Vineland Rotary Newsletter July 28th, 2025 (Jul. 22, 2025)

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Highlights from our July 22nd meeting:

President, Josie Spinelli welcomed everyone to the meeting.

Notes Taken By: Alicia Fichera

Pledge: Preston Centuolo

4-Way Test: Jay Einstein

Prayer: Pastor Heather Sugden

Guests: Prospective Member, Adam Nadle (Millville Genesis), Christina Fox (Sally's guest from West Jersey Rotary)

Together, Rotarians sang "God Bless America".

Announcements:

Josie Spinelli expressed her appreciation to Harry and Gus for their consistent hard work and dedication in setting up the room each week.

Sherri Prescott collected $$Happy Dollars$$.

Josie announced we will be collecting canned goods for the Phillies Strike Out Hunger game.

Sherri Prescott announced that they are getting started on this year's fundraising. If anyone would like to join the fundraising committee, please reach out to her. They are looking for some "new and fresh ideas". They have not decided on a meeting time as of yet. Once the committee is formed, they will choose a date that works for everyone.

Karen Bauman passed around a sign-up sheet for the Pickleball fellowship on 8/13. See below flyer for more information.

Josie presented Dennis Palmer with a gift since he was not present at the changeover dinner to receive his.

Josie announced August 5th will be National Night Out and Rotary will be participating. Please join us! See below flyer for more information.

Josie announced that we received a thank you letter for the donation in memory of Mary DiPalma (Eileen Duffy's mom) from Help and Hope Ministries. She then read the thank you letter to the club.

Josie announced that we received a thank you card from Dr. Thomas Isekenegbe, former president of the college, in appreciation for our condolences following the passing of his wife, Patience Roli Okotie-Isekenegbe.

Alicia Fichera announced that the club has officially set a date for the annual Pedals for Progress event! It will take place on November 8th at DNS Solutions from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

📢Please help us spread the word! Share the event with friends and family, and be sure to repost from our Rotary Facebook Page where a shareable post is available.

Dennis Palmer shared some interesting perspective on the Phillies' season — and he’s absolutely right. This year, the team has found themselves at the heart of not one, but two extremely rare baseball moments. Earlier in the season, we watched in disbelief as they lost on a walk-off inside-the-park home run — a play most fans may never witness again in their lifetime. Then, just last night, they came out on top thanks to something almost as unusual — a game-winning walk off catcher’s interference.

Thanks for sharing this with us, Dennis!

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Joe O'Rourke introduced our speaker, Sally McKittrick.

Program:

CLICK HERE to visit their website.

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Happy Rotarians:

Thank You, Pizzeria 203!

A big thank you to Bob and Ryan Middleton of Pizzeria 203 for sponsoring today’s lunch! We enjoyed an amazing assortment of their signature pizzas and flavorful wings.

The club enjoyed:

Wings:

Thai Chili, Garlic Parm, and Tasty Mix Dry Rub

- Served with assorted dipping sauces

Pizza:

Margherita, Truffle Shuffle (mushroom), Farmers (roasted eggplant, red peppers and cipollini onions), Fig & Goat Cheese, Hot honey & pepperoni, Traditional Apizza, Sausage with broccoli rabe and roasted red peppers, and New Haven White Pizza.

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Josie concluded the meeting with the following statement:

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Additional Important Announcements:

We are in desperate need of volunteers for our monthly Spirit and Truth PB&J sandwich-making event on Friday, August 1st—and we truly can’t do it without you! This small act of service makes a huge difference for those facing food insecurity in our community. Whether you can spare 30 minutes or stay the whole time, your help is needed. Please consider lending a hand and being part of something meaningful. Together, we can spread a little love—one sandwich at a time. 🥪❤️

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Save The Date:

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Join Rotary at this year’s National Night Out!
We’ll be there with fun giveaways and community spirit—stop by and say hello!

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Check this out! Our first Pickleball event!

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Batter Up! Rotary’s Heading to the Ballpark!

Group Code: D7505-5982

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Service Above Self, One Bike at a Time! P4P 2025 is in the works!

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Our next PB&J will take place on Friday, August 1st!

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Membership Announcements

Get to know our Newest Members:

~ Welcome Sherri Prescott!

Sherri is a Financial Advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors. She was inducted on 5/6/25 by Ed Morvay. Sponsor- Donna Perez.

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~ Welcome Teeghen Einstein!

Teeghen is the Project Manager at DJ'S Painting Inc. She was inducted on 4/15/25 by Ed Morvay. Sponsor- Jay Einstein.

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Proposed New Members:

Michael Toscano is proposed by Rotarian Dawn Hunter. Michael is an Owner Agent with New York Life Insurance. His classification is Insurance.

Additional Notes:

Any concerns or objections to new memberships should be directed to President Josie Spinelli, josiecatlover@verizon.net

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Rotary Board 2025-2026

(14 Member Board)

Jay Einstein, Immediate Past President

Josephine Orlando Spinelli, President

Joseph O’Rourke, President Elect

Sherri Prescott, Vice President of Fundraising

David Schad, Charities Treasurer

Bonnie Laube, Club Treasurer

Melody Montgomery, Club Secretary

Sherry Soutiere, Community Service Chair

Karen Bauman, Club Administration Chair

Nick Surace, Membership Chair

Dennis Palmer, Foundation Chair

Maria LeBlanc, Youth Services Chair

Susanna Philippousis, International Chair

Preston Centuolo, Community Awareness Chair

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Contact Bonnie at: bll@GreenblattLaube.com or 856-691-0424

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