Weekly Bulletin 2019 (Apr 26, 2021)

Service Above Self

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Dear fellow Rotarians,

I hope your week is off to a great start! This Wednesday, April 28th at Noon we will be joined by the Darron Collins, President of the College of the Atlantic. Please watch your email for Zoom details!

The College of the Atlantic (COA) holds a very special place in island life and its history. COA was chartered by a small group of educators and community members who saw in Mount Desert Island a great year-round location for learning and were excited to use human ecology as a guiding, interdisciplinary approach to education. The founders included Catholic priest and peace activist Father James Gower, and local businessman Les Brewer (who remained an active member of the Board of Trustees for more than 40 years). Ed Kaelber, at the time assistant dean at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, became the college’s first president.

“The first incoming class at COA, 1972.”

Image courtesy College of the Atlantic.

Over forty years later, COA’s 350 students and 35 faculty members still share that original focus on engaged learning and community, and more than ever we believe that an interdisciplinary, human ecological perspective is critical to addressing the world’s most pressing problems.

There is lots of exciting news from the College of Atlantic, and I hope you to see many of you this week, for what is sure to be an informative and engaging discussion!

Yours in service,

Stefanie

Stefanie Joy Muscat

President, Bar Harbor (MDI) Rotary Club

Birthdays & Anniversaries for April 2021

Member birthdays:

Liz Cutler – April 12

Steve Boucher – April 14

John Jagger – April 16

Mike Madell – April 16

Josh Yarbrough – April 20

Judy Swazey – April 21

Lucas Dunbar – April 21

Liz Graves – April 27

Spouse/partner birthdays:

Tiffany Yarbrough – April 5

Diane Ash – April 10

Kathy Woodside – April 14

Marion Smith – April 15

Becca White – April 24

Anniversaries:

None this month

Rotary anniversaries:

Josh Yarbrough – April 7 – 2 years

Joanna Clarke – April 10 – 2 years

Dean Read – April 12 – 21 years

Matt Horton – April 16 – 7 years

Joe Losquadro – April 17 – 24 years

Sharon Broom – April 21 – 22 years

Alan Mogridge – April 28 – 7 years

Betty Bryer – April 28 – 28 years

Jane Adams – April 29 – 12 years

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