Charlie called the meeting to order, Claire lead us in the Pledge, Rennie lead us in the Reflection and Dean collected the happy and sad fines.
Lisa had the 50/50 raffle ticket, no winner.
The calendar raffle winner was Albert Donaldson (Ruby).
Forum meeting, with no guests and no speakers. Let's try to get some visitors in next week!
MEMBERSHIP UPDATES
The Board will review the Membership Committee and Membership Plans to help increase membership numbers.
GENERAL TOPICS
Dean is heading up the Johnny Appleseed Fair. Charlie has applied for the booth, and Louise will follow up with Rick.
For our offsite club meeting at AIS, the meal request will be coming out at our meeting on 8/19.
Louise has contacted all sponsors for the Flower Box Project, and has sent out invoices. The goal is to have all paid up by 8/21. Most of the barrels have signs. One plant needed replacing, and John S took care of that as well as ensuring the plants are being watered sufficiently.
GREAT JOB CLUB - The Flower Box project is expected to gross over $6400!Congratulations and thanks to all who participated!
There will be an "All Hands" meeting in December to vote for officers. The Board will come up with the candidate list.
New Member Training is scheduled for October 3rd.
Charlie asked for feedback on recent speakers. All agreed that there has been a good mix of local business people and Rotary speakers. We will bring back Jen Flanagan, former Leominster resident and member of the MA Cannabis Control Commission, to speak to the club.
Charlie mentioned that he has been talking with Christine to prep her properly for club presidency. They will create a Project calendar to be sure club projects are started on time and kept on track. This will also aid members in knowing how and when they can get involved.
Charlie will be sending out a "Health of the Club" survey which can be done anonymously. Watch your emails for this important survey, and please take the time to complete it.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY - the club needs a volunteer to take Grant Training. We need a member to have taken this training in order to be able to apply for Rotary grants.
In the 1850s, celluloid was invented as a substitute for substances such as ivory and tortoiseshell. One major use for the new substance was in the production of hair combs, and this was Foster's first major product.
Foster Grant's original production line was ladies' hair accessories; over the company's lifetime they have also produced other plastic materials including heart-lung pumps.
In 1931, Foster Grant purchased the first plastics injection molding machine to be imported from Europe, however the machine arrived in non-working condition. Grant and a team of experts worked for several years to make the machine functional and reliable.
SUN GLASSES
In the 1920s, Hollywood actresses (featured on celluloid film) started wearing shorter hair styles. These became popular causing a collapse in the market for combs, and threatening Foster Grant. However, the development of injection molding technology made it possible to produce mass market celluloid sunglasses. Sales rapidly increased with Hollywood stars featuring in advertising campaigns, and the company became a major player in the sunglasses industry.
