I'm in love!

with a yankee fan with a sense of humor! Ok so I'm kidding about the "in love" part but I have to admit that Joe D'Ambrosio "The Voice of the UConn Huskies," was very entertaining today! Although mentioning Bucky Dent was hitting below the belt! Joe followed our "new" District Governor Ernie Luise. Through rhyme, Ernie shared with us her hopes and goals for this year. The theme this year is "Rotary Shares," so share Rotary with a prospective member. Membership is becoming more and more important so be on the lookout for the membership committee that is forming. You will all get an email regarding an upcoming membership meeting and I hope you'll join me!

The DR Water Project

Tom Collette and John Powers gave a wonderful presentation on Wednesday about the DR Water Project that was awe-inspiring! Can you imagine having ANYTHING that costs $25 and lasts 25 years??? It is amazing what Rotarians can do in the world with a little ingenuity and very little money. If we can help them get a small factory started then not only would we be providing clean water but also making a dent in the economy. The way the factory works in India is that each family that wants a water filter has to contribute a small portion of the cost...you know how that works...if there is "buy in" from those in need then the success & continuity of the project is guaranteed!

Can you see us getting these to people all over the DR? Who ever would have thought that Wallingford Rotary could have an impact on a country? It's possible and that's why we NEED to support the RI Foundation. We could apply for a matching grant to start a small factory by contacting a club in the DR and getting them to donate a small amount of money, and then we could donate, then we ask the District to give us a grant and then we go to RI with all this money and ask them to give us a grant...and before you know we've touched an ENTIRE country. Rotary is AMAZING!!

The BBQ lives on...maybe?

There was great back and forth at the meeting today about what we could do to make the BBQ better. Many people thought it had gotten stale and almost run it's course (in it's present state) but everyone seemed willing share their opinions and pitch in to plan for '08! I don't think I've seen so many people sign up for a committee in a long time! This is great news...we've been doing this for so long that it would be a shame to see it go away so let's band together to make it new and shiny! If you're interested in helping on this committee please email Dave Juliano - and yes I know he won't necessarily read these emails until we prompt him to do so - someone remind me next week!! This blog is public so until I get his permission to put his email address up here you'll have to look it up on the membership list. also, you can email me at carly811@sbcglobal.net if you want me to send it to you.

Yours in Rotary,
Carlene

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