Weekly Bulletin - January 15, 2015 Meeting

Posted by Richard Garcia 
on Jan 20, 2015
 
Our speaker was Sharon Grimm. Sharon lives in Hudson with her husband and two teenage sons. She is a Relationship Marketing Specialist for Send Out Cards, and Director of Marketing at Hudson Family Dental.
 
 
 
 
Guests
  • Gino Frattiloni
 
Announcements
  • Board meeting, January 13: This was largely a reporting meeting, a time for reviewing other projects. Voted to allocate to funds for Power of Change, and to subsidize videotaping for online posting.
  • Power of Change: This program will take place instead of our regular meeting. Doors open at 6:30, and the program begins at 7. The program will be in discussion format, with participants Razia Jan (educator in Afghanistan), Craig Norberg-Bohm (White Ribbon campaign, to teach boys and young men to recognize and combat domestic violence), and Val Callahan (current district governor of Rotary), to inspire to become change agents in communities. Attendants should register on the district website (www.rotary7910.org) so that there will be enough food.
  • Rotary Day: See Jackie Foster for details.
  • Jim Stone is back from Guatemala, where he was  planning for implementation of the rainwater harvesting project in May. Katie Picchione of the WPI Rotaract Club will give us details about the project in February.
  •  Social media forum (Laura Spear): The content of the forum will be posted on the district 7910 website. Many good ideas were shared. Also on the website is a social media glossary.
  • Repair café: This is happening on January 24.
  • Stop Hunger Now: Register for the event at https://stophungernow.secure.force.com/events/  This event is also posted on the district and local websites. This year we will also host a meeting of high school students with the intent of forming an Interact club (Rotary for high school).
  • Membership minute: To be resurrected.
  • RYLA:  2 Rotary Youth Leadership Award slots are paid for. Applications are due at the end of February.
 
New member induction
 
Alina Perez. Alina lives in Bolton, and works at Family Federal Savings in Stow. She is originally from Cuba and is active in aiding other Cubans to navigate American systems.
 
Happy/sad fines
  • Ron Bott: happy that the social media forum was so successful; going to the Concord Rotary meeting to promote the Power of Change event.
  • Alina Perez: looking forward to working with everybody.
  • Laura Spear: one event down (social media), another to go (Publicity); happy that Alina is a member.
  • Karin Gaffney: happy about her first deal at the bank. Bob’s birthday, and a club with the best energy.
  • Gino Frattiloni: happy about this meeting being the fourth of this week.
  • Brian Burke: happy that he now has the last partner for Red Sox tickets.
  • Carol Toomey: celebrated her twenty-fifth anniversary.
  • Bob Johnson: is going to Hilton Head Island next week.
  • Catherine Hammil: happy that her son has been accepted to his choice of college; happy that she’s finally taking a February vacation
  • Nanci Bishop: is going to the Worcester Rotary club to talk about the Healing Garden.
  • Jim Stone: glad to have been to Guatemala, and glad to be back; happy that he could visit his daughter and grandchildren.
 
Birthday
We celebrated Bob Johnson. Bob is the embodiment of Rotary; he gladly drives club members to UN Day, he is active in youth activities, and his attendance at Rotary meetings is exemplary.
 
Speaker
 Sharon Grimm, Send Out Cards
 
From the Send Out Cards website: “When you act on a prompting you can change someone’s life. Our convenient system lets you send that birthday, anniversary, or thank you card without the hassle of pen, paper, stamps, envelopes, or mailboxes. Sending a card has never been so easy! With just the click of a button, you can choose your custom card, add a personal photo, write your message, and click send. We print, stuff, stamp, and mail the physical card for you.”
 
Sharon lives in Hudson with her husband and two teenage sons. She is a Relationship Marketing Specialist for Send Out Cards, and Director of Marketing at Hudson Family Dental. At the dental office, she tries to make it a fun environment. This also translates to her work with a mother support group.
 
Not saying thank you does more harm than you can imagine. But likeable people attract good energy: Their opportunities are wider, health and self-esteem are better, they face less stress, and have a wider circle of friends.
 
Don’t be/become: a sucker (one who sucks all the energy out of a room); a whiner (who complains about himself constantly); a vulture (who operates behind your back; be up front); Mr. Halitosis (self-explanatory); a puker (who pours out too much information); a topper (who always one-up’s every conversation); a narcissist; or a tinkerbell (who is in constant fear of missing out on something and is always in contact).
 
Do, on the other hand, serve others, volunteer, be involved with others. When you express gratitude for others, you benefit yourself.