BBRC Enews -Events & Meeting 02/19/2008

 Rotary Club of Broad Brook's Weekly ENews/website -www.thebbrc.org

 Sam Bucas Restaurant 630pm

This weeks tidbit-

"No One ever created a great thing suddenly"John Wanamaker

  President Jimbo announced we have reached our $150 goal to send a Student leader to RYLA. President Jimbo Thanked all that donated and commented "This is True Rotary.See a Need and Fill it."Jimbo will deliver the paper work to Mr Harrigan at the High School by next weeks meeting.

 Treasurer Sandy Announced our Flower Power sales of bulbs etc.

 We stand to make 50% of what we sell. Thanks to Sandy for coming up with this Great Small project that is easy to do.

  Sect Karen again urged all that make up to contact her with time place when and for what meeting so we can get to RI correct the first time.(her report is due on the 10th of each month

  Community Day will have our usual fundraiser games along with a plant sale. This Plant sale would require that we do somepresale. Thanks to Margaret & Michelle for offerinng to Chair the Plant Sale Portion. Can't wait to see Clark's Turkey floating down the street.

 Rotary Club of Broad Brook inducts New Rotarian Maryann Smith.

  Maryann is Pleased to have been invited to join Our Organization.

  From All Your New Fellow Rotarians "Welcome Aboard"

   Our guest speaker was Betsy Hope of Rockville Bank who spoke on ID Theft. Some really good tips on what you carry around,phone scams and so on. Very Informative.

Membership Note- Did you invite someone to visit and check out the World of Rotary?

 Attendence- Remember to be a Rotarian in good standing You must make at least 2 meetings per month.

    Site to see-  www.thebbrc.org now shown as a link on Town and Chamber of Commerce websites.

  Events Etc.

 Apr 26th Raffia Road Day Booth/we will sell water bottles and promote Water Awareness

May 10th  EW Community Day -Parade Float and Booth (road race food face painting etc) exact times to come but probally 9-10 parade/11 booth (We will have our games and a Plant sale)

   Speakers Coming:    

       3/04 Betsy Hope Rockville Bank ID Theft

      3/11 Bob MacDonald PDG/RI District Chair Foundation

      3/25 John Pica-Sneeden Chairman EW Board of Education

      4/01 Margaret Executive Director of Indepedent Transportation Network

        Many Dates are open for speakers from now till June/Do you know someone who would make agreat Rotarian but don't know how to get them to join/Ask them to come as speaker.

    * If you would like to be a speaker or know of someone contact David Richards-

      at dsrben@yahoo.com