Okay, now we’re really, really serious. As of last count we still need 10 auction items. If you are one of the Rotarians who is still riding around with an auction item or two in your car, please get them to Joe Moreshead or to Jackson Brown or to me and we will make sure we get them to Joe.
I also want to make a pitch to have everyone sign up to help at the auction. There are several options. You can help set up on April 2. We are usually done in the morning. You can sign up for many different tasks on the day of the auction (April 3). You can work on the phone bank, tabulation, “Pick and Pay”, auctioneering, etc. Please make sure to sign up for something. A couple of hours in most cases are all that we need. It is really fun to see it live and it is a great way to get to know your fellow Rotarians.
If any of you did not make last week’s meeting we had Ed Bilsky from UNE speak. Ed is an opiate addiction expert who has spoken all over the country on the subject. It was disturbing to learn that our brains are in some respects predisposed to addiction. So not only are people fighting the over-prescription of opiates, the misuse of other recreational drugs leading to more dangerous drugs, poverty and broken homes, but they are also fighting their own biological makeup. Fighting the misuse of drugs is a daunting task, but it is a battle worth fighting and we should all be very proud of our club taking this community leadership role.
Finally, we all have the opportunity to serve as mentors/ discussion leaders at Biddeford High School for a period of 5 weeks starting on Monday the 21st. Elias Fletcher from Biddeford High School will attend our meeting on March 16 and after the meeting anyone interested in being a discussion leader can meet with Elias to get all the details. I think it will be an interesting and rewarding opportunity for us and for the students.
50/50 Drawing: $$ Winner: Jim McAllister – Donated to Red Ribbon Committee
Sargent At-Arms:
Happy $’s – Sponsoring Kaitlyn to RYLA – Bill, Keith happy Bill Kany will have to pay in shortfalls in the SAA budget if not met in the coming months, Steve Morin happy about upcoming conference in Florida, Jim McAllister for winning 50/50 two weeks in a row, Fausto leaving for Vegas, Bill Kany happy about son buying his first home in Saco, Craig happy his son will be living with Bill’s son, Paul happy son is getting married on 11/18/2016 and happy his sister Susan is running for State Senate.
Fines – Roland for not happy about going to Aruba, Matt Simons in the paper twice “not seeing the return on your investment?”, Bill for introducing a “member” of our club, Fausto for being late with auction items (“Truth be told “says Fausto “I was not late, Heather and Bill stole his auction items from his vendors that he makes asks to and I had to make up for their short fall of auction items.”, everyone in the club who committed to auction items and have not yet passed them in “pay up!”, Jeremy Ray for lying in the paper (??? Missed the joke), Steve for not passing in wine $ to the treasure and failure to mention the fine he received for illegal sales of alcohol in Run of the Mill parking lot after a club meeting, Heather Gendron for forgetting to include the announcements on the tack at the start of the meeting, Matt Simons for looking at his text messages during the District Governor’s visit last week, Fausto “Slow Down!”.
Special Thank you to Joe Moreshead for your continued help and support of retrieving auction items and storing them at your facility. You give up so much of your time to support the auction. Big appreciation for all your work!
Special thank you to Craig Pendleton for being at the meeting today and for choosing the Red Ribbon for their non-profit to give proceeds to. Thank you!
Second Posting for New Rotarian – Naomi Paris.
Red Ribbon Committee Update – Fall Event – Tony Hoffman has committed as a speaker to speak at Biddeford High School, Thornton Academy, and OOB, educating youth on his personal addictions and share his experiences through his substance addiction. Club will sponsor speaker.
Upcoming Events:
April 13th Essay Contest at Duffy’s in OOB,
April 20th UNE Hosting Annual Club Meeting,
May 18th COT Hosting Annual Club Meeting,
May 21st Clubs Community Project at CBC cleaning trails partnering with COT Students and Interact Club,
April 9th Club will partner with Honor Roll Students and Interact Club to clean up 5 different parks – more info to come.
Wine Tasting Event Update – Event raised $5,700. Special Thank You to Fausto for generously donating back the proceeds for his catering
Auction Items- Pretty close to meeting our 410 item goal, if you have committed to any items and have not yet turned your items in, please do so ASAP.
Celebrating Brain Awareness Week and getting ready for our big events including the Maine Science Festival this Friday through Sunday and the UNE Brain Fair on Friday April 8th. Working on a number of other exciting activities with community partners and our UNE students-stay tuned!
Below is the final copy of the Mission - Vision Statement and Guiding Principles of the Red Ribbon Committee as primarily authored by Andy Grief. We have also revised the Red Ribbon logo to address Rotary requirements. I thought it was important to share this with all of you.
Mission – Vision – Guiding Principles
Red Ribbon Committee
Rotary Club of Biddeford-Saco
Mission Statement
The Red Ribbon Committee of the Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club exists to mobilize the community to encourage healthy and thriving behaviors without the influences of illegal drugs and other misused substances.
Vision Statement
As a result of the efforts of the Red Ribbon Committee, members of the Biddeford, Saco, and Old Orchard Beach communities will lead healthier lives free of the harmful influences of misused substances.
Guiding Principles
Rotary has the power to effect positive change through its leadership and resources.
Rotary believes in the necessity of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention efforts.
Rotary believes in the importance of information to effect positive change.
Rotary believes in the power of positive experiences to effect positive outcomes.
Rotary believes in the power of people sharing their personal stories to effect change.
Rotary believes in the power of caring mentoring relationships to empower people.
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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