The Tattler

The Tattler
March 14, 2016
The Rotary Club of
Westerly
Meetings held on
Monday nights
5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
At the Venice
Restaurant
165 Shore Road
Westerly, RI
South County Health Comes to Westerly Rotary
We welcomed Lou Giancola, President and CEO of
South County Health, to our meeting last week. It
was timely in the fact that they will be opening their
new facility on May 23. It is located on Route 1 just
north of Walmart.
Lou mentioned that they changed their name from
South County Hospital to South County Health a
while ago to reflect the more holistic approach they
are taking toward their work. They are a $160
million dollar business. They furnish home health
care, nursing services, hospital equipment along
with outpatient and inpatient services.
Their goal is to be a truly “patient centered”
organization. Their first priority is to meet the
needs of the patient and try to make each individual
interaction as meaningful as possible. They have
been doing a pretty good job so far. A few years
ago they ranked #1 in patient satisfaction in all
of New England.
When they made the decision to change their
name they also changed both their vision and
mission statement. The name South County
Health reflects the fact that they are no longer
just a hospital. Their mission is rooted in the
community. Their goal is to promote health at
every stage of life. To accomplish that goal they
have to move outside the walls of the hospital.
Years ago South County opened a walk-in
facility. It was a success. It made healthcare
more accessible to the people.
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The Rotary Four Way Test
Is it the Truth?
Is it fair to all concerned?
Will it build goodwill and better friendships?
Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
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Officers 2015-2016
Rotary International:
President: K.R. Ravindran
District 7950
Governor: Kristine David
Governor Elect: Russell Bertrand
Asst Dist Governor: Steve White
Westerly Rotary Club Officers
President: Robert Elmer III
President-Elect : Stephen Cofone
Vice President: Chris DiPaola
Sec/ Treasurer: Rosemarie A Russo
Past President: Douglas Rayner
Director-at-Large: Cal Lord
& Brian Gerbutavich
Make Up Opportunities
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It was this kind of thinking that
prompted South County Health
to move ahead with this new
facility in Westerly and also
helped in its unique design. It
will have space for urgent care,
primary care, orthopedic care (did you realize that South Country
does over 30% of the hip and knee surgeries in Rhode Island?),
physical therapy and several other specialties that will be rotating
through the center. They will also have lab, x-ray, mammography,
women’s health (South Country had 640 deliveries last year) and
dermatology.
The building will also have space on the second floor for meetings
and events. They want to be part of the Westerly community and it
will be open to organizations to use. Their hope is to develop
partnerships and collaborations that will increase the overall health
health of the region. That means working with and supplementing
Westerly Hospital’s mission and creating partnerships that will
benefit the whole community.
Mystic: Mon. at 12:00
Mystic Hilton 20 Coogan Blvd.
Mystic, CT
Erin Bacon was on hand to meet with us and to answer questions too.
She is the liaison for the new project. She and Lou were gracious
enough to stay and answer several questions on the project.
North Kingstown: Tues 12:15pm,
Duffy’s Tavern, Post Rd. North
Kingstown
Welcome David Mitchell
Chariho: Tues, 6:30pm, Richmond
Country Club, 74 Sandy Pond Rd,
Richmond
E Greenwich: Wed, 12:15,
New England Tech, Room 303
(Around back) East Greenwich
Wakefield: Thur, 12:15, 300
North Restaurant at Holiday Inn,
3009 Tower Hill Rd, S Kingstown
Stonington, CT: Fri, 7:00am,
Stonington Human Services 166
South Broad Street Pawcatuck, CT
www.stoningtonsrotary.org
We also got to meet David Mitchell, the
Interact Club Vice President, at the
meeting. Sunil shared a bit more about
the upcoming Installation service for the
Interact Club on April 11th.
Invitations went out this week. We hope
to have a great night with the kids, their
parents and our guests. Make sure you
write the date on your calendar and plan
to be with us.
