Notes from 8/27 Rotary Meeting

Meeting began with the pledge led by Karen Acker, followed by a prayer by James Grossi.  Tom Guldi was our sargeant, and quizzed us on “this day in history.”  Beau Hulse was nominated best dressed, notably for his salmon colored pants.  James picked the winning ticket, but not the winning card, so next week we all have another chance to win the pot.

James updated us on the Firecracker Race (Sept 6^th); members who signed up to help at the original July 5^th race date are asked to please honor those commitments on Sept 6^th, or let James know if you are unable to make it.  We have water for the race, and Aleksandra will see if she can get the students to hand out the water, which is still in storage.

Rosane updated us on SouthamptonFest, with a brief discussion about tents (the Village is not interested in a co-purchase with Rotary) and the possibility of purchasing an inflatable as a less costly alternative if we purchase ourselves, perhaps assisted by donations.  The SouthamptonFest committee will make a presentation at the next meeting on September 3^rd so members can vote on various options.

Adam Goldschmiedt was the speaker.  He is an experienced EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) implementer and author, helping businesses with 10 to 250 employees to 1) Crystallize their business vision, 2) gain the Traction to do what is needed to achieve that vision, and 3) create Healthy work environment.  

The meeting began with the pledge of allegiance and a prayer by James Grossi. Tom Guldi was Sargeant and regaled us with the story of Alexander Fleming and the discovery of penicillin.  Laurie Wiltshire won the 50-50 but didn't pull the winning card. We were all well dressed, so no one was singled out as Best Dressed.  Tim Corwin provided an update on the lifesaver vests program he has undertaken with the Town of Southampton.  Vicki read handwritten thank you notes from some of our scholarship recipients.  Everyone expressed their good wishes for Alexis Mayer and her upcoming trip to Ecuador for a new treatment opportunity.  There was no speaker at today’s meeting.  Next meeting is August 13th; members are strongly encouraged to bring a guest(s) to the meetings.

Meeting began with the prayer and the pledge.  Aleksandra called the meeting to order.  Sean spoke about his history of East End Rotary Clubs, and the rotary “how to” manual that he is creating for the club.  Beau spoke about Fresh Air Home.  Brian spoke about the Breakers game.  Southamptonfest will be October 2nd, and Rosane has agreed to step in with and take over the committee.  Mark handed over the documentation to help the committee going forward.  We also talked about updating by laws , Paul has created a draft based on other people's clubs and an outline provided by Lydia Wells last year.  Many clubs in the district took on this task last year and it's time.  It's important to have rules that reflect our clubs procedure.  Paul provided a presentation on Clubrunner.  Stressed the importance of updating everyone's profile.  Links were provided on an email Sunday night.  I will upload my presentation at a future date and link it here.  

It was a great day to be behind Southampton High School for the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball final game of the regular season as the Ospreys took on the home town Southampton Breakers.  The breakers struck first scoring 1 run.  Ospreys took the lead a 2 run home run.  Final Score was 2-1 as the North Fork Ospreys won the game.  We had a good crowd for the game and we served food after the game was complete.  American and Italian heros, salads, waters , twinkies .  We would like to thank Brian and Jennifer Leiser for the coordinated effort in serving food for the game