RI President-Elect Jonathan Majiyagbe's theme for 2003-2004 is "LEND A HAND".
File photo of President Joe for those that were waiting for the meeting to start.
President Joe began the meeting with his usual quiet demeanor except he was about 19 minutes late.
Visiting Rotarians and Guests:
There were no visiting Rotarians, but Linda Parker had 3 guests - Mr. & Mrs. Clements and their son Chase who was our speaker. Eden Hutt's guest was Dave Bunker.
Announcements:
District V.I.P. Night (Rotary Awareness) at Spinelli's on 9/23/03. Please bring a guest.
President Joe read an E-Mail from Lisa Lassey giving an update on PID's most recent trip to Haiti.
District Conference October 31, 2003 in Montreal. President Joe is hopeful the Club will have enough people to attend and hire a bus for the transportation. Sounds like it could be a fun trip and conference.
Next Week at approximately 11:00am the Club will meet at Middleton American Legion Hall to assist with serving lunch for the Senior Citizens of Topsfield, Boxford and Middleton.
August 25, 2003 District Golf Tournament. The Club was asked to sponsor a hole in addition to any playing golf.
Oct. 19, 2003 Fall Foliage Classic Road Race. We need members to serve on this Committee.
President Joe read one (1) of twenty (20) best reasons to join Rotary. Hopefully, everyone gained insight in Rotary from his message.
Linda Parker is organizing a Contest challenging Club Members to bring in NEW ROTARIANS. The Contest will run to April 15, 2004.
There will be NO MEETING AT ANGELICA'S on AUGUST 20, 2003
Raffle:
Using the new deck of Cards we are looking for the King of Spades. The Consolation Prize was dropped and in its place is the opportunity to pick one of the TWO JOKERS in the deck and WIN a $25.00 PRIZE.
Fines and Happy Dollars:
Jack Leitner was fined because he didn't notify Barbara that the Club would not be at Angelica's next week.
Peter McAllister was again late and paid his normal fine. He also had happy and sad dollars. Sad - he broke his collarbone. Happy - he will now have 6-8 weeks vacation.
Joanne Travers happy dollars - her son's hearing has improved and she is leaving for Newport Beach, California for the weekend.
Dave Twitchell paid a fine to give the history of Spencer Spat (our pot) which was introduced to the Club in 1977.
Denver challenged Members to guess his age and he would pay his age as a fine. Dave lead the Club a with a Happy Birthday song. Denver is 77 years Young.
Program:
Our speaker was 13 years old Chase Clements who talked about his Community Service Projects in the city of Beverly and his ambition to devote 4,000 hours to Community Service during his lifetime. He had a video of the two public places Dane Street Beach and Independence Park that he and mother spent hours cleaning brush and planting beautiful flowers. Independence Park was planted with Red, White and Blue flowers and shaped as a flag. Dane Street Beach was a medley of color flowers. This young man gave an emotional presentation and challenged Rotarians to raise to a high level of Community Service. In addition to his Community Service Project he has written an article for the Christian Science Monitor and is now in the process or writing a book.
Upcoming Programs:
August 20, 2003: Serving lunch for the COA at the American Legion Hall in Middleton. Lunch will be served at 11:30 AM. Members should arrive at 11:15 AM if possible.
Calendar:
August 25, 2003:
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$150 per golfer; just lunch $25; tee or green sponsorship is $100.
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.
October 19, 2003:
October 31, 2003 - November 2, 2003:
, Canada... see President Joe for details.
May 23-26, 2004: Rotary International Convention, Osaka, Japan
Membership News:
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!
