Newsletter - Archive  Dec 1, 2009

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Volume #2	Date December 1,2009	Issue #22

Our Next Program:  Up the Nile

Last Week's News:

     Guests and Happenings:

         ~ Visiting Rotarians: None

         ~ Guests:  Wendy Lull, Brian Fitzgerald

         ~ News:  This was the last day for the fall Rotary Foundation Drive.

                       If anyone would like to get a donation in by year's end contact

                       Dave Gooch. Thanks to a generous donation we still have some

                       club matching funds left. We will be plugging the Rotary Foundation support

                       again in March.

      Meeting Program:  .Our program today was the Seacoast Science Center (SSC),

                 presented by our guest speaker Brian Fitzgerald and also represented by the

                         SSC President, Wendy Lull. Brian showed the many changes that have taken

                        place at the center and showcased some of their many educational and interactive

                        programs.

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Brian Fitzgerald and Wendy Lull of the Seacoast Science Center

                          Alan observed that his sons Peter and Matt have been long time attendees

                     at the various levels of programs for young people and that it has has a defiinite

                     impact on Matt's future plans. The Center is encouraging memberships and

                     organization and business sponsorships . Wendy noted that with expected school

                    budget cuts this spring they are encouraging sponsors to support class and school

                    programs. The Center is also setting aside a percentage of all gifts to help

                     underwrite school programs. 

                        More information is available at www.seacoastsciencecenter.org

      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). 

          Pauli won the raffle and drew the King of Diamonds from the

            new Yankees deck of cards, leaving a pot of $32

Upcoming Programs: 

             December 5 ~ Christmas Parade - Kittery Rotary will provide refreshments

                                    (cocoa by Noel's Bakery and Cafe) at the end of the parade

                                   3:15 PM in Ranger Park

             December 6 ~ Christmas Cabaret at Kittery Estates, tickets are $20 for the

                                  show and dinner (see the Kittery Estates office) all proceeds go

                                   to Kittery Rotary

             December 8 ~ Up the Nile

             December 15 ~ Club Assembly Last day to bring in clothes, gifts, or

                                     food for Kittery Holiday Baskets

             December 17 ~ Rotary Sponsored Red Cross Blood Drive

             December 29 ~ No meeting

Birthdays: December 24 ~ Bill, December 27 -Russ,  December 30 ~ Dee & Jeff

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

                   December 8 & 15 ~ Allen & Ellen

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 go to

                    Kittery Holiday Baskets

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.