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.