Y'SMEN NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 8, 2005THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8Steven C. Parrish, Senior Vice President for Corporate Affairs at Altria Group, Inc. will speak on the topic Altria Group Inc.: From Lightning Rod To Peacemaker. Altria Group, Inc. is the parent company of Kraft Foods, the second largest food company in the world and Philip Morris the world's leading international cigarette business. He has been actively involved in the family of companies' efforts to build bridges to a range of constituencies, including health organizations, antismoking groups, civic organizations, the media and government. Mr. Parrish received a B.A. degree in Political Science in 1972 and his J.D. in 1975, both from the University of Missouri. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15Jim Nantz, popular CBS sports broadcaster, will talk about Sports in Our Society Today. He has covered virtually every sport for the CBS Television Network since joining CBS in 1985. His extensive credits include the lead play-by-play position for the NFL ON CBS; anchor of CBS' golf coverage, including the Masters and the PGA Championship; and lead play-by-play announcer for college basketball, including the Final Four and Championship game. He was born May 17, 1959 in Charlotte , N.C., and grew up in Colts Neck, N.J. He and his wife Lorrie live in Fairfield County. They have one daughter, Caroline. FUTURE MEETINGSSeptember 22 Paul Bucha Medal of Honor Recipient September 29 Dr Lynne Pierson Superintendent of Weston Schools ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN MEMORIAM John Ware ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT As we enter our Y's Men's' 28th season I feel thankful and grateful to all the men who have devoted so much time and talent that makes our club the largest and most vibrant organization of its kind in Fairfield County. Do you know of any other organization which has 30 different clubs/committees? Check out our website for a full list. What other organization has such community service commitment – look at our brochure. Is there any other organization that has such a wide variety of informative and noted speakers? And how about those Hoot Owls who performed at 25 different events last season and our camera club and discussion group that met all summer. And don't forget all the friendships gained that enrich our lives. I feel honored and privileged to be the incoming president of such a dynamic organization. If you have any questions of suggestions contact me anytime wfmeyer@optonline.net . Bill Meyer 2005-2006 Y'S MEN OFFICERS/BOARD MEMBERS/ COMMITTEE CHAIRSPresident: Bill Meyer, 1st VP: Jon Fox, 2nd VP Program Chairman: Bob Fatherley, Secretary: Roy McKay, Assistant Secretary: Austin Doolittle, Treasurer: Mike Stashower, Assistant Treasurer: Elliott Netherton, Directors at Large: Will DeVoll, Andy Lozyniak, Bill Sorenson, Appointed Board Members, Public Relations: Barry McCabe, Trips & Travel: Mike Belaga, Community Service: Bruce Allen, Membership: Kurt Rosenfeld, Immediate Past President: Bob McGrath, Committee Chairs: Art: Hank McIver, Audio: John Lomartire, Auditor: Rick Towers, Bowling: Don Hendrickson, Bridge: Bill Murray, Camera: Stan Groner, Community Service: Bruce Allen, Computer: Steve Reilly, Mark Marcus, Paul Cohen, Discussion Group: Mike Belaga and Jon Fox, Facilities: Harry Audley, Fishing: Stan Losak, Golf: Jack Farrell, Hiking: Bud Martin, Hoot Owls: Charlie French, Investments: Gunn Moen, Legal: Vin Gallogly, Membership: Kurt Rosenfeld, Newsletter: Steve Raffel, Paul Cohen, Neil Coleman, Operations/Directory: Ford Cramer, Bill Balch, Paul Cohen, Refreshments: Ted Garrity, Sailing: John Luscombe, Senior Center: Ralph Hymans, Walter Schlenker, Skiing: Stu Weisberg, Table Tennis: Ted Garrity, Video: Bruce Allen, Visuals: Budge Atterbury, Web Page: Bill Balch and Steve Reilly, YMCA Liaison: Bob Allen, John Luscombe. DONUT HOSTSThe donut hosts for September 8 will be Ed Coulson, Austin Doolittle, Jon Fox and Sumner Glimcher. The hosts for September 15 will be Howard Aibel, Fred Klein, Stan Losak and Joe Schachter. MEETING FACILITIESSetting up the chairs on September 8 will be Bud Martin, Charlie Martinek, John Rumley and Ed See. September 15 the chairs will be set up by Sid Boyar, Ed Coulson, Stan Groner and Marc Marcus. TRIPS AND TRAVELOctober 5 Enjoy a day cruising the Thimble Islands in Stony Point and touring the Gillette Castle in East Haddam. The price is $72 per person and includes a buffet lunch at the Guilford Tavern and a visit to the Lyman Orchards. Contact Dave Kidney, 227-7560. INDOOR TENNISIndoor tennis starts Monday September 19 and Friday September 23 both at 8:00AM. If you were on the sub list for indoor or summer tennis or played summer tennis you are on the indoor sub list. If you have any questions about your status or other questions please call Otis Crawford, 255-5261. YOUR DUES ARE DUEThis year the dues remain at $40. New members will pay $50. Payment can be sent to Michael Stashower, 14 Cardinal Lane, Westport, CT 06880 or be paid at one of the next meetings. Make your check payable to the Y's Men of Westport/Weston. Our fiscal year runs from July to June, and the dues are now due for the 2005-2006 year. If you are over 90, contact Mike so he can waive your dues. Thanks for your cooperation in getting dues in early so we don't have to do a lot of follow-up. HEARING ASSISTANCE AT THE MEETINGSSome who have hearing problems and are finding it difficult to understand what is being spoken from the Thursday morning rostrum, may find it helpful to use our new hearing-assisted sound system. If you wish to learn more about this, please contact Jan van Laer at 227-7491. MEETING SCHEDULESeptember 9 Steven C Parrish TRIPSOctober 5 Thimble Islands Editor – Steve Raffel |
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