BING April 17, 2013

Posted by Kathy Fink 
on Apr 17, 2013
 
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District Governor: Marty Peak Helman  Boothbay Harbor, Maine Martyrotary@gmail.com    207-233-8471 

President Rotary International:  Sakaji Tanaka 

One Rotary Center 1560 Sherman Avenue  Evanston, IL 60201 www.rotary.org  847-866-3000

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THE FOUR WAY TEST 

Of the things we think, say or do:

1. Is it the TRUTH?

2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?

3. Will it build GOODWILL & BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? 

THE OBJECT OF ROTARY

Is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

1. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service

2. High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society.

The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business and community life.

MAKE UP OPPORTUNITIES: 

Monday:

  • Exeter Exeter Inn 12:15 PM
  • Rochester Governor's Inn 12:15 PM
  • Wells, ME The Bull "N Claw 7:30 AM

Tuesday:

  • Concord Cat 'n Fiddle Restaurant 12:15 PM
  • Hampton Ashworth By the Sea 7:30 AM
  • Kittery, ME Kittery Estates 7:30 AM
  • Kittery After Hours Weathervane 5:00 PM

Wednesday:

  • Biddeford-Saco, ME Captain's Gallery Rest. 12:15 PM
  • Durham Great Bay Three Chimneys Inn 7:30 AM
  • Ogunquit, ME The Old Village Inn 12 noon

Thursday:

  • Kennebunk, ME Boat Yard Restaurant 12:15 PM
  • Seacoast Rotary Portsmouth Gas Light 7:30 AM
  • Portsmouth Portsmouth Country Club 12:15 PM
  • Sanford-Springvale, ME Town Club@Fleet Bank 7:30 AM
  • South Berwick/Eliot, ME SB Community Center 7:15 AM

Friday:

  • Bow Trinity Tavern 7:30 AM
  • Portland, ME Portland Club 7:15 AM
  • York York Harbor Inn 7:30 AM

 Make-up on the web:  www.roti.org or www.rotaryeclubone.org

Upcoming Speakers:

  • 4/24 MJ Hippern, Coach of the Greenwave Unified Volleyball Team
  • 5/1 Leonard Seagram, member of the Portsmouth Rotary Club re: Haiti water project
  • 5/8 Rick Aubin, classification talk
  • 5/15 Joan Correll, Rotoplast Tonga, Africa
  • 5/22 Deanna Strad, DALC re: the next generation of GED testing
  • 5/29 Club assembly
  • 6/12 Martha Hewitt - Greater Seacoast Workforce Coalition
  • 6/19 open
  • 6/26 "Passing the Baton" from Amy to Matt!

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BING April 17, 2013 submitted by Kathy Fink

Pledge: Tom D Invocation: Craig S 4 Way Test: Kim A 50/50: Matt S

Guest:  Michele Alexander

No visiting Rotarians this week

Announcements:

  • Norm: Scholarship applications are due May 1st. The scholarship committee will meet either Thursday, May 9th or Friday May 10th. For more info and to participate, see Norm
  • Dover Pride clean-up day was Saturday, April 20th. The town looks great!
  • Nick: Thanks for a great turnout at the Chamber Business Open House at Hampton Inn last week. There were several potential new members there.
  • Senior visits
  • BINGO: On April 11 we hosted 159 players and sold 19 boxes of tickets.


Foundation Minute: (Nancy B)

The Share fund is the primary source of funding for Foundation Programs. It is also the only annual fund designation that generates funding for the District Designated Fund, which is used for the activities they choose to participate in. At the end of each Rotary year, 50% of each district's contributions is credited to its district designated fund.

The system is called "Share" because: 

  1. Rotarians share their resources with fellow Rotarians around the world. 
  2. The Trustees share their decision making responsibility with the districts
  3. Rotarians share Rotary with the world through their foundation

Happy Bucks:

  • Mark B: for tax season ending and an upcoming vacation
  • Ken: for the open house and winning a door prize
  • Tom D: a happy and sad buck for the Boston Marathon, happy that his 6 runner friends are all OK
  • Craig S: for a great day Saturday at Fenway including meeting lots of runners and for Team four, especially Brendon calling back a BINGO!
  • Ute: for adopting an ugly dog from the Cocheco Valley Humane Society
  • Norm: for Melissa's trip to Guatemala bringing daughter Grace's school supplies and for the             high school track meet
  • Matt: for the first golf of the season at the Cocheco Country Club
  • Bob O: for annual training (on a segue?) and for wearing sandals
  • Rick A: for daughter Maddie performing at the Spotlite Awards with the cast of Annie
  • Laurie W: ($5) for being back at the club and for prayers for her dad
  • Mike B: for the 100 year celebration of St Mary's School and for having the entire family participate in the 5K road race. The 5 year old sprinted, but was ultimately between by the slow and steady 7 year old!

Fines:  For anyone who did not attend the business open house!

Program: Michele Alexander, director of Dover Main St

Highlights:

  • Founded in October of 1999, Dover Main Street Organization is a non-profit that focuses on the revitalization of the core downtown area. All businesses located in the downtown core are members of Dover Main Street.
  • To organize programs and events
  • to promote historical and cultural preservation
  • supported by sponsorship, donations and city funding
  • only one part-time employee
  • 18 member board of directors who are very active

Main programs:

  • Hanging banners in the downtown core, paid for by local businesses
  • Historic markers and photos of Dover "long ago"
  • Adopt-a-spot program: in a reorganizing phase with new signage coming
  • Faces of Dover: located on a WIKI sight to collect stories of Dover plus prints at the Woodman Institute
  • Local shopping: Dover Dollars can be purchased at various locations and used to make purchases at downtown businesses to promote local shopping.
  • Holiday promotions: Halloween candy give-away and Santa House at Christmas time
  • Dover Pride Clean-up Day
  • Dover Main Street Children's Festival coming June 1st from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. Still looking for sponsors
  • Irish Festival coming September 28th
  • Dover Main Street Children's Festival: coming 

To learn more about the Dover Main Street Organization, contact Michele Alexander at:

director@dovermainstreet.org  or call her at:  603-978-9924

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About Michele:  Michele Alexander has been Director of Dover Main Street since October 2012. Since moving to Dover ten years ago she has worked as a regional program coordinator for Easter Seals, worked for the University of New Hampshire and completed her Master's in Public Administration there, and worked for the City of Dover Planning Department. She is an active member of the Dover Community Trail committee, the Dover Energy Commission, the Chamber, the Dover Tourism Stakeholders group, Seacoast Local and the Green Alliance. She co-founded the Walk Dover program and helped kick-start the Collaborative Office Group at One Washington Mill. Michele owns a boutique public relations consultancy in downtown, and helps Dover non-profits attain pro-bono web development through her involvement with New England GiveCamp. She is also mom to a first grader at Woodman Park elementary.

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Absent Rotarians: Mark Alley, Betsey Andrews-Parker, Scott Behner, Dave Bibber, Peggy Casey, Frank Cassidy, Marion Cheney, Dick Clark, Wil Draper, Sean Fitzgerald, Pete Forsythe, Ann French, Ann Goodwin, Joey Hagan, Jim Horne, Cindy Imbro, Brandy Irish, Wally Johnson, Melissa Lesniak, Joe Lynch, Thad Mansager, Tom McShera, Jay O'Neill, Don Purdy, Cate Rafferty, Ron Richard, Carol Salava, Dan Shaheen, David Slater, Scott Smith, Jennisfer, Soldati, Doug Surina, Jim Verschueren,