook them on his radiator, or baseboard or something. Joe’s house for venison!!

 

Sincerely

Joe Sixpack

Rotary Club Meeting September 25, 2008

New Canaan Rotary Club Meeting 
September 25, 2008 
 
Our distinguished visitor of the day was Kristin McHenry, a member of the Exmoor Rotary Club in Devonshire.  She brought along a banner from the club and her green card, just in case.

 

Roy Riggio introduced our speaker, Nes Jaffre who, with her husband Joseph, are the new innkeepers of the Roger Sherman.  She gave a humorous talk about their decision to buy the Roger Sherman and the changes they plan to make.  Helped along by frequent interruptions by Roy who acted as if he were a Vice Presidential Debate moderator, Nes held her own and described the following new developments:

 

     - Introduction of a thoroughly French cuisine brought by Christophe, the chef from the Carlyle in New York City.

 

     - Hiring a sous-chef for those of you who always wanted to know what sous tasted like (chicken).

 

     - Bringing back a bar scene with an acoustic guitar player and moving all dining to the dining rooms.. 

 

     -  Banning piano music until the Inn gets a real grand piano, as she hates the present upright.

 

     -  No more Fondue nights, though so many of us have loved them. 

 

     -  Provide for the option of a less formal menu.  Now you will be able to order a hamburger and beer, which is quite a statement for a French restaurant.  Just don't ask for Victory Fries.

 

     -  No more Rotary Christmas fundraiser meals because she and her husband, when they operated Le Chateau, were always open on Christmas Day.  Members wondered aloud what it would be like to spend Christmas with their families again.

 

Speaking of near death experiences, Frank Bernardo reported that while he was biking in Darien last week, a car cut him off and he landed on its hood.  He said that he was perfectly fine, but now had an overwhelming desire for Fondue.  Tough luck Frank.

 

Julia Child

 

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