September 02, 2014 Lunch Meeting.

 

Program chairperson, John Devol, introduced the "re-classification" concept today, re-introducing long time members to our new members.

Englewood NJ Rotary member and 2014 Community Award Honoree, Joseph Klyde, shared "some things we did not know" about his life.

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Thank you, Joe.

 

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Presiding: Aleta Frezzell

Recorder: Schonfeld

Guests: Former club member Richard Segall and Englewood interim school Sup't. Mike Roth, former member Jaquie Weisner and sabbatical member Mike Shannon.

Announcements: Joan Johnson, Charlotte Bennett Schoen and Aleta Frazzell will be attending UN day on November !st.  Students will not be attending as it is Homecoming for DMHS.  Joan held a dinner party for guests from the Kenewick, WA. Rotary.  Perfect attendance for August: Davis, Cole, Chazen, Klyde, Frezell, Grosbard (I may have missed some).

9/8 District meeting in Hoboken with Jim Boyer presenting at  5:30 on Youth Services. Gordon Johnson and Harriet Tanner joined the Grants Committee to evaluate local and national requests for grants. Bill Alford in Englewood Hospital and welcomes visitors.  Jim Cole announced results of first annual Englewood Rotary gold tournament: Most Trees Hit--Walter Jones; Sand Trap Award--Eddie Hadden; 4 Putt--Joe Klyde; Shortest Drive--Jim Cole.

Program: Joe Klyde gave his reclassification talk which was essentially an enrichment of the biography that was printed about him in the Awards Journal in the spring.  Important and little known facts about Joe--from an early age (10) he had the entrepreneurial spirit, convincing the local newspaper to hire him on first as a paper folder and then with a route of 30 customers at age 11.  Joe then moved on to working at National Shoes through HS and College (after realizing he was not cut out for HS football and selling shoes was less physically punishing).  He learned early to sell a product in which you believe.  He got his license at 17 and chipped in with his sister to purchase a used 1949 Chevy Coupe for $600.  Since his sister was rarely around he got to drive the car extensively and with his car and pocket money from selling shoes was able to have an active social life with the young ladies.

After Columbia U. he tried law school for two years and realized he did not want to be an attorney.  He got into real estate and eventually owned 3 Ground Round restaurants and a bowling alley.  He enjoys golfing and fishing (does more fishing than catching).  His wife is a psychiatric nurse at Clara Maas Hospital and they have a 4 1/2 year old Maltese named Charlie.

50-50 With 52 cards in the deck and $25 in the pot Phil Ball selected the 3 of diamonds.

Upcoming Programs and Events:

Sept. 9 Joyce Dudley     Strategic Plan

Sept. 16 Zoe Hassman    Cello soloist

Oct. 7th Vocational Assembly: Contact Steve Jarahian; svjarahian@aol.com or 201-390-1561

April 20-May 3 2015  District Conference: Richard Oakley dickoakley@hotmail.com or 201-768-3000