March 23, 2011

Scituate, MA Rotary Newsletter March 23, 2011: Gwen Morgan  - "What if-Workbook"

Present: Lambert Brandes, Lois Brandes, Janice Brown, William Clark, Dan Gerard, Michael Johnson, John Miller, Bart Nuboer, Jeannie O'Donoghue, Joan Powers, Sandi Schipul, Jack Stebe, Ben Summers, Mimi Svenning, Bernie Westerveld, Connie Mitchell , Beatrice Hurwitch

Guests: Gwen Morgan

Pledge of Allegiance: Dan

Invocation: Ben

President: William opened the meeting and welcomed , guest. Gwen Morgan, (Speaker) Also good to have Mike Johnson, Jack Stebe and Beatrice Hurwitch back.

Secretary: Joan read a thank you note from Ruth Fry from the Marshfield Public Schools for donation to "Project Reach Program".

Treasurer: Jeannie $533 in Happy Bucks   Bills have been given out to members

Treasurer of Foundation: no report

Phone Book: Bart Some advertisers don't have funds to get ads this year. Need to call people who haven't renewed their contract if you haven't called them yet. We need new ads too.

Mimi: Gave us updates of "SunAWARE"

Children's Melanoma Prevention Foundation had a busy weekend beginning with the Dermatology Nurses' Association 29th Annual Convention in San Diego. CMPF executive director, Maryellen Maguire Eisen RN, MSN, gave an hour-long lecture on "Sunscreen and Vitamin D: Facts and Fiction". Two of our board members also presented at the convention: Krista Rubin, NP from Mass General's Melanoma Disease Center and Emily Tierney, M.D. a Mohs Micrographic Surgeon in practice on the South Shore.
I attended the Melanoma Foundation of New England's "Call to Action" Conference on March 20th for melanoma survivors committed to the passage of anti-indoor-tanning legislation here in Massachusetts. The main presenter was Alan Geller, MPH, RN, Senior Research Scientist, Harvard School of Public Health, who provided a factual foundation for advocacy.
On Sunday, we exhibited at the Cohasset Health and Wellness Fair where we were placed next to the Dana Farber Skin Cancer Unit. It was a wonderful opportunity not only to share the Foundation's work with the public but also to exchange information with professionals in the field of skin cancer prevention and early detection

For more information go to the web site (www.melanomaprevention.org).

William: Next week we will have the students in the Rotary Youth Exchange Program. The club now has a Scituate sister city we need to have a conversation with the club and Scituate High School about an exchange student for our sister city Sucy-en-Brie, France.

Queen of Hearts: Sandi - no Queen of Hearts

Program: Speaker : Gwen Morgan "What If-Workbook"

Gwen lives in Scituate and has written a book "What if-Workbook". She came up with this idea while dealing with deaths in her own family and with conversations with family members. She also had done volunteer work with Hospice and saw the need of such a work book. It is a workbook to serve as a compressive guide in assisting individuals and families with putting their personal affairs and final wishes in order as a gift to those who may be affected in the event of the aforementioned life changes. This comprehensive guide allows loved ones to know the exact personal, final wishes of the family member or friend. It is an Opportunity to Give the Gift of Preparedness to Your Loved Ones. It includes places chapters for Personal Information, Contact Information, Children's Information, Financial Information, Personal Assets, Document Storage, Family Medical History, Personal Last Wishes, Obituary/Death Notice, Gifts to Loved Ones, Final Message, and Epilogue. She hopes the workbook will assist others in getting their affairs in order, encourage communication among family members, and remind us all to live our lives fully every day; when we think about our end hopefully it will remind us that we only have one shot in this life that has been given us!

Net meeting: March 30^th Speaker: Rona Mann & Rotary Youth Exchange Students

Note: now $576 in pot and only 16 cards to choose from.