e-Tack 11/2/2016 (Nov 02, 2016)

Julie Villemaire
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District 7780 Centennial Celebration 100 for 100

Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks

Nov 10, 2016
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Day One

Sable Oaks Marriott

Nov 15, 2016 6:00 PM

$100 Raffle

Duffy's Tavern & Grill

Nov 17, 2016
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Deadline for Adopt-a-Family Applications

Nov 18, 2016

Christmas Shopping for Kids

WalMart

Nov 30, 2016 6:00 PM

B-S Rotary Board of Directors

P&C Ins

Dec 07, 2016
7:45 AM – 9:00 AM

Adopt-A-Family Wrapping party

York County Federal Credit Union

Dec 07, 2016 5:30 PM

Christmas Grocery Shopping

WalMart

Dec 07, 2016 6:00 PM

Bell ringing for Salvation Army

WalMart

Dec 16, 2016
9:00 AM – 9:30 PM

Adopt-A-Family Deliveries

York County Federal Credit Union

Dec 21, 2016 8:30 AM

Nov 09, 2016

Paulette Bonneau and Wayne Hapgood

Center of Technology

Nov 16, 2016

Joanne Roy

Esther Residence House

Nov 23, 2016

NO MEETING

Before Thanksgiving Holiday

Nov 30, 2016

Chris Pinkham

Maine Bankers Association

Dec 07, 2016

Annual Meeting

Election of Officers for 2017-2018

Dec 07, 2016

Susan Twombly

Maine College Transitions Consortium (CLASS) Coordinator

Dec 14, 2016

Michael Antonellis

Broadcaster for the Portland Sea Dogs

Dec 21, 2016

NO MEETING

Prior to Christmas Holiday

Dec 28, 2016

NO MEETING

Prior to New Years Holiday

Jan 04, 2017

Toast to Bideford England Club

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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

District Site

Venue Map

President

Lucie Kay

President-Elect

Jackson Brown

Vice President

Bernice Wood

Treasurer

Laurie Jo Ready

Assistant Treasurer

Susan Gajewski

Secretary

Elaine Palmitessa

Assistant Secretary

Peggy Bean

Director

Joe Moreshead

Director

Jim Godbout

Director

Fausto Pifferrer

Director

Matt Simmons

Immediate Past President

Bill Kany

Foundation cochair

Brian Dallaire

Youth Protection Officer

Ray Demers

Webmaster

Brian Dallaire

Foundation Cochair

Matt Simmons

Member Birthdays

Paul Deschambault

November 3

Paulette Bonneau

November 15

Jeremy Ray

November 25

Ray Demers

November 30

Join Date

"Earl The Pearl" Goodwin

November 1, 1971

45 years

Lawrence (Joe) Boyle

November 1, 1976

40 years

Peggy Bean

November 1, 1995

21 years

Ron Gagnon

November 3, 1993

23 years

Pierre Giroux

November 18, 2015

1 year

Heather Gendron

November 21, 2007

9 years

Josh Fearon

November 21, 2007

9 years

Joe Bassett

November 30, 1983

33 years

Biddeford Saco Rotary Club

Musings of a Former President

Posted by Bill Kany on Nov 07, 2016

If you talk to Jim Godbout he can tell you all about tankless hot water heaters. Well it so happens we have a thankless President this year so I thought I would share a few thank you’s with you. Actually, I know Lucie is appreciative but sometimes the words just get stuck in her throat.

As painful as it may be, we really need to thank Bernice for another successful food drive to benefit the food pantries in Biddeford. It is not easy filling all the slots especially with little cooperation from Saco Bay and Interact. For all of the Rotarians who did participate, it was a lot of fun and thank you for your time and effort for such a good cause.

We all need to thank Earl and Karen for all their efforts related to the $100 raffle. It is a huge fundraiser for us and without Karen’s coordination and Earl’s sales of tickets it would not be the annual success that it has been for so long. Actually for all of you who have sold and turned in your tickets, the Club thanks you. Every little bit truly does go a long way to make this fundraiser a success.

Denis Elie recently resigned from the Club and the Board accepted his resignation with extreme regret last week. Denis is a past president of the Club, the 2010 Vocational Service Award recipient and an individual who contributed so much to our Club over the years. Denis was the man when it came to auction set up and even stored the auction stuff for many years at his business. He, along with Mark Tuller, was the leader of our Past President’s Fund and Company B Fund investment groups that have done such a great job in growing and preserving those funds for our Club over the last several years. Denis’ commitment to vocational education and improving education for all students may have led him to his new career as a teacher. The Club owes Denis a great deal for all he did for our group over the years. He will truly be missed, but our loss is the gain for the students in the Biddeford school system. We should all wish him the best of luck in his new endeavor.

