Club Number 6549   ~   District 7890Providing humanitarian service, encouraging high ethicalstandards, and helping build goodwill and peace in the world.

October  Bulletin 

Welcome to Jim Eager, our newest member inducted at the Club's October 5 Business Meeting

Adieu  and thank you to PP Wally for his significant contributions.

Thank you to Margaret and Kathy for chairing September Speakers.

Similarly to Rob and  Dave for heading up October's  Speaker schedule, so prolific that it will extend into November, with  Irene Addison, Williams College Associate  VP for Facilities and Auxiliary Services,  speaking  about planned projects . Date TBA.

October 12:    Dave Chenail, Speaker on the timely topic of the Public

                         Defender's role in the judicial system.

October 19 :   Water Management Speaker in conjunction with  RI's Program to   

                         Preserve Planet Earth and the prevention of suffering from chronic    

                         water shortages

October 26:    Nick Edgerton, Headmaster of Pine Cobble School .

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November 16:  In celebrating Rotary Foundation Month, we will again host Williams   

                          CDE students for our annual Thanksgiving Dinner. The evening's

                          Speaker will be Rotary International's Senior Representative to the

                          UN, Frank C. Collins, Jr.

                          Festivities begin at 6:00 p.m.   Each Rotarian traditionally sponsors not

                          less than one student . 

In the absence of a September Board of Directors  Meeting, the following bullet points are past agenda items for the Board's review when it meets next on October 29, 5:15 p.m., at the Inn.

ü      Seek replacements for the following vacancy notifications announced with regrets due to time constraints:

-          Centennial Committee Chair,

-          Newsletter Editor.

ü      Establishing criteria for membership.  Suggestions include:

-          anticipated attendance rate,

-          a Williamstown identity, either residential or professional.

ü      Review Club's  cumulative attendance record as reported to the District Secretary:

-  July, 35%;   August, 41%;   September, 39%.

The BoD agenda will include all Members' suggestions.  If you would send them to me

via e-mail, I will be pleased to list them.  All Club members are encouraged to attend.

Correspondences:

·         Williamstown Rotary has received a letter of thanks from the Sudan Relief Task Force at the First Congregational Church.  Its letter from the fund's co-chair will be available for reading at the Club's October 19 meeting.

·         Pedals for Progress is requesting Member donations to enable shipment of bikes collected to date.  The 2004 spring bike collection enjoyed a 19% increase over last year, thus increasing distribution costs.