BING June 19 2013

BING June 19th

 

Submitted by Kathy Fink          Meeting presided by Norm Heine

 

Pledge: Craig S    Invocation: Mark A      4 Way Test: Kim A   50/50 Winner: Norm H

 

Guests: Grace Heine

 

Announcements:

• Ron: Received a Thank You note from the Interact Club for letting them participate in the tournament. They raised nearly $400 at the raffle.
• Pavilion project is almost done and was lots of fun. A short wall was added to prevent vandals from damaging the Pavilion area.
• There will be a Rotary Board meeting on Tuesday at the Chamber.
• Kim received a "Thank You" note from the Executive Director of Zebra Crossings, Astrid Wielens for our contribution of $500 to support Dover youth who want to attend camp. Their mission is to enrich the lives of children with chronic health conditions.

 

Happy Bucks:

• Ute: for her son completing his Eagle scout project; for seeing the sky after days of rain; for being late; and for not being able to find her Rotary pin
• Mark A: a sad buck for the closing of the Bangor Seminary; for his upcoming cataract surgery at the seacoast's leading medical center
• Kim: for the end of the school year
• Ron: for the help he got on the Pavilion project; and for his dad for father's day
• Norm: for his daughter Grace, who injured her wrist during a soccer game and received great care at WDH; and for missing the project Saturday because of soccer
• Malcolm and Jerry D: They put in their "two bucks worth" for WDH

 

Fines:   Anyone not wearing their Rotary pin!

 

BINGO: Last week we hosted approximately 130 players and sold 17 boxes of tickets. We still need help on July 4th.

 

Program: Grace Heine spoke about her efforts to collect school supplies for the children of Guatemala and send them there with Melissa Lesniak. Grace had a PowerPoint presentation which will be forwarded to club members to view.

 

Melissa Lesniak spoke about the trip to Guatemala. Here are her notes. She has great pictures as well. If you want to see them, contact Melissa.

 

Guatemala Service Mission – District 7780

What did I learn from this experience?

 

 

1.      You have to be uncomfortable to be comfortable

2.      Guatemala’s location in South America & size

3.      How large Guatemala is compared to other countries

4.      Safety of the US – security, immunizations, water & food, housing, medical

5.      The opportunities that I have in the US to have the freedom to run my own business

6.      When I look at the Rotarian magazine, I now understand about Rotary International

7.      While watching the news,  I understand about national news and 3^rd World countries

8.      Why those from the US and Rotary Clubs partner with 3^rd World country projects

9.      “Service above Self”

10.     Pictures are worth a thousand words

 

Guatemala Service Mission Tour April 13^th-20^th, 2013

Thank you to the rotary club of dover For this opportunity

Saturday, April 13^th  - Arrive in Guatemala

·         Am = Tour of Guatemala City - Archology museum, and map of relief

·         Pm = Tour of Guatemala City – Cathedral, central market

·         Dinner = casa chapina

Sunday, April 14^th – depart Guatemala, travel to Santiago

·         Views of the volcanos

·         Lunch at posada

·         Santiago – tour of weaver’s cooperative (Cojolya), cathedral & shopping

·         Social with tour group

·         Dinner at posada

·        Sort donations and label for correct school locations

Monday, april 15^th – board boat to santa cruz

·         Meet at Amigos de santa cruz – pat torpe, director

·         Tour of the village

·         Visit the new preschool program, elementary school, tech school

·         Visit a home for a weaving demo

·         Lunch at cecap – culinary arts school

·         Return to Santiago via boat

·         Tour of hospitalito Atitlan

·         Dinner at posada

·         Pack pencil cases for kids at santa marta school

Tuesday, april 16^th – depart for mazatenango

·         Tour of mazatenango

·         Clinic, construction site, water projects – norm labbe (Kennebunk)

·         Lunch with students - Kennebunk interact working on hands on project

·        Clinic – working with kids on arts & crafts

·         Water project – washing sand & assisting assembling water filters

·         Social time with Rotarians – interactors

·         Dinner with Rotarians – mazatenango

Wednesday, april 17^th – depart for santa marta & sumpango

·         Corp – culture of reading program

·         demo with 2^nd & 3^rd grades

·         science experiements with 2^nd & 3^rd grades

·         distribute pencil cases to all students

·         depart for patzun

·         meet coed staff – tour of Guatemala literacy project (GLP)

·         Meet with kids – textbook program & computer lab demo

·         Depart for Antigua

·         Attend rotary club of Antigua dinner

Thursday, april 18^th – depart Antigua to tour local rotary projects

·         Meet Guatemala sur Rotarians

·         Visit projects supported by recent global grant

(Rotarians are working in 9 villages with the municipality of sumpango and implementing nutrition programs, school renovation programs.  Long term goal: to eradicate literacy within the municipality in 10 years)

·         Return to Antigua

·         Walking tour of Antigua - maria leech, wife of president of asuncion rotary club

·         Tour of the casa de jade museum

·         Historical sites & shopping

Friday, april 19^th – return to Guatemala city

·         Guatemala zoo with camino seguro preschoolers for field trip

·         Visit safe passage

·         Tour of the “city dump”

·         Dinner with Rotarians – Guatemala sur, asuncion & del Valle clubs

Saturday, april 20^th – return home to united states

 

Carolyn & Peter Johnson                                 Wells

Barbara Sutcliffe & Lawrence Furbish            Sanford/Springvale

Pam Gray & Andy Glazier                                Kittery

Mary Catapano                                               Wells

Suzanne Ilsley                                                             Wells

Melissa Lesniak                                              Dover

Robert & Sue Horowitz                                    York

Marty & Frank Helman                                    Wells

Marge Barker                                                  South Portland & Cape Elizabeth

Gaby Amado                                                    Tour Guide

Yanira Batres                                                   Tour Guide

Natalia Mendez                                               Tour Guide

 

 

 

Absent Rotarians June 19:

            Betsey Andrews Parker, Scott Behner, Dave Bibber, Mike Bolduc, Mark Boulanger, Nancy Boyle, Peggy Casey, Dick Clark, Gary DeColfmacker, Tracy DiGaribody, Tom Dunnington, Pete Forsythe, Ann French, Cova Greig, John Guy, Joey Hagan, Ed Hoginski, Jim Horne, Cindy Imbro, Jon James, Wally Johnson, Eliot Lazenby, Brendan Markey, Thad Mansager, Tom McShera, Bob O'Connell, Nick Pellman, Ken Plante, Don Purdy, Cate Rafferty, Ram Ramdev, Jerry Reese, Carol Salava, Dan Shaheen, Amy Sharp, David Slater, Jennifer Soldati, Doug Surina, Matt Sylvia, Jim Verschueren, Laurie Widmark, Peter Widmark