On Zoom
Mary Brewster, Rob Brewster, Emily Bernstein, Ben Hadsell, Barbara Harris, Luis Lourenco, PJ Fox, and Sharon Garland
Pledge of Allegiance
George Babcock led the pledge
Inspiration
Don Saracen
Sir Nicholas Winton, former President and member of the Rotary Club of Maidenhead, England is known as “the British Oskar Schindler.” The late Sir Winton, who lived to be 107, saved the lives of 669 children from Nazi tyranny and slaughter in Czechoslovakia in 1939 by arranging the ‘kindertransport’ from Prague in eight trains over 6 months and finding host families for them in England.
Those 669 individuals, many of whom who had children and grandchildren of their own, turned into thousands of lives saved. Sir Nicholas is truly the personification of our motto, Service Above Self.
Announcements
President Kris announced with great sadness the passing of longtime Rotarian Reverend Ralph Barlow. His funeral will be private, but there will be a memorial service in the future. President Kris asked for a moment of silence for Revered Barlow, Jim Gilcreast and Margaret Kane.
On a happier note, congratulations to Jonathan Kaufman who was married last weekend!
Kris thanked Rotarians who were able to help install the traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall at Rocky Point.
The Summer Bash Million Dollar Meal to benefit the Rotary Foundation is on Saturday, September 30, 2:00 pm at the home of Anthony and Stacy Landi in Narragansett. RSVP to Anthony (
anthony@northeastinvestmentgroup.com) by
9/27/23. Cost is $26.50 per family, make checks payable to Rotary Foundation or pay online using your MyRotary account.
Pete Brock is looking for meeting speakers, please reach out to him if you have any ideas.
The club will receive a $1500 District grant for our Club’s Empowering Girls program at Harry Kizirian School in conjunction with the
Girls on the Run. The program is designed to build confidence in 4
th and 5
th grade girls through exercise and health information. Thanks to our Providence Charities Foundation for supporting this program.
Legends for Literacy Gala Update
Art Norwalk shared the great news that the current total of $58,000 in sponsorships is on track with last year’s sponsorships. He asked individual Club members members to step up now and, “Get with the Gala!” Member support is critical both financially and because community leaders and sponsors who attend the Gala will be looking for strong attendance from our members. Visit the
Providence Rotary website for sponsorship information or tickets. Hope to see you there!
Happy Bucks
Pete Brock
- Pete $5 for Margaret and the honor of spreading happiness.
- Jonathan Kaufman $20 for his recent marriage.
- Kris David is happy to welcome Brown student Zoey Dangleman. Zoey and her mother are Rotarians in Hawaii, and she hopes to start a Rotaract Club at Brown.
- Mike Kelly quoted Mother Theresa that the world is hungry for love and affection. He visited with Nondas Voll at Wingate on the Eastside of Providence recently and encouraged other members to reach out to Nondas.
- Steve Hug for getting the leading role in an independent film being shot this Fall in Ct.
- Liz Messier $3 for Jim Gilcreast (she’ll miss seeing him every week!), Margaret, and Rev. Barlow, and her son’s recent marriage.
- Don Saracen $5 for Rev. Barlow, Margaret, and Jim, and for his son’s recent promotion to global vice president at the Swedish radiology/oncology company where he works.
Speaker
Pete Brock
Pete Brock, Patriots’ player from 1976 to 1987, gave an overview of football from an offensive lineman’s perspective. Pete began the same way Vince Lombardi, the famous Green Bay Packers coach, started his training camp by saying, “we’re going to focus on basics - this is a football.”
He covered football 101, how coaches and players use the all-important playbook, and the player’s game week schedule.
Players receive the playbook, developed by coaches, on the first day of training camp. Working with coaches by the end of camp players have drilled the entire book. When the season starts coaches pick specific plays based on the team they are facing that week. A typical week starts with a review of game films and afternoon workouts on Monday. Players are off on Tuesday, unless insured, then the player goes in for treatment. Wednesday and Thursday are tough practice days based on plays from the weekly game plans. On Friday players work on goal line and short yardage. Saturday is a walkthrough and then Gameday – Sunday (or maybe Thursday or Monday - and then the schedule changes).
