The meeting began with the pledge of allegiance and a prayer by James Grossi. Tom Guldi was Sergeant and stumped us all on his American history questions. Tom noted that today was National Cookie Day, and a rep from the Vets of America who participated in the 4th of July parade joined the meeting with a box of cookies! Paul Cassella won the 50-50 but didn't pull the winning card. We were all well dressed, so no one was singled out as Best Dressed! Event updates were provided by James for the Firecracker Race, The new date was confirmed by the Village as September 6th. Beau Hulse reminded us that we should be at the Fresh Air Home at 10:00 am on July 23rd. Brian Leiser asked that volunteers for the Baseball game be at the High School baseball fields by 4pm on July 22; the game will start at 5pm, and Brian is picking up the sandwiches. No program for today's meeting, so Paul took this opportunity to remind all to check their ClubRunner account; Paul will be assisting everyone in the proper use. Next meeting is July 16th; Maria Kemp will be the greeter and will say the prayer. Members are encouraged to bring a guest(s) to the meetings.
Video link to Southampton High School Peace Pole Ceremony
I was away, but here are some pictures from the day
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Our winners of our 14 Scholarships are as follows . Each student was brought up by Rosane and had them tell us what college they were attending and what they were studying
This is our instagram page with all of the pictures
After a lot of organizing and correspondence, the day was finally here. The revealing of the peace pole at Bridgehampton School. I was really excited after seeing the agenda for the day. We arrived around 12pm to set up the cooler . We had Tates Cookies and Watermelon Slices, Capri Suns, Water and blessed with a beautiful day.
Here is the link for the 27 east story
Here is the link for the video Paul made
Meeting began with the prayer and the pledge. Laurie reported on Dan Osbourne. Peace Pole Celebrations Friday, Monday, and Wednesday. Check out events for the full schedule. Rosane suggested a installing a peace pole at the reservation. Gavin Menu was our guest, Southampton Press, 27east.com. Gavin reported on everything that was going on at the press, and reiterated how the newspaper is there to help us whenever we need. Ed Dimonda won the 50/50 . Sean is trying to work on partnering with Target, and the church. This date in history Major global milestones include:
1453: Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire under Mehmed II, ultimately bringing an end to the Byzantine Empire.
1790: Rhode Island became the 13th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
1953: Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to officially reach the summit of Mount Everest.
1990: Boris Yeltsin was elected president of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
1999: Space Shuttle Discovery completed the very first docking with the International Space Station.
Our program was Jessica Orr, and Karen from Lupus Foundation of America. She informed the group about Lupus and told us what a devastating disease it is. As it attacks mutiple systems in the body. There is no cure for Lupus, and are determined to bring attention to the disease so that it's not as expensive to treat as detection can be up to 7 years. More on lupus here. We appreciate Jessica coming all the way from New Jersey to meet with us today. We donated $250 to Lupus.
Every year multiple rotary clubs around the globe come together in service, for Epic Day of Service. This year the Southampton Rotary met at the North End Graveyard in Southampton. The club met with Southampton Town historian Julie Greene who lectured us about the history of Southampton. Julie walked around the cemetery and told us stories about the gravestones we were seeing. In attendance were rotarians President: Rosane Cassella, Treasurer Paul Cassella, Michael Gomberg, Alexis Mayer, Sean Dennehy, Laurie Wiltshire and our organizer/chair Vicki Kahn. Our group when on to clean each stone with a special cleaning solution that removes all of the dirt from the gravestones. Leaving them shiny and clean to read. It was an amazing day. The club would like to thank Barbara Lynn Photography for taking pictures
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Meeting began with the prayer and the pledge. Three members from Southampton Robotics Team gave us a recap on their competition in Texas. They told us about their experience in hopes of returning. Very impressive. Rosane brought to the club's attention the passing of former DG , and 30+ year Riverhead Rotary member Mel Elwood. Tim spoke about a hike he is leading this Saturday at 9am at the Tuckahoe Woods, for more info, check out southamptontrails.org. Epic Day of Service will be this Saturday at 11am. Please sign up if you plan on attending. Our club donated $5,000 at the annual Rollstone Foundation Galla that Rosane and Paul attended. Our scholarship committee finished deliberating this week and decided on 14 total scholarships of $3,000. Harold was our sargent. Vicki was best dressed female. This date in history 1787 delegates created the draft of the Constitution. Mickey Mantle hit his 500 home run. Our program was Katie of Fairy Godmother Foundation of NY. The Fairy Godmother Foundation of New York, Inc.™ has been "Making Dreams Come True" since 2017 by granting manageable, meaningful dreams and experiences to enhance the quality of life of children and young adults living with complex medical, mental health, physical or developmental needs. The club donated $250 to their cause.
