RI President-Elect Jonathan Majiyagbe's theme for 2003-2004 is "LEND A HAND".
President Joe (coach) Long receiving President's Gavel from Past President Bob Murphy on June 18, 2003
President Joe began the meeting with his usual "Good Afternoon Fellow Rotarians" - everyone responded, Good Afternoon President Joe, except Linda, who said "Good Afternoon President Bob"... Change is difficult, eh Linda?
Visiting Rotarians and Guests:
Visiting Rotarians from Danvers: Bruce Maurice, Andy Rheault and Stan Brown - Stan showed up last week while we were at Camp Rotary, so one of the waitresses wrote him a makeup note to take back to his club! Visiting Rotarian from Beverly - District 7930 Membership Chair, Chet Marcus.
Announcements:
Don't forget to RSVP to President Joe for the COOKOUT at his house, 6 Pillowlace Lane, Ipswich, directions to be sent later by Joe on Friday, July 25. Family members are invited. The cookout will count as a make-up meeting!
Our visit from District 7930 Governor, Paul Nader, will be on Tuesday, July 29. On that day, we will attend a joint meeting with the Peabody club at Spinelli's Function Hall on Route 1 South in Peabody. There will be no meeting at Angelica's on Wednesday, July 30.Please let President Joe know that you are going to attend.
August is Rotary Extension Month... bring in a new member!
Sign-ups are now available for the Oct 31-Nov 2 District Conference in Montreal. See President Joe.
Members with attbi.com as their email address will be changing to Comcast.com. Please notify Secretary Susan if you change your address.
Rotary Golf Shirts (gray, short sleeve) are still available at $20 each. 2002 Road Race t-shirts (white with logo) are available at $3 each, three for $5, a handful for $10, or a whole bunch for $15... your choice.
Raffle:
Bob Was' number was selected as the first contestant in our raffle. John Plate "was told" that his number was the second number drawn "glasses!." Unfortunately President Joe forgot to bring the cards. He promises to have a deck at his house Friday night and Bob and John can select their card then. Joe paid a $5 fine for his forgetfulness.
Fines and Happy Dollars:
Peter McAllister came in very quietly and very late, but just in time to pay a late fee.
Bruce Maurice had to leave early, and graciously offered to pay a fine (this must be the custom in Danvers). He further offered to pay $10 if Harry Martin (who publicly refused to sit next to Bruce) would match it. A quick but intense round of negotiations resulted in each paying $20. Bruce also pointed out that he was not really upset with Harry, because Joanne Travers sat next to him, and she was, by far, better company than Harry could ever be.
Program:
As there was no speaker today, Chet Marcus, District Membership Chairperson, gave us a presentation on the district's membership goals, One New Member Every Month!. He also spoke about the VIP (Very Important Prospects) Night. Chet encourages our club to give him 6 names of potential Rotarians and he will send them personal invitations to the VIP night.
VIP night is designed to showcase Rotary to prospective new members. This special evening will include a social hour, cocktails, food, and a dynamic Rotary informational session on September 23, 2003 at Spinelli's Function Facility, Route 1 South, Peabody from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM.
Upcoming Programs:
July 25, 2003: Cookout at President Joe's house, 5:30 PM.
July 29, 2003: Meet with Governor Paul and the Peabody club on Tuesday, 12:15PM at Spinelli's. There will be no regular meeting on July 30.
Calendar:
August 20, 2003: Serving lunch for the COA at the American Legion Hall in Middleton
August 25, 2003:
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October 19, 2003:
October 31, 2003 - November 2, 2003:
, Canada... see President Joe for details.
September 23, 2003:VIP (Very Important Prospects) Night: A district sponsored special evening that includes a social hour, cocktails, food and a dynamic Rotary informational session. To be held at Spinelli's Function Facility.
May 23-26, 2004: Rotary International Convention, Osaka, Japan
Peter McAllister's wife Maureen has just returned from the hospital. She's been having severe headaches and is unable to work. Doctors have ruled out the big things like cancer, but are pursuing other possibilities. Say an extra prayer for Maureen.
Peter's 15 year old daughter, Kaitlin, was riding her bike with a friend and decided to ignore the stop sign. Kaitlin made it through, but a car struck the friend. The friend has a broken femur bone and both have lacerations. Peter will give Kaitlin a week to recover before he deals with her for riding through the stop sign.
Joe Carroll's daughter was operated on today for ovarian cancer. Let's say a prayer for her as well.
Only 16 TBM Rotarians were present today.
Remember: Everyone is on the Membership Committee!! Please do you part in bringing in new members. Just think of how strong the club will be if we all bring in just one new member apiece this year!
If you want to be a part of the Fall Foliage Classic Road Race committee, talk with Ira Singer, Gary Sinclair, or President Joe. Welcome to Ron Gannett who has joined the committee!
Barbara gave Jan a piece of cheese so Gary could bait the mousetrap in her office. Jan offered to bring in the dead mouse to Barbara next week as a thank you.
