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Pierre Giroux lead our club in reciting the four-way test
Joe Bassett - invocation
Guests:
Bob Wester
Joe Moreshead welcomed new Paul Harris Fellow, Heather Maclean.
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! In the event of storm-related school cancellations, the meeting will be held at Run of the Mill.
Conrad Welzel provided more details about our wine tasting event that will be held on February 9at Duffys in Old Orchard Beach. Tickets will be $25. There is also an opportunity to sponsor a table. There are 2 remaining tables, seating 10 people each, that are available for $350 apiece.
The event will take place from 7 PM to 9 PMand will also include chocolate and cheese pairings, thanks to The Cheese Iron and Haven’s Candy, 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.
Joe Moreshead reminded members that he deputized all of us to spend $50 each to support any need we may see in our community. He shared the story of an immigrant family in Biddeford that had only one chair in their living room for a family of 7. Sabine learned of this and found a couch and loveseat set at Threads of Hope in Sanford, purchased it and arranged for it to be picked up and delivered. The kids were thrilled! Joe asked if anyone wanted to contribute their $50 allowance to defray the costs and Steve Morin and Pierre Giroux volunteered.
Joe Moreshead won the 50-50.
Fausto, Sargent at Arms:
Solicited gratitude dollars from the club:
Dr Joe is grateful that the patriots are playing in the Super Bowl, he celebrated a anniversary, and is expecting a visit from his grandson soon. Joe Moreshead was grateful that Jim Godbout was able to restore water service to his house, Cathy Shay is grateful to be going to a warm vacation spot soon, Steve Morin is celebrating a one-month-old grand baby, Sarah is happy Sabine is doing the minutes in February, Hayley is grateful her child had a successful heart surgery recently. Sarah Neault is grateful for having healthy kids, Joe Bassett was happy to be alive, Peggy being was happy to be at the meeting.
Our speaker was Dennis Robilliard, a fellow Rotarian from the Saco Bay club. He spoke to us of his efforts to reclaim medical mobility devices here in the US to be shipped to Africa. Starting in 2011, they sent the first container with 5000 units of medical devices to Africa. Joe Moreshead has been instrumental in letting them store the equipment as they build up enough inventory to send. In the meantime, before a container is filled to send, Dennis has been helping many local people needing devices such as portable commodes, shower chairs, hospital bed, walkers, wheelchairs, transfer chairs, blood pressure machines, and knee walkers.
Meeting was adjourned at 1:20.