If you have been following the news/weather, you know that hurricane Matthew hit the Bahamas, including the Dominican Republic, where members of our 3-H team are now visiting.
We have heard from the team and they are on the East coast, whereas the brunt of the hurricane hit the West coast. The area they are in is experiencing torrential rains and flooding, but they are all doing fine.
We thought you would like to know they are safe. If we hear of further updates, we will let everyone know.
Dana Totman became the President and CEO of Avesta Housing in 2000. Mr. Totman was the Deputy Director of Maine State Housing from 1994 to 2000 and was employed by Coastal Economic Development Corporation, where he was the Executive Director from 1984 to 1994.
Dana's career has focused on nonprofit and government management and leadership, specializing in leading organizations through significant change. Mr. Totman has a BA in Public Management from the University of Maine and an MBA from Southern New Hampshire University. He attended Duke University's Government Leadership Program and participated in the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
His current and past community service includes the United Way of Greater Portland (Board), Seventy Five State Street (Board), the Maine Winter Sports Center (Board), Maine Real Estate and Development Association (Board) Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority (Board Vice Chair), Brunswick Planning Board, Federal HomeLoan Bank Advisory Council, Maine Affordable Housing Coalition (Chairman), Interagency Task Force on Homelessness (Chairman), Northern New England Housing Investment Fund (Board), Bath Chamber of Commerce (Board Chair), Maine Community Action Association (President), and Midcoast Health Services (Board).
Dave Putnam introduced Tae Chong, Business Counselor at Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI).
Tae provides counseling through CEI's StartSmart Program, helping refugees and immigrants to start, strengthen, or expand their own small businesses. Tae is a longtime Portland resident and he has been actively involved in local and state issues regarding immigrants and refugees.
CEI is a driven lending institution with $1 billion lent in the last 40 years. Technical advising, through the StartSmart Program, has helped 1300 refugees, and 300 businesses.
The demographics:
Emerging Markets, Emerging Workforce:
There are 1 million foreign-born people living in Boston now.
Maine, the oldest state in the nation has an average age of 44.5 years.
By 2020, 1 in 4 will be over 65, with not enough workers to replace retirees. We have a large population bulge in the 50-65 age group.
The number of kids in school has been declining in the last five years 214,000 to 165,000.
Maine’s multicultural population is a pyramid with a large young base.
Across the country, the white median age is 42. The Hispanic, Asian multiracial populations are growing. By 2042, whites will be a minority.
Economic opportunities
Multicultural population size is the 5th largest financial group in the world. The growth from 1990 to 2016 has been 59.7%.
In Maine, Asian and Latino have added $400 million into the economy. They are the most entrepreneurial groups in Maine.
New Mainers contribute $1 billion to Maine’s economy
The media age is 27, with a high percentage of college education. Their rate is two times the average college graduation rate of all Maine.
If we want to retain and lure new Mainers, we need to be more welcoming than MA or CT.
What can we do to enhance economic development?
Support immigrant-owned businesses.
Mentor immigrant-owned businesses.
Volunteer at Portland Schools, Adult Ed, and support scholarships.
Meet and invite ethnic community based organizations.
President Laura Young welcomed 58 members and 2 guests - Stephanie Joyce and Lionel Nima to our meeting at the Clarion Hotel. Gracie Johnston gave the invocation, we said the Pledge of Allegiance and sang the National Anthem acapella. Larry Gross discussed the upcoming second annual Veteran’s Appreciation Day Luncheon, which has currently raised over $5,000 through local companies and financial institutions. A flyer about the event is available to share with potential attendees is on the Portland Rotary web page for download. The luncheon will be held on November 10th at the Italian Heritage Center. All veterans and active service members are welcome to attend and have their lunch sponsored by the donors and Portland Rotary. For other attendees the cost is $20. Susan Collins is expected to be the speaker and space is limited to 300. Please ask your known veterans to lunch and register to attend online now at our website: portlandrotary.org.
Kris Rosado gave us a Rotary Minute about an inspirational happening when he knew he joined the right organization. Kris and his wife were in Singapore at a Rotary Conference and at that moment visiting the zoo. A German Rotary couple was setting up for a picture when their camera dropped and shattered (and not the cheap phone types). Trying to communicate in second languages, a third Rotarian couple entrusted the astounded German couple with their own expensive camera and only asked that they send it back when they were finished with it.
Several members from the International Service Committee, including Liz and Roger Fagan and Jon Curran, are traveling to the Dominican Republic (DR) this week to help train nurses, fit hearing aids, and fit approximately 14 patients with the new 3D-printed prosthetic hands. The devices are elbow driven, arm’s length, and much lighter than the former prosthetic devices provided on previous trips. The patients will be trialling the newly designed prosthetics and will be providing feedback on what works and what doesn’t. With the help of the many open source designers, and the new construction methods, the cost of the prosthetic device has dropped dramatically from approximately $50 each to $30. The designer of the prosthetic device is also traveling on this current trip to the DR.
Gracie Johnston led the group in the song “Be Proud” which was a song with lyrics adapted by Kris Rosado, sung to the tune of "As The Caissons Go Rolling Along."
