ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS:There's now $496 in the pot waiting to be won- and still the Ace of Spades waiting to be picked (but both jokers, as well). It could be YOU who wins the pot. Next opportunity: our 3/7 luncheon at Cafe Spiga, when we will welcome as guest speaker Valorie Kopetic, Executive Director of Long Island Adolescent & Family Services.***Please Note:Beginning in March, we will change our monthly evening meeting to the LAST Tuesday- to be held at different locations each month. Our next Evening Meeting will be on March 28th, hosted by Michael at his office at Edward Jones, on Main Street in the Village. P.E.T.S. is fast approaching- Michael will attend in Whippany, NJ, on March 24th-27th and looks forward to learning a lot there. Guess What's Coming Soon!!!- It's time to start thinking about and planning for our Annual Raffle Ticket Sales Event- hopefully to begin in April. Our next Stuff-A-Van is this Saturday, March 4th , from 10 AM to 1 PM at the Mount Sinai King Kullen.  You are welcome to volunteer and join Karl's scouts  in this worthy endeavor. Kings Park is sponsoring an "End Hunger in Kings Park" event on April 19th at Kings Park HS from 2:30-4:30 PM. The cost of participation is $40 per volunteer. This feel-good activity involves creating food packages for people in need. Thousands of these food packages can be put together in a very short period of time due to positive team work. You are invited to attend The Gift of Life Dinner Dance on May 10th, 6:30-10:30 PM.  This Black-Tie-Preferred  (or business suit) event, to be held at The Timber Pointe Mansion (398 Great River Rd.) in Great River,  will cost $100 per person in advance, or $110 at the door.  The guest speaker will be Robert Raylman. Perhaps we'll fill a table or two.  Ed reminds us that most open heart surgeries funded by G.of L. are now performed as part of medical missions in country, and that Gift of Life is currently devoted to creating self-sustaining efforts in places like Uganda, El Salvador, & Haiti. ***Please save this date: May 21st. That's when we will have our Annual Spring Clean Up at Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck. Once again, in addition to performing our usual chores, we will be renewing table tops. Prepare for a fun time!  Another invitation to remember: On Wednesday, May 17th,  the District will hold its Centennial Celebration at Whitby Castle in Rye, NY. 

If you missed today's meeting, kindly inform Yvette about make-ups in a timely fashion.

FEBRUARY CLUB ASSIGNMENTS:

TABLE: VINCENT MALIZIA & NANCY UZO

INVOCATION: RICHARD BENNETT & JIM RHATIGAN

SERGEANT AT ARMS:  BILL CURRY & MICHAEL SCEIFORD