This document provides details about the Rotary Club of Newton, including its leadership, meeting location and schedule. It summarizes the club's most recent meeting held at the West Suburban YMCA, including presentations, announcements and a new member induction. It also previews the next meeting which will be jointly held with the Rotary Club of Waltham.

1. 2009-2010 District No. 7910
ROTARY CLUB OF NEWTON Club No. 6580
719 WASHINGTON STREET BOX MS295
NEWTONVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS 02460
MEETS TUESDAYS; 12:15 P.M. BRAE BURN COUNTRY CLUB, 326 FULLER STREET, NEWTON, MA
President Vice President Treasurer Sergeant-at-Arms Director Director
Marie Presti Laurisa Neuwirth Peter Mahler Bill Garr Dick Bowen Justin Sallaway
617-620-6948 617-291-0572 617-630-5289 617-969-5906 x116 617-969-9134 617-244-0065
President-Elect Past President Recording Secretary Newsletter Editor Director Director
Jeff Tucker Marc Epstein John Hurney Scott Lewis Jeff Chin Tony Bibbo
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THE SERVICE GEAR
Volume LXXXVI No. 29 February 10, 2010
P resident Marie used a borrowed cow bell to
call the meeting to order in the friendly confines
MEETING GREETERS NEXT MEETING:
February 17: Rotary Club of Waltham!
of the West Suburban YMCA on Church Street,
Newton Corner. She called upon Marc Epstein
to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Tom
Keery offered an invocation, thankful for snow,
“for reasons we don’t know.” Peter Mahler led
everyone in a chorus of God Bless America.
Marie thanked our YMCA hosts, Pat Palmer
and Mary Kern, who provided a lovely meeting
room, sandwiches for the forgetful, cookies,
coffee, and an optional tour of the building and
its evergrowing array of services.
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
Bill Garr was absent, but Dick Bowen
provided some coffin humor (see page 2)
President Marie is flanked by our hosts at the West
Suburban YMCA. Mary Kern and Pat Palmer provided
our wandering club with a nice room, some lunch
offerings and a tour of the facilities.
On the Road Again Next Week!
Due to ongoing renovations at Brae CONTENTS Page
Burn Country Club, our meeting will again SERGEANT-at-ARMS 1
be elsewhere next week. We’ll join the ANNOUNCEMENTS 2
Waltham Rotary Club on Wednesday, Febru- THIS WEEK’S HUMOR 2
ary 17th, 12:00 Noon at the Chateau Restau- PROGRAM 3
rant, School Street, Waltham. HAPPY DOLLARS 4
RAFFLE 5
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2. ANNOUNCED FROM THE PODIUM
You CAN Take it with You Next Week: Don’t forget! No meeting at
Brae Burn, but we will meet with the Rotary Club
Lying on his deathbed, the rich, miserly of Waltham at the Chateau Restaurant, on School
old man calls to his long-suffering wife. “I Street in Waltham. Paula Kirrane has threatened
want to take all my money with me,” he tells to bring a dessert!
her. “So promise me you’ll put it in the
casket.” RYLA, Rotary’s Youth Leadership Program
After the man dies, his widow attends for high school age students, was discussed.
the memorial service with her best friend. Members voted to again support RYLA with two
Just before the undertaker closes the coffin, $250 grants to send two Newton students to the
she places a small metal box inside. RYLA event this coming summer.
Her friend looks at her in horror.
“Surely,” she says, “you didn’t put the money District 7910 PR Dinner and awards night
in there.” is set for February 26th. Several Newton Club
“I did promise him I would,” the widow members will be attending.
answers. “So I got it all together, deposited
every penny in my account, and wrote him a Paul Stone is out of the hospital, resting at
check. If he can cash it, he can spend it.” Lasell Village’s convalescent area. (See Happy
Dollars, page 4)
Italian Night: Tentatively set for the
evening of Tuesday, March 9th (in lieu of that
week’s regular meeting) at the Windsor Club in
Waban. The concept calls for good Italian dinner
food, bring-your-own wine, fellowship, music
and dancing. Members attend for free, significant
others and guests encouraged ($10/person).
Details still being worked by Paul Kerrissey and
Justin Sallaway, co-chairpeople for the event
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Business card size ads cost only $100/year for Rotary
members, $125 for non-members. The distribution list
of people who see our club news grows every week.
Shouldn’t they see you, and your support of our club’s
good works?
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3. Induction: Lauren Hyken
Lauren Hyken is flanked
by Dick Bowen and
President Marie Presti
after her induction as
Rotarian number
1,234,527
Dick Bowen proudly represented the mem- lion members in 33,790 clubs, organized into 531
bership committee to induct Lauren Hyken, districts, in hundreds of countries around the
financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial world. He explained Rotary’s four-way test, then
Planners. welcomed Lauren into the club.
Dick explained that Rotary was much more
than our local club - that it consists of 1.2 mil-
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4. HAPPY DOLLARS
Jim Means was happy to collect happy with grandchildren. Paul Kerrissey happily
dollars, starting with his own pleasure to have thanked our hosts, and for the cookies provided.
visited Paul Stone, convalescing atLasell Lauren Hyken was happy to become our
Village. Paul was “attended by a queu of newest member. Marie Presti was happy to
visiting women,” including Peggy Lepore, welcome her. She was also happy to meet at the
who reported that Paul is having some double YMCA, and to be going to California again on
vision and can’t read, but enjoys visitors. business, but was sad to lose an uncle to cancer.
John Hurney was happy to have seen Scott Lewis was happy to see the New
Carl Bartel recently at his new home, Orleans Saints beat the colts (Who ‘dat?)
Northbridge, in Dedham. Peter Mahler was
happy to receive a nice note from Carl Bartel’s
daughter, thanking Club members who have
visited Carl.
Dick Bowen was happy to induct Lauren
Hyken, and for Bill Swartley’s being 101.5
years old. Marc Epstein was happy to induct
Lauren, and to have his son home from the
hospital. He was also happy to have begun
filming a reality TV show, featuring grown
men racing in go-carts.
Peter Mahler was happy to welcome
Lauren into membership, to be visiting the Members eating out of their brown bags.
YMCA, and to have enjoyed the Superbowl
SCOTT LEWIS HOME DESIGN PAULA KIRRANE
ADDITIONS Uniquely Designed Cakes
RENOVATIONS 230 Adams Street
NEW HOMES Newton, MA 02458
HISTORIC RESTORATION Tel.: (617) 969-1830
12 Bencliffe Circle fax: (617) 969-5852
Auburndale, MA 02466
(617) 293-6371 www.theicingonthecake.com
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5. RAFFLE
UPCOMING...
February 17: Road trip continues, at the
Chateau Restaurant, home of the Rotary
Club of Waltham. School Street, Waltham
We’re on the road, but the raffle goes with
us! Today’s raffle jackpot grew to $648, with only
27 cards in the diminishing deck. Host Pat
Palmer fished out ticket #683 from the glass
bowl, claimed byJohn Hurney, right. Unfortu-
nately, John found only the Six of Spades! Next
time there will be only 26 cards as the jackpot
and the anticipation continue to grow!
PAUL M. KERRISSEY
Attorney at Law
277 Auburn Street
Suite B
Auburndale, MA 02466
Office: (617) 964-5800
Fax: (617) 969-9850
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