Week-in-Review-5-17-2017

Posted by Sarah Curley on May 17, 2017

President Lucie started the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance followed by Brenda Pollack. Past President Roland was asked to do the invocation. He inquired as to whether or not the president of the Interact Club was in attendance. After discovering she was in fact there, he promptly passed the prayer/invocation responsibility to her.

Past President, Bill Kany, is in need of some suggestions for the public/private sector awards this year. Please let him know as soon as possible if you have any ideas.

Bernice presented the club with a check for $25,000 which represented our half of the net proceeds of this year’s TV Auction!!

BINGO is this Sunday, May 21^st. Doors open at noon time with the games beginning at 2:00 p.m. You can purchase your game cards at the door. $1,400 in cash prizes to be given to some lucky winner(s) plus a Winner-Take-All game.

May 26^th is the Flags for Our Veterans project at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Biddeford. Rotarians will meet at 8:00 a.m. at the West Street entrance, near the office building. There are over 1,400 flags to place. It usually takes about 1 ½ hours if we have enough help. The more hands we have, the quicker it will go! This is a rain or shine event. If you didn’t sign up, you can still just show up and help for however long you are able to.

COT House Party on May 31^st. Reminder that the meeting be starting at 11:15 – one hour earlier than usual! This is going to be a big celebration that you won’t want to miss!

Jim Godbout said that he is in need of a volunteer cleaning crew of about 12 on Saturday, May 27^th. If you are able to help out, please get in touch with Jim.

Roland Gagne was the lucky winner of the $42.00 50/50 jackpot which I believe he generously donated to the Red Ribbon initiative.

SAA were Matt & Sarah so Sarah was unable to write the specifics and fine at the same time. The only item I could hear clearly in the “front room” was the fact that Matt was the recipient of a big hole in his pants from a nail he got hooked on while speaking with Nicole. PP Ken Farley went in search of a hammer to rectify the situation.

We were joined today by some of the senior members of the BHS Rotary Interact Club. Their advisor Ruth Shaw introduced the officers. Madison Perry is the President and Mitchell Farley is the Vice President. Everyone proceeded to introduce themselves, where they were headed to school and their chosen field of study. This is once again an impressive group of students!