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News of the Meeting of July 21st

 
President Rob began today's meeting by announcing that the Executive Board elected to not have the Past Presidents' Dinner in September, as had become traditional.  The Board will discuss further options for this event at its next meeting on August 28th (at 8 AM via ZOOM).  The Raffle Drawing will take place, though, on September 17th.
 
Dennis will handle the 9/2 Annual Southold Golf Tournament (Judi said that the food at that outing will be amazing), while Rob will handle our representation at the Rocky Point golf outing.  
 
Dennis suggested that perhaps in addition to the currently scheduled meetings, we offer members the opportunity to meet socially at Cafe Spiga at 12:15 PM on Tuesdays to lunch outdoors (on days when there are evening meetings)- and these meetings could count as make-ups.  Rotarians in attendance would pay for their lunches out of pocket, and Dennis would collect donations for The Open Cupboard.  Rob and Dennis will discuss and possibly refine this proposal sometime this week.
 
Bob H. noted that in July members donated $80 in gift cards and a $50 check for The Open Cupboard.  To date, we have donated around $8,600 to help our neighbors in need.
 
Judi reminds us that she is now accepting donations of bottles of wine from our members to fill the Raffle Prize Wine BasketPlease consider bringing a bottle to our meeting next Tuesday, July 28th, when we will be meeting in-person at President Rob's home (29 White Birch Circle, Miller Place)- or on Tuesday, August 25th, our next in-person meeting at Archana's home (2 Applecross Lane, East Setauket)- or any time in between.  
 
Rob re-introduced Rob Marder as part of our New Member Spotlight.  Rob is a Physical Therapist with a Bachelors Degree from Hofstra and a Masters Degree from Mercy College.  He specializes in working with the geriatric population and with amputees.  Rob has previously established businesses in Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk, and provides home care and also visits to assisted living communities.  He has added speech therapy to his repertoire.  Rob offers classes meeting on video with a wide variety of guest speakers including medical specialists such as ophthalmologists, cardiologists, and pharmacists. Among his more popular classes is one that deals with balance and strengthening exercises, including help with safely getting up from a fall. Such classes are often sought by patients recovering from joint replacement surgery.  He also offers a cardio-pulmonary program 3 days a week.  Usually referred by physicians, his clients are monitored by exercise physiologists, and reports are sent to the doctors.  His practice provides therapy for patients with osteoporosis, stroke victims, and the like.  Having taken a course on screening elderly drivers to see if they are safe behind the wheel, Rob can perform this screening (often on behalf of the person's children), testing the client's reaction time in a variety of driving situations.  
Rob, who normally gets client referrals from doctors, geriatricians, home care agencies (as a Medicare Part B provider), and word-of-mouth, takes pride in the fact that he provides one on one attention and supervision to his clients.    
 
 
NEWS & INFORMATION HIGHLIGHTS:  The next Executive Board Meeting will be held on Friday, August 28th at 8:00 AM via Zoom.  All club members are invited to attend and participate.  Contact Rob for further information.
The Donations Committee will TENTATIVELY meet on Friday, July 24th, via ZOOM at 4:00 PM.  
In an effort to accommodate as many members as possible to be able to attend our meetings, the Board has decided to have our scheduled meeting times vary between either 12:30 PM or 5:30 PM.  Our meetings thru August include:
Tues., July 28th @ 5:30 PM, an outdoor, in-person meeting at Rob Dooley's home (29 White Birch Circle, Miller Place). In the event of rain, this will be a ZOOM meeting instead.
Tues.,Aug. 4th  @ 12:30 PM, via ZOOM. Guests: Beth Schwartz & Lauren Klimek, music therapists.
Tues.,Aug. 11th @ 5:30 PM, via ZOOM. Guest: Treasurer Nancy Uzo, Annual Report.
Tues., Aug. 18th @ 12:30 PM via ZOOM. **Guest: DG Jax Yonick**. (Exec. Board meets @ 12:10 PM via ZOOM)
Tues., Aug. 25th @ 5:30 PM, an outdoor, in-person meeting at Archana's home (2 Applecross Lane, East Setauket).
In the event of rain, this will be a ZOOM meeting instead.
 HOW MANY ***RAFFLE TICKETS*** HAVE YOU SOLD?  Time to get into tickets-selling mode, folks!!!  Our community depends on YOUR success!***   
Remember to check out our Events Calendar for upcoming Rotary activities open to all members.
***If you have ideas or items to be discussed at our next meeting, let Rob know.  And if you'd like to join one of the club's special committees, let him know this, as well. The more, the merrier!***
         *** Watch for Rob's invitation to our next meeting and plan to join us!***                                                   
                                          MEANWHILE, STAY SAFE!
 

 

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Quote of the Week

"You don't get harmony when everyone sings the same note."

             -Doug Floyd

Thought for the week:
You know you're getting old when you have more doctors than friends.

  

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Your OPEN CUPBOARD Donation List

***NEW LIST BEGINNING MAY 26th!***

***The following is a list of donation requests from The Open Cupboard (in order of need)***:

Bread-

Jelly-

Juice-

Canned Fruit-

#6 Diapers-

Deodorant-

Shampoo-

1-2# Bags of Rice-

Black Beans-

***Kindly select the item that you wish to contribute and bring it to the Collection Day Meeting.  Once a new list of donors and their matching donations is completed, it will be noted above.

***Bring contributions to Cafe Spiga on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, or give to another Club member who will be attending.

*** If you would like to be reimbursed, bring receipt(s) to the meeting.

                  ***Thanks for your community and Club support!***