02/19/16 Bits & Pieces
Posted by Bill Blount
President Bowen opened the meeting in the Casco Bay Hall of the Holiday Inn By-the-Bay by welcoming 49 club members, 2 visiting Rotarians and 3 guests. Peggy Westcott presented us with an invocation, the 'Children’s Prayer.' Roxane Cole was called upon to lead us in the pledge to our flag, and Russ Burleigh accompanied us on the piano for our patriotic song, 'God Bless America.'
After partaking of our fellowship and lunch, President Bowen introduced the visiting Rotarians and guests.
After partaking of our fellowship and lunch, President Bowen introduced the visiting Rotarians and guests.
President Bowen confessed that if, in presiding, he seemed a bit off kilter, we might exhibit some charity, as he just arrived back in Portland two hours earlier after sleeping the night at the Newark, NJ airport.
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Leonard Scott provided us with a page-out-of-history for the years 1958-59. Ed Boulos was Portland Rotary president. We moved from the Falmouth Hotel to the Hotel LaFayette; Alaska was admitted as a state; Russia launched Sputnik; Club attendance percentage was similar to the percentage of attendance we currently have and our club ranked 37 out of 40 clubs in the district on that score.
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It’s a small world after all. George Crockett was soliciting toiletries for Preble Street Resource Center and recalled his Rotary adventure with PolioPlus in Ethiopia. While there he met General Albert Chippola of Zambia, who, he learned, is also an acquaintance of our club member Maxwell Chikuta.
President Bowen announced that Erik Greven, Community Service Chair, still needed a few more volunteers for our volunteer night at Preble Street Soup Kitchen on Wednesday, Feb. 24th. Erik will be away, so please contact President Bowen if you and/or a friend can plan to help, contact Bowen at: bowen.depke@spireexpress.com or call him at 749-3728.
On March 4th our meeting will be in the Merrill Auditorium for a program and tour of the Kotzschmar Organ. If you plan to attend please email Loretta Rowe at: lrowe@maine.rr.com and tell her you will be coming and hopefully bringing a guest. (See separate article in this edition for more details.)
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President Bowen announced that Erik Greven, Community Service Chair, still needed a few more volunteers for our volunteer night at Preble Street Soup Kitchen on Wednesday, Feb. 24th. Erik will be away, so please contact President Bowen if you and/or a friend can plan to help, contact Bowen at: bowen.depke@spireexpress.com or call him at 749-3728.
On March 4th our meeting will be in the Merrill Auditorium for a program and tour of the Kotzschmar Organ. If you plan to attend please email Loretta Rowe at: lrowe@maine.rr.com and tell her you will be coming and hopefully bringing a guest. (See separate article in this edition for more details.)
Ellen Niewoehner announced that our annual auction will be held at our meeting on Friday, Feb 26th, at the Clarion Hotel. We need donation items: new, gently-used and other items you might have received, but would like to "pay it forward" that might become a treasure to someone else. Please contact Loretta (lrowe@maine.rr.com) ASAP with items you would like to donate (see separate article on the auction in this edition). Please bring your donated items to the meeting BY 11:30 a.m. Contact Ellen if you can volunteer to help as a "runner" at the auction.
Juliana L’Heureux has a book out called "Maine Nursing: Interviews and History on Caring and Competence." Click on the title to find out more about it.
Juliana L’Heureux has a book out called "Maine Nursing: Interviews and History on Caring and Competence." Click on the title to find out more about it.
Jerry Angier ran the weekly raffle that was up to $1163. Our speaker drew Jean Murchanian’s name, giving her a chance to try and find the Queen of Hearts in a deck of 22 cards, but she drew the six of clubs.
We know of a particular snow bird that is returning early this year. Harry Sawyer misses Maine and his Rotary friends so much, we hear from his daughter that he will return this coming week and hopes to be at Friday's meeting. Be sure to say "hi" to him
We know of a particular snow bird that is returning early this year. Harry Sawyer misses Maine and his Rotary friends so much, we hear from his daughter that he will return this coming week and hopes to be at Friday's meeting. Be sure to say "hi" to him