Newsletter - Archive  May 5, 2009

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Volume #1	Date May 5, 2009	Issue #25

Our Next Program:  Art and Poetry with Amazeen-Jones

Last Week's News:

     Guests and Happenings:

         ~ Visiting Rotarians: None

         ~ Guests: Barbara Fernald, Director of Foot Prints Food Pantry; Maureen

                          Hedge-Olsen and Peggy Conroy from Seacoast LymeAid

         ~ News:  Dee reported that when the golf raffle was announced at the District

                      Assembly a group of Club Members sitting together had decided

                      that Alan did such a good job as Sergeant-At-Arms that they should

                      all chip in and buy him the first ticket, she presented the ticket to Alan.

             The golf raffle information is as follows:(From a reminder e-mail sent out by DG Brad)

                        FORE! FOR FOUR golf raffle to raise funds for PolioPlus - All of you

                       should have your golf raffle tickets - and hopefully are having fun selling

                       them!   Remember, you are under no obligation to sell these tickets.

                       This is a fundraiser designed to supplement your PolioPlus fundraising

                        efforts throughout this Rotary year. Sell as many tickets as you can to

                        fellow members, your friends and family, co-workers, etc. At $20.00 a ticket

                        this is a fantastic deal for all golf enthusiasts. All money collected for

                        the ticket sales will go through your club - YOUR CLUB WILL BE

                       CREDITED WITH THE $ AMOUNT RAISED, NOT THE DISTRICT! 

                        However, you must write a check to Rotary District 7780 for the amount

                        collected, include all of the ticket stubs completely filled out and either give

                         them to your assistant governor no later than June 10th 

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                              Brad Hirst encouraged anyone with outstanding A.M.I.G.O.S. buckets

                        to get them to him very soon. He believes that the seacoast will be sending

                        down almost 1000 buckets of food to Honduras for this summer's program.

                                President Sue reminded all members that we need to get the

                         Taste of Kittery tickets sold and the information in to Marie so she

                         is prepared with the list of Silent Auction numbers.Silent Auction items

                         are needed and can be left with Julie at Kennebunk Savings Bank or given

                         to Pat We still have about 30 tickets unsold and this represents  $900 for

                         our next year's service projects.

                           The District Conference Registrations need to be in by next week,

                    the deadline for releasing the rooms being held has been extended to next week     

      Meeting Program:  .

                         Service Projects Committee Chair Ellen presented Barbara Fernald

                 a Club donation check for $432.50 for the Foot Prints Food Pantry. The money

                represents a budgeted donation and the Happy/Sad dollars for the last quarter

                regular meeting days. Barbara expressed how much support was needed, and how

                much the Rotary funds would help with the growing numbers of needy families in the

                current economy.

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                               Ellen also presented a Club donation check of $100  for York Hospice

                          to Club member Dee. Dee is the Director of York Hospice;

                          York Hospice serves Kittery as well as York. 

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                            Maureen Hedge-Olsen and Peggy Conroy of Seacoast Lymaid talked

                     about Lyme disease, the seriousness of long term and chronic lyme disease

                     and the difficulties in diagnosing the disease. They are part of a support group

                     of Lyme disease sufferers who share information on the disease and resouces 

                     for detection, prevention and recovery.They brought with them resouces on Tick

                     identification, books on Lyme Disease and associated diseases as well as

                     information about a short film on the subject to be presented at the Eliot Library

      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). 

                     Joyce won the raffle and then drew the 7 of clubs, losing $40

Upcoming Programs: 

                                   May 7 ~ The 6th annual Taste of Kittery, we need tickets sold,

                                               silent auction items, and setup, Non-wine beverage

                                               service, and clean-up help.

                                   May 12 ~ Art and Poetry with Tania Amazeen Jones

                                   May 19 ~ Club Assembly

                                   May 26 ~ Students of the Month

                                  June 3 ~ reminder - Anyone attending the Ogunquit Playhouse

                                                  "A Chorus Line" on June 3rd  will result in a $10 credit

                                                   being provided to Rotary's Polio Plus campaign to

                                                   eradicate Polio

Birthdays:                May 16 ~ Alan

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

                              May 12 ~ Frank & Bill   May 19 & 26 George & Russ

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 each quarter go tothe Oil & More Program

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.