BING May 8 2013

Bing                  05/08/2013   Submitted by Ute Luxem

Pledge: Gary D.  Invocation: Dick C. 4 way test : Nancy B. 50:50 winner: Phil R.

Guests: none

Visiting Rotarians: Ben Wheeler (Portsmouth) & Dan Richard (Hampton)

Announcements:

·         Matt and Amy are invited to the Change of Command at the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard. The event is held 5/24. People interested in going please contact Amy.

·         Clean-up day at the Rotary Gardens will be held Saturday 5/18 at 7:30 am. This is a 1 hour event and sweetened by coffee and munchkins.

·         Planting day for the Gardens is on 5/22 at 2:30 pm for which Carol will provide water and wine.

·         Bob O’ reported 18 DHS students have already applied for the Ryla leadership program, he does not have numbers for St. Thomas but expects about 25 applications. He needs volunteers to select 6 students for the camp. The meeting will be held either Tuesdays or Thursdays. Please contact Bob if you are interested in serving.

·         Norm reminded his scholarship committee that the selection meeting is 5/9 at 8 am at DF Richard.

·         Ben Wheeler of the Portsmouth Club reminded us that their golf tournament is 6/21. The Portsmouth Club is sending a team to our tournament as well. He donated $5 for his sales pitch.

Birthdays and Anniversaries:  none

Club Anniversaries: none

Foundation minutes:

Nancy focused on international projects. While Dover has generously given to neighboring clubs with international projects, we never managed one. She would like to see us do something outside of our immediate area, either internationally of within the US that we take leadership on. International service shall foster projects that are sustainable. The receiving club needs to tell the sponsor club what they need.

Happy Bucks:

Bob R.:  finally back after a long recovery with the Seacoast Leading Medical Center and 59 years of marriage.

Craig S:  Mothers Day

Rick A:    Made it to his classification talk after being cancelled 3 times

Bob O:    $500 gardening donation for the homeless shelter and missing Ricks classification talk

Nick P:    for getting tough on himself while training for the Tough Mudder, a 10 mile obstacle course in Gunstock that he will run 3 weeks from now.

Joe H.     For being a brand new grandpa to Graham Joseph.

Ann F.    For moving into a new and smaller home with the shocking revelation that she needs a big yard sale to get rid of her extra stuff

Norm:   sorry, did not catch yours…

Carole:  Married a comic book writer off when he was still unknown in Dover , picture of her today and 30 years ago is now on the gentlemen’s blog. Got her sons old comic books autographed

Michael B.  for spending family time with wife and girls in Boston during vacation week. The girls were very grateful to Mikes paralegal for giving their dad the day off + matching funds for WDH.  

Fines:

Nick P fined himself $4 and let everybody else off  the hook. 

Program:

Rick Aubin gave his classification talk to a very moving audience. Please see presentation attached.

Upcoming programs: 

• 4/10 -- Michele Albion -- author of "The Quotable Henry Ford"
• 4/17 -- Michele Alexander -- Dover Main Street
• 4/24 -- MJ Hippern Coach of Greenwave Unified Volleyball Team
• 5/1 -- Leonard Seagram (member of one of the Portsmouth clubs) -- Haiti Water Project
• 5/8 -- Rick Aubin -- Classification Talk
• 5/15 -- Joan Correll -- Rotoplast Tonga, Africa
• 5/22 -- Deanna Strand, DALC -- the next generation of GED testing
• 5/29 -- Club Assembly
• 6/5 -- NH Jewish Federation Shlicha

Absent Rotarians, May 8, 2013:

Mark Alley, Kim Alty, Scott Behner, Dave Bibber, Boreen Biehl, Rob Boulanger, Peggy Casey, Frank Cassidy, Tracy DiGaribody, Kathy Fink, Pete Forsythe, Cova Greig, John Guy, Jim Horne, Brandy Irish, Eliot Lazenby, Thad Mandsager, Tom McShera, Jay O'Neill, Don Purdy, Cate Rafferty, Ram Ramdev, Jerry Reese, Dan Shaheen, David Slater, Walt Sloboda, Scott Smith, Doug Surina, Mark Thebarge, Jim Verschueren, 

Rotary Information:

 

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 Restaurant 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