ROTARY CLUB OF VINELANDFebruary 6, 2007 Newsletter |
Editors: Linda Foster
Photos: Jay Parks
Website: www.vinelandrotary.com
Email: vinelandrotary@comcast.net
Flag Salute & Prayer
Marty led our singing, the flag salute and 4-way test. Ted, Dave H., Ed, Carl & Sherry. Kate Smith sang our National Anthem, accompanied by Dave Schad, CD player operator. Cornell gave the blessing.
Guests
Welcome to our newest member, Melanie Druziako. Victor Druziako was the guest of Melanie. Joe Rehm was the guest of Dave Hanrahan. Mary Dooley was the guest of Gerry. Skipper Reyes was the guest of Shaye Kotok.Birthdays
Ed Duffy - February 11thMembership
Please be sure to visit the "Members Only" section of the web site for prospective member information.Announcements
President Mike Loyle introduced Sergeant-at-arms Bruce Middleton who introduced our guests. "PE MIkeanese" - "Work Hard, Play Hard" Club members were invited to spend "Monday's with Mike" as he will working hard at snowboarding in the Poconos on Mondays.Joe Delgado reminded members that 2/23 is the Night at the Phantoms game. Please sign up to attend this Rotary Foundation event. We are trying to fill a bus with club members to accompany an unmatched "Little" from Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
Also, Joe is forming a new committee to brainstorm ideas. They will meet 1-2 times a month to get the Little League Challenger Division up and running. Please let Joe know if you have an interest in helping out.
Betsy Frank did a quick review of the Vineland Rotary Charities budget. The Lovely Dave Schad distributed the budget to members. Betsy thanked new member, Melanie, who already sold her 10 tickets for the Dream Date Raffle. We must raise our budgeted amount so we can continue to donate to our local charities. Sell, sell sell!
Dave Schad (for Shannon) reminded members of the Valentines Day Party scheduled at the Vineland Developmental Center on February 13th, from 6 to 8 PM. Pizza, DJ, fellowship & interaction with the Vineland Developmental ladies. Our Interact students will be there to assist.
Cornell is trying to achieve his goal of collecting 1000 lbs. of clothes for his Clothes Drive. If you have any clothing you would like to donate, please contact Cornell.Cornell also announced he will be the featured speaker at the Lenton Service, March 29th, 11 am - 1 pm held at the First Presbyterian Church, 8th & Landis Ave. They will be serving lunch to 100-125 seniors and they need about 8-10 volunteers to help serve lunch. Desserts are also needed. Please let Cornell know if you are available.
Ed Duffy, accompanied by Paige, presented Mom-to-Be LouAnn Ferrari-Brooks with a bouquet of yellow Ramada flowers and a gift bag of "Duck Themed" baby gifts. Our newest Rotary Baby, a girl this time, is due to arrive next month. Best Wishes LouAnn! Club members sang a round of "Rock a Bye Baby....."
To be sure LouAnn would be at the meeting, she was told she was speaking to the club about the United Way. She managed to get a plug in for their upcoming Golf tournament to be held June 22 at Buena Vista Country Club and distributed information on the 211 Cumberland County Call center.
Bill Dudley reminded everyone about the Washington, DC bus trip scheduled for Friday, February 16th. There are about 8 seats available. Please ask friends/family if they are interested in attending so we can fill the bus.
Pat shared his weekly joke.
Finemaster
P. Mike, of course, was fined; Joe Perna, LouAnn, Dave Schad, Sherry, Carl, Ed, Melanie, Joe Delgado, Bonnie, Paige, Joe Perna, Rush, and all the attorneys also shared fines. |
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Today’s Program
Charles Loyle gave a brief summary on the history of Rotary International. He then performed the induction of our newest member, Melanie Druziako. Melanie was also sponsored by Charles.Melanie thanked Charles for introducing her to Rotary.
Melanie (Capriotti) Druziako grew up in East Vineland. She has an older sister and younger brother. She attended St. Mary's Grammer School and Sacred Heart High School where she graduated #4 in her class (behind Ken's wife who was #1). She attended Villanova University where she received her BS in Nursing. Melanie lived in center city Philadelphia for 12 yrs, employed as an oncology Nurse at Jefferson; agency nurse at numerous facilities and Administrator at Graduate Hospital. She then joined the famiy business, Capri Construction, a local General Contractor. One of her first Rotary meetings, she had the pleasure of meeting Hugh McCaffrey, who she spoke to many times while she was working in construction and never met until Rotary.
Melanie met her husband, Victor, on a blind date, and immediately fell in love. They have been married 20+ years and have 2 daughters. Victoria, a sophmore at VHS, is involved in many activites which includes the upcoming Cap'N Dagger play (Melanie will gladly sell you tickets). Stephanie is a 7th grade student at St. Mary's and is very artistic, designing and making her own dress.
Melanie has been a volunteer for many organizations over the years.
She currently is co-owner of the "Blue Book", an independent telephone directory for Cumberland and Salem County. Melanie oversees the day to day operations and her partner is involved in sales. The Blue Book ads cost 50-70% less than other phone books. 85,000 copies were distributed in our area. They offer free full color ads and graphic desgin. They are also consumer friendly, with an easy to read format.
Melanie has already joined the Public Relations Committee. Welcome Melanie!
Upcoming Programs
February 13th - Raffle Drawing -Speaker, David KotokFebruary 13th – Vineland Rotary Valentine’s Day Party, Vineland Developmental Center
February 16th - Washington DC Trip
February 23rd - Phantoms Hockey Game
April 14th - Duck Race