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                                                                                    Pleasantville Rotary Club

 

1-21-10

 

Guests:

Mario Aboit

Karen Camman

 

Birthdays

No birthdays

 

Happy Hat Drawing

Won by the Susan

Great turnout!

(Easy week for me.)

Susan F, Marlene, Trevor, Charlie ,Fred, Marshall, Pastor Paul, Mike O, Mary F., Sue L, Rene, Mike B, June, Charla, Ron, Seth, were all happy for Karen, who was being inducted today into our club- no more a guest.

Ron was sorry for Karen, because she doesn’t know what she is getting in to.

The highlight of the happy hat was a call from Helen, which was put on speaker phone. She wanted us to know that her daughter Kate has a new job, and best news of all, she is going to be a grandmother in July! For all this happiness, she had Charla  put  $10.00 in the happy hat for her.

Charla was happy for Helen , as was Deanne.

Phil will be celebrating his father’s 90th birthday.

Mike G was happy for the trip he had been on with his son.

Charlie was happy for the upcoming Wine Experience, in addition to being happy for Karen.

Joan was sad for what her Haitian bus drivers who had  lost their family members, or hadn’t heard from them yet.

Announcements

Our Rotary Club approved buying a Shelter Box for $500 to go to Haiti.

We also approved donating  $500 . to Helen Reisler’s 501c  Rotary Foundation.

For club members who want to help, please make your checks out to PLEASANTVILLE  ROTARY FOUNDATION.

Rotary Gift of Life, Inc. in Rotary District 7230, a 501c program, will be holding a Mardi Gras gala on February 4th. Invitations were put out at our meeting. If you were’t  present, and want to know more about it, call Seth.   

 

Speaker

Mario Aboit, a gentleman who lives in Pleasantville, but was originally from Haiti, spoke to us about the bleak condition of the country.

50/50 Winner

This week’s winner was- you aren’t going to believe it----Charla—for the fourth time.

 

.Till next week- Service Above Self!

 

 

 

January 7, 2010 Meeting

 

Guests:

Maureen Stapleton

Karen Camman

Birthdays

No birthdays

 

Happy Hat Drawing

Won by Stan

Many in room happy for the holidays and for the new year.

Marlene was happy that she banished all the “nits” from her daughter’s hair.

Doc was happy because it was his daughter’s birthday- the same day as Doug Leaf’s.

Mike B was happy for the wine experience meeting and reminded us that there will be another one in three weeks.

Charlie was happy that Stan’s kidney stones were gone.

Ron was happy that his family was safely in Costa Rica.

Pastor was happy after hearing about the nits, that he didn’t shake Marlene’s hand.

He was also sad to report that Mark Pearson had passed away.

Helen was $10. happy because she was leaving for a two month hiatus in Puerto Rico.

Deanne was happy for her father’s health.

Joan was happy for the great turnout at the wine experience meeting.

 

Speaker

Maureen was our speaker . She is a member of the Pleasantville fire department and rescue squad. She spoke about fire prevention, etc.

 

 50/50 Winner

This week’s winner was Sue F.

 

.Till next week- Service Above Self!

 

 

10-22-09

Guests:

Ron Nelson and Karen Snoberg

Birthdays

No birthdays

Happy Hat Drawing

Won by June. It was very appropriate for June to win the “Happy Hat “drawing. She had to be happy

because of all the compliments she received about the article in this week’s Examiner featuring her. In fact

most of the people in the room were happy for June.

Most of the people were also singing the praises of Dr. A. and what an asset he has been to the school

district..

Charla was happy that her home “makeover” is now complete.

Helen added that not only was she happy for June, she was glad that she is such a good baker!

Seth was happy for the nice weather.

Ron was looking forward to the casino.

Sue G was happy that her daughter was a freshman when Dr. A. started in Pleasantville.

Fred P said that the evening waitress at the Riviera just completed her studies in finance and accounting,

and is looking for a job using these skills. She is multi-lingual, speaking French , Chech,and Slovak. Her

name is Mirka, and she can best be reached through Tom.

Speakers

Ron and Karen were members of the Westchester Recording Guild. They spoke about the recorder, a wind

instrument, and its history. They demonstrated the pitch of soprano, alto, tenor and bass recorders , and

entertained us with various samples of the instrument’s capabilities.

50/50 Winner

The winner was George Rowe, a Chappaqua school bus driver

Till next week- Service Above Self!

 

10-15-09

Guests:

Jonathan Cunningham-Pleasantville village trustee

Birthdays

No birthdays

Happy Hat Drawing

Won by Joan who was happy because of the representation of our club at Briarcliff last Friday and for the

way that our Pleasantville Club conducts their meetings.

John M conceded that he will root for the Yankees during the first playoffs, but not sure for the World

Series.

