So, I thought meeting number 5 was going to be sketchy. We did not have a program so I started emailing people to give classification talks. I emailed friends, authors and more; it was a short notice I know. Brian D responded to my request right away. He asked if anyone else had responded yet and I said “no”. Brian said he could easily fill 20 minutes. I thought I knew a little bit about Brian. What I did know I soon realized was just the tip of the tip of the iceberg. You can read about Brian’s presentation in the TACK from Brenda Pollock’s notes.
On a personal note: once again Brian, that was a really great program. Made even better to think that I know you and to also now know the contribution that you have made to mankind; I am simply amazed and honored to know you. I know you will say you were on a team however, the last time I checked when a team wins they all get the gold medal.
You should also know that a bunch of the members said it was one of the better programs we have had. Thanks again for everything you have done and continue to do for the club. Now with your reputation we should have plenty of volunteers for Jim G’s lobster bake when he picks a date. Some people probably don’t know that your vitae also includes Maine Lobster Cooker Extraordinaire!
Asked Bernice to introduce visiting Rotarians and Guests:
Welcome Tyler who is here visiting with his father Matt S.
Heather brought her daughter Chloe to work with her today for Bring My Daughter To Work Day.
Welcome to Tyler and Chloe.
The winning 50/50 ticket was pulled by our young visitor Tyler – winner Tammy. She donated the $26 winnings to Red Ribbon.
Sargent-At-Arms Matt S.
HAPPY DOLLARS
Matt S is happy to have his son join him today.
Bill is happy to announce his daughter was engaged over the weekend.
Luci is happy about being able to talk with her friends and colleagues.
Dr. Joe is happy because for his birthday, his wife surprised him with a train ride in Brunswick and an overnight in a B&B. It was a most pleasant birthday.
Heather gave a happy dollar for her daughter Cloe, who was turning 8 in a couple weeks. Matt S asked if she had bought her daughter a pony for her special birthday.
Conrad was happy for his 37th wedding anniversary and remarked the reception was held at The Hut (The Old Colonial).
Laurie was happy about playing golf last week.
Jim G. was really happy that he played golf at Pebble Beach last week.
FINES
President Joe – Fined for not wearing a colorful outfit this week. When asked if the rumor of him gardening naked, President Joe proudly stated, ‘Yes I do.” That was another fine.
Bernice was fined not being the President this year.
Sarah was fined for taking way too long at the hairdresser.
Paul, Denis and Jim M were fined for all having thinning hair and seated together at the same table.
On the topic of hair, Mark N was fined for going to the barber shop, walking past Matt S and not waving. That’ll be two bucks, one for not waving and the other for having enough hair to go to the barber.
Heather was fined a buck because she should have given a Happy Dollar for the purchase of her new house.
Bill – you obviously are trying to mimic President Joe with your colorful shorts, that’s a buck.
Matt S asked his son Tyler to look around the room and pick out the one person who is having way too much fun. He selected Luci. Another dollar fine for that Luci!
Scooters are $2.00
REMINDER: No ROTARY Meeting next on Wednesday. The joint meeting will be held on Thursday August 23 @ 6pm at Duffy’s in OOB.
Bernice – The backpacks will be distributed on August 28 at the Second Congregational Church and Seacoast Chapel from 12-2 and 2-4. Volunteers are still needed. Contact Bernice if you’re able to help.
Randy – There are still tickets available for the Cruise for a Cause cruise. Tickets are $40 each. There is still room for about 30 people. Mark your calendars for next Thursday, Aug. 23rd from 6 – 9:30.
Reminder: AUG 23 is the JOINT MEETING of the ROTARY CLUBS. It will be held at Duffy’s. Time: 6 pm social followed by the joint meeting with the District Governor.
President Joe announce Kristin Lane has accepted to chair the Biddeford Saco ROTARY fund committee. We thank Kristin for taking this project on.
Roland announced $23,000 for the refugee program was just wire transferred to fund the program for the next three months. This money will provide for an education specialist, a staff supervisor, materials for the school, a literacy center, healthy after-school snacks and for a parent’s program. This is part of an $89,000 grant received for the refugee program.
President Joe announced this is the second posting for Morgan Stoner, nominated for Biddeford Saco ROTARY club membership by Mark N.
