Mary Lou is working on the Veteran’s Appreciation bags and the Senior Holiday outreach project.
Thank you to Mike Cheshire for arranging our special guest to join us. GO BARBARA! So happy to still have you as a member. Harry did a walkthrough of how our club started, and the many changes & special memories over the years as our club evolved, most notable the admission of our first female Rotarian, Barbara LaRochelle, on September 1, 1987, against the wishes of some of the members. November 24 th Meeting: We enjoyed a wonderful ‘Fireside Chat’ with special guest Harry Kraiza, who is a Charter Member of our club, and current Rotarian in Delaware.We had a bit of fun to end our meeting by asking each Rotarian what their favorite Thanksgiving pie was…the top 2 were pecan pie and apple crumb pie! (Glad to know I’m not the only non-fan of minced meat pie). So please enjoy the video called “A Colonial Thanksgiving”, by visiting Stanley Whitman’s website at: We concluded with a beautiful nostalgic video and song of “Over the River and Through the Woods”. Andy was hoping to share a video of a colonial Thanksgiving filmed at the Stanley Whitman House, but it was not published in time for our meeting. Some of the common foods served were corn, beans, squash and deer, as turkeys were scarce. Andy brought us back in time talking about how Thanksgiving was honored back in Colonial times. November 17 th Meeting: We enjoyed a special presentation by Andy from the Stanley Whitman House.A special THANK YOU to Nancy Parent for all the work you do in our community, always putting Service Above Self! They’ve been providing meals and gifts for over 250 families in town between Thanksgiving and Christmas for over 25 years. Our club donated $1,500 to the Holiday Giving Program, a program under Farmington Community Services. Mike’s grandsons added a special touch by helping Grandpa deliver the bags. And THANK YOU to our President Elizabeth and Paul, and Mike Cheshire and Wink for delivering the bags to 24 veterans on Veteran’s Day, 11/11. Another special THANK YOU to Bette for the beautiful ‘Thank You’ card she designed to be included in each bag. A special THANK YOU to Mary Lou for collecting all the items and preparing the bags with Mike Cheshire.
#HIGHLAND PARK MARKET THANKSGIVING DINNER FULL#
In lieu of our annual Veteran’s luncheon that we canceled due to Covid restrictions, we were still able to honor and thank our Veterans by providing them with a bag full of assorted items such as socks, t-shirts, hats, cookies and candy. November 10 th Meeting: Elizabeth discussed the club’s service project of delivering Rotary bags filled with all kinds of goodies to local Veterans.Thank you to those who have already contributed.
#HIGHLAND PARK MARKET THANKSGIVING DINNER PLUS#
Please be sure to make your donation this year! The club is asking for each Rotarian to contribute $100 toward the Foundation, and $33.00 toward the Polio Plus campaign. With your help we can make lives better in our community and around the world.
60 a child can be protected from Polio, $50.00 can provide clean water to fight waterborne illnesses… Since the Foundation was founded over 100 years ago, the Foundation has spent more than $4 billion on life-changing sustainable projects. Prasad updated the club on the mission of the Rotary Foundation: “The mission of the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, good will, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.” For.
As Foundation Chair, Cherilyn formally introduced our distinguished guest for the meeting, Prasad Menon, District 7890 Foundation Chair.
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