Meeting began with the prayer and the pledge.  We had a potential member joining us for the first time Howard Kurz.  Alexis won the 50/50.  We were not sure who the sargent was at first as the routine almost begun before announcements.  Thankfully Rosane finished her announcements and we were off and running.  Rotary sponsored hearing aides coming soon.  Superbowl Pool needs your help 63 boxes need to be sold by next Thursday.  Members need to pull out all of the stops this week.   Tom and Harold shared duties.  Approval for 4 peace poles received a quick yes from Southampton and Bridgehampton schools this week.  We will be ordering the poles, and hosting ceremonies soon.  Tom talked about how well gold and silver was doing while Harold educated us on the history of snow storms and the olympics.  Our program was Peggy Kraus from Peggy Kraus Coaching.  Peggy talked about health related issues and told us it's important to dive into the numbers not just take our doctors word for it.  If anyone is interested in signing up for her newsletter you can do so here

 

 

13 in atttendance for today's rotary meeting.  Began with the prayer and the pledge.  We had Sheree Calderone from the Southampton Playhouse as a guest.  Still looking for a volunteer to head up the 8k race committee.  We got some exciting sponsorship news hopefully one of the possibilities will come through.  Travis was our sargent.  We decided to start over our Jack of Hearts contest .  We were quizzed on New Years Eve Traditions.  Superbowl Fundraiser please share on your social media.  81 boxes left.  John Larkin wins the 50/50, Ed D and Tim split the table stakes.  The tradition of wishing well for the new year is ancient, dating back to the Babylonians and Romans, but the specific phrase "Happy New Year" became common in English during the 18th and 19th centuries, popularized by letter writing, almanacs, and later, mass-produced greeting cards.  The New York New Years ball as some storied history.  In 1907 they changed New Years from a fireworks display to the current tradition of dropping the ball lowered on a flag pole.  In the 1980s they changed it to drop by computer.  It's changed color and has been made lighter, and heavier throughout the course of history.  Right now the ball has 589 LED bulbs on it.  Our program was Alaina Nathan from our local branch of the Alzhiemers Association located in Melville.  Alaina is our local representative for the organization.  She talked about the most common form of dimensia.  It's caused by the build up of plaque in the brain.  The club made a donation to Alz.org of $250.   Alaina gave us the following information via email after her visit if you want to participate in any of the walks or if you have any other questions for her

 

Meeting began with the pledge and a prayer.  Jimmy , a minster delivered a memorable and inspirational prayer.  Rosane talked about our Holiday Party.  Tim talked about the Canal project and plans for another spot for a new buoy on the Hampton Bays side.  We have life rings on both sides of the canal, we take care of our side, and the Hampton Bays Rotary looks after the other side.  Harold Wilson was our sargent, Alexis wins the 50/50.  We had a couple of repeat rotarians visiting so they were off the late list.  Lynda was fined for not answering email.  We learned Sam Cooke the king of soul was shot killed this day in history.  Paul who struggles to spell words correctly and was asked to spell the camp, and responded with a valid attempt.  I will continue to work on my spelling.  Also on this day,  Yankee Legend Joe Dimaggio called it quits from baseball.  The Mona Lisa was stolen in 1911 in Florence, Italy.  Also Tattoos create weak lymphatic systems that lead to weaker muscles.  Why did Santa go to music school?....to improve his wrapping.  What happens when you deep fry Santa? , you get a Krisp Kringle.  The cub scouts are having a ceremony on 1/3/26.   Today our impromptu guest was Jimmie Smiley.  Known as the charitable Chef,  Jimmy told us stories about how he cooked 1000 Dinners after years of building it up from 35.  He was also involved in providing sunday meals 400 every sunday during the Covid year.  The club decided to donate $250 to Belkys Asturias who is dealing with a death in the family, and 7 foster children to support.

Meeting began with the prayer and the pledge.    We packed 160 food boxes last week with $6,000 worth of food.  Special thank you to Rob Gill for an outstanding day of giving.  Our holiday party will be on Monday December 8th.  Please RSVP ASAP.  Accepting payments via Zeffy.  Remember you can pay on your own using the reader, or you can follow the prompts on the flyer.  This event is for Members Only!  An invitation was sent to everyone on Thursday via email.  The Southampton Animal Shelter is hosting their event on Friday .  $79/$99.  Flyer was also circulated via email.    Club was given $3,500 from the Southampton Association which will go to scholarships.  Our sargeant was a no show again so Paul stepped up an used the Super Trivia game to ask the membership questions.   Lynda won the 50/50 was immediately fined for writing the name on the back.  Our program was Mary Crosby from East End Hospice.  We learned they were awarded 5 star rating from Medicare.  Focus on home care, they have 6 beds for impatient care.  The club donated $250 to East End Hospice.