Join us on Wednesdays at Noon, except for the first Wednesday of the month when we meet at 5:00 pm (check Facebook or the speakers list on this page for the location)
Birch Bay Village
1 Village Inn Rd
Bar Harbor,
ME 04609 United States
Jenna and I had a great week away for Thanksgiving and are feeling rested and ready for the holiday season, I hope that you all were able to have some down time to spend with your nearest and dearest. There was a lot to be thankful for this year, especially our club and all the great work that we have accomplished.
With all the amazing projects and volunteerism we have had this year we are still lacking in a few areas, internally. Participation has started to slow regarding our many hard working committees. I would encourage all of you that have not yet found a committee to please consider joining one. Click on the name of the committee chair to send him/her an email.
Meetings are once a month and usually no more then half an hour. Membership has been increasing again and we have amazing feedback and reception from the community; lets keep moving upward!
We will be back at Birch Bay this week for a club assembly. These are very important to our club and your input is very much needed, so I hope that most of you can attend.
There is no membership meeting prior to the evening meeting this month because the evening meeting is the holiday party. Please let Carrie know if you have any membership thoughts, leads or innovations. You can email her at carriejonesbooks@gmail.com
The Rotary Foundation – Top 5 Reasons to Support the Rotary Foundation on #GivingTuesday
The world will celebrate #GivingTuesday on Tuesday, November 28. What is #GivingTuesday? Created in 2012 by NYC’s 92nd Street Y, #GivingTuesday has become a global movement that connects individuals, communities, and organizations around the world to celebrate and encourage charitable giving. It’s the perfect day to support Rotary initiatives and solve some of these great challenges…
1. Eradicating polio
Thanks to you, we are closer than ever to ending polio. We have reduced cases by 99.9 percent since 1988, and with our partners, have immunized more than 2.5 billion children worldwide. To end polio for good, we need to reach every last child in Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan and protect the progress made in polio-free parts of the world. Eradicating polio is an achievable goal that will be known as one of the greatest achievements in history. And thanks to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which is matching every dollar two to one, your donation works even harder. Learn more about our work to end polio.
2. Promoting peace and conflict resolution
Rotary’s most significant effort to promote peace is the Rotary Peace Centers program, established in 2002. Each year, the program trains some of the world’s most dedicated and brightest professionals, preparing them to promote national and international cooperation and to resolve conflict. They include graduates of a two-year master’s degree program and a three-month professional certificate program at Rotary’s partner universities. Watch a video highlighting Rotary Peace Fellows at work.
3. Supporting education
Through a Foundation grant and in partnerships with the Organization of American States, Rotary members in Maryland, USA, provided a training program for teachers in Quito, Ecuador, which included the use of new technology. At the conclusion of the program, each school selected one story written by a second, third, or fourth-grade student to include in a book illustrated with student art. Read more about the project, and browse other education projects on Rotary Showcase.
4. Preventing disease
Over the course of eight days, a team of 18 specialized doctors from India, a dozen of them Rotarians, performed surgeries on more than 260 patients, including procedures in orthopedics and urology. The medical mission initiated by District 3080 (India) and hosted by District 9150 (Central Africa) was the fourth to Rwanda organized by the two districts, and among three dozen surgical missions to 12 African countries since 1998. Read more about the medical missions and browse health-related projects on Rotary Showcase.
5. Ending hunger
In Seattle, Rotary members are diverting millions of pounds of fruit and vegetable from food waste into the hands of those who need it through Rotary First Harvest, a program of Rotary District 5030 (Washington, USA). Watch a video about the program.
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