It was another lively Vineland Rotary Luncheon Meeting on Tuesday, July 11th!
It was our 2023-24 President Andy Browne's first official meeting as club President. Congratulations Andy on a great meeting and here's to a service-filled, productive Rotary year!
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Dennis Palmer, the Four Way Test was given by Karen Bauman and Pastor Heather Sudgen led us in prayer.
Announcements:
A moment of silence was held for Vineland Rotarian Michael Cyter who died this week.
President Andy asked everyone to call someone over the next week if you think they’re lonely. Just take the time to listen to them.
Past President Harry Maloney thanked all his Board members and project chair people for their service during his 2022-2023 presidency.
Caitlin Terry gave an update on Hydromissions International and her latest projects.
Nancy Spinelli (left) gave a brief classification talk. Nancy, of Ackerman Spinelli Realty, LLC, is one of our newest members.
Membership Chair Gail Marino performed an induction ceremony for Jose Martinez of TD Bank (at right with sponsor Denise Jackson).
Gail also inducted Kasie Harris of Laury Heating (here with sponsor Josie Spinelli)
Program
Our Guest Speaker was Jason Scott, joined by DJ Scott and Lance Reitelbach of Scott Honda Group of Vineland. Scott Honda is the new owner of the Honda dealership on South Delsea Drive (formerly Rossi Honda). Jason provided a presentation about leasing vs purchasing vehicles, and understanding value and depreciation. He explained that the value of a car drastically reduces if it is in any kind of auto accident and because of today’s technology, accidents are recorded in databases under the vehicle identification number. Jason highlighted the differences between leasing or buying vehicles. Thank you Jason for a thought provoking presentation!
The meeting was adjourned at 1:13 pm by President Andy Browne.
"We’ve signed up to take part in ShelterBox USA - Yosemite 2023! This is a cause close to our hearts and we’ve committed to doing something BIG and challenging to raise awareness and make a difference. Our goal is to raise $10,000 and we need your help to reach or exceed our goal.
Please donate now by following the link to our fundraising page here:
Good Luck, Donna and Jim! This journey will see supporters of ShelterBox take on a 4-day trekking journey in August in the majestic Yosemite National Park, in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains.
Please read this open letter from our VP of Fundraising, Josie Spinelli regarding fundraising challenges for the coming year. Let's all help Josie by putting on our thinking caps and sharing ideas at our upcoming meetings.
KatrinaD’Alessandro: Katrina was a program speaker at our club 5/2/23 talking about the Veterans Boot Memorial. She is President of SJ Volunteers for Veterans. The Boot Memorial was a three-day event at Vineland High School honoring our fallen service members from Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties from World War I to the present. Each fallen service member was represented with a flag, name tag and combat boot. Katrina, proposed for membership by President Andy Browne, is an Event Planner and lives in Minotola with her husband Joe. She is involved with several veteran organizations.
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AMURTEL needs your help for children in Romania.
Rotarian Diane Alcantara has asked us to consider supporting this worthy cause - Invest in solar panels for the AMURTEL family children's home in Romania and you will be ensuring long-term sustainability both financially and ecologically and giving safe shelter and loving care to children. This year, the prices of electricity are increasing, and soon may even double. Investing 10,000 euros in solar panels will pay for itself in just two years, and will significantly reduce both monthly running costs as well as the ecological footprint.
talk. Nancy, of Ackerman Spinelli Realty, LLC,
Jason provided a presentation about leasing vs purchasing vehicles, and understanding value and depreciation. He explained that the value of a car drastically reduces if it is in any kind of auto accident and because of today’s technology, accidents are recorded in databases under the vehicle identification number. Jason highlighted the differences between leasing or buying vehicles. 
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