We should all be thankful that November 8^th will be a memory soon. It is truly unfortunate that this great country could only produce the presidential candidates that we had to choose from. Furthermore, it is equally as unfortunate that we had to endure a campaign of unlimited attacks and counter-attacks from both sides with little or no indication of the policies that either candidate will promote. We all need to be thankful that we live in an incredibly strong country created by brilliant individuals who saw the necessity for creating a set of checks and balances which should insure that our country continues to be the envy of the earth despite whoever may be elected President.

Finally, Friday is Veterans’ Day. It is not just a short work week, it is also our opportunity to thank those individuals who were willing to disregard their health and safety to selflessly carry out the orders imposed upon them to advance our country’s objectives around the world. I have a difficult time imagining the courage and strength it must take to put one’s self in harms’ way because you are ordered to do so. So many men and women have given their lives to advance this country’s causes of freedom and the promotion of democracy around the world. We should all take the time to thank a veteran for what he or she did for us this Friday and quite frankly every day of the year.

On behalf of Lucie and the entire Board, thanks to all of you for all the good things you do for the club and our community. So many of you do so much to make a difference in our area and it shows.

Week in Review 11/2/2016

Posted by Naomme Paris on Nov 02, 2016

Pledge of Allegiance:

Lucie Kay

4 Way Test:

Roland Gagne

Invocation:

Joe Moreshead

Pres. Elect.; Visiting Rotarians & Guests:

President Elect Jackson Brown indicated that there were no visiting guests or Rotarians.

Announcements:

Foundation Moment: Brian Dallaire indicated that the Rotary Foundation has closed the door on a second full year of the new grants model and there’s lots of good news to report: The Foundation awarded 1078 Global Grants in 2014-2015, up to 24% from the previous years’ total. The dollar value of Global Grants totaled $64.9 Million. The most popular Area of Focus was Disease Prevention and treatment, followed closely by Water and Sanitation. The Rotary Foundation also awarded 487 District Grants, totaling $23.8 Million.

Conrad stated that there will be a meeting at the end of January for anyone on the wine tasting committee.

In September, Don Pilon went to a District Vision workshop in Portland presented by Tony Wagner. Don found the presentation/workshop to be very interesting. If you are an extravert then you will definitely be engaged. How can the District be more helpful with the club? Help them to be more helpful to us! There will be two other sessions held in November and January in Portsmouth, NH and Topsham.

Julie Villemaire currently has three families with seven children each for the 2016 Christmas Adopt a Family Program. Please let Julie know if you are aware of any additional families which may be in need this holiday season.

Lucie K indicated that despite the cold, the Food Drive was very successful. A total of $2,000 was collected which means $1,000 will go to each food pantry. A total of 1,182 lbs. of food was collected. Hannaford was the winner! Thanks to Jim Godbout who reached out to all of his coffee buddies.

Congratulations Bronwyn Potthoff on the addition to your family! Etta was born on October 20, 2016.

Two generous community partners and longtime contributors to learning, Jim Godbout and Roland Eon were honored at The Pillars of Pride evening. Congratulations! Thank you, Karen Chasse for making this evening a success.

Brian Dallaire has graciously offered to host the Rotary Christmas Party at his home on December 8, 2016 from 6:00 – 9:00 PM. The Dallaire’s reside at 1 Davis Drive, Hills Beach, in Biddeford. Invitations & pot-luck sign ups will be sent via email and the website.

There are approximately two more weeks until the $100 Raffle is held. The drawing will be at Duffy’s Tavern and Grill on November 17, 2016 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM. Please remember to inform anyone who has purchased a raffle ticket to attend this event. Earle, please keep up the good work!

Lucie K gave our recognition pins for years of service. Congratulations!

Peggy Bean: 21 years

Earle: 45 years

Pierre D: 1 year

Dr. Joe Boyle: 40 years

Rae Smith was newly inducted to our Rotary family by Lucie K. Rae was a former Rotarian in the Saco Bay Club. And of course, Earle

50/50 Drawing: $25 by Carl Goodwin, who promptly turned it all over to the Red Ribbon effort.

Sergeant At-Arms:

HAPPY Dollars:

Sabine McElrath was happy for spending four hours at Market Basket with good friends for a good cause.

Brian Dallaire won’t be joining us for Rotary next week. After 34 years he will be awarded as Distinguished Alumni Lecture at the University of Cincinnati.

