New Officers, New Hours for Groton Rotary Club

The Groton Rotary Club is making some changes. First they installed some new officers. Congratulations are due to John F. Scott IV, who will serve as president of the Groton Rotary Club for the 2013-14 Rotary year. 

Their website says that the other officers installed were:  Donna Hogan, vice president; Dee Hauber, treasurer; and Conrad Heede, secretary. 

At large members of the Board of Directors are: John Silsby, Cathy Lathrop, Diane Thomas, R.B. Kent, Ken Startz, Lian Obrey and Peter Grader. 

The other big change is that they have changed meeting times in an effort to attract new members. The club will continue to meet at 12:15 – 1:30 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of the month.  And, in order to encourage prospective members to join, the club will meet on the second, fourth, and fifth Tuesdays, if it applies, from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. for a fellowship hour.  They meet at the Octagon Restaurant in the Mystic Marriott on Route 117. 

President Scott says he is hopeful that the evening meetings will make it possible for more local business people to become Rotarians.  Many people are unable to leave their officers for an hour and a half during the middle of the work day, he explained.  “We purposely designed our new meeting schedule to accommodate those folks,” Scott emphasized. 

The Groton Rotary Club is a community organization dedicated to the theme, “Service Above Self”, and welcomes new members. Persons interested in joining the club should visit the Club’s web site at grotonrotary.org or contact a local Rotarian. 

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