Posted by Mark Nahorney on Mar 17, 2021
St Patricks Day
 
Don Pilon President presiding
 
Pledge of Alligence - Don
 
4-Way Test - Conrad
 
Prayer - Joe Bassett
 
 
Guests:
Cheri Sullivan of Coastal Healthy Communities @UNE...possibly a member in the future
 
Announcements:
Don - Rotary District Newsletter - How many folks read it? Our club was featured in a recent edition regarding our twinning with teh Aman Jordan Rotary Club. Roland was mentioned too.
 
Don - Rotary House report that 24 folks attend the open house. It sold for $400k with the club realizing $25k from the sale.
 
Don - we have 2700 more masks to give out - asking Jim LaBelle to see if any Chamber members might need some.
 
Roland - Maple Syrup Fundraiser update...
Bill Patterson is WAY in the lead.
The Gingerbreadman has sold out
Questions about out of state shipping...cost, who pays, how they will be packaged. Brenda offered information on USPS prepaid small boxes @$12.95. Joe offered to help with UPS shipping from his place of business.
 
Marty - Mary's Walk 
$705 has been raised (target was $500) by the Rotary Team of Mike Burman, Bill Patterson, Jen Fullmer & Matt Teller
 
Conrad - Covid Committee 
Met Monday discussing - reaching out to Food Pantries
Mini grants of $100 each are still available - total available is $1000.
Jim mentioned the Sanford vaccine clinic is looking for volunteers
 
Sergeant at Arms: Joe Moreshead
Brian cues the music - I'm a Little Leprechaun song...
 
Happy Dollars:
Joe - $2 - got his first vaccine shot
Bill - $5 - some important male in his family ( I could hear) was born this day 15 years ago
Dr, Joe - $20 - 1st B&S Rotary meeting in 5 weeks& 45th year as a Rotarian
Conrad - $10 - Irish for 1 day a year & daughter bought a house
Karen - $5 - Happy to have her own money...???
Haley - ?$ - today's speaker is from Thornton Academy as well as Giselle Tardiff who is listening in
Joe B - $? - Scarborough Downs a great place to get a vaccine!
Melissa Cilley - ?$ - for youth presentations
 
Fines:
 
Don - late meeting start
Don & Roland - using facebook to sell syrup
Marty & Fausto & Rueben because of a facebook picture
Brenda - Happy Birthday - she got a vaccine shot for her birthday!
Brian - for his looks
Bill - who mentioned the guest speaker before he should have
Haley - for inviting Giselle
Karen - for multi-tasking
Mike - for selling syrup...?
 
Guest Speaker:
Julia Pisani, Dayton resident Thornton Academy Student
Topic:  How Covid-19 has impacted me as a high school senior
 
Powerpoint presentation
 
Discussed have the modified learning environment affected her and her classmates. Shared her experiences and thoughts on her home life, school, church, social and extracurricular activities in a pandemic. Also spoke about the effect on her college application process.
 
Q&A:
Joe mentioned that Julia should apply for a Rotary scholarship
Brenda asked what she will study in college and where? Elementary education hopefully at Mcgill, St. Anselm or Assumption
Don asked if she was able to maintain friendships? Julia thought the silver lining was that she got to forge a closer bond with family and was grateful for little things.
 
Meeting adjourned at 1:15 pm
 
 
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