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Haiti Project Report
The clinic is put to work Mar 2, 2005
It still needs to be finished, but the walls are up, the rooms are partitioned and the roof is on. This allowed us to begin seeing patients.
Clinic Pictures Jan 27, 2005
The roof is ready to be poured.
President Peter was among the missing so John Plate took the gavel and dinged the bell at 12:20 PMT and Joe Carroll provided the blessing asking us to remember the less fortunate all over the world.
Visiting Rotarians and Guests:
Visitor Rotarians today included (still acts like a member of TBM) Paul Brigham, now of the Wolfeboro NH Club and Norm Olsen from Portsmouth NH.
Make Ups:
Since the last RotaNews edition, the following members visited other clubs:
Bob Luscinski made up at
on July 28
Todd Darling made up at
on August 1
Ron Kozlowski made up at
on August 1
Linda Parker made up at
on August 2
Bill Shannon made up at
on August 3
Joe Carroll made up at
.
Bob Luscinski made up at
on August 18
Fines and Happy Dollars:
Gary Sinclair jumped to take Spencer and took over the SAA role. Dave Bunker will be back in rare form next week.
Gary congratulated Denver Wallace for attending last weeks meeting at Angelica's while the Club was off visiting Camp Rotary.
Jim Fitzgerald and Bernie Creedon had the same idea too!
Bob Was was happy for Gretchen and Frank's hospitality on the August 18th cruise of Boston Harbor.
Joe Carroll enjoyed his trip to Montana.
John Plate was also happy and thanked Gretchen for the cruise.
Norm Olsen dropped in some cash, as he is ever so happy about the BRAC commissions' suggestion not to close Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
Linda Parker was happy for her baby-sitting duties and just became an apartment owner in Maine...across the street from her daughter.
Gretchen Marks was happy as the cruise raised $510.00 for the Club's account.
Joe Long has returned yet again from another week off. This time from the woods of Maine where his 8-year-old Christopher caught his first salmon on a fly rod.
Jan Sinclair was happy about the harbor cruise as well and for Gary's dive experience in the harbor the next day.
Gary Sinclair was happy for the Halibut(or was it the helluvit).
Raffle:
President Peter arrived in golf attire, hmmm; Maureen must be away, golf on Wednesday? Peter welcomed all just in time for the weekly search for the hidden card. Peter and Gail could not find it so the pot grows.
Announcements:
Road Race October 16th.
We are invited to join the Lynnfield Club at their annual BBQ on September 13 at 5:00 PM on the Lynnfield Center common. E-mail President Peter with your decision to attend or not. We may use the event as our weekly meeting.
TBM is sponsoring a Red Cross Blood Drive just in case you have not seen Harry's latest e-mail series. September 6, 8 and 10th are the dates. A representative for The Red Cross will be here next week to give us details of how the program works. Give yourself or get a donor to go and you get 100 Foundation Recognition Points towards your next PHF.
DG Dave Fionda will be on hand next week for his annual visit. If you're not away on vacation please try and attend.
Attention Golfers, Dave Twitchell has a certificate for a round of golf at the Blackstone National Golf Course in Sutton MA. Bids will be accepted by the one golfer in attendance, Peter McAllister.
Dave advises that the Distance & Time from Danvers, MA is 66 miles & approximately 1¼ hr. travel time.
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Program:
Today's speaker, Tali Hull, Gail's daughter and pride and joy spoke of her experiences and the goings on in Haiti. Jan Sinclair had a "Blond Moment" as described by her betrothed as she could recall who the speaker was for the week. You had to be there. (Julia, honest to Goodness, I had nothing to do with the comment.)
Tali has been living in Haiti with her husband and child, helping PID with the continued efforts to assist the people in the area where the medical facility is being constructed. The building itself is up but the doors and windows were left off the protect it from rebels. Seems they target and public buildings and destroy the property. By leaving the windows and doors off, not installing electricity the building becomes not such an attractive target. This political unrest has cause Tali and her family to head off and begin PID's next planned project in Guatemala.
