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B-S Rotary Club Annual Fellowship Picnic
Lucie Kay's Place @ Hills Beach
Aug 20, 2016
2:00 PM – 9:30 PM
 
B-S Rotary Board of Directors
P&C Ins
Sep 07, 2016
7:45 AM – 9:00 AM
 
Beer Fest
community room at Pepperell Mill Campus
Sep 10, 2016
 
2016 Walk to End Alzheimer's - Maine Beaches Area
York Beach Ball Field
Sep 17, 2016 8:00 AM
 
Speakers
Aug 17, 2016
 
Aug 24, 2016
 
Aug 31, 2016
 
Sep 07, 2016
 
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Club Information
Welcome to our Club! Rotary District 7780 -- Club Number 6294 -- Est. 1920
Biddeford-Saco
Service Above Self
We meet Wednesdays at 12:15 PM
Run of the Mill Public House & Brewery
100 Main St
Saco, ME  04072
United States
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Carl Goodwin
August 2
 
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August 5
 
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August 11
 
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August 12
 
Stories and News
Week in Review 8/10/2016
 
Pledge of Allegiance:
President Lucie Kay Lead the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
 
Patriotic Song:
The Run of the Mill patrons were thankful that this was not the week for our Patriotic Song.
 
4 Way Test:
Sabine McElrath-February Flawlessly lead the 4 Way Test.
 
Invocation:
Jim Audiffred lead us in Invocation with special remembrances to Neil Morin who has Lung Cancer.
 
Pres. Elect.; Visiting Rotarians & Guests:
President Elect Jackson Brown welcomed guest;
Bronwyn Barnett & Kate Newman
 
 
Announcements:
 
Lucie K. asked for a volunteer for the Literacy Program, with no takers, the President expressed that there soon would be someone just saying “Yes”. She also reminded us that there will be a Beer Festival on Sept. 10., get your tickets at the meeting &/or sign up on line. She also passed around a “Thinking of You” card for Earl Goodwin who has not been able to attend the meetings for a while.
 
Ray Demers Put a plug in for the Saco Police Dept. Open House on Sat. 8-13-16 from 10AM to 1PM. He thanked Fausto P. & the Red Ribbon Comm. for donations.
 
Sue G. passed around a signup sheet for the Summer Outing @ Pres. Lucie Kay’s house on 8-20-16 & reminded us of the Alzheimer’s Walk on 9-17-16, (see Link), there will be a sign up sheet to get T-Shirts next week.
 
 
Jim G. Reminded us that on 9-12-16 the Red Ribbon Comm. Will be hosting 3 Presentations that day 2 for students at Biddeford H.S., Thornton Acad. & in the evening for the public @ Biddeford Middle School, he hoped that the Rotary members could show up in force that night. He thanked both Biddeford Savings & Saco Biddeford Savings for their help sponsoring the day.
 
Next week after Rotary there will be an Interact Comm. Meeting.
 
After Rotary today Jim McAllister was holding a Committee Meeting, (Sorry I didn’t catch which one).
 
50/50 Drawing:
Chris Indorf $29.
 
Sergeant At-Arms:
 
Happy Dollars:
Conrad W. for a healthy new Granddaughter, Baby & Mom are doing GREAT!
Sabine M. -F.  Bank, (?? SORRY, I was sitting right next to her, you would have thought I would have written down more than the word Bank.)?
Ron Drouin for finally being acknowledge by Joe M.
Bronwyn B.  Was happy to have cash in hand, that she is pregnant so it is ok to ask how she is doing.
Roland G. Happy to be back to meetings, Thankful that so many parts of the International Program are going well including 1 of the woman from Kenya got her Nursing License.
Devin Hamilton was Happy we invited him to speak today.
 
Fines:
Lucie K. For so many things; Lobster, not so happy face, not wearing her tiara to name a few.
Chris I., Matt E. for finally coming back.
Bill K. for having a “Dress Code” when he was President & now not “Dressing for Success”.
Karen for hanging out with Fausto.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Devin Hamilton & Justin Chenette of the Journal Tribune
 
 
 
Bill K. introduced Devin Hamilton & Justin Chenette of the Journal Tribune.
 
As a member of the Saco Bay Rotary Justin reminded us that they were as good a Club as the Biddeford Saco Club.
 
Everybody has a Passion; the role of the Journal Tribune (JT) is to tell the region about these passions.
 
Devin recently moved to Maine with his family because he liked what he saw in the community. He started his career as a paperboy.  As a young person in the newspaper business he saw changes coming with the internet. The Journal Tribune is adapting to the new world of media & electronics. Now you can get 10 free stories a month on the website, you can also buy the paper on line or have it delivered.
 
There are 55K on line users but there is a cost to do that thus you have to charge people to get the service, (The 4 Way Test Banner fell on Andy G. @ that moment) some asked “Is it the Truth?”.
 
The Obituary Page information is 31 % of the on line use. Devin shared a story of how important it is to get the information correct. Devin also discussed the importance of communication both as the public w/ the newspaper but also the newspaper getting involved with the community. There is an effort to create a Community Education Board for the Journal Tribune  coming soon.
 
