We often hear that change is good for any organization and sometimes welcomed. Fortunately, Bill and I are a lot alike so this coming year shouldn't change too much if you’ve enjoyed this past year. To ease your mind, I thought I would state some of the obvious similarities and things to expect during this coming year:
Bill works for THE BANK so he
• pays taxes
• charges you fees
• will give you a loan if you’re a star with an A credit rating right after he makes you jump through hoops
• has all kinds of time on his hands to write lovely Tack messages AND
• never takes vacation unless forced because work is just like vacation.
I work for THE CREDIT UNION so I
• don’t pay taxes
• don’t charge you fees
• give you a loan immediately, even if you’re credit score is less than perfect.
• so busy helping the “members” that I don’t have time to write clever TACK messages AND
• I take vacation every chance I can because work is work
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Now, that I have identified the similarities between our jobs, I will point out some in our personal lives:
• Bill has three kids - two boys and one girl. I have three kids – two girls and one husband.
• Bill grew up in Saco and loves Thornton Academy. I grew up in Biddeford and love the Biddeford Schools.
• Bill speaks fluent English. I speak fluent French.
• Bill invests less than $20 to maintain his grey-haired look. I invest well over $20 every 2 weeks to maintain this Lucille Ball image.
• Bill struggles with delegating so he spent the entire day at each project we did this past year. I love to delegate so I promise you will see me at the projects but I trust in all of you that I do not need to be present all day.
• Bill has a way with words and somehow makes insults sound humorous. I am not a wordsmith so will most likely just insult you.
• Bill doesn’t have a worry in the world, except BINGO which is very stressful to him. I worry about everything in the world except BINGO.
• Bill is afraid of his wife. Doug is afraid of me. AND
• Bill is a lawyer. Thankfully, I am not.
See, we are extremely similar so I don’t expect you to see any drastic changes in the year to come. Aren’t you thankful?
In all seriousness, I would be lying if I didn’t admit I am extremely nervous about being President. I know I am not the first Rotarian to feel this way, and enough of you have told me, “The Club runs itself” but it is everyone coming together to pitch in that makes this club successful. I am going to ask you to please support me in this effort through a new motto and hopefully my legacy – JUST SAY YES!
• If I come to you and ask for your help, JUST SAY YES, even if it is out of your comfort zone.
• If a fellow Rotarian is planning a service project and needs our help, JUST SAY YES, even if it is the third Saturday in a row.
• If you are asked to help the Interact students with their ventures, JUST SAY YES, because it is our responsibility to mentor those future Rotarians. AND
• If you are asked to sell another ticket or solicit another auction item, JUST SAY YES, because it is those fundraising dollars that allow us to change this community.
Now, let’s practice – Repeat after me – Just say yes. Great job!
Each year the Foundations asks each President to think about what they would like to accomplish and set goals. I plan to keep our fundraisers the same and I may add some other fellowship or community service projects but overall, I know whatever goals I set we will exceed because that is just how amazing this Club is. We have a superb group of Rotarians in this Club who care about our community and world at-large, helping each other and like to have fun doing it.
Therefore, the goal I have set is simple – I challenge each of you to find your “spark,” as Andy would say. What are your interests? What do you want to spend your time doing that could improve our community? Maybe it’s in your current skill set or maybe you want to try something totally different. What committee do you want to be on? I urge you to take the opportunity, take the leap, and get involved. Don’t let Rotary be just a weekly meeting with friends to further your business goals. Let Rotary be a conduit for service and I guarantee it will have an incredible impact on your life. I want to ensure everyone is invested and involved because that is when the true connection with Rotary occurs. I guarantee it will be time well spent and you will not have any regrets.
I am confident with your support, and a JUST SAY YES attitude, we can achieve our goals.
We will NOT be meeting at our regular time this week, but rather a Joint Meeting with the Saco Bay & Saco Bay Sunset Clubs will be held with the District Governor Marge at the Dungrass 6 to 8PM Wednesday July 20.
Sergeants at Arms. Okay, let’s do the math. The annual, that’s for the whole year with roughly 50 meetings, budget for the Sergeants at Arms (I swear Sergeant should be spelled Sargeant but it’s not) is $1,800.00. That comes out to $36.00 per meeting. In two meetings our new and clearly enthusiastic Sergeants have raised $149.00 or $74.50 per meeting for an annual haul of $3,725.00. Now I was thoroughly and repeatedly criticized for budgeting $2,400.00 for my Sergeants at Arms or $48.00 per week which this group will raise by week 32.
