This is it, the last week to get your auction items in. The hard deadline is February 26, 2016 so please, please double you efforts and get your items in by Friday. I am sure that the people who will then deal with the processing of the inventory will appreciate it.
At the beginning of my year we solicited proposals for community projects. After considering the couple we received we decided to help out the Community Bicycle Center with its trails in the back of its Granite Street property which should be a fun hands-on event. We are targeting the date of May 21 to do the project so please mark your calendar now. Andy has promised that gas power tools will be required which should be the only draw we need.
FELLOW ROTARIANS, I DIDN’T GET LAZY AND DECIDE TO TYPE IN ALL CAPS AND I AM NOT YELLING, BUT I FIGURED IF I USED ALL CAPS PERHAPS MORE PEOPLE MIGHT READ THIS. OUR HARD AUCTION SOLICITATION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 26 WHICH IS ABOUT TEN, THAT’S RIGHT, TEN DAYS AWAY. LAST I SAW WE HAD 121 ITEMS WHICH ONLY LEAVES US ABOUT 290 SHORT OF WHERE WE NEED TO BE. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO MAKE YOUR ASKS AND GET YOU ITEMS IN. THIS IS OUR BIGGEST FUNDRAISER BY FAR SO WE REALLY NEED YOUR HELP.
There I feel better now.
Let’s get the items in as soon as we can and make the lives of the people who have to process all of the auction stuff a little easier.
No Visiting Rotarians. Visiting Guest – Naomme Paris
50/50 Drawing: $26.00 went to Bernice Wood who turned around and donated the funds to the Red Ribbon Committee – Thank you Bernice!
Sargeant-At-Arms:
Happy Dollars – Steve to be done with Wine Tasting event (almost), Fausto thankful for the special award, Jim happier last week when he was in St. Martin, Sarah Curley happy to be going to Maui – “can we come Sarah?”
Joe Moreshead – Fines; Bill for each receipt Joe had to make out for the auction, Conrad for a terrible rendition of our 4 Way Test, Sabine for last one in, Paulette for last one in with Sabine but for also being “tardy”, Jim Auddifred for Denis Elie imitation, Rotarians for not paying their member dues on time; Joe Bassett, Ray Demers, Paul Deschambault, Denis Elie, Carl Goodwin “Checks in the mail!”, Heather MacLean, Elaine Palmitessa and Matt Simons
Keith Jacques – Fines; Ray for carrying a gun to Rotary and scaring Keith, Bill Kany for not introducing speakers, Denis Elie for complaining about “on limited income, having to pay dues”, Denis Elie for Jim Audiffred imitation.
President Kany - Friendly reminder if you haven’t already to pay your dues ASAP.
Special Thank you to Bernice Wood and Laurie Jo Ready for their commitment to Rotary and countless hours as our Secretary and Treasurer.
Steve Morin shared that we sold 303 tickets (71 tickets sold online) to our Wine Tasting event, thus far our net proceeds after expense is approx. $5,200. Still have 27 bottles out of 160 bottles of wine ordered remaining and 2 ½ cases of beer to raffle off. If you are interested contact Steve, while supplies last. Steve wanted to give a special thank you again to everyone for helping out.
President Kany –Auction Quickie Boards still available for $175 to sponsor and two Big Boards available at $600 each. Please contact Bernice, Lucie or Bill if you are interested in sponsoring our event. Misc. sponsorships available see Bill FMI.
Jim Godbout – House Update; roof is almost done, however, until it is complete, volunteer work will be postponed.
President Kany – World Peace & Understanding Dinner coming up on Saturday, 2/20, contact Bill if you are interested in attending. Special recognition, our very own Fausto was nominated for a very special award and he will receive the “Above and Beyond” award at this dinner. Please come to show Fausto your support and congrats for his award!
Center for Grieving Children Presentation – Speakers: Lisa Morin, Director of Philanthropy and Susan Giambalvo Program Director.
The Center for Grieving Children, based in Portland, Maine, serves more than 4,000 grieving children, teens, families, and young adults annually through peer support, outreach, and education. Since its founding in 1987, the Center for Grieving Children has served more than 66,000 children, teens, and their families. The Center for Grieving Children was founded in 1987 by Portland, Maine resident Bill Hemmens, following the death of his sister. In trying to find help and support for his niece Erin, Bill recognized that children need peers and caring adults to support them through their grief, because death profoundly affects every aspect of their lives.
Last year, the Center relied on volunteers who contributed 21,000 hours of support. Our community-oriented work place is staffed by 10-12 full- and part-time staff members, and regularly assisted by multiple volunteers and interns in different capacities. The Center is governed by a 25-member board of directors. Offering our services for free, for as long as people need them, the Center’s mission is to provide loving support that encourages the safe expression of grief and loss and fosters each individual’s resilience and emotional well-being. The Center reaches individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds, and relies on financial contributions from individuals, businesses, foundations, United Way, and special events. The Center is a 501(c) 3 organization. Fact; 1 in 7 children/teens will experience a death of a parent/sibling. Special letters of “thank you’s” are received from caregivers/parents of children who were touched by the organizations services. The need in York County continues to grow. The Center has a second location in Sanford to serve the need today, however the Center’s goal is to expand their services throughout Southern Maine. Programs provided at the Center: Bereavement Peer Support, Multicultural Programs, Support Programs, Serious Illness Programs, and Crisis Response Programs – Serving local schools impacted by sudden death or serious illness by members of the school.
Details about the auction were reviewed by Jackson and Tony. April 3rd is this year’s auction from noon to 9PM at the Martin Community Center in Biddeford. Next meeting is next Tuesday the 26th at 8AM and SBSI in the community room on the first floor. Enter from rear parking area. Deadline to donate items is 2/26. Goal is 410 items.
If you have a company or individual that would like to donate a service of some type but doesn’t have the time or energy to make a gift certificate (if they don’t already have some), then Julie Villemaire can produce a gift certificate for them. The certificates have an embossed seal along with Julie’s signature on them so the business owner/individual will know they are originals and not copies. They can view the certificate ahead of time for their approval if they would feel more at ease.
Bid Numbers: Auction participants should call ahead to receive a Bid Number so they are all set for the day of the auction. We typically have over 500 people bidding. Bid Numbers help make the whole process much more efficient. The more numbers we can hand out ahead of time, the less phone calls Julie receives prior to the auction and the less phone calls the Pic N Pay area receives the actual day of the auction. If you had a Bid Number last year, you will be all set for this year. Julie will be sending a mass e-mail out to last year’s bidders to remind them of the upcoming auction as well as to give them their number for this year’s auction. If you did not have a Bid Number last year, please get in touch with Julie at villemaire@maine.rr.com so she can add you to the e-mail list when the time comes. Reminders will be sent out as we get closer to the event. Always remember to “Bid High, Bid Often!”
Inventory Slips: Please be sure to fill out the inventory slips as completely as possible! Attached is a sample slip for your reference. If you have any questions please don’t be afraid to ask. Out of 10 slips received so far, only 4 of them had complete information.
The below list of nominations were read. No nominations were heard from the floor. Paul Dechambault made a motion to accept the slate of nominations, Jeremy Ray seconded the motion and the club voted unanimous.
Peggy Bean 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 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.
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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