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