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Album Name: Club Activities 2009 Return to Albums
Album Date: Apr 26, 2009
Description: These phots represent various club activities The Hamden Rotary has been involved in 2009.
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Lynda Hammond and Officer Ron Glifort of the Hamden Police Department have a little fun at the St. Stephens Elementary School's Shred Doc's Day which included an AMBER Alert ID processing session. The event was coordinated by the eighth grade class and class advisor Michelle Florensen Cathy Forsberg and John Karavas in the forground which Lynda Hammond process AMBER Alert ID cards for parents at the St. Stephens Elementary Shred Day function Lynda Hammond takes a moment from processing AMBER Alert ID cards to pose with St. Stephens School's Junior Mohammad Elahee President, and John Karavas, President Elect, present to the Alison Cunningham, Director of Columbus House Operations, a donation of $3,400 jointly raised by HRC and The QU Rotaract Club. The money will be added to The Columbus House general out-reach operating fund. Group picture of all Honored students, their teachers and John Nolan, Richard Miller and Mohammad Alahee.
On June 1, 2009 The Hamden Rotary Club presented awards to Outstanding Students of Eli Whitney Tech High School. Pictured here are the students, their honored teachers, family and friends and Master of Cermonies, John Nolan. On 6/8/09 HRC held its Athletic Awards dinner presenting trophies to Hamden High School Athletes who demonestrated the ideals held proudly by Rotarians around the world. Pictured here are the award winning students and various coaches. Attending the dinner was 2008-09 District Governor Rick Benson purposely to present some distinquished awards to Hamden Rotary Club Members Governor Benson presentated a Paul Harris award to Herb Hick (Rotary Club of the Stoningtons). Also Jack Eagan, recent recipient of Paul Harris Award (Rotary Club of Clinton) stands in support of John Judd who received a Paul Harris Award, plus a Service Above Self Award (Hamden Rotary Club). Rit and Lynda Hammond are all ready for the kids of St. Bernadette's Church to get their AMBER Alert/Missing Children ID cards.
Surrounded by Hamden & New Haven Rotarians, plus local parents and children, Lynda Hammond processes those ID cards for kids. A little fellowship never hurts. While the woman work, the fellows, fellowship. Even past Hamden Rotarians came to help. Thanks Pat! The Relay for Life Breakfast 2009 started w/ John Nolan opening the kitchen and Ted Lipkin cooking the scrambled eggs.
Tell Ted it's not as hot this year as it was last year. Find who got to have breakfast first It seemed as though the entire Nolan Family turned out to help There were those who gave and those who received. There was no rest for
The turnout was great for both the Hamden Rotarians as well as those who walked to raise money for cancer research. Even with all the work, there was still time for friendship. And they just kept on coming. Thank You Rotarians for getting up early and putting Service above Self. A great picnic meeting was organized by Jeff Williams and Joena Russell. We even played games around the food - you put your right foot in, in take ./-./ A potential club member was made to feel welcome by all
There was plenty of conversation between friends and old friends. Mike Lipman, Betsy Gorman and Linka Lewis had plenty to talk about. Now this gathering can't be good. Or is it? It is always amazing for people who generally see each other every week, in Rotary there is always plenty to talk about. That Reverand Sanderson seems to show up EVERYWHERE!!
Conrad Sienkiewicz visited with us and discussed the concept and intend of his An AMBER Alert ID session was processed by Joena Russell, Ted Lipkin, Linka Lewis and John Karavas for a National Night Out celebration. Joena is processing a mother's child while Ted just finished helping with a signup sheet. As always, Linka Lewis is there to help. New Member Irfan Ahmed waits for the next child at an AMBER Alert ID session at Pediatrics Plus in North Haven.
Linka Lewis helps a parent fill out an AMBER Alert ID signup sheet at Pediatrics Plus Reverend O always on the job! Lynda Hammond discusses the activities of the Rotary Club of Hamden to a new member, while Rich Miller decides to While RM Fabi and Linki (behind the camera) deliver dictionaries
Curious Children in India during a visit from Cathy and Mike A family who has the Bio-filter in their home, thanks to Cathy and Mike A local village elder A local village elder A young girl proudly stamds aside her family's Bio-filter
Rotarian Irfan Ahmed, two club officers of the Pakistan American Association of CT, and Rotarian John Karavas gather in So. Windsor, CT for an AMBER Alert ID card session during a pre-holiday club gathering. Rotarian Irfan Ahmed and a boyhood friend reminisce while waiting for the next parent to arrive to register their child for an AMBER Alert ID card. So with the 50/50 pot down to 3 chips and $270+, JJ comes up a winner. The Rev counts it out and JJ makes sure there are no mistakes. JJ gets his winnings w/ the Rev. getting his usual cut, or so it seems.
President John Karavas presented a $1,000 check to Habitat for Humanity's Mike Healy on behalf of the RCH Foundation.        
   

 

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