Justin shared the new Journal Tribune brand “JT” & “JT Cares”. There are several additional services that now exist in the “JT One Stop Shopping” including video production & website design., as well as a new Sunday Edition that is filled with local news. If we want info like the “Beer Festival”, in the JT get it to them like 4 weeks in advance.
 
Q & A: Jim G. commented that he hopes the JT will work with Rotary & the Red Ribbon effort. Joe M. commented that the Rotary & the JT have historically had a good relationship & Devin should consider joining.  Bill K. asked how do we get to the right people to make sure that we are sharing our passion?
 
 
 
Planning for The Celebration of Suds
The Celebration of Suds is just over a month away and we now have tickets available for sale.  The cost is $25 per ticket.  I will have tickets at each of our regular meetings along with posters to advertise.  There is an event now on our Facebook page, please invite your Facebook friends - this is a fantastic free advertising tool.  Tickets can also be purchased through Eventbrite, there is a convenience fee of $2.37 to the purchaser but it is super fast and easy.
 
We have lined up the following brewers:
 
The Run of the Mill
Banded Horn Brewing
Funky Bow Brewery
Shipyard Brewing
Gritty's
Samuel Adams
Allagash Brewing
 
 
I have spoken to and continue to work with Gneiss in Limerick and Dirigo Brewing which is a new brewery in Biddeford (Riverdam Mill) that is under construction.  
 
I have heard suggestions from Rotarians about Lone Pine Brewing that may have a local connection - I think one of the founders is Dr. Paul's son.  Another is Bissell Brothers in Portland.  If any of you know anyone at these breweries (or any others not listed) please let me know as soon as possible, I would appreciate your help in making the connection as that always makes the pitch easier.
 
We are still looking for sponsors:
 
Keg:  $500
 
  • Included in newspaper ad
  • Named in press releases
  • Listing on event and Rotary website
  • Acknowledgement on Rotary Facebook Page
  • Thank you sign at event
  • 2 complimentary tickets
 
Growler:  $250
  • Named in press releases
  • Listing on event and Rotary website
  • Acknowledgement on Rotary Facebook Page
  • Thank you sign at event
 
  • :  $150
    • Listing on event and Rotary website
    • Acknowledgement on Rotary Facebook Page
    • Thank you sign at event
 
 
 
A volunteer sheet will begin going around at this week's meeting, please say yes.
 
Please let me know if you have any questions.
 
Thanks.
Ken Farley
 
 
TACK Committee (Co-Ordinators):
 
The following Rotarians have been chosen or “voluntold”  by President Lucie to be part of the TACK committee:
 
 Sarah Curley, Naomme Paris, Paulette Bonneau, Don Pilon, Sabine McElrath, Delilah Poupore, Heather Gendron, Chris Indorf, Justyna Cybowicz, Conrad Welzel & Bill Kany.  
 
I’m not sure how many of you actually agreed to this but THANK YOU in advance for helping to keep the TACK alive and well for those members who aren’t able to make it to the weekly meetings & keeping our website up to date & informative.  I (Julie) will send out a separate email to these members with the specifics of the committee, however, I am looking for a volunteer to coordinate the TACK reporter(s) for the month of August.  I’ve taken care of June and July.  You can either take the minutes yourself or ask a fellow member to do it in your place.  Please send me an email to let me know if you are able & willing to take on this task.
 
I can provide more details if needed (villemairej@sbsavings.com).  If you aren’t able to do it this time around, I’ll be sure to provide you with another month later in the year 
 
 
DUTY ROSTER For Future Meetings

PLEASE BE AT THE Run-Of-The-Mill BY 11:45 am

 

 

 

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.

 
CLYNK Update

Clynk

 

 

Total Raised:
$1,496.10

Containers CLYNKed:
27,367

Environmental Impact:

  • Energy: Saved enough energy to light 40.4 lightbulbs—24 hours a day—for a year.
  • Emissions: Saved the emissions equivalent of driving a car 7,649 miles.
  • Volume: Diverted enough containers to fill 278.7 lobster traps.

    Environmental Impact:

  • Energy: Saved enough energy to light 40.4 lightbulbs—24 hours a day—for a year.
  • Emissions: Saved the emissions equivalent of driving a car 7,649 miles.
  • Volume: Diverted enough containers to fill 278.7 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.

 

Meeting Responsibilities
Meeting Registration
 
Greetor
 
Front Desk 1
Gendron, Heather
 
Front Desk 2
Poupore, Delilah
 
Coordinator
MacLean, Heather
 
Meeting Conduct
 
Announce Visiting Rotarians & Guests
Brown, Jackson
 
Invocation
Audiffred, Jim
 
Invocations/Coordinator
Bassett, Joe
 
Speakers
Kany, Bill
 
Tack
 
Editor
Villemaire, Julie
 
Website Publisher
Dallaire, Brian
 
Reporter for Weekly Minutes
Villemaire, Julie
 
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