Carl Goodwin had dinner on Saturday and gave $100 gift certificate.

Dr. Joe Boyle got to spend time with an old friend, an exchange student. Dr. Joe was sad that he wasn’t able to bring his friend to Rotary but was happy to her that his friend will be joining Rotary back home.

Naomme Paris was happy to be following Bill Kany’s lead for taking the Tack minutes.

Matt Simmons wanted to thank everyone for providing him with material each week for fines.

Fines:

Matt Simmons started off fining Lucie K. just because.

Bernice Wood for her beautiful jacket.

Roland Gagne for having a special meal and Bernice Wood for having a special side.

Chris Indorf, guilty by association.

Sue G for her Red Spinner costume.

Luci K for not dressing up and participating.

Pierre Giroux for last week…something to do with Thorton Academy.

Anyone who didn’t participate in Stuff the Bus or attend the Pillars of Pride.

Bill Patterson, Coastal Healthy Communities Coalition (CHCC) Project Alliance at UNE

Posted by Naomme Paris on Nov 02, 2016

Lucie K. introduced Bill Patterson who heads up the Coastal Healthy Communities Coalition (CHCC) Project Alliance at UNE.

The Project Alliance coalition aims to increase collaboration and take action to reduce the risks related to alcohol, marijuana and other drugs for youth and community members in northern York County. Coalition membership includes leaders from diverse sectors of the community, including schools, businesses, youth groups, religious groups, media, municipalities and more.

CHCC’s substance abuse prevention work is supported by funding from the Maine Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service, the Office of National Drug Control Policy and the national Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The alliance addresses underage drinking and the use of alcohol and marijuana use among youth ages 12-18 by working directly with youth, parents, retails, law enforcement and schools. A few programs offered by CHCC are as follows:

Responsible Beverage Server trainings: Trainings which give owners, managers and staff of establishments that serve alcohol the knowledge and skills needed to help them serve alcohol responsibly and fulfill the legal requirements of alcohol service.
All Stars: This youth-led initiative for high school students aims to prevent harmful behaviors among adolescents and help adolescents build bright futures. Activities focus on developing positive norms and decision making skills as well as building idealism, pro-social values and resistance skills.
Project Sticker Shock: This program is designed to reach adults who consider purchasing alcohol for minors. Student volunteers place bright stickers warning about the penalties for furnishing alcohol to minors on alcohol products that appeal to underage drinkers. The project is a partnership between youth, retailers, concerned parents, community members, prevention professionals and law enforcement with the goal of educating potential furnishers, raising public awareness about underage drinking and deterring the provision of alcohol to minors.
Table Talks: These are small group discussions held in a parent's home or in another community meeting space. They provide a comfortable setting for parents to communicate openly with each other about underage drinking and how to prevent it. Each Table Talk is meant to be friendly and relaxed, and is led by a trained facilitator.

CHCC works to prevent prescription drug and medicine abuse in northern York County. Fifteen Thousand tons of prescription drugs were collected in Maine last spring with two tons in York County alone. A few programs include the following:

Drug Take-Back Days: In collaboration with the Northern York County Prescription Drug Coalition, CHCC sponsors and promotes semi-annual drug take-back days where community members can safely and securely dispose of expired, unused and unwanted medicines.
MedReturn Boxes: CHCC partners with local law enforcement departments to make MedReturn boxes available, allowing community members to safely and securely drop off expired, unused or unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications. Drop boxes are located in every police department lobby in northern York County.

Subject: Holiday CD to benefit Good Shepherd Food Bank

Posted by Lucie Kay on Nov 03, 2016

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.

You can learn more and listen to some tracks by clicking on the following link: https://www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/good-shepherd-food-bank-of-maine-holiday-cd

Thanks,

Dave Wollstadt President, Old Town Rotary Club

TACK Committee (Co-Ordinators):

Posted by Julie Villemaire on Jul 20, 2016

TACK committee:

Sarah Curley, Naomme Paris, Paulette Bonneau, Don Pilon, Sabine McElrath, Delilah Poupore, Heather Gendron, Chris Indorf, Justyna Cybowicz, Conrad Welzel & Bill Kany.

Reporter for October: Bill Kany

DUTY ROSTER For Future Meetings

Posted by Heather MacLean on Jul 01, 2015

PLEASE BE AT THE Run-Of-The-Mill BY 11:45 am

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.

CLYNK Update

Posted by Julie Villemaire on Oct 01, 2013

Total Raised:
$1,568.90

Containers CLYNKed:
28,759

Environmental Impact:

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.

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.