Newsletter - Archive  Jan 20, 2009

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Volume #1	Date January 20,2008	Issue #10

Our Next Program:  Traip and Shapleigh Students of the Month

Last Week's News:

     Guests and Happenings:

         ~ Visiting Rotarians: Russ Hilliard from the Hopkinton NH Rotary Club

         ~ Guests:  No Guests

       Key News - Russ Hilliard is going to Tanzania for four months to teach law,

                  all wished him well and encouraged him to come back and do a program

                  on his experiances. 

      Meeting Program:  Club Assembly

           Dan Hale has sent off another box of club donated clothes to Kenya.

               He suggests we have a line item for about $200 a year to fund three

               boxes annually

           Membership Chair Pam suggested the club take advantage of Robert's

              Maine Grill's community Night ($9 dinner) on Tuesdays and hold a

              social evening at the restaurant, the idea was well recieved.

           The Club decided to hold our free dinner for Seniors on Sunday March 22nd

           President Elect Julie announced that the 2009-2010 Slogan will be

               "The Future of Rotary is In Your Hands"

           President Sue reminded everyone about the Rotary Leadership Institute

                March 7th at York County Community College.          

      59-50 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).

            Pam Gray won the raffle but missed the Joker and lost $89.50

Upcoming Programs: 

      January 27 - Students of the Month

       February 3 - Marina Forbes on the New England Language Institute

                           and Russian Culture 

       February 10 - Steve Estes on the Friends of Fort McClary

Birthdays:  Ellen M - February 10

Upcoming Greeters. Making sure no one feels like a stranger here

       Jan 27 & Feb 3  ~ Brad H & Pat:H

       Feb 10 & Feb 17 ~ Larry L & Allen M 

Club Reminders:

          Happy/Sad Dollars on Students of the Month meetings will fund our

               3rd Grade Dictionary project.

           For other meetings this quarter Happy/Sad Dollars will go to Footprints

               Food Pantry

         Invite a friend to a Meeting, "'Briefly Business" can be an insentive for  them

            to make the time available.

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.