New England Adventures Founder & President Todd Crevier Speaks to Rotary.
The day was bright and sunny. We were in the company of 19 Lexington Rotarians and 3 guests. The luncheon fare was fish, chicken, potatoes, veggies, salad, fruit and chocolate chip cookies for dessert.
The Pledge was led by Terri W, 1st verse of America by PP Dan O, and the Invocation by PP Don S. The welcome song was led by PP Dan O.
Raffle gifts were donated by:
- Walpole Co-op Bank
- Patriot Community Bank
- Bickling Financial Services
- Bill Cassell
PP Spencer gave happy dollars for no crying kids at the first soccer game, PP Dan B gave happy dollars for his daughter Haley and her fiancé buying a new house in Andover, Terri W gave happy dollars for being back to the meetings, PP Bob O’Keefe gave happy dollars because he was the President of the club 16 years ago on 9/11, Alan A gave happy dollars for the Light up Lincoln ceremony,
Announcements:
PP Dan B announced that the quarterly dues will be increasing from $40.00 to $60.00 in the next billing cycle. Beginning with the next billing cycle PP Dan B will be sending your invoice via Email with your invoice attached as a PDF file, and you will now be able to pay by credit card or e-check. If you do not want to use these options you can print the PDF and send a check. If you still prefer to receive your invoice via postal mail service let PP Dan know and he will arrange it.
The cash raffle will be held on Friday November 3rd at the Lexington Golf Course. Please collect raffle items for the event.
They are still looking for volunteers for the senior barbeques, touch base with PP Jim S or Meghan if you can help. They really need people for 9/28. They will find out if anyone is in need of having a meal delivered to them.
Concord Rotary Club would like us to participate in a pack out with Rise Against Hunger. This will take place on October 15th for Hurricane Harvey victims. More details to come.
PP Spencer B reached out to Tony V about Comedy night, but has not heard back. He will provide us with a date once he confirms with Tony V.
Speaker:
The guest speaker was SFC Todd Crevier of New England Adventures. Todd joined the army a few months after September 11, 2001. He talked about the impact the army had on his life and how it changed him as a person. Todd was deployed to Iraq and when he came back, he was a different person and his family life was slowly going downhill. Todd had 2 children with his wife and ended up getting divorced. While he was in Iraq he lost vision in one of his eyes and developed back problems, which he was given pain medicine from the VA to fix. Todd became addicted to the pain medications and was a functioning addict. He eventually gave up his addiction to get his life back on track. Todd was forced to retire from the army for medical reasons and this devastated him because he loved what he did. After retiring from the army he learned of New England Adventures and wanted to do something like this. He spent time researching New England Adventures in other states and eventually started the one in Southwick, Massachusetts. He loved the wilderness so this is something he knew he would enjoy. New England Adventures is a non- profit organization and all money raised goes directly to veterans and families. They host all expense outdoor sporting events for veterans and their families. Please Contact Todd if you know anyone that would be interested donating to New England Adventures. His phone number is 413-328-3761 and if you would like more information the website is www.newenglandadventures.org.
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The 50/50 raffle was won by PP Jim S in the amount of $55.
VP Michelle G.