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World Polio Day

Oct 24, 2019

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Oct 23, 2019

Jim LaBelle

Chamber of Commerce

Oct 30, 2019

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Classification Talk

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Club Information

Welcome to our Club! Rotary District 7780 -- Club Number 6294 -- Est. 1920

Service Above Self

We meet Wednesdays at 12:15 PM

Run of the Mill Public House & Brewery

100 Main St
Saco, ME 04072
United States

President

Fausto Pifferrer

President-Elect

Donald Pilon

Vice President

Martin Grohman

Treasurer

Susan Gajewski

Secretary

Julie Villemaire

Director

Alicia Girard

Director

CJ Dubois-Cote

Director

Conrad Welzel

Director

Heather Gendron

Director

Haley Thompson

Director

Jim Godbout

Immediate Past President

Joe Moreshead

Foundation Chair

Brian Dallaire

Youth Protection Officer

Ray Demers

Webmaster

Brian Dallaire

Program Chair

Conrad Welzel

Member Birthdays

Keith Jacques

October 15

Haley Thompson

October 24

Steve Morin

October 30

Join Date

Sherry Norton

October 10, 2018

1 year

Jim Audiffred

October 11, 1982

37 years

Adam Parent

October 12, 2016

3 years

Heather MacLean

October 14, 2015

4 years

Brian Dallaire

October 15, 2000

19 years

Karen Chasse

October 22, 2000

19 years

Dana Lane

October 27, 1999

20 years

Rollie Eon

October 28, 1987

32 years

Fausto Pifferrer

member photo

Have a great day!

Biddeford Saco Rotary Club

Note From The Publisher

Posted by Brian Dallaire on Sep 19, 2019

To all Tack note takers,

Please submit your Tack notes to Brian Dallaire at bdallaire@usa.net and with copy to Julie Villemaire at Jvillemaire@maine.rr.com, no later than the Tuesday AM before the next meeting.

Thanks

Brian

Dine to Donate fundraiser

Posted by Susan Gajewski on Oct 15, 2019

Don't forget! This Thursday evening from 5 to 8 pm is our fundraiser at Texas Roadhouse in Scarborough. Whether you dine-in, order take-out or buy a gift card between 5 and 8 pm, the Biddeford Saco Rotary will get 15% of your purchase donated back to us from Texas Roadhouse when you show the attached flyer. Good food, friends and raising money for charitable giving - it’s a trifecta!

Thanks to all the raffle/information table volunteers:

5 to 6 pm: Fausto and Morgan

6 to 7 pm: Joe B and Paulette

7 to 8 pm: Susan and Roland

Fausto will bring copies of the flyer to the meeting tomorrow or you can show the attached flyer on your phone. It’s that simple! Please join us tomorrow night and let’s raise a bunch of money for our charitable giving.

Thank you!

Susan

Rotary World Polio Day

Polio

Poliomyelitis, or polio, is a paralyzing and potentially fatal disease that still threatens children in some parts of the world. Poliovirus invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in hours. It can strike people of any age but mainly affects children under five. Polio can be prevented by vaccines, but it is not curable. Unlike most diseases, polio can be eradicated.

PolioPlus

For more than 30 years, Rotary and our partners have driven the effort to eradicate polio worldwide. Our PolioPlus program was the first initiative to tackle global polio eradication by vaccinating children on a massive scale. As a core partner in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, Rotary focuses on advocacy, fundraising, volunteer recruitment, and awareness-building.

Rotary members have contributed $1.9 billion and countless volunteer hours to protect more than 2.5 billion children in 122 countries from this paralyzing disease. Rotary’s advocacy efforts have played a role in decisions by governments to contribute more than $8 billion to the effort.

Polio Today

With our partners, we have reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent, from 350,000 cases in 125 countries in 1988 to just 33 cases caused by the wild virus in 2018. Only two countries continue to report cases of wild poliovirus: Afghanistan and Pakistan. The infrastructure we helped build to end polio is also being used to treat and prevent other diseases and create lasting impact in other areas of public health.

Challenges

Rotary and our partners have made tremendous progress against polio, but eliminating all cases is going to take even more progress and perseverance. Afghanistan and Pakistan face unique challenges, including political insecurity, highly mobile populations, difficult terrain, and, in some instances, logistical barriers. With sufficient resources, the commitment of national governments, and innovations that improve access to remote areas, we are optimistic that we can eliminate polio.

Ensuring Success

Rotary has committed to raising $50 million per year for polio eradication. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged to match that 2-to-1, for a total commitment of $150 million each year. These funds provide much-needed operational support, medical workers, laboratory equipment, and educational materials. Governments, corporations, and private donors all play a crucial role in funding.

