The Irish Man

 Brian Farrell, after ordering his usual protein-heavy breakfast,

spoke at Thursday's meeting about his life from growing up in north Dublin, Ireland, to becoming a member of our Rotary club in Malta, NY, where he is happy "to see good people doing good work and to be part of it."

He has worked as a musician and in construction, achieving success as drummer for the Irish band The Mighty Stef, touring with them all over Europe and the United States. After bandleader Stefan Murphy broke up the group, Brian moved to the United States in 2017.

He worked in building restoration and construction, with jobs including the Inn at Saratoga and the cancer unit at Glens Falls Hospital. He has his own small business for projects, The Irish Man, but has not cut all connection with music performance.

In other business, our sponsored Red Cross blood drive on Monday at the Malta Community Center brought in 42 units -- 32 whole blood and 10 power red. Rotarians in attendance there also were able to drive one donor who was feeling shaky to an appointment, and delivered surplus milk from the Malta food pantry to Shelters of Saratoga.