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Posted by Julie Villemaire
on Aug 12, 2015
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Well here we are once again receiving the TACK via plain old fashioned e-mail. Our webmaster Guro, Brian Dallaire, is off to the North Pole to see if he can finally answer little Virginia’s ever popular question, “Is there a Santa Clause?”
TACK Coordinator/Reporter for the month of August is Emily Frechette. Joe Moreshead will take over for the month of September.
President Bill promptly started the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance. Past President Frank Gooding led the 4 Way Test and the Invocation was provided by Joe Bassett.
We had the pleasure of a visit from Past District Governor and treasured member of our club, Ron Drouin. President Bill put him right to work selling the 50/50 raffle tickets! PDG Ron asked club members to join him in “trying” to support President Bill as best we can.
President-Elect Lucie Kay announced visiting guests and Rotarians. Rotarians Bruce Fisher from the Ellsworth Club and today’s speaker, Shari Storm, from the Emerald City Club (Seattle) were both welcomed. They each did an exchange of club banners with President Bill. We also welcomed Peter Mourmoras, a guest of Jim Godbout.
The 50/50 ticket was drawn by PDG, Ron Drouin. He had our lovely speaker, Shari Storm, read the winning number and then Past President Roland Gagne collected his $36.00 prize minus the 10% going back to the club, of course.
SAA’s Joe Moreshead, Karen Chasse and Chris Indorf were up next for some fun and some fining!
Not sure exactly happened with Chris. I believe he had a very late arrival and kicked in $5.00 which he borrowed from his boss, Jeremy Ray. PP Denis Elie was happy for his trip to Hershey Park and his last equipment trade show in Chicago. He was also happy for Joe being able to cover his front desk duty. Visiting Rotarian Bruce Fisher was happy to be enjoying his first vacation in 6 years in OOB. Andy Grief was happy (I think) to be going away for the next month. Visiting guest, Peter Mourmoras, was happy to have received a free lunch from Jim Godbout. President Bill was fined for killing a multitude of trees while printing several copies of the District Newsletter. PP Karen Chasse fined PP Ken Farley for being on vacation after his presidency and showing off his “athletic prowess” (picture provided). Joe fined PP Karen for her name in the paper but he didn’t fine her for her white “first communion dress”. Karen fined Andy for not knowing that it is okay to go “over 5” when not travelling in Biddeford. Joe fined Jim Godbout for making the society page. Karen fined Joe for his long sleeve shirt and long hair in VERY hot weather. Joe fined everyone in the room $1 if they had not already signed up for the Alzheimer Walk or had not already donated. Karen fined PE Lucie for signage showing the goals for loans and new accounts that looked like it was colored with crayons. PP Steve Morin was fined a buck and advised by Joe to give his shorts back. Karen fined PP Roland Gagne for ripping decks off and then rebuilding.
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Posted by Julie Villemaire
on Aug 12, 2015
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President Bill put out a plea to fellow Rotarians to sign up for the Alzheimer’s Walk on 09/19/15, which is being held in York. It is only a 2 mile walk. Transportation will be worked out so don’t let that hold you back from signing up! If you aren’t able to participate in the walk, please consider sponsoring another Rotarian who is walking or putting a donation in the basket at the front sign up desk. The goal was to raise at least $500.00 and the club would match up to $500.00. As of today’s meeting, we were at $714.00!!
Reminder that the meeting of 09/23 will be held at Deep Brook Golf Course after a round of golf for those who wish to play. There will be a sign-up sheet coming around in a couple of weeks.
Past President Ken Farley gave a quick update on the upcoming new fundraiser, “Celebration of Suds at the Falls”, which is being held on Saturday, September 26. Please mark your calendars! There will be more information and sign-up sheets in the near future.
President Bill sent out a heartfelt Thanks to CJ Dubois for taking the minutes for the TACK during the month of June. She did a great job! He said it was fun to see someone making fun of him for a change. He also had heartfelt Thanks for Peggy Bean for rounding up the front desk greeters-not always an easy feat. Thanks also to Past President Ken for pulling all of the materials together for the upcoming Beer Fest-another huge undertaking!
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Posted by Julie Villemaire
on Aug 12, 2015
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Today’s speaker was Shari Storm. Shari has managed people for over 20 years. She earned her MBA from Seattle University, with an emphasis on corporate leadership, and now is an executive for a $400 million financial institution. She teaches at the University of Washington’s Experimental College and mentors graduate students at Seattle University. Shari writes for the Mom-logic and Working Mother magazine blog. She lives with her husband and three young daughters near Seattle, WA.
In her impressive first book, Motherhood is the New MBA, Shari takes the lessons attributed to parenting and shows how they can be directly applied in the workplace, making you a more effective manager.
Human nature is the same whether you are young or old.
Fun Theory: People will do what is fun first. Fun can change behavior for the better.
Articulate: Understand what people like to do- Ask them! Most people haven’t really thought about this. Consider “flow time”. This is when time seems to pass by quickly. Note these times and what is actually accomplished during this time frame.
Orchestrate: Do more of what they like and less of what they don’t. Orchestrate a chore. Shari shared a story about grocery shopping. She was responsible to do all of the shopping and then taking it home and putting it away. A task she did not enjoy doing. The family ended up agreeing that when Shari pulled into the driveway with the groceries, her husband and kids would come out and lug the groceries into the house and put them away. When they made this change, Shari was okay with the doing the shopping knowing that her time with it would end when she pulled into the driveway at home.