Westerly Rotary is…
Meeting community leaders and hearing their vision for our local institutions… It
is dinner with friends… It is scholarships for our high school students… It is the
eradication of polio… It is financial support of organizations like the YMCA,
WARM Shelter, Jonnycake Center and others… It is developing programs
partnerships like Reforest the Tropics in our middle schools… It is more than you
think. Check us out online at www.westerlyrotary.org We’d like you to be part
of the Westerly Rotary Club
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“Rotary Presents” – Roy Seitsinger Jr
Join us on
Monday, March
21st as we hear
from our own
Westerly School
Superintendent
Roy Seitsinger Jr.
Roy will be
speaking about
the exciting
changes that are
happening in the
Westerly Public Schools and the ways that we are preparing our
children to face the future.
The Rotary Club of
Westerly
Established June, 1958
District 7950 - Club 6706
Invite a guest, your friends and anyone you think might be
interested in being part of the conversation with Roy.
Mailing Address:
PO Box 407
Westerly, RI 02891
The program will include dinner and begin at the usual time of
5:30 p.m. at the Venice Restaurant on Shore Road. In the event of
inclement weather, check out our FaceBook page or the website
(www.westerlyrotary.org) for cancellation notices.
www.westerlyrotary.org
Tattler editor— Cal Lord
Cell:860.917.8320
Upcoming Rotary Programs
March 21 -
Rotary Guest Night with Dr. Roy Seitsinger Jr,
Superintendent of Westerly Public Schools. Invite
a potential Rotarian.
March 28 -
Program TBD
April 4 -
Board meeting and Club Assembly
Save the Dates
Monday, April 11 – Interact Club Installation Service
Monday, April 25 – International Night @ Whites
Saturday, May 21 – Scholarship Auction
Saturday, June 18 – Summer Pops
Monday, October 3 – Rotary Golf Tournament
Check us out on Facebook
too! Look up the Rotary Club
of Westerly
Change of Address? please
contact Secretary Rose Russo
at 401-315.-5868
Make a Gift to
the Rotary
Foundation.
Become a
participant in
EREY.
The Tattler – The Newsletter of the Rotary Club of Westerly
March 14, 2016
Mentoring Is A
Rotary Goal
When Clara Montanez was a
student, she never heard the
word mentoring. The idea of
having a role model help you
pursue your ambitions was
unfamiliar to her.
Yo u a re c ord ially i nvited to atte nd
th e in aug ura l din ne r ce rem on y
of th e n ew ly form ed Inte rac t clu b
of W es te rly H igh S ch ool.
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Come be a witness on Monday, April 11 as 18 High school leaders at Westerly High School
join this international student service organization sponsored by Rotary International. The
students will receive a certificate and an Interact pin. Let’s celebrate Rotary at this very
special inaugural dinner. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. Invite a guest and let’s share the
vision of Rotary.
A Night of Medieval Merriment and Wonder
A Night of Medieval Merriment and Wonder: A
Kings Feast featuring Dinner, Dancing and
Auction to benefit Chariho Rotary and the
Wood River Health Services!
Saturday, April 2, 2016
6:00 – 11:00 p.m.
Lake of Isles
1 Club House Rd
North Stonington, CT
$100 per person
Tickets are available at www.charihorotary.com
"You basically chose your
career based on personal
interest and hoped you could
find a job," says Montanez,
senior director of investment
for Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. "I
went the route of getting
married and having children
first, and started my career
later in life. I had no model for
how to do that."
That changed for Montanez
the day a friend invited her to
join Rotary. "Frankly, I was
dragged into Rotary. I didn't
see a connection at first," says
Montanez, who's been a
member of the Rotary Club of
Washington, D.C., since 2003.
"But then I met several
women, including Doris
Margolis, who took me under
her wing and started mentoring me on how to get more
involved. I began seeing the
value in having someone I
could count on as a mentor,
and I have become more of a
leader in our club, in my
community, and at work."
Montanez says Rotary has
given her a platform to mentor
young women as they balance
career and family, as well as
manage the challenge of
repaying student loans. "I
think Rotary has given me
access to young people and
they are ready to accept
guidance because Rotary is a
safe place to reach out and get
advice," says Montanez.