21+ event ONLY. Boat sails at 6:00pm sharp. Suggested arrival time & boat boarding begins at 5:30pm (Tickets are non-refundable).
Come and enjoy an evening on the Casablanca! Cruise through Casco Bay, circling the islands and jamming to the music of Hello Newman, while mingling with local professionals and friends. This year all proceeds will go towards Red Ribbon Committee of Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club whose organization is working diligently to educate the local youth about making healthy decisions free of the harmful influence of misused substances.
NOTE: Please bring paper ticket with you to board the boat
NOTE: If you purchased tickets for tentative guests, be sure they arrive to board the boat with you, in person. Otherwise, they could be denied access.
NOTE: Cash bar available onboard, as well as light food/pizza.
Brian graduated from Thornton Academy. He lost a family member to cancer at a young age, so Brian decided then to do study and have a career in cancer research. He attended Pharmacy school at the University of Rhode Island and obtain his doctorate’s degree(Pharm.D.) at University of Cincinnati.
Brian began his career in cancer research Park Davis then on to DuPont then to IDEC in San Diego.
Winner of a Nobel Prize in 1908, Paul Ehrlich completed successful research in the area of Chemotherapy. He proposed the first antibodies that were approved in 1986.
In 1993 Brian was lead a small team their first successful human trail and carried on to complete all the trials that resulted to it's approval.
In 1997, they submitted their research to the FDA and received approval later that year.
RITUXAN is a $9 billion-dollar drug used around the world, number one for fighting cancer and number two for all drugs used worldwide. Combined with CHOP (classic Chemo medication) RITUXAN has cured more than fifty-thousand people per year with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
President Joe presented our speaker with an official Biddeford Saco ROTARY coffee mug for his presentation. Thank you, Brian, for your informative presentation and your dedication to a career in cancer research.
Coming up to the 100-year anniversary of the Rotary, it is clear this organization has a long consistent history of giving back to the community and international service. Many of the archives featuring the men and women who have made this possible may be seen in the Richard Martin room at the Community Center in Biddeford.
In a financial report from May 1987, there was a balance of $5,875.72 with Edward D. Jones. No additional records were found prior to this. In February 1993. the club invested $25,000 to the fund and in 1996 added another $10,000. In 1998, the fund grew to $58,290. In October – November of 1998, there were some bequests and transferred $10,0000 from the house fund. The money was moved to Key Financial that year. The year-end 1998 was $105,370.
In 1999, an investment policy was written with a goal of growth and preservation of principle. The Past President scholarship fund committee was appointed to oversee the investment. From 1999 – 2011, the fund dropped below $100,000 prompting a spending policy to be added.
In 2011 – the fund, $147,949, was moved to Charter Oak. Today the fund is at $208,293.52.
This year, this fund will be providing $10,600 in scholarships.
Mark read from a paper copy of The TACK Re: Harold Boudreaux made the largest in Rotary’s history to the organization. In 2009 Company B was established. In 2010 an investment policy and spending policy was created based on CPI and a 3-year rating average. The monies are invested in Chamber Oak as of August 1st and the balance is $195,132.70. To date, this fund has donated back $37,000 to the community.
President Joe presented Mark with a Rotary coffee mug for his presentation.
President Joe announced the Biddeford Saco Rotary Club’s Charitable Funds committee has received $8,600 from Company B and another $5,000 from the club.
Calling all walkers! We need you and hope you can join us on September 15th to Walk to End Alzheimer’s. We’re meeting at York County FCU in Biddeford at 8 am on 9/15. We’ll car pool to York to register before 9. The ceremony begins at 9 and the 2 mile walk begins at 9:30 at the York Beach Ball Field on Railroad Ave.
Please go to act.alz.org, click ‘find a walk’ at the bottom of the page and type in Biddeford Saco Rotary. You can join our team or donate to our team if you’re not able to walk with us. Our club is trying to raise $2000 for Alzheimer’s research. Invite your friends and family! It’s a fun morning. Roland usually brings donuts!
First, thank you all for making my first meeting great. I really am honored to hold the position. I get to follow some fantastic folks who have served as great stewards of our great club.