Rotary in Action

More than 1 million Rotary members have donated their time and money to eradicate polio, and every year, hundreds of member’s work with health workers to vaccinate children in countries affected by polio. Rotary members work with UNICEF and other partners to prepare and distribute informational materials for people in areas that are isolated by conflict, geography, or poverty. They also mobilize to recruit fellow volunteers, assist in transporting the vaccine, and provide other logistical support.

Celebrity Support

Rotary has a growing list of public figures and celebrities who support our fight against polio, including Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; actresses Kristen Bell and Archie Panjabi; actor and wrestling superstar John Cena; supermodel Isabeli Fontana; Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu; action-movie star Jackie Chan; actor Donald Sutherland; boxing great Manny Pacquiao; pop star Psy; golf legend Jack Nicklaus; conservationist Jane Goodall; premier violinist Itzhak Perlman; Grammy Award winners A.R. Rahman, Angélique Kidjo, and Ziggy Marley; and peace advocate Queen Noor of Jordan. These ambassadors help Rotary educate the public about the disease and the fight to end polio for good.

Change of District Polio Plus Chair

Posted on Oct 23, 2019

Good morning,

Jeff Slaton has had to step down as our District Foundation Committee Polio Plus Subcommittee Chair and PDG Ann Lee Hussey has been appointed to take his place. I think you all know Ann Lee's energy and commitment to ending Polio. Feel free to reach out to her with questions and comments regarding End Polio Now.

I hope you also all know that Thursday October 24 is World Polio Day. If your club has held or will be holding activities to commemorate the day, good for you. At the very least please consider talking briefly about its importance at you club meeting. You can get information on the RI Website http://rotary.org or http://polioeradication.org

Lawrence Furbish
District 7780 Foundation Committee Chair

CLUBRUNNER MOBILE

Posted by Brian Dallaire on Oct 08, 2019

Everyone’s Phone Number at Your Fingertips

Have you done the easy ClubRunner download yet?

How would you like to have not only your own Rotary Club members contact information but also the entire District at your fingertips? You can and so much more by downloading the new and improved ClubRunner Mobile App. You can also access club and district leadership, stories and events all with just a few clicks. Connecting to them is as easy as clicking on the phone number or email address.You can download it on the AppStore or GooglePlay and be on your way in minutes. Now would also be a good time to make sure that your profile is current, and if you do not have a picture saved, or your birthday listed, considering updating your information now! Reach out and collaborate with other like minded Rotarians from around our district and be the People of Action that your are!

Watch the short video here if you want to check it out before downloading.

Click to: Download on iTunes App Store (free)

Click to: Download on Android App Store (free)

Global Grant Update

Posted by Roland Gagne on Sep 09, 2019

Front Desk Duty Roster

Posted by Heather MacLean on Jun 28, 2019

Sept. 18 -- Heather M and Conrad W

Sept. 25 -- Heather M and Jim L

Oct. 2 -- Heather M and Bill P

Oct. 9 -- Heather M and Jim L

Oct. 16 -- Joe M and Karen C

Oct. 23 -- Heather M and Jackson

Oct. 30 -- Joe M and Karen C

Nov. 6 -- Reegan and Jeremy

Nov. 13 -- Heather M and Jackson

Nov. 20 -- Heather M and Jim L

Nov. 27 -- No meeting

Dec. 4 -- Heather M and Mark N

Dec. 11 -- Don P and Peggy

Dec. 18 -- Heather M and Don P

Dec. 25 -- no meeting

CLYNK Update

Posted by Julie Villemaire on Oct 01, 2013

Our Club is in first place of 10 Rotary Clubs who participate in this program!

Total Raised:
$2,574.00

Containers CLYNKed:
46,836

Environmental Impact:

Energy: Saved enough energy to light 64.3 lightbulbs—24 hours a day—for a year.
Emissions: Saved the emissions equivalent of driving a car 12,166 miles.
Volume: Diverted enough containers to fill 468.0 lobster traps.

Fill up those green bags. If you need more bags and/or labels, just let Julie Villemaire know and she can hook you up…no charge!

Simple fill with returnables and drop off at any Hannaford.

Alternately, if you already have a CLYNK account of your own, you can designate you funds as a donation. Hit the Donate button and search for Rotary and you'll find our account.

Meeting Registration

Greeter

Front Desk 1

MacLean, Heather

Front Desk 2

Brown, Jackson

Coordinator

MacLean, Heather

Meeting Conduct

Announce Visiting Rotarians & Guests

Pilon, Donald

Invocation

Bassett, Joe

Invocations/Coordinator

Bassett, Joe

Speakers

Welzel, Conrad

Tack

Editor

Pifferrer, Fausto

Website Publisher

Dallaire, Brian

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