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Welcome to our Club! Rotary District 7780 -- Club Number 6294 -- Est. 1920
Biddeford-Saco
Service Above Self
Wednesdays at 12:15 PM
Dizzy Birds Restaurant
65 Main St
Biddeford, ME 04005
United States of America
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Speakers
Jun 01, 2022
Holiday week
Jun 08, 2022
Jun 15, 2022
Jun 29, 2022
Marty to Brenda
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Upcoming Events
BS Rotary Board Meeting June 2022
ZOOM Video Conferencing
Jun 01, 2022
7:45 AM – 8:30 AM
 
Centennial Celebration RESCHEDULED
River Winds Farm
Jul 13, 2022 6:00 PM –
Jul 14, 2022 9:00 PM
 
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President's Message
Martin Grohman
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On Saturday, Ken Farley, Jane Foley, Steve Morin, Jim Labelle, and Mark Nahorney together with Brendan Mahoney (Jess Muise's partner) built and delivered backyard gardens for five Biddeford-Saco families in need. But they didn't stop there. They filled those gardens with good rich dirt and planted seedlings too.
Amazing work that will feed families for the summer. That's service above self. Great job!!
 
 
Executives & Directors
President
 
President Elect
 
Vice President
 
Treasurer
 
Assistant Treasurer
 
Secretary
 
Membership
 
Immediate Past President
 
Rotary Foundation
 
Youth Service
 
Director
 
Director
 
Director
 
Director
 
Public Relations
 
Club Protection Officer
 
Web Administrator
 
RYLA Coordinator
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Pierre Giroux
May 3
 
Bill Kany
May 7
 
Join Date
Fausto Pifferrer
May 14, 2014
8 years
 
Stories
The week in Review 5/18/2022
 
 
We did not have a speaker at our meeting this week. It was a wonderful chance for us all to catch up. Chef Tom made chicken caesar salad. I guess he's trying to get us slimmed down for the summer 😀. It was very good.
 
Happy dollars:
  • Sergeant-at-Arms Jim LaBelle is happy that the grand opening of Sublime Taco and Dunn Bar was such a success
  • Carl Goodwin was fined $1 for his phone ringing (but we always love to see you Carl)
  • Mark Nahorney is happy at the success of the current production at City Theatre: On Golden Pond. There is one more weekend for this great show, get your tickets.
  • Carl notes that his brother Earl is wheelchair bound and his health is declining severely.
  • Conrad is going on a nice trip this weekend
  • Cheri $2, daughter graduated from college in 3 years
  • Brenda $5 attended district conference on our Club's behalf and brought back the Club's Foundation Banners for achieving 100% participation, Every member every year, and $100/member contribution for year 2020-2021!
Scholarships:
Thanks to Heather Gendron & Paulette Bonneau's leadership, our four $1000 scholarships are going out shortly, to graduating seniors at all the area high schools (Biddeford High School, Biddeford Regional Center of Technology, Old Orchard Beach HIgh School, Thornton Academy). Thanks also to Joe Moreshead for helping out with this. We are blessed to be able to have such a successful Club and help students succeed!
 
Mini-Golf
The mini-golf committee is forming up. This is a fun event that raises a lot of much needed charitable dollars for our Club. It is one of our largest fundraisers of the year. It is held in early August. We sell sponsorships to area businesses for $100 to $500 per hole, and the businesses get signage on the course and mention in our promotions. If you can serve on the committee please let Marty or Karen know. We will also need people to staff the golf courses on the weekend of the event, probably the weekend of August 6-7. Then stay and play a round -- minigolf is fun!
 
Upcoming meetings & events:
 
May 25: speaker from local veterans group. Featuring Chef Tom's good food, fun, happy dollars, fellowship and project updates. Guests encouraged.

Thursday May 26 at 9AM, place Memorial Day flags on veterans graves at St. Joseph's Cemetery, West Street, Biddeford. Due to construction in the cemetery, park on Marion or Bernard Street and walk in. Rain or shine.

June 1: no meeting (holiday week)

Saturday June 4: Syrup Distribution at Pension Professionals, 9AM, 180 Pool St, Biddeford (when picking up, you can also help label syrup you sold to others to be shipped)

June 8: Past Presidents. Not to be missed. All past presidents of the Club and their spouses invited.  Usually our biggest crowd of the year. Note: we don't have working emails for all Past Presidents so please be in touch with any you are in contact with and encourage them to attend.

June 15: Awards Day. We will be presenting all of our Club awards, and we have some exciting and very deserving awardees selected.

June 22: just us, no speaker. Fun, fellowship. Trivia contest. 

June 29: presidential handoff. Welcome, Brenda!

