BING! The newsletter of the Rotary Club of Dover, NH February 20, 2013

BING February 20th, 2013

Pledge:  Jerry R

Invocation:  Jerry D

4 way test: Joe L

50/50 Winner: John James

Guests:

            Bethann Cancellieri and April Theth from Project Graduation

            Alyssa LaChapelle guest of Brendon Markey

            John James (last day as guest. He is on 7 day notice with the club)

Announcements:

            Interact Club News: (Cova) There will be a 4 Way test speech contest for grades 9-12 on March 5th at 7:00 PM at Dover Middle School. Cova has applications. The winner will go on to a  district level competition. There is a $500 prize.  We need some club volunteers to help out that evening.

BINGO: Thanks to those who helped when Peggy was called to a family emergency. Peggy presented the club with a check for $9,908.56 for the month of January. On February 14 we hosted 202 players and sold 25 boxes of tickets. Happy Valentine's Day!!

Anniversaries:

·         Tracy de Garibody          Feb 16  2 years

·         Cova Greig                     Feb 1    24 years

·         Mark Monson Alley         Feb 25  4 years

·         Laurie Widmark              Feb 9    13 years

Birthdays:

·         Dave Bibber                   Feb 28

·         Wil Draper                     Feb 2

·         Thad Mansager  Feb 14

Happy Bucks:

·         Uta: for Peter and Laurie not having to shovel snow where they are staying

·         Ron: for the great care is dad Bob received at WDH after a fall
and for the continued support for his wife during her recovery

·         John G: Thanks to WDH and Wentworth Home Care, he is on the mend from his surgery
and for being able to drive again!

·         Rick A: For the possibility that his daughter Allison might recover from a broken foot in time to compete with her team in a tournament

·         Kim A: for returning to the club in time to leave again on a trip to Jamaica

·         Peggy: for the great care her grandson received at WDH before going to Children's Hospital in Boston

·         Wally: for a procedure at WDH

·         Malcolm: for all who got  great care at WDH
and for surviving an aborted landing in high winds at the airport

·         Cova ($5): for being able to celebrate two great events on Tuesday; being cancer free and for her 52nd wedding anniversary

·         Noreen: for all of the kudos to WDH and for the opening of the new hospital wing

·         Bob O: for the upcoming ski day on March 8 at Gunstock with the Gilford Club

·         Amy: ($10) for the 10 weeks she spent at Optima Bank, for the new job at TD Bank and for her new car

Fines:

·         Bob O for calling Peggy on her cell phone during a meeting

·         For Amy, Matt and Brendon wearing work pins instead of Rotary pins

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Program:  Project Graduation at Dover High School

Presented by Bethann Cancellieri, Project Grad chair

This June, the 2013 senior class at Dover High School will be graduating after a proud twelve years of schooling in our community. After the ceremony, graduates will hold a substance free celebration. Students will be loaded onto buses and head to Boston for a moonlit cruise on the Spirit of Boston. Entertainment, food, beverages, and most importantly, safety will be provided throughout the night to ensure that a great time will be had by all. Students will arrive back home at approximately 5:00 am.

DHS has participated in Project Graduation for the past 20 years. It began in the 80's in response to a high number of alcohol related deaths on graduation night. Last year, April Theth, then a student in the marketing class taught by Bethann, approached Bethann about helping with Project Graduation. She wanted to increase student input into the project to supplement the parent involvement.

For the past several years, the event has been held at Hampshire Hills, a sports and fitness complex in Milford, NH. Enthusiasm for this location has begun to dwindle, so the idea of a Boston Harbour Cruise was introduced for 2012. They were unable to raise the necessary funds at that time, so returned to Hampshire Hills for one more year. This year, the Project Graduation committee is busy raising funds to do the cruise and to keep the ticket price down per student. The hope is to ensure that every student who wants to go is able to do so. They are hosting raffles, concession sales and seeking business sponsorships. Students who cannot afford the ticket can be sponsored by other families. The event will be chaperoned by faculty volunteers. The buses are being donated, although the drivers will be paid for their time.

Bethann and April want to thank the Rotary Club of Dover for sponsoring last year's event. Anyone interested in supporting this year's event can contact:

            Bethann Cancellieri

            25 Alumni Drive, Dover, NH 03820

            B.Cancellieri@Dover.k12.nh.us

 Checks should be made out to "Project Graduation"

 Photo:  Bethann Cancellieri and April Theth

Bethann Cancellieri is an entrepreneur turned educator. She has been at Dover High School since 2008 where her duties are centered on the Career and Technical Center at the high school. Bethann's responsibilities include; teaching Marketing I and Marketing II which involves the operation of the student store. She also teaches Advertising, and a computer class where students learn the Adobe Creative Suite. In addition, she is the DECA advisor and Project Graduation faculty chairperson.

Prior to joining the Dover faculty, Bethann taught at Minuteman Regional Technical High School, in Lexington, MA from 2001-2008.

Before beginning her teaching career, Bethann worked as a sales rep and buyer in the gourmet housewares industry and the woodstove/gas stove industry. She also owned her embroidery and apparel manufacturing company.

She resides in Massachusetts, but hope to move to the seacoast soon. She has been involved in student ministries at her local church, where she has organized and lead local and international mission trips during her summer break.