Newsletter - Archive  Feb 2, 2010

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Volume #2	Date February 2, 2010	Issue #30

Our Next Program:  Haiti

Last Week's News:

     Guests and Happenings:

         ~ Visiting Rotarians: Russ Hilliard, Rotary Club of Hopkinton, NH, Luke Guerrette, District

                                       7780 Treasurer, Rotary Club of Wells, ME

         ~ Guests: Andy Glazier and Jared Morse

       Club News:  President Julie handed out some more thank you notes from the third graders

                          who recieved dictionaries from the club.  She has 100 Taste of Kittery tickets in

                          hand.  Members are asked to pick up tickets from Julie to sell -

                                                   SELL THOSE TICKETS!

                          President Julie asked Marie to email updated posters for the Senior Dinner and

                          the Taste of Kittery to all club members so they can print them and put them up

                          at their place of business.  Marie said she would try to get them updated and

                          out to everyone by tomorrow.

       Meeting Program: Russ Hilliard on his trip to Tanzaniz

             Russ Hilliard, Rotarian from the Rotary Club of Hopkinton, NH and a frequent visiting Rotarian

                 was our guest speaker today.  Russ told us about his trip to Tanzania and his experience teaching

                 law at the University.  He was asked to come teach by the President of the University as a result

                 of his daughter spending three months there the prior year and helping to put in a well.  The

                 students had to be able to speak and write English before they could attend.  Russ was amazed

                 that most of the students were women.  All his classes were lectures as there were no books.  He

                 told us about one of his insurance law classes and a student came up to him after class and told

                 him what he had told them in class was not how it happened in Desperate Housewives on

                 television the week before.  Russ told her to listen to him and not what she saw on this show! 

                 Russ and a good friend arrived in February which is the middle of their summer and left in June to

                 return home which was the start of their winter.  At 60 degrees they brought out the winter parkas

                 and he was still in his shirt sleeves! 

                 His wife, two daughters and their boyfriends joined him.  They all (except his wife who stayed a 

                 very nice resort for the week) climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.  They had 13 people that went with

                 them to carry all the stuff they needed and prepare their meals.  Kilimanjaro is 19,340 feet high. 

                 It is the highest mountain in Africa and one of the highest in the world.  It is as high a major

                 summit as an average trekker can go – way to go Russ!  Russ’s wife stayed one and even

                 presented in one of his classes.  He showed us wonderful pictures of the people, area and animals. 

                They provided 14 bicycles for the ministers so they did not have to walk to the areas where they

                preached – 10+ miles one way!  Every Sunday he attended a service that was 3 hours in length. 

                There was always something going on and he commented on how attentive the children were. 

                English was the language at the University but outside of there it was Swahili which he needed an

                 interpreter.

                Russ told us that they were expected to hire people to assist them if they had the means.  The

                University provided a guard around their home at night but Russ hired a gardener, housekeeper

                and a guard.  The guard worked from 6 AM to 6 PM Monday through Friday for the equalevent

                of one US$ a day!  Russ told me afterwards that the time he was their teaching, he did not get paid. 

                They provided his residence and one of the ministers had an extra car which he let him use that is

                why he had a car while he was there.  The picture of his kitchen had a fridge and what looked like

                a modern microwave until Russ informed us it was a toaster oven with two electric burners on top!

                 This was Russ's sleeping quarters in Tanzania.  Note the net over the beds that had to be used

                 at night to keep the bugs away.  I (Marie) apologize for the poor quality of the picture but I took

                 a picture of the picture he was projecting on a screen.

                It was a very fascinating presentation!  The club wants to thank Russ for coming this morning to

                share your experience with us.

           President Julie presenting speaker Russ Hilliard with book to sign for the Kittery Schools.

    Note:  Our Newsletter Editor, Dave Gooch is still away! 

      50-50 Raffle:  Marie's raffle ticket was drawn but she picked the eight of diamonds instead of the

                           Joker thus losing $184.50.

          (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). 

Upcoming Programs: 

                       February 9 - Haiti

                       February 16 - Club Assembly

                       February 18 - Kittery Rotary Club sponsored blood drive at the Lion's Club

                       February 23 - Students of the Month

                       March 2 - DG Jeff - District Conference

                       March 9 - Clean Water

                       March 16 - Club Assembly

                       March 28 - Kittery Rotary Club sponsored Free Senior Dinner

                       April 15 - Taste of Kittery - Kittery Rotary Club fundraiser

Birthdays: March 2 - George, March 3 - Joyce, March 8 - Frank

Upcoming Greeters. Feb 2 & 9 Alan & Greg

                                Feb 16 & 23 Susie & Marie 

                                Making sure no one feels like a stranger here:

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 Fair Tide.

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.