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Today’s meeting:
Chavon Bunch, Executive Director of the Southside Community Center
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Newsletter Reporter: Kelly Buck | Editor: Joanne Lamoureux Four-Way Test —
Thanks to everyone for reciting the Four-Way Test all together. The Thought for the Day —
In recognition of upcoming election day, Lenore Schwager urged everyone to vote. She also read a couple of quotes about the importance of voting from John Lewis and others. “The vote is precious!” Guests and Visiting Rotarians —
Nancy Massicci from TCCF. There were no visiting Rotarians.
- Highway clean-up has moved to its rain date, this Saturday, October 23. Meet at old Chamber location at 9:00am.
- National Hand Washing Day was last Friday October 15
- Sat October 23, the YMCA and County are offering a Trunk or Treat Halloween event from 4:30–8:30pm.
- The Whitney Point Rotary Club is hosting its annual Lobster Fest in Lisle, NY on Nov 6
- Richard Kops advised a slow start to Share The Warmth. They are seeking sorting sites, and hope to use The Rose again.
- Rotarians have received 5 Pancake Day tickets in the mail. Please support the effort on election day – Nov 2 – by purchasing these tickets. Pancake Day will take place at Coltivare as a take-out meal event. Some additional help is needed; please let Geoff Dunn know.
- Suzy Koontz: Getting to see two children in Europe over Christmas
- Dale Flinn: Going to the beach in FL and NC AND for his birthday
- Heidi Goldstein: 5 successful outdoor Running To Places performances
- Nancy Potter: Handwashing video and ADK hike
- Larry Robinson: $63 for his birthday AND a successful kidney transplant!!! Yay Larry!
George Ferrari introduced speaker Jordan Clemons of the Unbroken Promise Initiative (UPI). The mission of UPI is to foster growth and development of Ithaca’s underserved community members, particularly in the West Hill, which houses the city’s highest concentration of families living below the poverty threshold. The goal of UPI is to build a healthy, sustainable future for families in that neighborhood. UPI is working to break cycles of poverty, and uplift black and brown and other underprivileged populations. www.unbroken.us.
Bulletin Reporter: Kelly Buck
Photographer: Mike Brown
Bulletin Editor: Joanne Lamoureux
Club Service Facilitators, Beverly Baker & June Losurdo
Sunshine Chair, Kellyann O’Mara
October 20, 2021
Chavon Bunch, Executive Director of the Southside Community Center
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