Pledge and 4-Way Test: Pam Ancheta

Prayer: Harv Whitley

Song:  Marion Humphrey

 

About the meeting program:  The bell will be rung at 12:15PM to help the staff with food service timing and a final attendance count.  Also, a subtle "two minute warning" reminder before the end of the meeting will be signaled to help the program end promptly at 1:30PM. 

Judy Fortier introduced today's guests  Dina Mancini Godinez, Harv Whitley's guest on behalf of the Charitable Committee; Anne Vincent, Martin Vincent's wife; and to help today's guest speakers Tracy Kubricky from General Federation of Women's Clubs.

For all the latest details concerning club related meetings or events click on any and all items listed in the Upcoming Events section in the right column.

 

Please note:  Feb. 13 - Balloon Fest Committee meeting @ 6pm & February Fellowship on Thursday - Feb. 15th.

Club assembly is scheduled for Thursday, March 1st.   At a club assembly there is typically a review of the budget; the standing committees; any ad-hoc committees; and any proposed initiatives.  There will be no guest speaker presentation.

 

Harv Whitley interviewed Head Instructor Dina Mancini Godinez about her non-profit Horses Bring Hope (HBH).  The committee's donation helped with the HBH special needs students' Therapeutic Riding services. Harv and Dina also discussed the extra care needed for the facility and especially the horses during the extremely cold weather this winter.  Also, HBH now has a total of 17 horses.  Two documentaries were produced about the HBH's program and students that are available online.  Click here to view the 2016 video and here to view 2017's.

 

 

 

Co-Chairs Deb Casey and Fran Alexakos collected at this meeting--and will collect at the next few meetings--a $10 or more contribution from members for the "Every Rotarian Every Year (EREY)" program.  The goal is that our membership have 100% participation in this EREY donation.  Please contact Deb Casey <dc4of7@aol.com> for further info.

 

Jim Blackerby -- Pens, pens, pens & $35 in happy bucks...so to commemorate his 35 years as a financial advisor he had pens made.  Unfortunately, 25 years of service were printed on them.  We got "free" pens!

 

Linda Hennessey -- regaled us with a story about her harrowing trip to Tampa, Florida, that included 12-hours stranded in Reagan International Airport,  then facing the unexpected (for her) throngs in town for the Gasparilla Pirate Fest.  Argh, Matey!

 

Betsy Wisehart -- she had a Florida trip, too to meet with her daughter & visit family

 

Dennis McLeavey -- today's guest, Dina from Horses Bring Hope, reminded Dennis of being in the Saskatchewan Province of Canada in his younger days and dealing with horses in cold weather.

 

Val Szlatenyi -- MOVED INTO HER NEW HOME!!!!!

 

Herb Mansfield --  health of his lovely wife Bernadette is improving

 

Jim Buchanan --  misses the foot traffic that B82enny's brought to his store before it closed...so he's promoting a raffle for an 82" flatscreen TV; he's timing this event with NCAA's March Madness basketball tournament

 

Joanne Daly -- is happy to have today's guest speakers present and she's been a member of the General Federation of Women's Clubs for 10 years and she was a former president.

 

Steve White -- informed the club that HBH is the second time the club donated to such a program & he reminded us all that our support for such programs reminds the public about the good we do in our community

 

Karl Midunsky --  this veteran international traveler beautifully sang happy birthday in German with a perfect Bavarian accent.  Martin Vincent requested that membership should then sing that song "the right way."  Pam tried to save us--especially the guests--from such brutal behavior....but she couldn't hold back the cacophonous performance that's within every Wakefield Rotarian.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KARL!