President Ken promptly started the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Paul Deschambault led the way with My Country Tis of Thee followed up by Peggy Bean with the 4 Way Test. Roland Gagne provided the invocation. Today’s buffet was a ham dinner, salad and cake for dessert.
We had a rowdy group in attendance today so President Ken had to ring the bell twice to settle everyone down.
Vice President Lucy Kay had the pleasure of introducing visiting guests & Rotarians, although there were none present today.
The proceeds of the 50/50 raffle ($32) went to Keith Jacques this week.
Nomination Committee: It’s that time of year to choose the nomination committee who will nominate the slate of officers for the upcoming Rotarian year. President Ken gave a brief overview of the various positions. All of this information is listed in the Rotary By-Laws. The nomination committee will consist of two past presidents and 3 Rotarians who have at least 2 years of service, are not a past president & do not currently hold office. They are chosen by the “luck of the draw”.
President: There is an extensive program in place to prepare you for this position. You start as Vice President, then President-Elect. It is at this point you are asked to co-chair our annual TV auction along with the PE of the Saco Bay Rotary Club. This person will attend an extensive training called PETS. They will also be a member of the board during this time period & also for one year following their term as president.
Treasurer: This position holds a two year term and handles all financial matters for the club.
Secretary: This position holds a two year term. The secretary is responsible for a number of items including managing things through Rotary International. The secretary also has an assistant who can help with the multitude of responsibilities.
Directors: Typically a 2 year commitment. The directors each lead one of the “avenues of service”.
All of the positions above require attendance at each board meeting.
The nomination committee has been chosen! The following Rotarians are given the task of nominating Rotarians that will lead us for the 2014-2015 year: PP Don Lauzier, PP Keith Jacques, Peggy Bean, Jim Audiffred and Dana Lane.
If you have any interest in joining the leadership of this dynamic club, please get in touch with a member of the nominating committee!
Today was a club assembly so there was no outside presentation.
Earl Goodwin took center stage to kick off the $100.00 Raffle Ticket Fundraiser. The sooner we sell the tickets, the better off we are! Please get proceeds in to Earl within the next three weeks. Carl Goodwin has already sold 12 tickets! Watch out Earl-you’ve got some competition! Earl said that he already sold 8!!
Wine Tasting is this Saturday! Ticket sales are very low! Please make a push on social media sites.
Last year we raised $6500.00. We are hoping to meet this goal. Thank you to those who donated items for the silent auction. A few more people are needed to help out with set up at 9:30 am.
Ken will email a list, so everyone will know where to go. 1st servers need to be there by 5:30.
Mark your calendars! The 10/29 meeting will be held at Biddeford High School. This will be a joint meeting with the Interact students. Fausto will be catering so you don’t want to miss out!
Our District Governor has committed to coming as well as the superintendent and principal.
Ken will reach out to a couple of Rotarians to share their experiences.
Help is needed from 8:00-12:00 on Sunday (10/5) at the Apple Cycle event.
Rotary Youth Exchange: There are a couple of students from Biddeford and Waterboro interested in this program. If anyone is interested in helping out with this very rewarding program please reach out to Ken. He can fill you in on the program based on first- hand experience. He did mention that is was very time consuming. Jim Audiffred said he would help out.
Reminder that Saturday October 4 is Phil Denison’s Celebration of Life service at Trinity Episcopal Church at 11:00. Please me at burns school for 10:40 and we will walk to church as a group.
Brian is looking for more $100.00 sponsors for our web site.
Happy Birthday to Bernice Wood!
Kennebunk Portside Rotary is working on a new mentor program. It involves first time non-violent youth offenders in the York County area. Bob Makenzie is president of the Kennebunk Port-Side Club. If you have any interest in this program let Bob know.
Brian Dallaire apologized for sending out a blank version of the TACK which was ultimately followed up by the correct version. That always seems to happen when systems get upgraded.
Sargent At-Arms Josh Ellis was up next to collect some happy dollars and impose a few fines.
Carl Goodwin started the happiness with a happy dollar for the start of his 44th year in business!
President Ken gave $2 happy dollars for a recent trip to Seattle, WA with his wife, visiting a vineyard and attending a Zach Brown concert at “Heavens Amphitheater”. Josh Fearon welcomed his new son Collin with $5 happy dollars. Collin was a healthy 9 pound, 11 ounces!
