We recently lost a former Rotarian, and all-around wonderful person, Norman Dunphe. Norm passed away on November 18th after a brief illness, at age 91. He will be greatly missed and fondly remembered by all who knew him. Norm's obituary is online at: http://www.hathawayfunerals.com/obits/obituaries.php/obitID/897042.
President Carol reminded the club that next week's meeting is the Annual Christmas lunch meeting which will take place at Taunton High School. Lunch will start promptly at 12 noon and we will be getting out a little earlier than usual. There will be the playing of the Rotary horn, a concert from the THS band, and lunch organized thanks to Ed Fowler.
We also have the Children's Christmas Party on the evening of December 8 at 5 pm at the Pilgrim Church. We are collecting money for donations for toys and hope many Rotarians can make it to this event.
Joe Mitchell is working on a member Directory, so please check in at the sergeant-at-arms desk to confirm we have the right contact information for you. If not, make the appropriate edits so Joe can get the Directory finished.
Finally, don't forget to sell raffle tickets. Turn in your tickets as you sell them so we can start to get a count on how many have been sold and how many are left to go.
Did you know that your happy and sad bucks help the club make a donation to the Rotary Foundation?
Will M. was happy to have been our representative for recent Interact meetings at Taunton High School. They are a great group who are working on a lot of great projects. They recently sent letters to troops in Okinawa. They are in the midst of a candy drive. They are going to be doing a Shelter Box fundraiser and he looks forward to seeing how things progress.
Linda Q. was happy that Marian Manor's recent Snowflake Bazaar was a success! Congrats to all who worked on this great event.
Dick S. was happy to have been able to tour the old Herring Run restaurant recently. He also had info bucks about the Lighting of Taunton Green on December 3 from 4 to 8. And Sunday's Taunton Civic Chorus performance.
Harry R. had a proud buck for his wife completing her Bachelor's Degree. A fantastic accomplishment--many congrats!
Joe M. was happy for a good event at the Rotary Foundation dinner, which also served as a well attended board meeting for the club. Thanks to all who attended and kept Taunton Rotary so active and vibrant.
Christine finished up with a happy buck for being able to join us today! Glad to see you too Christine!
For anyone who may be interested in attending the Rotary International Conference, you have a great opportunity this year with the conference being held in Atlanta. This article will get you inspired to attend and get even more involved with Rotary: https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/news-media/convention-city-peace
Register for the convention by 15 December for the best rate. Go to riconvention.org.
At the December 1st meeting, Jackie Connolly, sponsored by Carol Sullivan, was inducted as the newest Rotarian in the club. Her induction was followed by a brief classification talk. Welcome Jackie, to the club!
Our next meeting will be our Annual Christmas Luncheon, December 8th, at noon, at Taunton High School.
