Club Members: Please remember that this Wednesday, April 19, is Rotary Foundation Day. If you have not contributed to the Foundation during Lucie's year (and we have the list), please bring in a check or cash for your contribution to the Rotary Foundation. For every $10.00 you donate up to $100 you will receive a raffle ticket to be drawn for a tremendous treasure trove of swag. If your ticket is drawn you will get to select an item which you can then trade with anyone who selected before you.
If you have swag or perhaps a gift card that you will never use, please bring items in so that we will in fact have some things to give away.
It was a fun day last year and I am sure this year will be the same so please make every effort to attend this week's meeting at the Run of the Mill.
At our April 5 meeting, we heard about Regional 1 Director of FEMA: Emergency management initiative in York County. Presentations were made by Arthur Cleaves and Marston Lovell.
At our April 12th meeting, the annual school children Essay Contest was held at the Peoples Choice Credit Union in Saco. Results to follow in future Tack.
Albert P. Deshaies, 87, of Biddeford passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough. He was born July 9, 1929 in Biddeford, the son of Albert and Therese (Auger) Deshaies. He graduated from St. Louis High School in 1948 and earned his Bachelor’s Degree at Boston College, graduating in the class of 1952.
Al served in the US Army from 1952 to 1955. On June 26, 1954, he and Madeleine Brunelle were married at The Church of Our Lady in Bamberg, Germany.
His work history included 6 years as an agent with Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. and 5 years as manager of Canal National Bank in Biddeford. He then served as president of St. Joseph’s Federal Credit Union for 27 years, retiring in 1993. In the following years he worked as a photographer for Paquin & Carroll Insurance.
He was a member and past president of the Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club and was also recognized by Rotary International as a Paul Harris fellow. Al had a lifetime interest in music and photography. He participated in both St. Louis High School and Boston College bands. He also played in the Alumni Band, the Italian Heritage Center Band, and the Harvard Summer Band.
Al was preceded in death by a son-in-law Frederick Lynch.
Surviving are: Madeleine Deshaies, his wife of 62 years, of Biddeford; one son, Philip Deshaies and his wife Cecile of Biddeford and their children Adrien, Roxanne, Bernard, and Michelle; three daughters, Janice Lynch of Saco and her daughter Alyssa, Celeste Bellerose and her husband Garry of Victor, NY and their son Nathan, Denise Leal of York and her children Caroline and Jonathan.
There will be no visiting hours. A private family service will be held. Arrangements are by Hope Memorial Chapel 480 Elm St., Biddeford, ME 04005. Memorial donations in Al’s memory may be made to the Albert “Bruce” Brunelle Memorial Scholarship care of Biddeford High School, 20 Maplewood Avenue, Biddeford, ME 04005. To share condolences online, please visit www.HopeMemorial.com.
Julie Villemaire 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 43.5 lightbulbs—24 hours a day—for a year.
Emissions: Saved the emissions equivalent of driving a car 8,231 miles.
Volume: Diverted enough containers to fill 310.9 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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