Newsletter - Archive  Feb 17, 2009

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Volume #1	Date  February 17, 2009	Issue #14

Our Next Program:  Students of the Month

Last Week's News:

     Guests and Happenings:

         ~ Visiting Rotarians: Rick Goodrich Assistant Governor for our Area (Area 3)

         ~ Guests:  Honorary Rotarian and long time pillar of Kittery Rotary Club -Lezlye Shea 

      Meeting Program:  .Club Assembly

               President Elect Julie took the lead due to President Sue being on travel.

                    Julie reviewed the Board's meeting with Dave Wilson, the Chair of the

           District Student Exchange program. The club will be sponsoring an outgoing

           student and hosting an incoming student. The incoming student will be living

           with a host family in Portsmouth and going to school there but will be the

           responsibility of our club and will attend our meetings. The outgoing student

           will start meeting with the club shortly. We will not know what country the

           incoming student is from for several months, the student should arrive in

           August and will stay throughout the school year. The club will need to provide

           both a couselor and a program compliance administrator.

                 Dave G.proposed and Larry seconded that the club honor a deserving

          town resident be made a Paul Harris Fellow. For the time being the details

          will not be published, more to come in a future newletter.   

                 The club has been offered the opportunity to hold their meetings at

          Kittery Estates at no cost.  The potential of having a free breakfast can have

          a significant impact on being able to attract and hold members. The club voted

          to move the meetings, starting with the first meeting in March, to Kittery Estates

                 Meals which have been prepaid through the quarter or further ahead will be

         credited against upcoming dues. There was a lot of discussion about the great

         support that Michael Landgarten and the staff of Robert's has provided We will hold

         our next meeting back at Robert's and this will be the opportunity for the club to

         show our appreciation for the meals and support.

               For those who were not able to make the meeting, pictures of the facility are

          included. Parking is located around the building and there is a rear entrance

         door directly into the activity room where the meeting will be held.

                The rear of the building, the activity room is in the center of the picture,

  just to the left of the car.

                                                      The breakfast buffet    

Looking toward the podium

                Having dined we are ready for the meeting, Obie missed

             not sitting at his back table, so we gave him the seat at the end!

  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). 

           Marie won the raffle but lost $142.50, it is reported that she actually had her fingers on the

                   Joker~ but moved on to select the seven of diamonds

Upcoming Programs: 

                 February  19 ~ The Rotary sponsored Blood Drive at the

                                        Lion's Club, volunteers and donors are needed,

                                       the drive is at a new time, 12 noon to 6 PM

                 February 24 ~ Students of the Month. This meeting will be back

                                        at Robert's Maine Grill

                 March 3  ~      Volunteers of New England, Pat Murtagh is the speaker

                                        This and future meetings will be at Kittery Estates

Birthdays:   March 2 - George, March 3rd -Joyce , March 8 - Julie & Frank

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

     February 24 & March 3rd  Ellen and Obie,  March 10 & 17 Jeff and Julie

Club Reminders:

             Happy/Sad dollars on Student of the Month meetings fund the Third

                  Grade Dictionary project.

             Happy/Sad dollars for the rest of this Quarter are dedicated to the

                  Footprints Food Pantry

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.