Recording Secretary &
Newsletter Editor
Arthur D. Norwalk
Treasurer
Richard A. Kaplan
Asst. Treasurer
Peter M. Loescher
Sergeant-at-arms
Kevin M. Oates
Past President
Jenny Miller
President, Rotary International
Gary C. K. Huang
Governor, District 7950
Valerie Perry
Directors
to June 30, 2015:
Paula M. Jacobson
Gary S. Kaufman
Wendy S. Marcus
Marcus Mitchell
Nondas Hurst Voll
to June 30, 2016:
Marion F. Avarista
T. Bryan Cook
Kimberly C. Hadsell
Benjamin Longtin
Wascar F. Montilla
Executive Administrator
Jeremiah H. Cannon
INSPIRATION
Sharon Garland
As we acknowledge Rotary’s commitment to Service above Self at the Million Dollar Meal, consider this interesting perspective on the power of service: “Helping, fixing, and serving represent three different ways of seeing life. When you help, you may see life as weak, when you fix, you may see life as broken. When you serve, you see life as whole. Fixing and helping may be the work of the ego, and service the work of the soul.” Rachel Naomi Remen
ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS
Next meeting is TUESDAY, Oct. 14
President Paul thanked Barbara Harris, Bintou Chatterton and Jean Patiky for serving as greeters and Jean for arranging with the Rhode Island Philharmonic/Music School to host this year’s Million Dollar Meal
Laura Stiles invited members and guests to the next Rotary After Dark on Wednesday, October 22, at the Providence Flat Bread Company, $12 admission, cash bar.
Mayoral Candidates Present Their Ideas for the City
Nondas Voll introduced the panel of Providence Mayor candidates: Buddy Cianci, Jorge Elorza, and Daniel Harrop and outlined the format for the panel discussion. Each candidate gave a short introduction. The floor was then opened to Providence Rotarians for questions. Below are the questions asked by our membership:
What is your position on public health?
What would be the first thing you would do to address the unfunded liabilities problem?
How would you build on the rich, ethnic diversity in Providence?
How would you better balance ethnic diversity in Providence?
What tactics would you employ to motivate graduating college students to stay in the City (or even State)?
What are your thoughts on the direct criticisms that Mr. Cianci is getting about running again?
Today’s program was well attended with a higher number of guests than usual, including wives of several members. Like each candidate, the answers that were given were equally diverse and different.
Happy Bucks
Cap Willey-“Man-aging” director of his firm was quoted in the Wall Street Journal
Michelle Berard—for Richard Leone’s work on her car
Steve Hug—Santa’s Walking School Bus
Lots for delivering dictionaries to third graders, bell ringing and the holiday party for Sophia Academy and San Miguel
Barbara Harris for reminding us that the Dictionary Project started with Randy Dittmar’s presidency and for her husband’s quote in the Economist
Richard Applebaum for John Folan’s chairing the coat drive
Rotary Club of Providence, 27 Dryden Lane, Providence, RI 02904
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