One must appreciate their exuberance and creativity along with their drive to over-achieve, but we are condoning is taxation without representation. My advice is simple:
Budget $20.00 per week for the rest of the year and hope it is enough.
Don’t sit at the table with the star until they start saying if you are not sitting at a table with a star pay a dollar and then beat them over the heads with the stars.
Ask for your inheritance early.
Go to the bathroom when they are up there.
Start buying scratch lottery tickets like it’s your job.
The good news is that at the rate they are going they could stop fining us just before Christmas and they will have done their jobs.
No lazy days of summer for this club. We have a bunch of activities coming up.
Next week we have no regular noontime meeting and instead will meet at Dunegrass from 6:00 to 8:00 in the evening in a combined meeting with Saco Bay and Saco Bay Sunset to greet our new District Governor, Marge. Please make every effort to be there if you can.
On July 31, the club needs volunteers to run the lobster bake we donated to the Rotary Auction so the Saco Bay could get half the money without doing any of the work (sounds kind of like the auction itself). If you can help out with the cooking, serving and clean up please let Joe Moreshead know.
On August 20 (that’s a Saturday) Lucie is inviting the club members and their families to her house at Hills Beach (actually on the “Gut” leading to the “Pool”) for a fellowship event. Mark your calendars, and there will be more details to come. Sounds like a fun time at a beautiful setting and a great chance to trash Lucie’s yard.
On September 10 we will be hosting the second annual Rotary Beer Festival under the leadership of Ken Farley. Last year’s event was a blast and now we semi know what we are doing so this year should be even better. Again, mark your calendars, call your friends and make every effort to be there. Sue Gajewski will need a ride home!
Finally, as the days of summer wind down we will participate in the Alzheimer’s Walk and fundraiser again down in York on September 17. Last year was a lot of fun, and we raised some good money for a great cause. Please plan on joining the walk this year, if you can.
Remember, just say yes, don’t say no, yes, ma’am can I have another, etc. are our mantras for the year, and if you forget you will be fined.
Respectfully submitted by your lowly scribe, Bill.
Members: Elaine Palmitessa, Peggy Bean, Susan Gajewski, Andy Greif, Bernice Wood, Bill Kany, Fausto Pifferrer, Jackson Brown, Jim Godbout, Joe Moreshead, Laurie Jo Ready, Matt Simmons
Committee: Sergeant-at-Arms
Chair:
Members: Fausto Pifferrer, Matt Simmons, Sarah Curley
Committee: $100 Raffle
Chair: Karen Chasse, Sabine McElrath
Members: "Earl The Pearl" Goodwin, Joe Moreshead, Josh Fearon, Matt Simmons, Naomme Paris
Committee: Finance Committee (Ad Hoc)
Chair:
Members: Ken Farley, Dana Lane, Laurie Jo Ready, Randy Forcier
Committee: Strategic Planning (Ad Hoc)
Chair:
Members: Andy Greif, Bill Kany, Jackson Brown, Ken Farley, Lucie Kay
Members: Jackson Brown, Pierre Giroux, Susan Gajewski
Committee: Auction
Chair: Bernice Wood
Members: Bill Kany, Conrad Welzel, Jackson Brown, Julie Villemaire, Karen Chasse, Ken Farley, Laurie Jo Ready, Lucie Kay, Susan Gajewski
Committee: Awards
Chair: Bill Kany
Members: Joe Moreshead, Keith Jacques, Rollie Eon
Committee: Beer Festival (Sept 10th)
Chair: Ken Farley, Susan Gajewski
Members: Justyna Cybowicz, Heather MacLean, Mark Nahorney, Paulette Bonneau
Committee: Polio Plus Bingo
Chair: Julie Villemaire, Pierre Giroux
Members: "Earl The Pearl" Goodwin, Ray Demers, Rob Moody
Committee: Community Service Projects
Chair: Rob Moody, James McAllister, Sabine McElrath
Members: Bill Kany, Bruce Ruben, Carl Goodwin, Jim Godbout, Keith Jacques, Matt Early, Sarah Curley
Committee: Fellowship
Chair: Susan Gajewski, Fausto Pifferrer
Members: Andy Greif, Conrad Welzel, Craig Pendleton, Elaine Palmitessa, Matt Early, Matt Simmons, Steve Morin