I wanted to write an article for the TACK because sitting outside on the deck for our first meeting was not really conducive to giving some words about what I would like to see us accomplish over the next 12 months.
Our motto this year is “ Be the Inspiration”. I will make sure to put the banner out this week. So, what are some of the goals we need to accomplish so we can “Be the Inspiration”- more meetings; not really. One of my biggest goals is to not waste your time. You are willing to give one of the most precious possessions you own, your time. I recognize that fact and will do my best to utilize your time to the fullest.
Seriously, as president elect everybody feels that they can give me their advice regarding what is wrong with the club and I have to agree with them on some issues. Even little ones like the check in sheet that we use to check in members every week, it was not working for everybody so it was reformatted and updated; you can thank Julie, our Secretary. People are not crazy about our meeting space, the food, the acoustics, the temperature, the number of meetings we have, etc. Until someone can come up with a better venue we will be at Run of the Mill for a while. I secretly fantasize that a nice hotel with a great restaurant will open with a beautiful dining room, perfect for hosting meetings. A guy can dream.
With respect to meetings, we will still have some 50 or so. I will do my best to be there every week however, I don’t expect you to. I will be proposing a new focus on service work instead of attendance. In order to do that I will need help with a lot of ad hoc committees for the in meeting service projects I want to propose. For example, I want to make a “birthday party in a bag” geared towards children, for the local food pantries. The bags will have everything for a child to have a birthday party. It will include, cake and frosting mix, table cloths, candles, etc. My vision is that 3 to 4 people will go shopping for the items on a Wednesday meeting day instead of coming to the meeting. The following week the club will assemble the bags at lunch- that will be the “program”.
I plan on having at least 3 in service meetings such as the birthday bags, hygiene kits for some of the shelters, writing cards and letters to service men and women serving. Help me think of some more.
Another project will be field trip meetings. I have already contacted the 3 principals in the local elementary schools, just realized I did not contact St. James… I told the principals that we have 20 to 30 volunteers that would love to show up at their schools on a Wednesday from 12:15 to 1:30 to participate in a project. We could read to the kids, have lunch with them, rearrange furniture, etc. . One principal has already emailed me and is very excited about the idea.
We will still have a club assembly meeting the first Wednesday of the month. The meeting will be a briefing on what happened at the Board meeting earlier in the day, a classification talk or two, charitable fund committee discussion and vote and any other issues that need to be dealt with.
In order to accomplish all of the things we want and keep people informed it is going to take communication. Bill Kany has agreed to take over the TACK this year. He has 12 volunteers who will each be responsible for the month. The TACK, Facebook and other social media will be important this year as we tackle our ambitious meeting schedule and goals. We have also added all of our past presidents to our email list so that they get the TACK and can be aware of the club happenings.
I have not planned any new fundraisers. If you have an idea let’s hear about. I have picked the following people for committees, if I am wrong and you are not interested please let me. My goal with most of the committees is to leave it up to the chair to recruit members. The list is as follows and is not complete:
TACK Bill Kany
Charitable Giving Jim McAllister
Scholarship Heather G and Fausto
Front Desk Heather M
Foundation Brian D
Website Brian D
Past President Keith J
Awards Bill Kany
Stuff the Bus Lucie K
Alzheimer Walk Sue G
Beer Fest Ken F
Wine Fest Conrad, ?
$100 raffle Karen / Earl
Prom / Dance Bernice
Program Chair Conrad W
Youth Protection Officer Chief Ray Demers
Youth Service Paulette B
In closing, 2018/2019 will be a good year to be a part of Rotary; to be the inspiration for people we interact with. I know people get a chuckle when I say my prayer “ Dear Lord, you give us so much yet expect so little in return. Let us live through your example.” I am not overly religious but, I do realize how lucky I am, how fortunate I am. I have been given so much. And as a result I have a deep need to want to give back; I know you feel the same way. Isn’t that why you joined Rotary.
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We currently have 5 sponsors, Thanks! Our goal is to have 7 to fund the expense for ClubRunner.
Energy: Saved enough energy to light 58.8 lightbulbs—24 hours a day—for a year.
Emissions: Saved the emissions equivalent of driving a car 11,131 miles.
Volume: Diverted enough containers to fill 424.8 lobster traps.
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