Newsletter - Current  Mar 9, 2010

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Volume 2	Date March 9, 2010	Issue 34

Our Next Program:  Club Assembly

Last Week's News:

     Guests and Happenings:

         ~ Visiting Rotarians: None (Unless we count the attendence of our very

                                         busy 2009-2010 District Governor, Kittery Rotary Club

                                         member Jeff

         ~ Guests: Karol Gooch

       Club News:  Last week's meeting needed to be canceled due to a flu outbreak at

                           Kittery Estates

                           On March 2nd President Julie, President Elect Russ, and Service Projects

                             Chair Ellen celebrated "Read Across America Day" by reading to the

                              Mitchell School 2nd Graders.

                                  Photo by Ellen McClure

Our Rotary Reading Team also surprised Librarian Jean Odione with a

check for $200 for new books

       Meeting Program:   Club member "Dr. Dan" spoke to us about the world wide challenge

                 for clean water, it's relationship to tackling disease, and the programs ongoing in

                 Rotary to address the problem. Dan told us what he has learned about resources to

                 help address problems in Africa and his progress and making contacts with the

                 aim of having the club raise funds, apply for grants, and get water to at least one

                 village in Kenya.  Dan also showed us pictures from trips he and his wife Lauren

                 have taken to Kenya     

Dan says that the reason Pediatricians wear

bow ties is ocupational hazards -children's little surprises!

Dan spoke of his first hand experiences with the problems of clean water and sanitation in the villages of Kenya  

       50-50 Raffle:  50% of the pot goes for club administration and 50% goes to the lucky

             individual if their raffle ticket is chosen and they select the one joker hidden in

             the ever-decreasing deck of cards. If the joker is not drawn then the pot

             rolls over to the next week). 

           Randy won the raffle but drew the 5 of hearts, losing $19

                 (we have started a new deck this week)

       Upcoming Programs: 

                    March 16 ~ Club Assembly

                    March 23 ~ Masons

                    March 28 ~ Kittery Rotary Free Dinner for Seniors

                    April 7 ~ World Peace & Understanding Dinner, Portland

                    April 10 ~ District Assembly, YCCC Wells ME

                    April 15 ~ Taste of Kittery, Sell those Tickets 

                    April 22 ~ Kittery Rotary Sponsored Blood Drive

                    May 14-16  ~ District Conference  Portsmouth

         Birthdays: 

                             April 3rd ~ Greg

         Upcoming Greeters.

                                Making sure no one feels like a stranger here:

                                            March 16 & 23 ~ Bill & Sue C

Club Reminders:

                Happy/Sad Dollars on Student of the Month meetings goes to fund

                  our Third Grade Dictionary Project

                Happy/Sad dollars for the other meetings this quarter go to Fair Tide Transitional

                   Housing Project

Do not forget to regularly check the calendar of our Web Site for long term schedules and the photo Album for updates on our Program pictures and Activity pictures.