Weekly Bulletin (Oct. 20, 2025)

Service Above Self

Wednesdays at 12:00 PM

Atlantic Oceanside Hotel

119 Eden Street
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
United States

We meet the first Wednesday each month at 5 PM at Pat's Pizza, 6 Pleasant St., Bar Harbor, and the third Wednesday each month at 12 PM at the Atlantic Oceanside Hotel, 119 Eden St., Bar Harbor. Please check the speaker list to confirm the location.

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Greetings, Rotarians,

I hope everyone had a nice weekend!

Bar Harbor Historical Society Event October 17th

Thank you to everyone who joined us at La Rochelle last Friday night for an evening of connection, inspiration, and service (special shout-out to those who supported our 50/50 raffle which raised $200 for Polio Plus). Approximately 50 people attended, and several folks expressed interest in joining our club. Please check out photos from the event posted on our Facebook page.

MDI Marathon Mile 18 Water Station

Many thanks to club members and other volunteers who worked at our Mile 18 water station for the MDI Marathon on Sunday, October 19th. Please check out photos posted on our Facebook page.

New Meeting Schedule

Due to ongoing low meeting attendance, the Board has decided to reduce the number of club meetings to two per month - an evening meeting on the first Wednesday of the month at 5 p.m. at Pat’s Pizza and a lunch meeting on the third Wednesday of the month at 12 p.m. at the Atlantic Oceanside Hotel. Therefore, there will be no meetings on October 22^nd and 29^th.

Please let me know if you have any news or announcements for next week's Bulletin.

Have a good week,

Martha

Bulletin Editor & Club Secretary

October 2025 Celebrations

Member Birthdays:

Jim Ash – October 21

Spouse/Partner Birthdays:

Dee Lustusky – October 26

Anniversaries:

Mike & Lynne Staggs – October 6

Scott & Debby Hammond – October 8

Ken & Stacey Smith – October 24

Rotary Anniversaries:
Lisa Horsch Clark – October 10, 2005 – 20 years

Martha Abbott - October 10, 2005 – 20 years

Scott Hammond – October 20, 2004 – 21 years

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