Newsletter - Archive  Mar 10, 2009

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Volume #1	Date March 10, 2009	Issue #17

Our Next Program:  Club Assembly

Last Week's News:

     Guests and Happenings:

         ~ Visiting Rotarians: None

         ~ Guests: Our guest speaker Dr. Charlie Lyons from York County

                          Community College

            News: ~ Russ announced that Obie will be joining him as a counselor

                           at Camp P.O.S.T.C.A.R.D. this year. The website for information

                           on the camp is in last week's newsletter .

                         Russ also announced that on March 15th there will be a benefit

                           spaghetti dinner at Kittery Estates for $5 for the Police Benevolent

                           Association. Tickets are available in the Kittery Estates office.

                          Pat reported on her experiance at the Rotary Leadership Institute,

                              and stressed that despite the implcations in their background

                              information for the Institute, it is really designed to provide all

                              Rotarians a better understanding of Rotary; it helped "connect

                              the dots"

                        Julie announced that this is the last day for "Early Registration" for

                                 District Conferance in June to be in the drawing for a free one

                                 night stay..

                        Dave reminded everyone that March was our spring campaign month for

                            donations to the Rotary Foundation. The Club has funds

                            for matching contributions still available,

      Meeting Program:  .

                            Acting President Julie announced that the meeting April 21st

              will be at the District Assembly. This will be Jeff's District Assembly and 

              a large club turnout of support is hoped for.

                    The District Assembly is the  roll-out for the new RI President's and

              the new District Governor's year. Besides the introduction of the theme

             and goals for the year there are programs providing information on critical

             concerns and Rotary activity. The District Governor's club traditionally provides

             support.

Dr. Charles Lyons of the York County Community College

                        Our guest speaker was Dr Lyons the President of the York County

              Community College (YCCC). (www.yccc.edu.)  Dr. Lyons reported on the

              rapidly increasing enrollment over the last three years, driven by the cost

              of higher education elsewhere, and by the realization that higher education

              was no longer a luxury, but a necessity.

                      Interest in the college has increased also because even relatively

              secure families are finding that it is increasingly difficult to raise the funds to

              pay for live-away schooling as home values and savings dwindle. Funding for

              expansion of the College facilities is expected to be included in votes on

              upcoming Maine State bond issues.

Dr. Lyons signing a speaker's book to be donated in his honor

to the Kittery Schools

                  York County Community College is the site of many District 7780 events

              and is located about 20 minutes up Route 95. 

      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). 

        Obie won the raffle and drew the Queen of Clubs , losing $199.50

Upcoming Programs: 

                        March 17 ~ St. Patrick's Day. Club Assembly. In the evening is

                                           the party atJoyce's. We are all invited but you must

                                            wear the green! Please let her know if you are coming

                                            if you haven't already.

                        March 19 - Showing of the movie filmed in part at the Kittery

                                        Police Station with our VP in it -Traip Academy

                       March 22nd ~Senior's Dinner at the Kittery Recreation Center

                       March 24 ~ Ken Murray speaking about Southern Maine Agency

                                         on Aging (SMAA)

                       March 28 ~ We will have an information table at the Community

                                         Auction

                       March 31 ~  Students of the Month

Birthdays:         April 3 - Greg

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

            March 17 ~ Jeff & Julie,   March 24 & March 31 Greg & Alan

Club Reminders:

               Happy/Sad dollars on Student of the Month days support the Third

                  Grade dictionary Project

              Happy/Sad dollars for the other meetings this quarter will go 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.