The Biddeford Saco Rotary is hosting our 12th Annual Wine and Beer Tasting on Saturday January 27th from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Pepperal Mill Campus in Biddeford next to Portland Pie.
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On the You Tube site to make it easier we decided to drive people to buy tickets on line. Feel free to sell them yourself also.
If you have any questions feel free to reach out to Heather MacLean or my self.
The early registration deadline for the Toronto Convention, June 23-27, expires this Thursday, December 15th. After that, registration goes up $75, from $345 US to $420 US. To register for Toronto, click on this link:riconvention.org.
Why should you sign up?
1. Toronto is a wonderful city. We will have FUN!
2. Your bucket list. Every Rotarian should attend at least one international convention. This one is really close!
3. Check off 2 bucket list items. Take the Maid of the Mist boat ride at Niagara Falls on the way to the convention. It is really cool!
4. Thank our Canadian neighbors. Hundreds of Canadians streamed into Maine to help us with our recent power outage. Let's say thank you and help support the convention hosted by these good neighbors.
5. Make new friends. During recent Rotary meetings in Hartford, my wife became fast friends with the wife of one of the incoming district governors from the Toronto area. They've been texting ever since about their favorite tv show (This is Us) and lots of other things. You will make new friends from around the world!
6. Get great ideas. The convention brings together many wonderful people who are doing wonderful things. We can get new ideas for our clubs and our district. I need your eyes and ears to help find these new ideas.
7. Engage with others. You will be able to meet and engage with others who share your passions or spark new passions. We can bring this energy back to our clubs and our district!
8. Celebrate with our District Governor Nominee, Andy Glazier, as RI officially elects Andy our District Governor for 2019-20 and elects more than 500 other governors from around the world.
9. Our district will hold a special event on Monday June 25 at the Second City Toronto improv center (more details and an opportunity to sign up coming after the holidays) and our zone will hold a special event at the Hockey Hall of Fame. Sign up for the Hall of Fame event athttp://tinyurl.com/BeyondBorders2018.
10. Experience the “internationality” of Rotary.
Our district is planning a get-together in the Portland area prior to the convention to coordinate our plans and ensure we maximize our Toronto experience. Be part of the fun!
District Governer, Dave Underhill, recently sent me an updated email in regards to the help needed in Louisiana and Texas. Below is his message:
Dear Fellow Rotarians in District 7780,
Since my latest message to our Club Presidents and my update in yesterday's district newsletter, The Rotary Foundation has established a single fund to support Rotarians in their relief efforts for the devastation left by Hurricane Harvey in Houston and other parts of the Gulf Coast.
It's called the Gulf Coast Disaster Relief donor advised fund (DAF).
This DAF has been established by Past RI Director Greg Podd and President-Elect Barry Rassin in consultation with the District Governors of the Gulf region, through The Rotary Foundation. The fund is collecting relief contributions; Don and Greg are working with leaders from the affected districts to create a process for disbursing DAF funds to their respective district foundations or local 501c3 organizations to support local relief efforts.
I've just made an online donation to this DAF - it's easy to do. Will you please consider joining me?
Updated information about contributing to the Gulf Coast DAF is available on the Rotary website. Club Presidents in particular, save this link: this page will continue to be updated as needed. You can send a check, or you can make a credit card donation from a link on this web page: just specify that it is for the "Gulf Coast Disaster Relief Fund" account #608.
Other ways to help:
ShelterBox, Rotary’s partner for disaster relief, is providing tents for use as ‘privacy tents’ to be pitched within the convention centers housing families that have been evacuated.
Clubs may contact me at any time, and you can reach out to RI about specific initiatives by writing to relief@rotary.org.
Energy: Saved enough energy to light 55.9 lightbulbs—24 hours a day—for a year.
Emissions: Saved the emissions equivalent of driving a car 10,571 miles.
Volume: Diverted enough containers to fill 402.9 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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