How are you? I am fine? Sorry I did not write sooner but our President, Lucie Kay, has had me so busy writing stuff for her that I have been pre-occupied. Oh, thanks for the first installment on my Christmas wish list, but I said two feet on the ground in the mountains by Christmas and I’m holding you to it. I know where you live old man. Incidentally, don’t listen to Lucie Kay. I have been nice all year and my employer paid its fair share of taxes so keep the snow coming.
Despite our President, our Rotary Club has been very good at least during the holiday season. I do understand your concerns about Matt Simmons (yes he spells it wrong, but forgive him as learning disabilities run deep in his family), but for the most part our club has been very well behaved. I don’t believe Simmons heats with coal, but if you want to leave him some, knock yourself out like you do once or twice a year on the low mantels. In fact, either directly or by enlisting the help of others, including the Saco Bay Club (naughty list, I know), we helped about 100 kids and over 30 families this year. However, Santa we have reached our limit, so big guy with the incredibly high cholesterol and Type II Diabetes (give yourself a Fitbit), you have got to help us out with the rest of the families we cannot help. We are hoping that as inquiries continue to come in that club members will refer people to you Santa as we have really reached our limit. We don’t mind helping you out some, you fat bastard, but enough is enough. Yes, I know the elves pension plan is killing you and Fed Ex and UPS are busting your balls, but step up and do your freakin’ job. You work one day a year and all you do is bitch. You should work at a credit union!
So our club’s request is for you to help the rest of the families who really need the help. I do have a few other requests for people who are just too damned busy to write themselves. I really don’t know whether they are on the naughty or nice list but for the sake of this letter let’s assume they were nice at least once. My list is in no particular order.
Please give all of us bankers the gift that keeps on giving and give Trump a bigger pair so he will finally lead the charge and impose income taxes on credit unions. I have no idea what you smoke in that pipe of yours, but even you are sharp enough to realize that the credit union gravy (sorry for the gravy reference, but stick with me here) train has gone on long enough.
While we are on the subject of credit unions, see if you can bring our President a smile. She could really use one.
Please bring the aforementioned Matt Simmons an FF or Funny Fine. He could really use at least one this year.
It is getting cold so please bring Fausto a long sleeved t-shirt. He needs to put the guns away until spring.
Please bring Joe Moreshead a jacket. Mr. Rogers called and he wants his sweaters back.
For Jim Godbout, please make sure that you make it to his impoverished neighborhood of Kinney Shores. Those poor people went years without proper boardwalks so Lord knows what else they may need. While you’re at it hit the people in Bayview Terrace too. They have gone without for long enough.
If you’re feeling pretty generous and you have room in your sleigh, please bring men for Heather MacLean and Karen Chasse. They really need your help there, but no Prancers for them. If they are waiting by the fireplace when you arrive at their homes, run like hell. You’ve got work to do.
Bring Joe Bassett some new bells for the Salvation Army kettle stints. The limp things he gives to us are useless.
Bring Ken Farley a year’s supply of nip bottles. Now you will have to check with Ken on how many are in a year’s supply but I’m guessing you’re going to need a bigger sleigh.
While you’re dolling out smiles bring one to Don Pilon. He could use a laugh or two.
Bring Bernice some luck. She’ll need it with the upcoming auction.
If you can find a yacht to drop in Sabine McElrath’s (no, I don’t make up these names) back yard by all means drop away, but if the yacht is out of the question how about a pre-cooked chicken?
Before I go on I have to ask, are you in the witness protection program? I mean you live at the North Pool and you have more alias’s than Whitey Bulger. Come on, one day you’re Santa, then your Father Christmas, then St. Nick (you wish!). Whatever you’re hiding from must be pretty dangerous given the fact that you choose to live in the middle of nowhere with a bunch of elves. Hell, they’re so short Elaine Palmitessa is the center on their hoop team. But I digress.
I would go on with my list, but I have to work, unlike those credit union elves. The rest of the club has been good too, so give them the rest of the year off from Rotary and we will start fresh next year.
Merry Christmas Santa and Members of the Biddeford Saco Rotary Club. Keep up the good work and we will see you all in 2017!
No visiting Rotarians, guest of Lucie Kay, Andrea Wollstadt from Good Shepard Food Bank
Foundation Moment: Brian Dallaire announced $4,300 YTD to support the foundation from our club. The club has supported the foundation over $250,000 since the club started.
Announcements:
Gift Shopping: President Lucie announced that we were able to shop for 11 families including 32 children. Huge thank you to all that came out to help with the shopping at Walmart, it was a huge success because of all the help. Thank you!
Anniversaries: Conrad Wetzel – 1 Year and Ray Demers (AKA Freak by Lucie) – 5 Years of service! Congrats to both for their commitment above self!