Note that we do not have a meeting on June 1 (because of the holiday week). Past Presidents, a meeting not to be missed, is June 8, and Awards is June 15 (the committee met this week and has chosen some very deserving awardees).
 
All meetings are at Dizzy Birds, 65 Main Street, Biddeford, at 12:15. Thank you for putting your profession to work for the good of the community!
 
 
 
Essay Contest
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Pure Maine Maple Syrup Fundraiser Success!
Pure Maine Maple Syrup Fundraiser 2022
 
We are now open for sell, sell. sell!  We are off to a great start almost $1,000 in the first few days.
Here are the stats:
 
 
$ 15,078 RAISED
 
75% raised of 20,000 Goal
 
 
Total Supporters160
 
 

Member Leaderboard

RANK
MEMBER NAME
AMOUNT RAISED
 
01
MG
Martin Grohman
Peace Keepers
$2,584
 
02
WP
William Paterson
The Funsters
$1,215
 
03
RG
Roland Gagne
Peace Keepers
$1,287
 
04
SM
Steve Morin
Sap Suckers
$1,000
 
05
KS
Kathy Shea
The Funsters
$655
 

Team Leaderboard

RANK
 
01
Peace Keepers    $4,820
 
02
Sap Suckers    $3,959
 
03
The Funsters    $2,466
 
04
Sticky and Sweet    $2,356
 
05
Sweet Leaf    $711

Member Prizes

Top Member  Marty Grohman

Paul Harris Fellow Pin

1,000 Paul Harris Fellow Recognition points will be transferred to your name.

100th
 
 
 
 
Venmo for club payments
 
The Biddeford Saco Rotary Club now accepts Venmo! You can pay your dues, the golf fundraiser, fines & happy dollars, foundation giving or anything else you’d like to pay directly to our bank account.  
 
If you don’t have Venmo, please download the app and set up an account. It’s very easy. And it’s especially helpful that you can pay with your phone while we don’t meet in person. 
 
Please send payments to @Treasurer-BSRC and put a note with your name (if it’s not identifiable) and what you’re sending money for. I can also try to answer questions if you respond to this email. 
 
Thanks all and be well.
 
Susan
 
 
Past Presidents 2021
 
 
 
Active Biddeford Saco Paul Harris Fellows
 
 
 
Audiffred (+1)JamesMay-96
BassettJosephJun-18
BeanPeggyApr-97
BonneauPauletteMay-19
Boyle (+6)LawrenceJan-98
BrownJacksonMay-09
ChasseKaren Jun-06
CilleyMelissaJun-21
Dallaire (+8)BrianDec-02
DeFrancescoFrankMay-07
DemersRaynaldJun-18
Deschambault (+1)Paul3-Jun
Drouin (+6)Ronald 16-Jun
Elie (+3)DenisJun-03
Eon (+1)RolandMay-96
FarleyKennethMay-08
Gagne (+8)RolandMay-03
GagnonRonald Feb-01
Gajewski (+1)SusanJun-14
GendronHeatherMay-11
Godbout (+4)Jim May-09
Goodwin (+8)Carl Apr-90
Goodwin (+1)EarlJan-84
GrohmanMartyJun-21
Hennessey (+2)CharlesMay-92
Jacques (+1)KeithFeb-01
Kany (+1)BillMay-94
Lane (+1)DanaJun-05
MacLean (+1)HeatherFeb-06
Moreshead (+4)JosephMay-08
MorinSteveMay-07
NohorneyMarkMay-19
NeaultSarahJun-16
NelsonAlanOct-99
PalmitessaElaineMay-15
Paterson BillJun-21
PifferrerFaustoJun-19
Plourde (+1)HeleneMay-96
PollockBrendaJun-21
RayJeremyMay-21
StonerMorganJan-21
TullerMark
Jun-98
Thompson (+1)HaleyMay-12
Villemaire (+1)JulieJun-06
WelzelConradMay-17
   
CLYNK Update

Clynk

 

CLYNK bags are available at Whimsical Me on Main Street Saco. Stop into Heather’s store to pick-up several bags. Drop your bags off at the CLYNK DEPOSITORY In the Hannaford Shopping Center. Scan the bag tag on the outside of the door and place the bag inside  Help us support Roland Gagne’s school in Kenya. A few cans and bottles goes a long way to improve the lives of these children. Let’s fulfill our commitment. .
 
Thank you
 
Roland

 

 

Our Club is in first place of 10 Rotary Clubs who participate in this program!  But Saco Bay is gaining on us.

Rotary Club of Biddeford Saco

 

Total Raised

$3,235.65

Containers CLYNKed

57,416

Saved enough energy to light 80.2 lightbulbs—24 hours a day—for a year.

Saved the emissions equivalent of driving a car 15,188 miles.

Diverted enough containers to fill 584 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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