BING May 29 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

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?

 

Exeter Exeter Inn 12:15 PM

Rochester Governor's Inn 12:15 PM

Wells, ME The Bull "N Claw 7:30 AM

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

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

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

Bow Trinity Tavern 7:30 AM

Portland, ME Portland Club 7:15 AM

York: York Harbor Inn 7:30 AM

BING May 29, 2013

Submitted by Kathy Fink

Pledge: Mark B            Invocation: Mark A      4 Way Test: Joe L        50/50 winner: Dick C

Guests: Carol M, guest of Marion

Visiting Rotarian: Caroline Johnson, Yarmouth

Announcements:

            Nick: still taking sign ups for the Rotary Night at Fisher Cats Game on July 27. Tickets are $10 each with $4 going to Polio Plus. The club is paying for a bus. We will leave the Goss parking lot at 5:00 PM. Please let Nick know ASAP how many tickets you would like.

            Joe L: Joe will be participating in the annual "Hike for the Homeless" to benefit My Friend's Place. The hike is Sunday, June 2nd. He welcomes your pledges and donations for this good cause.

Happy Bucks:

·        Jerry R: For the good care his wife received at the Seacoast's leading medical center. The good news is that she does not have a seizure disorder and can drive again.

·        Jerry also started a part-time job as a bailiff

·        Phil: for the wedding of Karen Gray's daughter

·        Cate: For Tom Dunnington's highly appropriate question at BINGO "Hey, are you feelin' lucky?"  Go Tom! (Cate did not approve…)

·        Marion: for a great district conference, for today's guests, and for Matt who said she reminded him of his grandmother. (seriously Matt, have you read the 4 way test?)

·        Ute: for her son going back to school, and for the beautiful weather last Monday

·        Cova: for a recent phone call that her son was out of surgery and doing well.

·        Matt: for visiting Rotarian Caroline and for Marion putting up with his comment

·        Jerry D: for the Seacoast's leading medical center (including a $ from Malcolm)

·        Eliot: for Ken - an apology for missing BINGO. Eliot gave $14 since that's the value Ken said he was worth in the hour he shows up!

Fines:

            Eliot: for calling Matt "fat"

            Jerry: for referring to Ann F as a visiting Rotarian

Absent Rotarians:

            Scott Behner, Dave Bibber, Mike Bolduc, Nancy Boyle, Wil Draper, Pete Forsythe, Ann French, Wally Johnson, Melissa Lesniak, Brendan Markey, Thad Mansager, Tom McShera, Bob O'Connell, Jay O'Neill, Don Purdy, Ram Ramdev, Carol Salava, Dan Shaheen, David Slater, Jennifer Soldati, Craig Stevens, Doug Surina, Jim Verschueren, Peter Widmark

Birthdays for the month of May 2013

            Pete Forsythe               May 31, 2013 

            Brandi Irish                   May 14

            Ute Luxem                   May 22

            Jay O'Neill                   May 7

            Ron Richard                 May 29

Anniversaries

            Betsey Andrews-Parker           13 years           May 21

            Peggy Casey                          14 years           May 12

            Marion Cheney             23 years           May 5

            Wil Draper                             31 years           May 26

            Ann French                            22 years           May 1

            Malcolm McNeill                     31 years           May 18

            Bob Richard                           24 years           May 1

           

Upcoming Speakers:

        · 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

The Program today was a Club Assembly

           Matt Sylvia, incoming president

·        The budget for fiscal 2014 will be similar to fiscal 2013

·        There will be a reduction in the milk/meat fund, reducing to just milk

·        End 68 hours of hunger will be added to the budget

·        Other areas of increase include: Interact, senior visits, and EREY (every Rotarian, every year)

Club Visioning:

            The committee is meeting monthly and is working on developing a vision statement. More news later.

Mark B gave a treasurers report. If you did not pick up a copy at the meeting, ask for one.

BINGO: Several areas are being address with regards to our BINGO game.

• State issues, including new inspectors and attendance numbers are down across the board.
• Budget: Our numbers are currently above budget projections
• Ticket Controls: We have increased the number of Rotarians at the tables, enhanced security cameras and added an "eye in the sky". As a result, there are fewer losses.
• July 4: Yes there is BINGO. We are contractually obligated to hold BINGO on our designated night unless it falls on one of the 4 annual holidays. There are some special games planned and a $10,000 give-a-way.

Cova G: Interact

• The current Interact Club at Dover High School was establish in the Spring of 2012.
• New officers were just inducted and 30-40 students attend regularly.
• Some of the projects and events they participate in include: Apple Harvest Day, 8th Grade info night, the Festival of Trees and more.
• Our club sponsored two students to attend United Nation Day
• They are looking forward to next year
• We could use a few more Rotarian volunteers to help with this.

EliotL: The Edward Jones investment account

            The account currently contains $180,201, $41,000 of which is cash. 32% is in stock/mutual funds. Our overall return YTD is 4.3%

Kim A:  Shoe and Boot

            The shoe and boot fund is for K-12 children who are in need. They can apply through the Dover Housing Authority. If they qualify, they receive a $40 voucher to Red's Shoe Barn. Red's gives us a discount and they bill us. This year, they have processed 115 vouchers so far.

Community Giving: This is for local projects. There was a $10,000 budget for this. Awards went to:

·        Interact

·        Joe Parks Riverwalk

·        Dover Girls Ice Hockey

·        Books

For a complete list, contact Kim Alty.

Several committees will have to report later since we ran out of time!