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THE SERVICE GEAR

Volume LXXXVI No. 34 March 17, 2010

Lasell College President

Michael Alexander
addresses Newton Rotary
in the Garden Dining
Room at Lasell Village,
the College’s Assisted
Living affiliate. The
warm, sunny weather and
great food were a
welcome relief for the
weekend storm that
dropped ten inches of rain
a few days earlier.

P resident-elect Jeff Tucker, filling in for

Prsident Marie Presti, called the meeting to order,
CONTENTS Page
asking Ed Casavant to lead us in the Pledge of
MEETING NOTES 1-2
Allegiance. Lasell resident, and former Club
ANNOUNCEMENTS 3
member, Rev. Joe O’Donnell offered an invoca-
THIS WEEK’S HUMOR 2
tion, and joined us in a chorus of God Bless
HAPPY DOLLARS 6
America.
RAFFLE 5
Meeting Notes continue on Page 2...

MEETING GREETERS NEXT MEETING:

March 24th: Tom Keery & Bill Lowery

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Two Irish Guys...
“My wife’s driving me to drink,” said
Shamus to Sean.
“You’re lucky,” Sean replied. “My wife
makes me walk!”
UPCOMING...
March 24: Karen Keefe, Mass Relay
March 31: Waltham Club Joint Meeting in
Waltham, Chateau Restaurant. Death
by Chocolate Awards. NO MEETING
at Brae Burn
April 20: David McMahon, Dismas House.
Also... Student of the Month, Trinity
High School
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MEETING NOTES
...continued from Page 1
Lasell College President Dr. Michael
Alexander greeted our club and briefly reviewed
some of the College’s recent advancements in its
“expanding acedemic mission.”
Paul Stone remembered a past Rotary Club
meeting at Lasell at which the College President
at the time proclaimed that “Lasell will always be
a girl’s Junior College.” An amused Dr.
Alexander said that the remark had to come from
past President Peter Mitchell.
Mr. Mitchell’s successor, Tom Dewitt,
however, led the College boldly into new roles.
Lasell College became a 4-year institution in
1988. It welcomed male students starting in
1998. And it opened up Lasell Village as an
adjuct Assisted Living facility with its own,
integrated educational mission, a few years later.
After Dr. Alexander’s remarks, lunch was
served, including an incredible ginger parsnip
cream soup, followed by corned beef and cab-
bage.
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 ANNOUNCEMENTS
Group Study Exchange...
Laurisa Neuwirth explained that this year’s
incoming International Group Study Exchange
students will be coming from South Korea in
early June. Local host Rotarians are needed to
help provide lodgings for a student (3 days, 3
nights). Hosts offer their homes and help with
local transportation.
Ambassadorial Scholars...
Peter Mahler announced that the District
will unfortunately not fund an Ambassadorial
Scholar for 2011-2012, due to reduced donations
to the Rotary [International] Foundation. He
reminded us that the 2010-2011 Amb. Scholar
will be Jay Miller. Jay was sponsored by Newton
Rotary, and is presently doing degree work in
Uganda.
From the minutes of the March 9 Board of
Directors Meeting, John Hurney reporting...
Senior Safety Day...
...will take place on Saturday, May 15th. Bill lunch at the High School in the “Tiger’s Loft” if
Garr and Bill Lowery are leading Newton
Rotary’s share of the effort. The police and fire
departments would like us to fund the cost of
smoke and CO detectors. The cost is unclear. As
many as 30 homes might be visited. Also, we
might get sponsors to provide funding. We need
to get a close estimate of the cost.
Your ad could be here!
Business card size ads cost only $100/year for Rotary
members, $125 for non-members. The distribution list
of people who see our club news grows every week.
Shouldn’t they see you, and your support of our club’s
good works?
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Newton Rotary Golf Tournament...
The Golf Day committee will be meeting on
Thursday, March 18th at Tom Keery’s office at
5:30 P.M. Plans are going well. Who to target for
sponsors will be discussed. The committee will
meet again two weeks after. Date of the event
will be June 3rd. Cost for golfers will be $150 per
person or $600 per foursome. Also, non-golfers
can attend a social dinner with the golfers after
the tournament for $50 per person.
Death by Chocolate Joint Meeting...
President Marie announced that we would
have a joint meeting with the Waltham Rotary
Club at the Chateau Restaurant on Wednesday,
March 31, to celebrate the success of Death by
Chocolate and give out awards to vendors.
Shadow Day...
Jeff Chin reported on the status of the
Shadow Day. The Newton-Needham C. of C.
would get the companies and we would supply
the students. The question of lunch and who
would pay for it was discussed. Finally, it was
decided that it would be a good idea to hold the
that could be worked out with the school.
Marathon Monday, April 19...
The collection for Special Olympics along
the Boston Marathon route needs a coordinator
from our Club. Jeff Tucker volunteered to do this.
He will be at PETS and see about coordinating
the collection with other clubs.
PAULA KIRRANE
Uniquely Designed Cakes
230 Adams Street
Newton, MA 02458
Tel.: (617) 969-1830
fax: (617) 969-5852
www.theicingonthecake.com
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 HAPPY DOLLARS
Ed Casavant’s guest, Jim Jackson, was
happy to offer some Irish humor for St.
Patrick’s Day (see page 2).
Dick Bowen was happy to enjoy lunch at
Lasell Village. Laurisa Neuwirth was glad
for today’s sunshine, after 10 inches of week
end rain. Ed Casavant seconded Laurisa’s
cheer.
Peter Mahler happily spent Saturday
with grandchildren, and was happy to have a
guest, Alexander Grinis, Eastern Bank
Branch Manager. Peter also celebrated lunch
at Lasell Village and seeing Tim Braceland.
Paul Stone was happy to “see you all.”
SCOTT LEWIS HOME DESIGN
ADDITIONS
RENOVATIONS
NEW HOMES
HISTORIC RESTORATION
12 Bencliffe Circle
Auburndale, MA 02466
(617) 293-6371
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Ray Desaultels was happy to be joined by his
wife Marion. Tim Braceland was just as
happy not to be joined by his wife (or some-
thing to that effect).
Tom Keery was happy to be with his old
friend, Bill O’Lowery [sic]. $2 Bill Lowery
was happy to be hosted so well at Lasell, and
happy to join Tom Keery as Greeters for the
day.
Tony Bibbo was happy to remember
visiting his tax accountant.
Jeff Tucker was happy to have attended
PETS, gaining many new ideas for his upcom-
ing presidency.
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 RAFFLE

Visiting from the Waltham Club to join us at

Lasell Village was lucky Tim Braceland, right.
With over $800 in the jackpot, Tim had the right
raffle ticket, selected by Lasell College’s Paula
Panchuck, above. But Tim came up with only the
Ten of Hearts from the diminishing deck of only
23 cards. More money and fewer cards in the
deck next week!

PAUL M. KERRISSEY
Attorney at Law

277 Auburn Street

Suite B
Auburndale, MA 02466
Office: (617) 964-5800
Fax: (617) 969-9850

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