Newsletter - Archive  Nov 10, 2009

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Volume #2	Date November 10,2009	Issue #19

Our Next Program:  Club Assembly

Last Week's News:

     Guests and Happenings:

         ~ Visiting Rotarians:  None

         ~ Guests: Richard Lowe, our speaker;  and our soon to be inducted newest

                         member Randy Lund

           ~ News:  The Celebrity Waiter Dinner was a big hit once again. We had

                 PDGx2 Marie,   PDG Brad, PDG Liz, and PDG Elias join DG Jeff in a

                 great show of support. Liz and Elias did a great "Teddy Bears Picnic"

                complete with song and teddy bears to be donated to charity.

PDG Goldilocks Liz & Elias                            The Teddy Bears sing around the table

               We had guests who had to buy everything they sat on and ate on at a "yard sale"

              for polio from Pres. Julie & Dee assisted by our great junior club member Jackson.

              There was a hunter's camp with popping guns and glassy eyed raccoon toasting a

              pheasant, a couple  of physcodelic parties, a fiesta and a Greek table that put on a

              whole dance routine. Pat raised $570 with our winner take all wine raffle.

 Ma Williams awaits her       The hippie & the Senora              Another hippie shares a moment

guests                                                                                 with treasurer, and ticket taker, Bill

 The "bad girls" get ready to frolic

"Buying" their dinnerware       The "Collective"                      Dan took his table to his hunting camp

 the Yard Sale for Polio                                                                     

 Fiesta!                                                             The Kittery Estates crew in song!

 Pauli's Dance Company from Greece              The rest of the Greek Table was cheering their  

                                                                                        dancers    

   The raccoon got glassy-eyed   Pat congratulates the winner of     DG Jeff explains that all this fun

                                              the wine raffle                             is in a great cause -service

                The "'bad girls'" had flip flops and a gorgeous centerpiece, the Kittery Estates 

            crew traded last year's elegant evening gowns for gray haired wigs and a minature TV

            and in the back Granny Marie supposedly filled her crew with Possum Stew. Many

            thanks to the Mason's and to Alan for the great venue and service. Many thanks also

            to Jeff Furbish who once again set the merry tone and kept the evening going as MC.

 Thank you Jeff! 

 Jeff and Elias the Teddy bear (of Course)      Jeff joins the Fiesta!

                  We netted $3211 for club service and an added $651 to support Rotary

                      International's campaign to eradicate Polio in the world.

                   ($3711 gross with $500 cost for food)

""You are a real sport!"

             In other breaking news the appearance of a white flag announced the recognition

           of the World Series success of Red Sox rivals the Yankees. A tickled Obie noted

           that Joyce is a very gracious losing fan and hoped he would never have to return the

           favor.

Meeting Program:  

                   .Richard Lowe spoke to us about the National Alliance on Mental Illness

                (NAMI). NAMI helps people learn and talk about mental illness through a national

               program (on the web at www.nami.org) and State programs (www.NAMI-ME@nami.org).  

               Richard facilitates local activities through NAMI Lights the Way-Sanford and lives in Eliot

               Maine. The goals of NAMI are support, education, and advocay. He walked us through

               the various types of activities, support and education that are currently being provided

               in York County. The Sanford based group meets every 1st and 3rd Thursday at the North

              Congregational Church Education Building on Main Street in Sanford.

      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). 

          Alan won the raffle and let our guest speaker draw the card for him.

       Unfortunately he drew the  5 of Spades, losing $488 (21 cards left!)

Upcoming Programs: 

Birthdays: None this month

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

                               November 17 Dan & Brad

Club Reminders:

                This is Rotary Foundation Month  and all month we  are encouraging donations to

           the Rotary Foundation. Donations will be matched out of the club budget up to the first

          $1000 donated, so this is a good time to double your impact. Rotary encourages each

          member to consider contributing $100 a year (become a Sustaining Donor). foundation

          funds go 1/2 back to the District  and 1/2 to the world fund to support matching Grants,

           Health and Wellness projects, educational projects and Peace scholarships.

              There is a District Foundation seminar this Thursday from 6-8 PM at the RedHook

          Brewery, pizza and soft drinks provided. Come find out more about the Foundation.  All

         Rotarians are invited. Please let Dave know if you can come and he will notify PDG Liz

         Cullen, the District Foundation Chair. 

                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 go to Kittery Holiday Baskets

                In addition to our H/S Dollars during November and December we collect can goods

          for Kittery Holiday Baskets, hopefully at least one can good a meeting for each member.

          During December we will also be collecting donations of Christmas gifts, more on that later.

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.