One of the biggest problems in Haiti is the lack of healthcare education. People just do not understand modern medicine. Tali spoke of a vitamin program which w is aimed at trying to fend off some of the major illnesses caused by poor nutrition. Diets in Haiti's poor areas are really lacking in any sort of balance. Vitamins were distributed but the people didn't know what they did. Rumors spread that the supplements would make a person hungrier. Even after getting a basic understanding, individuals taking the vitamins, would stop taking the supplements because the felt better. They would do this with medicines as well. Since then the education process has greatly improved and Tali reports that it is exciting to see health improvements, especially among the children.
Programs run by PID are still be carried out by people in Haiti. Once the political dust settles and safety improves, there are funds available to bring in a Haitian doctor to the clinic.
Education programs are being developed to teach the younger generations about healthcare, family planning and AIDS.
NUERA Cruise - August 18, 2005
A TBM contingent, consisting of Gary and Jan Sinclair, Oscar Padjen, President Peter McAllister, Joanne Travers, Gretchen Marks, Bill and Debbie Shannon, Bob and Shirley Murphy, Harry and Linde Martin, John and Carol Plate, and Bob and Barbara Was, together with members of the Boston Club and Ambasadorial Scholars were guests of Captain Frank Coviello and First-mate Gretchen Marks on a very pleasant Boston Harbor cruise aboard the 61' motoryacht NUERA.
This Rotary function counts as a makeup.
The Tri-Town RotaNews - August 17, 2005
Ten of the more intrepid members of the TBM club journeyed to the “outback” for this meeting, to have lunch with 50 preadolescents at Camp Rotary. We were well received by camp director, Rich, who brought us up to the stage where we introduced ourselves and gave our vocation. We next assaulted the buffet line to fill up on some fine camp food. Kudos to the kitchen staff who produced enough grub to satisfy us all despite the fact that the camp director forgot to tell them we were coming! We Rotarians dispersed amongst the campers and enjoyed an enthusiastic question and answer session.
Before leaving, we presented the camp with a donation of $150, which is the amount collected from club members at lunch.
For those Rotarians who have yet to visit Camp Rotary, you missed out on something special. It is worth the trip to Boxford if only to see the smiles on campers’ faces, to feel their enthusiasm, and to enjoy their fellowship. Here’s hoping that the entire club will join us next year!
August 17, 2005 Announcements:
Road Race October 16th.
BLOOD DONATION on September 6, 8, 10 at the Red Cross office (North Shore Donor Center) on 99 Rosewood Drive in Danvers (off Rte. 114, just past Middleton, adjacent to the big green glass office building).
The Red Cross suggests that you reserve a time to donate by calling 800-448-3543 or 978-646-9434.
Harry Martin tells us that you will receive 100 Foundation Recognition points for donating blood or for someone who donates blood in your name!
District 7930 Governor, Dave Fionda, will make his official visit to our club. Please make every effort to attend.
Over this past weekend, eight prospective Ambassadorial Scholars were interviewed by a panel of Rotarians, including Jan Sinclair, Ranna Parekh (Boston), Wilson Lee (Boston), Past District Governor Victor Saldanha (Winthrop), Past District Governor Gene Hastings (Lynn), and Gary Sinclair (District Chair for Outbound Scholars). The process resulted in the selection of two outstanding candidates whose names will be released later this week.
Upcoming Programs:
August 31:District Governor Dave Fionda visits TBM. September 14: African Water Project September 21:Dave Drislane - "A Showcase of Birds" Photography Slide Presentation October 5: Topsfield Fair October 19: Lisa Foly at the Middleton Jail November 2: Joint Meeting Friends Forever November 9: Bill Paisley Boxford Farmer November 16: Inn Between Annual Soup Luncheon November 23: No meeting, Thanksgiving
Calendar:
Sept. 6, 8 (1pm-8pm) and 10 (8am-3pm):TBM Rotary Blood Drive at the Red Cross Donor Center, 99 Rosewood Drive, Danvers.
October 1:
Calendar of District Events
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