THIS WEEK'S SPEAKER: Elizabeth McClellan - Founder/President, Partners For World Health
Elizabeth McLellan received her degrees from American University, Northeastern University, the University of Southern Maine, and Boston University School of Medicine and Public Health. McLellan has spent her career working as a leader in nursing and healthcare administration. In recognition of her leadership, compassion, and service, McLellan has received numerous awards including the Hanley Center Leadership and Humanitarian Relief Award in 2010, the Red Cross Real Hero Award in 2011, the Outstanding Non-Profit Award in 2012, and the Northeastern University Social Impact Award in 2014.
BITS AND PIECES | By Tom Talbott
ROTARY MID-YEAR BRUNCH: Patty Byers reporting! Members of the Portland Club attended the District’s annual Mid-Year Brunch at the Hilton Garden Inn in Freeport on Sunday, January 19 - Jerry Wall, Patty Byers, John Thompson and Bob Clark. This was aninspiring event and there are more coming! Please note the following, and let's show our Portland colors!
• DISTRICT ASSEMBLY Saturday, April 5, 2025, Westbrook High School
• DISTRICT CONFERENCE Saturday, May 31, 2025
The Colony Hotel, Kennebunkport
• INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE June 21-25, 2025. Calgary, Canada
PINBALL WIZARDS: Quinn Slayton reporting: "We had a small but mighty gathering at ARCADIA last night! I think Larry Gross is the official pinball wizard of our club!" The Deely Bopper King has crazy flipper fingers! Joining Quinn and Larry were Jake Bourdeau, Bruce Moore & Jan Chapman, Quinn's husband Mike Waites, and our two new members Jerry and Katherine Wall. Great place to have some fun with friends!
CRUTCHES AND MORE - HELP NEEDED! District 7780 in conjunction with Crutches 4 Africa will be loading and sending out the14th 40-foot container from this area on Saturday February 1 starting at 9:00. The storage facility is located at 128 Saco Ave., Old Orchard Beach. This is an important annual event, organized in this area by Dennis Robillard of the Rotary Club of Saco Bay Sunset. It is in fac a national program, repurposing mobility equipment to challenged people worldwide for free. To date, 212,000 people have been provided necessary items that include crutches, ankle boots, walkers, wheelchairs, canes, walkers, wheelchairs, leg braces, knee braces, prosthetic legs, air casts, baby jogging strollers, bicycle trailers, rollators etc. If you have questions, you can reach him at 207-468-0443. You can also talk to our Roger Fagan, who has been involved with this over the years, and can provide additional insight.
SOCIAL NIGHT AT MAINE CELTICS Our February Social will be to attend a Maine Celtics game at the Portland Expo. Thurs, Feb 13th, Game time 7pm. So far we have 20 tickets sold to club members! Tickets are $32 – bring family, friends, we'll have "side center" seats that have backs, we're not in the bleachers! We need to put in our order for the number of tickets by February 3rd!
Tom Talbott will place the order, and you can pay when you pick up the tickets at the Feb 7th Club meeting or at the door that night.
CORKS AND CAPS: As an example for the types of events the Rotary Fellowships club conducts, you can participate in an online Wine Tasting Night this Sunday, Jan 26th, 6p-7p. To get the full scope of how these work, please reach out to Jerry Wall. The event takes place on Zoom, using this LINK. Meeting ID: 810 3486 3025. Passcode: 283355
Speaker Schedule
January 31 - Margaret Groban - Understanding 2nd Amendment
February 7 - Michael Shaughnessey, Professor of Art, Univ. Southern Maine
February 13 - Social Event - Maine Celtics vs Long Island Nets 7pm Game
February 14 - No Meeting
February 21 - Julie Poulin, Animal Rescue League Greater Portland
February 28- George Pullen, Commodity Futures "Space Economy"
Club Executives
President Patty Byers President Elect John Thompson Vice President Justin Lamontagne TreasurerDick Hall Secretary Tom Nickerson Board of Directors Dick Hall,
Elizabeth McLellan received her degrees from American University, Northeastern University, the University of Southern Maine, and Boston University School of Medicine and Public Health. McLellan has spent her career working as a leader in nursing and healthcare administration. In recognition of her leadership, compassion, and service, McLellan has received numerous awards including the Hanley Center Leadership and Humanitarian Relief Award in 2010, the Red Cross Real Hero Award in 2011, the Outstanding Non-Profit Award in 2012, and the Northeastern University Social Impact Award in 2014.
SOCIAL NIGHT AT MAINE CELTICS Our February Social will be to attend a Maine Celtics game at the Portland Expo. Thurs, Feb 13th, Game time 7pm. So far we have 20 tickets sold to club members! Tickets are $32 – bring family, friends, we'll have "side center" seats that have backs, we're not in the bleachers! We need to put in our order for the number of tickets by February 3rd!
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