Newsletter - Archive  Jul 7, 2009

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Volume #2	Date July 7, 2009	Issue #1

Our Next Program:   Hale Decker will talk about Nurtition

Last Week's News:

     Guests and Happenings:

         ~ Visiting Rotarians: Dick Sanborn from the Rotary Club of York, Richard Donhauser,

                         Stephen Sanborn, Peter Charron, Hap Moore, Brian Beeler  II (and many others

                         who forgot to sign the guest book) from the South Berwick- Eliot Rotary Club,

         ~ Guests:  Tammy (Honorary Kittery Rotarian), Whitney, Ashleigh, and Zoey Dorrbecker,

                           Adriana and Collete Howard, and Karol Gooch

Editor Dave with very special guest Zoey Dorrbecker

                   Dee reported that the mouse of last week kicked the bucket until it kicked

               the bucket.  The guys at the "bad boys" table donated many dollars to hearing the

               last of the mouse tale. PP Sue noted that having ended her year she was joining the

               wild women at their back table!

      Meeting Program:  .

              Seventeen guests swelled our ranks today, many thanks to our hosts -

 Kittery Estates, Susie & Greg Rydza, and their staff

                        President Julie opened her first 2009-2010 meeting by inviting Richard Donhauser

                to provide an update on the South Berwick-Eliot Club. The South-Berwick Eliot Club's

                meeting place was not going to be open for their meeting this week so ten of the club

                members decided to visit in Kittery. Kittery was the sponsor for the new South

                Berwick - Eliot Club.

Richard Donhauser providing an update on the new South Berwick-Eliot Club

                      Dave Gooch presented Past President X3 Sue with her "Scrap Book" as well as a

                copy for the club to President Julie. The scrapbooks are now a CD of the history of the

               2008-2009 year. If anyone else in the club would like a copy, just let Dave know. The

               scrap book is a record of our meetings, projects, and social events for the year. mostly

               in labeled pictures but also some word files and scanned programs and flyers.

Collete Howard, Rina Howard, Whitney, Ashleigh, and Tammy Dorrbecker

                      President Julie then asked Dave to introduce the two individuals who the Club

              sponsored to attend the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Camp (RYLA)  this year.

             Ashleigh Dorrbecker,volunteers at the Eliot Town library, the adopt-a-road program,

             yardwork for  disabled people, and child-sitting, she plays piano and serves meals

             as Kittery Estates. Ashleigh's mother Tammy, sister Whitney, and niece Zoey joined

             her at the  meeting.

Ashleigh Dorrbecker talking of RYLA

                    Rina Howard is a member of the state champion Exeter Swim Team, is a member

             of two local choirs, volunteers teaching swimming for the Special Olympics, volunteers

             at the Rice Public Library, and last year volunteered at the Gundalow Company. She was

             on the interview team for a new Technology Coordinator at Traip Academy. Rina was

             joined by her mother Collette at our meeting.

Rina Howard describing her RYLA experiance

                   Ashleigh and Rina related how the RYLA camp immediately got them out of their

            comfort zone and challanged them to work together in teams. They described how the

            team exercises continuely got more challenging over the four day camp. They both felt

            they got a lot out of the experiance and found it very worthwhile. They did admit to being

            a little waterlogged from all the rain.

Rina and Ashleigh fielding questions

                      President Julie presents Ashleigh & Rina a book to be signed by them and

donated in their honor to Mitchell School                

      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). 

           The raffle was not won this week - your editor did not record the details, but

             the pot continues to grow and the deck is getting smaller 

Upcoming Programs: 

           July 14 - Hale Decker will talk on Nutrition

          Club members are reminded that we need speakers for the new year. Please contact

             President -Elect Russ or President Julie for scheduling. Club members are asked to

            determine if there are any special equipment support a speaker will need. There is

            now an 80" projection screen available at Kittery Estates in the closet, if required.

Birthdays: None for a while

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

            July 14 - Ellen & Al

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 will go to 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.