Brad Holt also gave $5.00 for going to Washington DC where he was introduced to his new grandson! Fausto gave a happy dollar and reported that the Kayaker had safely made it to New Jersey.
President Ken was very happy that PP Denis Elie was able to lend him a truck.
Jim Audiffred was happy to see George Wandell today!
Bill Kany and Don Lauzier weren’t in attendance today so Secretary Bernice Wood and PP Julie Villemaire had to pay the price for Bill & Don being part of a winning team at a recent golf tournament that Saco & Biddeford Savings sponsored. Joe Moreshead was fined for missing the morning’s board meeting. Jake Desrochers was fined for the big goose egg next to his name on the attendance report. SAA Josh fined PP Denis for always giving him grief (not his exact words) about his attendance record & how bad it made him look as a Rotarian. Bernice had to open her wallet once again for “throwing stuff” at another table. SAA Josh added a few “Celebration Dollars” for good measure. The celebration dollars were charged to the following Rotarians: Jim Audiffred- 32 years; Brian Dallaire – 14 years; Laurie Jo Ready- 6 years; Dana Lane- 15 years; Rob Moody- 4 years. Congratulations!!
Josh Fearon & Carl Goodwin were today’s late comers.
Earl Goodwin will be kicking off this fundraiser on Wednesday, October 1. He will give each of you a packet with the tickets you have sold in the past and to whom you sold them. I dropped letters in the mail today to everyone who purchased a ticket last year encouraging them to buy one again when you call them (see attached). To save on costs, I did not send a letter to Rotarians or their spouses (but I may have sent them to your kids) or people with insufficient address info from last year’s incomplete stub.
If you are a new member or only had one ticket in the past, you will most likely get two tickets this year to sell. If we only assign you one, you’re not off the hook yet because if Earl or Carl cannot sell the massive amounts they have in the past then you could be assigned another one.
Tickets can be sold to multiple people! Encourage 4 people to go in on a ticket for $25 each or 5 for $20 each or 10 for $10 each. They could win $5,000 and split 10 ways that is still a $500 win!
When you sell the ticket, please do the following:
Sign the “Authorized Signature” spot on the large portion of the ticket and give to the purchaser.
Complete the stub and keep it with payment.
Return stub with payment to Earl Goodwin or myself. PLEASE do not turn in your stubs until you have the $100 payment to accompany it.
Encourage the purchaser to join us the evening of the drawing. It is on the ticket – Thursday, November 13, 6-8pm at Biddeford Saco County Club.
If you swap tickets, please email me so I can keep track of who sold or who is now in possession of what ticket number. You are ultimately responsible for the tickets assigned to you.
All tickets must be sold and money turned in by October 29.
If you have any questions, please shoot me a text at 229-4794 (but keep in mind I am four hours behind you so if you ask me a question at 8am, don’t expect a response from me until Noon :). Thanks for supporting our club and see you on October 15th!
Our Club is doing a $750 sponsorship of this event. Please check with Don if you are interested in attending, and if not, then we can offer our table for 8 to Day One employees or whomever you want to invite, compliments of the Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club.
41st Annual Celebration & Dinner
Marriott at Sable Oaks
Thursday, October 30, 2014, 6:00
Presented by:
Keynote Speakers
Chris and Kathi Sullivan
Chris, a former defensive lineman for the 2001 Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots, will share his story of recovery. His wife, Kathi, will talk about the loss of her teenage daughter to a tragic accident after drinking at a party.
Community Leadership Award
John Wolfgram
Day One is proud to present this award to John, a Cheverus High School football coach and educator, for his 30 years of dedicated work with youth in the community.
Making a Difference Award
Shelby Briggs
Community Health Promotion Specialist for the City of Portland Substance Abuse Prevention Program and Overdose Prevention Project.
Community Vision Award
Andrea Cayer
Teacher at Cape Elizabeth HS who is retiring after 40 years of teaching and 27 years as the CEHS Adult Facilitator of Day One's Natural Helpers of Maine program.
PROGRAM IDEA???? PLEASE CONTACT Amy Safford or Reid Scher, PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS. 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.
We are looking for sponsors of our communications- The Tack, eTack and Web-site. For just $100 you are included in all three for a year. Please contact me to sign up!
