Ron Drouin lead our club in reciting the four-way test
Joe Bassett - invocation
Guests:
Carol Deschambault
Beau Gaudreau
Joe Moreshead announced that two new members have been posted; Jim Labelle and Reegan Hebert.
The board has allocated $700 to purchase sleeping bags and wool socks for the homeless in our communities of Biddeford, Saco, and Old Orchard Beach. We are working with Seeds of Hope to distribute them.
The club also voted to grant $500 to help military veterans defray some of the costs of moving into permenant housing. This money will be administered through the work of Volunteers of America.
Jim Godbout shared the story of a local family dealing with the health challenges of ALS. He and his crew recently installed a new boiler in the family home.
Our weekly meeting on January 30 will take place at the Biddeford middle school and the students in the culinary program will be feeding us lunch!
Conrad Welzel provided more details about our wine tasting event that will be held on February 9 at Duffys in Old Orchard Beach. Tickets will be $25. There is also an opportunity to sponsor a table. There are 3 remaining tables, seating 10 people each, that are available for $350 apiece.
The event will take place from 7 PM to 9 PM and will also include chocolate and cheese pairings, along with a silent auction. Any silent auction items can be dropped off at Joe’s shop or if they are small items they could be brought to the meeting and given to Heather.
We are still soliciting sponsors for the $100 and $500 levels.
Conrad was also recognized and appreciated for bringing quality speakers to our weekly meetings!
Paul Deschambault won the 50-50.
Matt Simmons, Sargent at Arms:
Happy dollars:
Joe B. Is happy his wife renewed their contract for another year, Paul was happy to win the 50-50, Denis was happy to see Ron Drouin, Ron was happy to celebrate his 85th birthday and 42 years in Rotary, Matt was happy to announce he is leaving Edward Jones.
Fines:
Sarah Neault was fined for showing up.
Steve Morin was fined and welcomed back.
Our speaker was Deb Nelson, a health coach and author of the book, Finding Health after Cancer. She shared with us many inspiring stories of peoples’ journeys after receiving a diagnosis of cancer.
Meeting was adjourned at 1:25.
