February 25, 2016

 
 
 
Be a Gift to the World
                                                                            Our theme for 2015-16        
 
WEEK OF 2/25/16
 
Pledge:  Maila Berry 
Prayer:  Jeanie Storrs
Song:  Leslie Storrs led us in “God Bless America”
Sergeant of Arms:  John Sbrogna
 
Late Dollars:  Sarah, Joanne & Deb
 
Happy/Sad Dollars:
Sett had food $’s and loves coming here to feel the positive energy and see everyone’s smiles!
Mickey had a happy $ to be here and supposed to be a speaker last week – sorry, but will be back to it very soon!
Deb had food $’s and stated its cardiac catheterization day!
Nick had food $’s and prayers for Deb!
Jay had food $’s!
DG Jim had a sad $ for missing 2 meetings as he was on a cruise last week and then he was at Rotary headquarters for training, had food/foundation $’s!
Jim H. had food/foundation $’s, read a snippet of the Rotary magazine on April 30th the Jubilee Vatican in Rome…do we have District funding for that?!
Sarah had prayers for Deb and told story of why she was late due to her sub-pump she had to fix and the boulder in her cellar…more to come! Haha
Rick had food $s’ and here’s a $ to you all!
Jen had a happy $ b’c she will be on vacation skiing  at Water Valley and Bretton Woods, prayers to Deb and commented on spoon reflection that Rick said everyone is upside down..lol!
Jeanie had food $’s and had happy $ that house is on deposit!
Maila had prayer $’s for Deb and the teenager that was killed on Rte 62 in Barre/Hubbardston and her brother is in serious condition…
Ali had a happy $’s that the fundraiser she attended and helped out at raised over $27,000 which was an amazing event, had food/foundation $’s and prayers for Deb!
Joanne had food/foundation $’s and prayers for Deb!
President Leslie had a thank you $ for DG Jim running back home to get an hdmi cable for our guest speaker this morning, stated the Gasbarro’s are walking the beach this morning and commented that she is added to Deb’s blog and will keep us updated with her on goings.
Chris, our speaker had a thank you $ to Jim and this is the 1st presentation he has done on his bike trek across the country!
 
Deb pulled ticket #933 and Sett Firmani was the lucky winner who pulled a “three” for $3.00…Congrats!!
 
Keep in mind:
  • Don’t forget you can do e-make-ups – http://rotaryeclubone.org/. You MUST report make-ups to President Leslie to get credit.
  • Everyone was given a blank TMOTTBG mailing list so you can invite people you know, business owners, etc.
  • Handed out the new Slate of Officers for 2016-17. We need to focus on membership, need more classifications.
  • Need speakers for the upcoming months!!!
  • Next week, 3/3 we need some volunteers to stay after and stuff envelopes
Important upcoming events:
 
  • 3/29/16 – Paul Harris dinner with the Fitchburg club  at the Old Mill, an evening event
  • 4/29/16 – TTMOTTBG @ the Arc, more info to come…for the month of February we need collection for kitchen items, March-Barbecue items and April-Gardening. Please bring in items so we can have 3 baskets for this event! Looking for sponsors and name mailing list to invite people.
  • 5/14/16 – Apple Blossom Festival @ Sholan Farms BUT we are not doing fried dough this year due to the District Conference the following weekend. We will have an information booth that day up there.
  • May 20th, 21st and 22nd 2016– District Conference, Plymouth Ma. We will be hosting a hospitality “sweet” the theme this year is “Plymouth Rocks!” Early registration deadline is 2/13!
  • Cormier Park – spring cleanup soon…
  • Paint Nite – schedule a May date
  • 6/23/16 – Installation of Jennifer Peck as President for 2016-17; more info to come!
  • June  - sponsoring 2 RYLA students this year and it will be held at FSU; more info to come!
 
President Leslie introduced Chris Spear from Stowe who is a member of the Nashoba Valley club…thanks to his wife who encouraged him to join! The Nashoba Valley club is 4 years old this week and 11 years ago Rotary was formed with him! Chris showed us a slide presentation of his coast-to-coast journey from San Diego, CA to Savannah, GA which took them 28 days to complete after 2900 miles. They rode 107 miles day which they started on 9/13/15 and raised $9,000 towards Dana Farber Institute. This was the longest bike ride he has ever done and was very challenging at times. He had to at least have 2 breakfasts to start his day to burn the calories, then have lunch and they stopped for dinner and to rest. They burned at least 5,000-6,000 calories a day. He started biking 1989 and took part in the Pan Mass challenge which is a 2-day bike run and all proceeds go to the Dana Farber Institute. His custom bike cost him $6,000 but they do go up to $10,000. Very exciting pictures to view of his journey..
 
Meeting adjourned at 8:33 a.m.