Week in Review 3/31/2021

Posted by Bill Paterson on Mar 31, 2021
Rotary Meeting Minutes March 31, 2021
 
  • Meeting opened: 12:15 PM
  • Pledge: President Don
  • Invocation: Joe B.
  • 4 Way Test: Marty G.
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  • Introduction of Guests: DG Peggy Belanger; ADG Bob Wester; Jill Eddie from Bideford UK; Marie Hoener, Speaker and VP of the UNE Rotaract Club.
 
  • Announcements: Facemask Distribution update…Requesting info for organizations who can use Facemasks. Let Don or Conrad know; Rotaract at UNE update (Mike B. & Marie Hoener VP UNE Rotaract.); Melissa: Apex now has an intern from UNE as a direct result of the Rotaract relationship. Maple Syrup update: Roland G.  one day left…it ends at midnight 3/31/21. Have almost doubled goal amount of $5,000. We are almost at the $10,000. mark. Good work all involved! Conrad: Covid-19 Committee to meet after meeting; DG Peggy B.  Participating in the Sanford Covid vaccination site. Loves the Garden initiative. “Great community service”! Brenda P.: The 26th Annual Essay Contest will take place again this Spring. It is open to all 8th graders in Biddeford, Saco, and OOB. Zoom event will be on June 9, 2021. $100. 1st prize, $75. 2nd prize, $50. 3rd prize.
 
  • President Don inducted Randy Seaver into our club as a new member. Various members congratulated Randy. He said he was honored to serve this club and be involved in the communities we serve.
     
 
       Sergeant at Arms - Joe
  • Happy $ and Fines:
  • Happy Dollars: Jill Eddie from the Bideford UK Club Happy that they can now gather outside with a max of 6; Dr. Joe: Happy he had a good dental care visit. Conrad: He saw Jim Labelle who was getting his 1st vaccine. Conrad has his 2nd shot and looking forward to family over the Holiday weekend. Brenda: Got her 2nd shot and is booking a flight to Cali to see her Grandson in person! Melissa: Got her 1st shot; Mark: 2nd vaccine and will be driving to NC to visit daughter. DG Peggy: Has been vaccinating people 2-3 days a week at the Sanford MaineHealth site; ADG Bob Wester got his 1st vaccine shot from DG Peggy!; President Don: Happy for Joe M. and wife Andrea selling some buildings in town as part of their exit/retirement strategy; Randy: Happy to become a new member and received his 1st shot last week; Dan: Having a big birthday this weekend (30 years young!)
  • FINES: Don: Mispronouncing names of members; Randy: New member fine; Peggy and Bob: $1 for the children; Roland: $5; $1 fine for those who have not purchased maple syrup; Mike B: $2. fine for kids running behind him on the screen; Susan G.: $1.; Jill: $1 pound UK.
     SPEAKER     
  • Mike B. introduced our speaker Marie Hoener, VP of the UNE Rotaract Club. Marie is a Medbiology major, a sophomore, and a member of the Woman’s Soccer team. She used a PowerPoint presentation to share about what the 28 members of the UNE Rotaract have been doing. They started the club in January of 2021, so they are 3 months old with some great ideas and helpful community projects. They are on Instagram at Instagram@une.Rotaract They meet every other Tuesday at 7 PM. It has been difficult as there has been a lock-down at UNE due to a covid breakout. They begin each meeting by saying something good that has happened that day. The meetings are typically 0.5 – 1 hour long.  They have made Spring/Easter cards for Veterans at the Scarborough Veteran’s Home and have been working with Melissa at Apex Youth Connection. Upcoming goals are to engage in the Biddeford-Saco area; Work with children; Continue to make cards; Volunteer at long-term care facilities; and increase connections in local communities. Questions were asked and enthusiastically answered by Marie.
    District News
  • DG Peggy shared that there will be a District Conference on June 4th from 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM and on Saturday, June 5th from 9 AM – 11:30 AM. The fee is $20. and benefits the Polio Plus program. There will also be an online auction set up two weeks before the conference. All proceeds go to the Rotary Foundation.
     Public Relations
 
  • Adjournment: 1:19 PM.
 
 
 
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