Jan Chapman led the weekly raffle, and Erik Greven was selected for a shot at the pot. Erik picked the 6 of Hearts, rather than the Queen of Hearts, so the pot continues to grow for next week’s raffle.
3rd - Bob Clark 4th - Russ Burleigh 5th - Carl Spang 10th - Nan Heald 13th - Dave Putnam
14th - Loretta Rowe 16th - Tiel Duncan 19th - Tom Talbott 23rd - Leonard Scott 24th - Roxane Cole 28th - Jim Thornton 30th - Erik Jorgensen
Date-Joined-Rotary Anniversaries
Oct 02, 2015 - Ben Delcourt - 1 Year Oct 02, 2015 - Linda Varrell - 1 Year Oct 03, 2008 - Kathy Grammer - 8 years Oct 09, 2015 - Jean Murachanian - 1 Year Oct 09, 2015 - Travis Parker - 1 Year
The International Service Committee's 3-H (Hearing, Hands and H2O) Project Team will be traveling to the Dominican Republic (DR) early in 2017.
(Photo: Dick Giles demonstrating a portable solar light.)
The Batays in the Dominican Republic are located some 15-20 miles outside of the city, where night darkness is intense. Access to electricity is very limited and without light, the safety of the inhabitants is an issue. The 3-H team would like to take 70-100 collapsible portable lights with them on their upcoming trip and are looking for volunteer donations of $15 per light to help fund this important project.
For further information or if you would like to help, please contact Elise Hodgkin atportlandrotary@maine.rr.comor 899-6342. You may bring your cash/check to a meeting or mail your check to: Portland Rotary, P.O. Box 1755, Portland, ME 04104. Please make your check payable to Portland Rotary Charitable Account. Make a memo note on the check: for DR solar lights.
The 1st Annual Back Cove Sunrise 5K raises funds for the community service projects of the Portland Sunrise Rotary club. To mark World Polio Day on October 24th, this year's flagship cause is Rotary's Polio Plus program.
Date of Race: October 23rd
Registration: 7:15am to 7:45am, race begins promptly at 8:00am.
Start and Finish are in the vicinity of the Back Cove parking lot.
T-shirt with early registration ONLY—registration must be received by October 6th!!
Prizes will be awarded to the top overall male and female finishers.
All funds raised will go to the Polio Plus program and our other projects that benefit our community and the world
Invocation: Bruce Jones Program Reporter: Ben Lowry Bits & Pieces Reporter: Bill Blount Registration/Greeter: Megan Devlin Sell Meal Tickets: Rusty Atwood Raffle: Tom Nickerson Badge Box: Jennifer Frederick Collect Meal Tickets: Rusty Atwood Song Leader: Richard Burbank Pianist: Russ Burleigh Sgt-at-Arms (Early): Jim Willey Sgt-at-Arms (Late): TBD
If you would like to mark your calendars,
we are at the following locations through
the end of this calendar year:
2016:
Oct 7 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay
Oct 14 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay Oct 21 - Clarion Hotel
Oct 28 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay
Nov 4 - Clarion Hotel
Nov 11 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay Nov 18 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay
Nov 25 - No Meeting - Happy Thanksgiving!
Dec 2 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay
Dec 9 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay Dec 16 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay
Dec 23 - Holiday Inn By-the-Bay
Dec 30 - No Meeting - Happy New Year!
BlueBOLD dates are scheduled Board meeting days.
Any questions, please contact Loretta at: lrowe@maine.rr.com
As we receive applications for prospective members to join our Portland Rotary Club, the names of the applicants will be included in our Windjammer. Any information and/or comments you would like to share will be handled confidentially. Please contact Loretta Rowe: lrowe@maine.rr.com. Your input will be appreciated.
PROSPECT BUSINESS (Sponsor)
John Lock Salvation Army (Jim Willey)
The following is a list of projects happening within our club that you have an opportunity to volunteer and help with. If you know of other opportunities, please contact Loretta: lrowe@maine.rr.com
When
Project Who to Contact
Soup kitchen 4th Wednesday ea month
Preble Street (4-6:30 p.m.)
Erik Greven
Game Night Last Tuesday ea month
Cedar Unit Mike Fortunato
Dana Totman became the President and CEO of Avesta Housing in 2000. Mr. Totman was the Deputy Director of Maine State Housing from 1994 to 2000 and was employed by Coastal Economic Development Corporation, where he was the Executive Director from 1984 to 1994.
Larry Gross
Several members from the International Service Committee, including Liz and Roger Fagan and Jon Curran, are traveling to the Dominican Republic (DR) this week to help train nurses, fit hearing aids, and fit approximately 14 patients with the new 3D-printed prosthetic hands. The devices are elbow driven, arm’s length, and much lighter than the former prosthetic devices provided on previous trips. The patients will be trialling the newly designed prosthetics and will be providing feedback on what works and what doesn’t. With the help of the many open source designers, and the new construction methods, the cost of the prosthetic device has dropped dramatically from approximately $50 each to $30. The designer of the prosthetic device is also traveling on this current trip to the DR.
Jan Chapman led the weekly raffle, and Erik Greven was selected for a shot at the pot. Erik picked the 6 of Hearts, rather than the Queen of Hearts, so the pot continues to grow for next week’s raffle. 
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