Celebrate: Many people reward the results and not the effort. Effort must be rewarded but consider how you give that reward. Some rewards can make or break the moment. Shari shared a story about Highlights Magazine where the employees were rewarded after receiving 100 consecutive “no” responses. They would win a prize and then move on to their 101st call. How do people feel when they leave the club or your company?
Shari read a short paragraph from her book. There is no such thing as a family secret. The way you treat your employees is the way they will treat your customers.
Thank you, Shari, for a wonderful presentation!
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Posted by Bill Kany
on Aug 07, 2015
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President’s Corner
Below is an email sent to club presidents by RI President K.R. Ravindran. Rotary’s accomplishments in essentially eradicating polio in Africa are nothing short of miraculous. The point that deserves mentioning is the Herculean effort of beating polio in the world literally started with a single Rotarian with an idea and the desire to see if something could be done. That is such a powerful message that we should share with everyone. It should not only inspire all of us to try to help others, but it should be shared with our children to show that great things truly are possible.
Of course, there is still work to be done to finally wipe polio off the globe and we can all help by donating to the Foundation and earmarking the donation to Polio Plus. Those donations are matched 3 for 1 by the Gates Foundation.
As important, if anyone in our club sees a need or has a cause that he or she would like to address, bring it to the attention of the club. No idea is too big (look at what we did with polio) or too small for us to talk about.
We should all be proud that we contributed a little piece of the effort to eliminate polio.
Thanks Bill
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K.R. Ravindran
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President, 2015-16
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Just a few days from now, on 11 August, we will mark a tremendous milestone: one full year without a single case of polio caused by wild poliovirus in Africa.
The magnitude of this achievement can hardly be overstated. A polio-free Africa has been within sight, so near and yet so far, for over a decade. The hard work and commitment that have brought us to this point have been nothing short of heroic. Tens of thousands of health workers reached hundreds of millions of children with vaccine, in some of the most difficult conditions imaginable. Together, we have done what once seemed impossible: We have stopped polio in Africa.
Yet this progress, momentous as it is, is still fragile. As long as polio exists in the two remaining endemic countries of Pakistan and Afghanistan, the virus still has the potential to spread and to spark new outbreaks. Now, more than ever, we need the power of all of Rotary to carry us through to the end: not just a polio-free Africa, but a polio-free world.
Wherever you live, whether your country has just conquered polio or has been polio-free for decades, we need your voice, and your help. I ask all of you to read and use the materials in this tool kit to find ways to raise awareness in your community, and beyond. We need every Rotarian, in every Rotary club, to be talking about polio: making sure that media outlets report on our progress and our elected officials see polio eradication as a global priority. Your grassroots work helps drive the increased media coverage we have seen in the past year, which in turn drives global backing of our work to eradicate polio. Together, we will keep polio front and center in our communities and on our national agendas, keeping up the energy and the momentum that will push us through to the finish. The battle in Africa has, for the moment, been won, but we need the strength of every Rotarian to help us win the war. Together, we will End Polio Now and truly Be a Gift to the World.
Warm regards,
K.R. Ravindran
President, Rotary International
News media prominently featured Rotary and its 30 years of work to protect children from the crippling effects of polio when Nigeria marked its one-year milestone in July, including:
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Thank you to this year's Board of Directors for your leadership of our club: (front row, l-r) Laurie Jo Ready, Treasurer; Bernice Wood, Secretary; Bill Kany, President; Lucie Kay, President-Elect; Jackson Brown, Vice President: (back row, l-r) Susan Gajewski, Asst. Treasurer; Peggy Bean, Asst. Secretary; Andy Grief, Director; Joe Moreshead, Director; Rob Moody, Director; and Ken Farley, Past President.
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In honor of World Polio Day, which is recognized on October 24th, Rotary District 7780 and Seacoast Rotary Club of Portsmouth, NH are sponsoring “Bridge the Gap to End Polio” on October 24, 2015 at 9 AM.
FMI click the link below:
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Posted by Karen Chasse
on Jul 09, 2015
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Imagine buying a house for only $32,500, qualifying for an $8,000 tax credit and helping students receive scholarships all at the same time. It may sound too good to be true but it is all part of the Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club’s House Project. Each year for the last thirty years, the students at the Biddeford Regional Center of Technology (BRCOT) build an energy efficient modular home and all the proceeds from the sale benefit scholarships for Saco, Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach High School seniors.
“The Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club currently gives $21,000 a year out in scholarships to local high school students who continue their education,” stated President Bill Kany. “The Rotary House Project is a substantial fundraiser to support these scholarships while helping the students at the Biddeford Regional Center of Technology to learn valuable skills.”
This year’s house is 1,008 square feet (24’ x 42’) and features two bedrooms, one bath and is well insulated with an energy recovery ventilation system. The buyer is responsible for relocation (approximately $10-$20,000 depending on distance of the move), appliances, foundation, septic, flooring, paint and heating options.
For more information, contact Rotarian Carl Goodwin at 207-590-4644.
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Posted by Peggy Bean
on Jul 01, 2015
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PLEASE BE AT THE Run-Of-The-Mill BY 11:45 am
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Peggy Bean needs more volunteers!
Invocation: Joe Bassett
PROGRAM IDEA???? PLEASE CONTACT Brian Dallaire, PROGRAM CHAIR or a member of the Program Committee. Remember it is the responsibility of every member to help get Programs for our meetings.
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Posted by Julie Villemaire
on Oct 01, 2013
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Account overview
Real-time total raised
$1,065.65
CLYNKed containers
19,541
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.
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