Announcements 5/11/2016

 

 

 

DG Sheila gave a quick announcement about the District Conference.  She mentioned that so far this conference has the most new members attending-that would be Rotarians who have never attended a District Conference before, not new members to Rotary.  It was a little hard to hear sitting in the front room but she said something about having an opportunity to win her husband’s band for the next fundraiser.  David Lee, a motivational speaker, will be on Friday night’s schedule and Fred Garbo will be the entertainment. The RYLA facilitator will be doing an interactive event and Saturday there will be a panel discussing human trafficking at the local level.  The vocational training team from Argentina will also be in attendance.  Mike McGovern will also be a guest speaker. 

 

 

PP Denis Elie gave a quick update, in Alan Nelson’s absence, regarding the next step in the scholarship recipient selection.  By the time you read this TACK, the final interviews will already have taken place.  I participated on this committee for a couple of years in my earlier Rotarian days and have to say that we met some very amazing young students.  If you weren’t able to participate this year, I urge you to consider jumping on board for next year.  It is an experience you really won’t want to miss out on.

 

 

Awards:  President Bill is looking for nominations for the various awards that our club gives out each year, such as the Private Sector, Public Sector, Humanitarian, etc.  He provided an informational sheet for your reference.  He was hoping to have all nominations in by Friday (of last week) so he could meet with the committee.  Seeing as this is Tuesday night, I’m hoping Rotarians responded to his prior email with the info he was seeking.

 

 

Thank You’s:  Thank you Heather McLean for agreeing to do the display for our club for the District Conference.  Thank you to Jim Auidffred and Roland Gagne for agreeing to host the team from Argentina on Tuesday, June 7th.  

 

We’d like to get together as a group with all interested Rotarians for a fellowship dinner that night.  Susan Gajewski is asking if anyone would like to host a dinner of 8 plus Rotarians in their home on 06/07.  If there aren’t any volunteers, she said we would pick a restaurant.  If you are interested, please contact Susan at gajewski@maine.rr.com.

 

Thank you to everyone who helped sell tickets, spread the word, volunteered and came to play at the 8th annual BINGO fundraiser.  We had a light crowd with only 62 players, however, we were still able to make a net profit of $2302.00 which covers our $1,000 contribution to the RI Polio Plus program.  The rest goes back into our charitable fund.

 

 

This week’s meeting is at the COT. Jim Godbout announced that we would get to visit the modular house the students are building on site & also the construction site on 471 Main Street.  They are really excited about showing it off!

 

 

Saturday, May 21st, is the community project at the Community Bicycle Center. Bring gloves, eye wear and ear protection.  Any questions please contact Andy Greif.   

Mark your calendars for a Rotary Business After Hours at Run of the Mill on June 16th.  More information to follow.