Committee: Foundation
Chair: Matt Simmons, Brian Dallaire
Members: Bill Kany, Denis Elie, Leon Tranchemontagne, Paul Deschambault, Rob Moody, Steve Morin
Committee: International Youth Exchange
Chair: Roland Gagne
Members: Jackson Brown, Susan Gajewski
Committee: Invocation
Chair: Joe Bassett
Members: Jim Audiffred
Committee: Marketing
Chair: Karen Chasse
Members: Brian Dallaire, Chris Indorf, Craig Pendleton, Elaine Palmitessa, Mark Nahorney, Sarah Curley
Committee: Membership
Chair: Heather Gendron, Bernice Wood
Members: Bill Kany, Craig Pendleton, Joe Moreshead
Committee: Stuff-The-Bus
Chair: Bernice Wood, Sabine McElrath
Members: Craig Pendleton, Delilah Poupore, Fausto Pifferrer, Lucie Kay, Randy Forcier, Steve Morin
Committee: Past Presidents Day
Chair: Keith Jacques
Members: Bill Kany, Frank Gooding, Ken Farley, Mark Tuller, Rollie Eon
Committee: Past Presidents Scholarship Investment
Chair: Denis Elie, Mark Tuller
Members: Randy Forcier, Matt Simmons
Committee: Programs
Chair: Bill Kany
Members: Brian Dallaire, Andy Greif, Chris Indorf, CJ Dubois-Cote, Heather Gendron, Jeremy Ray, Joe Moreshead, Josh Ellis, Keith Jacques, Lucie Kay, Matt Early, Susan Gajewski
Committee: Red Ribbon Committee
Chair: Jim Godbout, Andy Greif
Members: Bernice Wood, Bill Kany, Conrad Welzel, Donald Pilon
Committee: Roster/Website
Chair: Brian Dallaire
Members: Elaine Palmitessa, Naomme Paris
Committee: Rotaract Club
Chair: Donald Pilon
Members: Fausto Pifferrer, Mark Nahorney
Committee: Scholarship
Chair: Denis Elie
Members: Bruce Ruben, Dana Lane, Heather Gendron, Paulette Bonneau, Sarah Neault
Committee: Tack
Chair: Julie Villemaire
Members: Brian Dallaire, Chris Indorf, Conrad Welzel, Delilah Poupore, Donald Pilon, Heather Gendron, Justyna Cybowicz, Naomme Paris, Paulette Bonneau, Sabine McElrath, Sarah Curley, Susan Gajewski
Committee: Vocational
Chair: Jim Godbout, Carl Goodwin
Members: Chris Indorf, Denis Elie, James McAllister, Jeremy Ray, Paulette Bonneau, Ray Demers, Steve Morin
Committee: Wine Tasting
Chair: Steve Morin, Conrad Welzel
Members: Chris Indorf, CJ Dubois-Cote, Heather Gendron, Heather MacLean, Ken Farley, Mark Nahorney, Paulette Bonneau, Randy Forcier
Speaker Mark W. Eves is serving his second term as Speaker of the Maine House and his fourth term in the Maine House of Representatives, representing the towns of North Berwick and South Berwick. He lives in North Berwick with his wife, Laura, their three young children, two goats, two pigs, and a coop full of chickens.
As Speaker of the House, he is responsible for presiding over all of the actions of the House of Representatives.
Under Speaker Eves’ leadership, the Legislature passed a bipartisan middle class tax cut, boosted property tax relief for all Maine families, and strengthened investment in Maine children and workers.
In his professional life, Speaker Eves is a trained marriage and family therapist. He has 15 years of experience working in the field of behavioral health and family therapy, as both a clinician and administrator for statewide community health organizations like Sweetser, Odyssey House, and Woodfords Family Services.
Speaker Eves has counseled and helped develop school and community-based programs to help children, adults, and seniors struggling with mental illness and deep poverty. He also ran his own clinical private practice.These experiences have guided his policy focus in the Legislature.
Speaker Eves earned a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy from the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Louisville. He is the youngest of seven children. His father was a pastor in the U.S. Military and his mother was a school teacher.
Heather MacLean 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 38.9 lightbulbs—24 hours a day—for a year.
Emissions: Saved the emissions equivalent of driving a car 7,371 miles.
Volume: Diverted enough containers to fill 267.8 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.
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