President's Message- for Jan 27, 2016

 

Can Steve Morin throw a party or what?  For any of you who went to the Wine Tasting party on Saturday at the Pepperell Mill Campus, you attended a great event.  For those of you who could not make it, you missed a great party.  While we do not have exact numbers, about 300 people were there.  The beer and wine flowed.  Thanks to Fausto and Julie we sold out of 50/50 raffle tickets and gave away $500.00 to Ryan Dineen.  The food from Fausto and Blue Elephant Catering was fantastic.  The facility was big and bright and the feedback I heard was all positive.  The silent auction items sold for good money.

 

A huge thanks to Steve, Ken Farley, Jim Godbout, Joe Moreshead and Karen Chasse for putting on such a successful event.  Steve informs me that at least 22 Rotarians worked the event not counting spouses.  About 70 tickets were sold on Eventbrite which really helped.  I asked Steve how many tickets were sold overall and he had no idea.  I can tell you it was a lot.  If you still have ticket money to bring in please get it to Steve.  It was clear that some Rotarians like Steve and Keith Jacques invited a large number of people which made the event even more fun.  Of course the fun was also encouraged by the 129 bottles of wine that were consumed along with 8.5 cases of beer.

 

I also wanted to recognize our sponsors, Biddeford Savings Bank, Party Plus, Neils Motors, Clark Insurance and York County Federal Credit Union.  In addition, I wanted to thank the silent auction item donors, Andy Grief, Jeremy Ray, Steve and Michelle Morin, Bill and Holly Kany, Fern Lizotte, Jim Godbout and Garry Ribaudo.  I can only guess that when the final tally comes in we will have raised some good money to help support our scholarship giving.

 

I also wanted to thank those who came early to set up or stayed late to tear down.  I was not there for the set up, but I was there for the tear down and it was an impressive feat.  Everything was taken down, put away and cleaned up in no time in an effective team effort that was indicative of what our club and Rotary is all about. 

 

In the end it was clear that people had a good time which certainly bodes well for continuing the event for years to come.  Please take a minute and thank Past President Steve for a job well done.