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Fellow Rotarians,
Let me begin by thanking you for entrusting me to be your President for the 2022-2023 Rotary year. It is an honorable privilege and a responsibility I accept humbly and seriously.
It is indeed a pleasure to be at the helm as we forge into our one-hundred-second year of existence as a service organization. The benchmark is set so that we expect only an upward trajectory in the years to come. I must commend the charter members who had a vision of creating a vibrant club that would act and has acted by Rotary’s standards of contributing positively to the society, and ultimately do good in the world.
I look forward to a year of fun, fellowship, and doing good in our community and around the world. This is our time. To share our talents and be a gift to our communities. What we do this year as Rotarians, will endure forever. It may not be carved in granite or marble, but in the lives and hearts of generations. This is our time.
I was honored to have my husband David, my daughter Emily, my grandchildren Maddison and Hunter, present for my inaugural meeting. My son, Billy Hanson, joined via Zoom from Los Angeles. Thank you for your constant support and encouragement. You are my inspiration.
The committees of this organization are our foundation. Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to chair a committee. Set your goals high. I look forward to your innovative ideas and seeing of your many success stories. At your earliest convenience, please submit to me your schedule of events for the year. I’ll be preparing a calendar of events that will be posted on our website. By the 25th of each month, kindly communicate all committee volunteer hours to our club Secretary. As we look to apply for future Rotary grants, these hours are critical to include in the application.
Anyone interested in assuming the role of Assistant Secretary to help our club Secretary this year, please contact either Julie Villemaire or myself. We’ll be happy to discuss with you the duties and responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary role.
Joe Moreshead, Sergeant of Arms for the day, was happy to commence fining his fellow Rotarians for any number of reasons. He reminded the group of his infamous declaration; It’s for the children. The role of Sergeant of Arms is a group effort this year, led by Jim Labelle. There is lots of fun to come from this group this year. Reminder – 50/50 Raffle will commence next week. To help with the managing of this event, we respectfully ask Rotarians who would like to participate in the weekly event, to please bring cash. From L to R are : Emily Thayer, Maddison Thayer, Hunter Thayer,
Brenda Pollock, and David Pollock.
I am excited to announce the COMMUNITY PROJECT I have selected for my year is a SPLASH PAD. More to come on this project.
We are excited to have our fellow Rotarian, Bill Paterson as guest speaker next week at our meeting. He will give us an update on the District’s Recovery Initiative Committee and discuss some of the Program Committee’s ideas for the upcoming year.
I look forward to seeing you next week. July 20th at Dizzy Bird’s Rotisserie, 65 Main St, Biddeford, ME 04005 at 12:15 pm or via Zoom:
Join Rotary Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3330952382?pwd=U0VkVzZ6bW1IMzdhZmFpRHdwUG1aQT09
Choose Kindness. Brenda