Saco Bay Rotary Visit: Karen Chasse and Lucie Kay had the opportunity to attend the Saco Bay Rotary Club, accepting a check for $775 to help shop for families in need this Christmas. Thank you Saco Bay Rotary Club! Special thank you from Karen Chasse who was impressed with several Rotarians who reached out to her from her Facebook post to help additional families this year. Fausto, Heather M, Heather G, and a few other names.
Salvation Army: Still slots available for Friday, Dec 16th between 9am – 9pm, please contact Jackson Brown if you can help fill the slots. Also, Jackson will reach out to the interact club to see if they can fill some of the after 3pm slots still open.
Rotary Christmas Party: Brian Dalliarie’s house, 1 Davis Drive, Biddeford Pool, Thursday, December 8th, 6pm – 9pm, bring favorite dish and Yankee swap gift. Brian shared over 40 have already RSVP! Sounds like a fun time to create lasting memories with your fellow Rotarians.
50/50 Drawing: Sue G., not sure of the amount. J
Sergeant At-Arms (SAA):
Happy Dollars: Jim Godbout and Don Pilon very proud of Ray Demers, next Chief of Police of Saco. Ray is very happy about becoming Chief in January. (Congrats Ray, we are so proud of you!) Lucie and Peggy happy about smooth Christmas shopping for the rotaries families going so smoothly this year! Conrad and Dr. Joe Boyle are happy! (Did I miss why?), Karen happy to see Sara make more $ as Sergeant At-Arms than Matt and Fausto put together today!
Fines; Jeremy Ray speeding ticket in Saco?!, Happy Birthday Earl, Happy Anniversary Conrad and Ray – PAY UP!, Joe phone going off not once but twice and for not sharing highly secret new purchase (???), Heather G. for Bangor Savings Bank not supporting the Parade of Lights this year, Sue missing very important board meeting, someone got fined for not paying their semi-annual dues to the club L and last but not least everyone who has not signed up for Bell Ringing this year – PAY UP!
Lucie Announced Nominations for 2017-2017 Officers of the Club:
President: Jackson Brown
President – Elect: Bernice Wood
Vice President: Fausto Pifferrer
Past President: Lucie Kay
Treasurer: Susan Gajewski
Assist. Treasurer: Matt Simmons (non-voting role)
Secretary: Elaine Palmitessa
Assist Secretary: Peggy Bean (non-voting role)
Directors: Matt Simmons, Ray Demers, Jim Godbout, Joe Moreshead, Jim McAllister
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To: Kay, Lucie [luciek@yorkcountyfcu.com]
From: David Wollstadt [dave@schoolnewsleters.net]
I write to you as the President of the Old Town Rotary Club, and as the father of Andrea Wollstadt, elementary music teacher in Biddeford and a resident of Saco (with her husband, Rob Duquette, and children Stella and Luke. Andrea has recorded a holiday CD to benefit the Good Shepherd Food Bank, which supplies low-cost food commodities to food pantries throughout Maine.
A representative of Good Shepherd recently spoke at one of our meetings, describing their food supply challenges and noting that they currently have their Northern Maine warehouse in the former Bangor Daily News press building in Hampden. Andrea describes her project as follows:
I am a music teacher in an elementary school. I work with young students on a daily basis and I have truly come to love each and every one of them. While many students come from stable family environments, there are many others who experience poverty. For some of my students the worry of going hungry is a constant concern. I decided to start a project to help raise funds for The Good Shepherd Food Bank. The Good Shepherd Food Bank obtains and distributes food to local relief agencies and food pantries in Maine. With the help of Maine's top musicians, I recorded a holiday CD. All proceeds from the sale of the CD will go directly to the Good Shepherd Food Bank. I am asking people to help fund this cause by becoming a "donor" and pre-ordering a CD. CD's can be purchased for $20 either directly from me. Once I have reached 125 donors (or pre-orders) the project will be fully funded. All monies collected AFTER the initial 125 donors will go directly to the Good Shepherd Food Bank.
Julie Villemaire needs more volunteers!Please remember it is up to the TACK coordinator to ensure that someone is taking the minutes each week during your assigned month. If you aren’t able to take the minutes yourself, please reach out to fellow members for volunteers. Please forward the minutes to Julie Villemaire and Brian Dallaire so they can get them posted for the rest of the members.
Invocation: Joe Bassett
PROGRAM IDEA???? PLEASE CONTACT Bill Kany, PROGRAM CHAIR or a member of the Program Committee. Remember it is the responsibility of every member to help get Programs for our meetings.
Energy: Saved enough energy to light 42.0 lightbulbs—24 hours a day—for a year.
Emissions: Saved the emissions equivalent of driving a car 7,947 miles.
Volume: Diverted enough containers to fill 290.1 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.
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