Rotary Club of Newington News

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CLUB NEWS

Here's what's happening...

Assistant DG, Eileen Rau, presented our Club with a Citation. Way to go!
The C-SPAN bus will be in Newington from 12 noon to 2 P.M. at the Town Hall upper parking lot (across from the library). Visitors will be able to tour the bus, which has a mobile teaching area and full TV station.
Dave Williams' Paul Harris dinner is in planning for the fall. Watch for updates on the Club's calendar page.
President Joane is back from Germany and participated in her first event as Club President for Rotary-sponsored Extravaganza Movie Night on Tuesday, July 14. There was a good turn out as Rotarians sold candy, soda and freshly made popcorn.
Rock Cats night is set for Wednesday, August 12. And the Y-US picnic is on for August 20. Visit the Club calendar page for details...
Parks n Rec Department is looking for volunteers for a hour or so to man the rides ticket booth this Saturday and Sunday, July 11 and 12, at Mill Pond Park. Please contact Jeff Hedberg if you can help...
Rotary Movie Night, "Daddy Daycare" begins at 8:45 PM on Tuesday, July 14th. Volunteers should arrive by 6:00 PM for setup. Please bring ice and coolers. Contact President Joane for more information and to volunteer.
Thanks to Gary Toubman, the Club Newsletter has a second issue. Click here to view the latest PDF. Go to the bottom of this web page for past issues...
Welcome new member, Mike Turgeon
"Grandpa is a Weido," a full-length feature film about anti-bullying was shown at the Newington Town Hall Council Chambers at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 6, 2009. The movie is geared towards middle school children. Volunteers should be there by 6:30. For tickets and more information, contact Bob Randich.
On Wednesday, June 3, the club presented its donation of three EMT kits, in memory of the late Russ Correll, to the Newington Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Click here to see photo;
Next week's speaker will present information on disaster-relief shelter boxes, read more here...
Club bi-laws have been adopted and will be posted to the Member's Only area soon;
The Club is sponsoring two Newington High School sophomores to this year's RYLA event. Bob Falce will be coordinating;
Since the DCF Connectickids golf tournament will no longer be held, a club golf tournament committe has been formed to see if it is viable for the Club to hold an event next year;
Two, $1000 scholarships will be awarded this year and presented at the NHS ceremony on June 3;
Sports Night was held on Friday, April 10, 2009 with special guest speaker, UCONN Football Coach Randy Edsall. The event drew record attendance and raised $2,000, which the Club donated to the Cromwell Children's Home. (See photo)
Visit the Calendar page for upcoming events