Seth was happy for the strong support of his board, and happy for the Rangers.

Mike O was sorry that he missed the Briarcliff meeting because he was sick.

Marlene hoped Jonathan’s “free” lunch would entice him back for more.

Deanne was still glowing from the wedding she went to over the weekend in Philadelphia.

Others in the room were happy for our guest, and for the great football game between Briarcliff and

Pleasantville.

Mary F was also happy for the way we run our meetings and for the turnout in Briarcliff.

Dr.A was happy to bring the trophy back to Pleasantville He noted that this was the third year in a row that

Pleasantville won the trophy.

Announcements

On Nov. 5th we will be going to the Food Pantry in Millwood to help pack food. Stay tuned in for further

info on this.

Seth read a thank you note from the Sisters at Rosary Hill-“Dear members, We would like to thank you

very much for your donations. Hope your pancake breakfast went well. Know that you are all in our

prayers. Enjoy the beauty of fall and stay warm God Bless You!

He also read a card from Nolan Robinson that said, ”Thank you for the great lunch and the honor of being

recipient of the Sportmanship Rotary Award for the Briarcliff/Pleasantville football game this year. I didn’t

realize the history behind this award and how much the Rotary really supports our school and football

program.”

As a side note, Nolan’s dad, Alan Robinson was Pleasantville’s football captain in 1972-73, when

Pleasantville also beat Briarcliff).

Speaker

Trustee Cunningham spoke about the “bumpy” road ahead for the village financially.

50/50 Winner

Week of 10/8-George Rowe, a Chappaqua school bus driver.

This week-Lisa Kern, June’s daughter.

Till next week- Service Above Self!

 

10-09-09

Dear fellow Rotarians-

Forget our usual format because this week’s meeting was different. We had a joint

meeting with the Briarcliff Rotary Club in Briarcliff. It was probably a good thing that

Tommy didn’t have to cook for us, because he would have had a low turnout. Rotarians

that attended the meeting in Briarcliff were Seth and Joan, Charla, June, Helen, Chief,

Mary F, Trevor, Ron, Dr. A., and Rene. Because it was going to be a three day weekend,

many of our club members were away.

The luncheon was the culmination of the Pleasantville –Briarcliff football game that was

held on September 26th. School Superintendents, Principals, Athletic Directors and

football coaches were there from both school districts. The shining moment was when the

MVP’S for both teams were presented with plaques, followed by the presentation of the

football trophy to Pleasantville.

Earlier in the day, Seth, Marlene, Trevor, and Rene helped June hand out smoke alarms

to the kindergarten children at the Bedford Road School. This followed a presentation

given earlier in the week by members of the fire department.

Til next week-

Service above Self

 

10-01-09

Guests:

District Governor Karl Milde

Assistant to the Governor George Weeks.

Birthdays

Dr. A led us in singing Happy Birthday to our hard working Chef, Tom

Happy Hat Drawing

Won by June

The Chief was happy for the Panthers great win last week.

Dr. A was also happy and said that next year’s game will be played in Briarcliff. He was thrilled with the

great turnout for the game.

Trevor was happy that it was almost time to hand out the smoke alarms at the Bedford Road School

Charlie was happy for our guests and the pancake breakfast He also gave thanks to his fellow Rotarians for

their help in handing out the books-Charla, Seth, Deanne, Mike B, and one of Charlie’s co workers-Terry

Hauser.

Governor Milde was happy for the warm welcome that we gave him.

Ron was happy for the Yankees and the Panthers.

John M was happy for any team that beats the Yankees, and for the pancake breakfast success.

Rene was happy for her helper at the pancake breakfast, Quention, who was the best egg cracker.

Pastor Paul was happy for Mike Brooks and the Pancake Breakfast.

Shane also was happy for the pancake breakfast.

June was sad because she missed the Pancake Breakfast, but happy to have been in Virginia.

Mike O. was happy for the Panthers and the Pancake Breakfast.

Deanne was happy that her daughter would be going to NYC Stearn Business School..

Rene and Charla were both happy that they were guests of Seth and Joan at a Saturday fund raiser.

Announcements

On Nov. 5th we will be going to the Food Pantry in Millwood to help pack food. Stay tuned in for further

info on this.

Next week we will not meet on Thursday. Our meeting instead will be a joint meeting with Briarcliff, to be

held at 45 Macy Road in Briarcliff on Friday, Oct.9th.

Lemone had fliers for an event to be held at the Performing Arts Center in Purchase-“Dancing With the

Stars” to benefit the Hillside Food Outreach, which is to be held Saturday, October 24th.

Speaker

Governor talked about the history of Rotary, and how it has grown, and the good it does for people all over

the world. Many events are coming up- check the website rotary district 7230.org for information.

50/50 Winner Julia Padoff- Stan’s daughter.

Till then Service Above Self!