Vineland Rotary Newsletter December 11, 2023 (Dec. 10, 2023)

It's a Big Week for

Vineland Rotary!

Tomorrow night --

Annual Holiday Dinner

December 12th at 6 pm at Merighi's Savoy Inn.

Wednesday, December 13th --

Special Needs Holiday Party

Rossi School -- Volunteers report at 9 AM!

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Wreaths of Remembrance -

an Annual Rotary Tradition

17 Vineland Rotarians, let by Dave Schad, helped place wreaths on the graves of veterans and family members at the Cumberland County Veterans Cemetery this past Saturday. We were joined by several spouses and grandchildren. This year, members of the Bridgeton Rotary also participated. Participants also included Rotaract and Interact students. Special thanks to Harry Maloney, Mike Loyle, Andy Brown and Dave Schad who delivered 310 wreaths and 500 bows to the cemetery on Friday.

Rotary Supports those in need in our Community

Blessing Bags

Gail Marino announced that our January 16th meeting will feature a service project where we will put together "Blessing Bags" that will contain snacks and hygiene items. Donations are needed to purchase the items. Gail said people should keep several bags with them to hand out when they see someone in need and are encouraged to include a $5 bill in the bag.

Community Service Project for December

Our Community Service committee, headed by Sherry Soutiere, is collecting needed items for the NJ Veteran's Home in Vineland. please bring items from the list below to our next meeting (or Tuesday night to the Holiday Dinner):

Specific Needs:

Body Wash = scents that can be used by men or women

Body Spray

Diabetic Socks

Button Down Cardigans (S-5XL)

Socks with Non-Slip tread on bottoms

Lip Balm

Tissues (Boxes)

Perfume

Pre Shave, After Shave and Cologne

Denture Adhesive and Denture Cleaning Tablets

Suspenders and Belts - larger sizes

Sweatshirts & Sweatpants (S-5XL)

Electric Razors

MP3 Players

2GB Flash Drives (Library Kiosk)

Undershirts (white) sizes S-5XL

Batteries (new only) AA, AAA and C

Deodorant - Universal scents for men and women

Refreshments (please check expiration dates)

Tasty Cakes - Regular and Diet (individual wrappers)

Chips and Pretzels (individual wrappers)

Seasonal Decorations for Resident Rooms

Gift Cards (WalMart, Target, Visa, Amazon, iTunes)

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NOTE: There will NOT be a monthly

Membership Meeting this Thursday!

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Highlights from our

December 5th Meeting

President Andy Browne called the meeting to order. David Scales led us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Karen Bauman led us in the 4 Way Test. Pastor Heather Sudgen gave the invocation. Linda Rumick was our notetaker and photographer. We sang happy birthday to Melody Montgomery who celebrated on December 6th.

Our meeting featured the annual Amurtel International Boutique presented by Diane Alcantara with the assistance of Sherry Soutiere, Shirley Burke and Eileen Duffy. A beautiful and impressive array of goods was presented for Rotarians to make delightful holiday purchases.

Additionally, we were able to purchase holiday hand-crafted decorations prepared by Eileen Duffy. Proceeds from the sale of Eileen's crafts support the Edward Duffy Memorial Rotary Scholarship. Eileen matches each dollar received and donates it all to the scholarship. She creates her decorations with flax which she creatively fashions into delicate and beautiful ornaments.

Jay Einstein also addressed attendees regarding open enrollment for Medicare Part D Rx plans and also the "Get Covered New Jersey" program which has open enrollment running until 1/31/24. Get Covered NJ is the only place you can apply for financial help to lower the cost of your monthly premiums and out-of-pocket costs for health insurance. Financial help is now available for more New Jerseyans at higher income levels. Find out more about this program at: https://www.nj.gov/getcoverednj/

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New Member Proposed

Don Daigle has been proposed for membership by Denise Jackson. Don is a Charles Schwab Independent Branch Leader, Alternates will be Suzanne Daigle and Dana Fantini.

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No Lunch Meeting

Dec 12, 2023

Holiday Dinner Party
Merighi's Savoy Inn Rose Room
Dec 12, 2023 6:00 PM

Special Needs Holiday Party
Rossi Elementary School
Dec 13, 2023 9:00 AM

Membership Meeting
Black Olive Restaurant
Dec 14, 2023 7:30 AM

Lunch Meeting
Larry's II
Dec 19, 2023 11:45 AM

Tentative: Hydrogen as Energy Source of the Future, Dennis Palmer

Dec 19, 2023 11:45 AM

Lunch Meeting
Larry's II
Jan 02, 2024 11:45 AM

Spirit and Truth Lunch Project
First United Methodist Church
Jan 05, 2024 8:45 AM

Lunch Meeting
Larry's II
Jan 09, 2024 11:45 AM

Membership Meeting
Black Olive Restaurant
Jan 11, 2024 7:30 AM

Lunch Meeting
Larry's II
Jan 16, 2024 11:45 AM

Lunch Meeting
Larry's II
Jan 23, 2024 11:45 AM

Lunch Meeting
Larry's II
Jan 30, 2024 11:45 AM

Spirit and Truth Lunch Project
First United Methodist Church
Feb 02, 2024 8:45 AM

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Member Birthdays

Wayne Triantos

January 1

Sandy Hearing

January 14

Harry Maloney

January 17

Jim Siwek

January 22

Frank Rumick

January 30

Melody Montgomery

December 6

Heather Sugden

December 20

Diane Alcantara

December 22

M Jay Einstein

December 25

Robert Middleton

December 27

Jose Martinez

December 28

Join Date

Charles Girard

January 1, 1970

54 years

Charles Parrish

January 1, 1972

52 years

Linda Rumick

January 1, 2020

4 years

Robert Middleton

January 1, 2020

4 years

Tara Martinez

January 3, 2019

5 years

Gail Marino

January 20, 2005

19 years

Ken Pustizzi

January 23, 2019

5 years

Dawn Hunter

January 24, 2013

11 years

Ed Morvay

January 24, 2012

12 years

Alan Dickinson

December 1, 1991

32 years

Bonnie Laube

December 1, 1991

32 years

Hugh McCaffrey

December 1, 1994

29 years

David Scales

December 3, 2019

4 years

Tim Chew

December 3, 2020

3 years

Hope Brolis

December 4, 2007

16 years

Frank Rumick

December 22, 2015

8 years