Inspiration 

John Adams

John made a salute to his daughter, Joella, who as a high school junior on 9/11 left school and walked home to be with her parents. Her father, an Army colonel assigned to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, was in his office when the plane struck the Pentagon. He and colleagues survived the plane’s impact.

On Zoom

Anthony Hollingshead, Lew Hassell, Paula

Visitors

Celeste Herbert, Major Gifts representative at Rotary Foundation International

New Member Induction

Singh Saluja

Announcements

• Board meeting August 18^th at 10:45 a.m. at the Marriott

• Rotary After Dark, Tuesday, August 25^th at Aqua, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

• Upcoming volunteer opportunities:

  • August 12: Bodega, Pawtucket Y, 9:00 – 12:00. Organizing clothing and stocking food

  • August 21: Shower on the Move in Pawtucket, 7:00-11:00 a.m

  • Please tell Liz if you are coming!

  • Back to School night at Kizerian School: August 19 4-6pm. We will be setting up and breaking down and handing out pizza to parents and students. Let Art know if you can make it!

• September 30: Rotary After Dark at 5:00 p.m. More information to come

• September: Family Day at Mulligan’s Island, Paul Borrelli to provide more information

• Keep an eye out for an upcoming survey to provide feedback on Rotary meeting lunches

Happy Bucks

• Pete Brock: Glad to return to Rotary after a 5-week absence

• Cap Willey: Celebrating his granddaughter's graduation and her new professional opportunity

• Richard Applebaum: Always glad to return to the Providence Rotary Club; welcomed Celeste Herbert

• Celeste Herbert: Salute to Councilman John Goncalves

• Don Saracen: Wife Cherie back home from hospital stay; 10^th anniversary of Manufacturing Group Council; pen name ER Saracen, Desperate Run, thriller novel, on Amazon

• Bill Efthimiades: Back from mini vacation in Cuttyhunk

Speaker: Member Talks

Claude Leboeuf

USPS Retiree; part-time paramedic, personal trainer, Asian Body Therapy

Shared the history of his year-over-year litigation activity regarding abuse experience earlier in his life. He received a settlement in 2023. Claude has received local and national publicity and speaking engagements on the topic of Recovered Memory (associated with the RAINN organization) over the years.

Bill Efthimiades

Shared his professional journey in accounting, finance, operations, and organizational leadership. The essence of his talk focused on some experiences that have shaped him as a leader and a personal chapter in his life that taught him more about resilience, commitment, and service than any job every could.