Rotary Club of Bristol Food Station Fundraiser at Historic Bristol Day

(L-R) Rotarian Nelsen Clements, Peter Menta, and Rotarian Chris Molden took the "Chef Shift" at the Rotary Club of Bristol Food Station on Historic Bristol Day. Unfortunately, Mother Nature was not in our corner this year. Fortunately, St. Mark School was! Our food vending site was moved in doors.

Getting Ready to Sell Food at St. Mark School

Lou Quattrocchi and Tom Profy IV get ready for the day's event. The Rotary Club of Bristol traditionally sells food items at Historic Bristol Day to raise money for charities and scholarships. SPECIAL THANKS to Lou Quattrocchi and Chris Molden for organizing this event for our club.

Ready to Serve!

(L-R)Rotarians Roland Johnson, Alan Stoneback, Tom McCusker, and Tom Profy IV at your service! These gentleman were on hand to sell hotdogs, soda and snacks to raise money for the Club's community efforts - such as the scholarship program, PolioPlus, and local charities.

Our Man Pete!

Pete Menta, son of Honorary President, Ben Menta, doles out the hot dogs at St. Mark School on a rainy Historic Bristol Day, October 17th.

Service Above Self... Dreams Motivate Students

The following was contributed by Joe Hetherington

What is the motivation for Service Above Self as expressed by Rotary – called Selfless Service in the Gita? What is the reason the Indian children are so respectful? If India has a population of 1.2 billion; then the top 25% of the best educated represent the entire population of USA – 300 million!

The USA represents only 5% of the world population, and with such a precious resource some citieshave less than 50% of the children entering the first grade actually graduate – 38% in Trenton –similar in Detroit. This translates to the fact India has more honors students than USA has students!

We must address this problem seriously, and money is not the issue. Dreams motivate students.

I refer you to two videos below. Please take the time to watch the 2 minute movie to inspire cooperative action to students in India. It is also significant that the God most widely revered in South India is Ganesha as the Remover of Obstacles.

Also....you may be suprised by the information in the following video clip: "Did You Know?"