BING May 22 2013

Rotary District 7780

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

 

BING May 22, 2013

Bing Writer: Jon James    Pledge: Joe Lynch  

Invocation: Dick Clark blessing and recognizing the recent devastation in Oklahoma.

Four Way Test: Kim Alty  50/50 Winner: Melissa Lesniack

Visiting Rotarians:  None

Program: Guest Speaker Deanna Strand

Fines:    Jim Horne Welcome back fine $$$

                Fines for each person who did not have correct change for Marion at the door.

Birthdays - Next week

Announcements:

• Carol and Cova will be meeting others who can make it at 2:30 PM 5//22/2013 to plant flowers at the Rotary Gardens in Henry Law Park.
• Nick P Baseball game NH Fischer Cats is gaining interest. Happening  July 27th. Tickets are $10.00 each with $4.00 of each ticket going directly to Rotary's Polio Project

BINGO: Peggy: Team two this week 5/23/2013. Last week small crowd 126 players, sold 11 boxes. Reminder, Rotary Bingo is open every Thursday except for Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas and Easter.

Ann French: Somersworth Chamber is having its 25th Annual Golf Tournament on June 13th. See Ann if you'd like to have a team or sponsor the event.  

Happy Bucks:

• Kim - Daughter's braces removed
• Nick P (stand in for Jon James) thank or remember a vet this Memorial Day
• Nancy B. - A happy buck to be going to Turkey
• Ken - a happy buck for his enjoyable trip to Las Vegas. 
• Sean  -  one happy  + nine sad bucks....1 Happy Buck goes to congratulate Tim D on his stellar performance in Dover's Dancing with the Stars. 9 Because he is leaving his present job and will be working  in and attending Rotary of Portsmouth. Sean, you will be missed. Come visit us often.
• Dick Clark - One happy buck because his grandson graduated from College, and another happy buck for he and his wife of 61 years!!! Congratulations!
• Bob O - One happy buck to Sean for moving to get out of bingo (lol)  Looking for a ten speed bike any condition and take note that last year 4th of July week bingo (My Friends Place) had 200 players in attendance.
• Bob Richard - Congratulations to Tom D, Dover's Dancing with the Stars
• Matt - A happy buck for Sean, we will miss you and a happy buck for the District Conference, Amy and Marion were in attendance. Amy got loads of hardware.  Congratulations to all!!!

Foundation Moment

Polio is not the only world disease being addressed by Rotary Foundation Grants. Another is HIV. For the cost of 2 Lattes you can help up to 10 children in China live free of this dreaded disease. Saving a life costs less than you think. You don't have to become a Paul Harris Fellow or donate a promised amount to be a part of this. Just go to http://www.rotary.org/contribute and donate whatever you can to this or the many other wonderful projects Rotary is involved with throughout the world. Can't go to the baseball game this summer, where $4.00 of each ticket will go towards supporting Polio Eradication? Go to the website and donate directly. Some times its just as easy to give up something as it is to pay extra to entertain ourselves. 

Program:

Deanna Strand from the Dover Adult Learning Center (DALC) spoke to us about changes in the GED testing both nationally and in NH. Here is some of the information.

Now, for the first time, you’ll have a choice. Announcing the new high school equivalency test from ETS. 

Educational Testing Service (ETS), a leader in assessment development worldwide, is pleased 
to announce that it will offer a more affordable, more accessible high school equivalency test 
beginning in January 2014. The ETS High School Equivalency Test (HiSET™), the first alternative 
to the GED® test since 1942, will include elements that are critical to providing educational 
opportunities for those who need a second chance to succeed. 

It is designed with two important advantages to meet your needs. The HiSET program is being designed by ETS and Iowa Testing Programs, two highly respected nonprofit assessment organizations, to address the needs of states, educators, policymakers, employers and test takers. The test will measure the same competencies as the GED® test, but ETS will offer these two value-added advantages: 

• More accessible. The HiSET program will be widely available in both paper- and computer-based administrations through existing testing locations, establishing a smooth transition. Candidates can prepare for the test with existing materials and courses. 
• More affordable. Cost will not be a barrier to using the HiSET program. The single pricing model includes all costs — from registration to scoring and reporting. Up to two free retests per subtest are included for up to 12 months from original date of purchase. The maximum number of tests per subtest is three per calendar year. 

Working with you every step of the way, the HiSET program will be launched in two phases: 

Phase 1 — The Phase 1 test, which will launch in January 2014, will be compatible with current professional development materials used for high school equivalency assessment and will cover five core areas: 

• Language Arts–Reading 
• Language Arts–Writing 
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Studies 

Phase 2 — ETS will work with state stakeholders in Phase 2 to design a test aligned more 
fully with the Common Core State Standards. This next-generation test will measure the more 
rigorous college- and career-readiness standards most states will adopt. ETS has a proven track record of marketing widely accepted large-scale assessments. 

ETS has continually demonstrated its marketing prowess in effectively reaching institutions, 
influencers, employers and test takers worldwide. For more than 65 years, ETS has developed 
some of the most widely accepted large-scale assessments used by organizations and 
institutions around the globe, including the GRE® and TOEFL® tests. Leading the way with more 
than 50 million tests administered and scored at more than 9,000 locations in 180 countries each 
year, ETS is uniquely qualified to offer an alternative high school equivalency test. 

For more information: website: hiset.ets.org  Email: hiset@ets.org 

 

Phone Toll-Free: 1-855-MyHiSET  (1-855-694-4738) 

Copyright © 2013 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING., GRE and TOEFL are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). HISET is a trademark of ETS. GED is a registered trademark of the American Council on Education. 22900 

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Absent Rotarians:  Mark Alley, Betsey Andrews-Parker, Scott Behner, Dave Bibber, Noreen Biehl, Mike Bolduc, Rob Boulanger, Frank Cassidy, Wil Draper, Tom Dunnington, Pete Forsythe, John Guy, Joey Hagan, Ed Hoginski, Cindy Imbro, Brandy Irish, Eliot Lazenby, Ute Luxem, Brendan Markey, Thad Mansager,Jay O'Neill, Don Purdy, Cate Rafferty, Ram Ramdev, Jerry Reese, Dan Shaeen, Amy Sharp, David Slater, Scott Smith Craig Stevens, Doug Surina, Mark Thebarge, Jim Verschueren, Laurie Widmark, Peter Widmark

 

Upcoming Programs:

· 5/29 Club assembly

· 6/5 NH Jewish Federation Schlicha

· 6/12 Martha Hewitt - Greater Seacoast Workforce Coalition

· 6/19 Melissa Lesniak, trip to Guatemala

· 6/26 "Passing the Baton" from Amy to Matt!

· 7/3 No meeting due to holiday