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.
Today we welcomed Jeff Kruck of Prudential North Shore Real Estate, Boxford and Derek Scialdone of Beverly National Bank, Topsfield into the fellowship of Rotary
President Peter M first "dinged" the Club to order & led us in the Pledge of Allegiance. John Plate provided the blessing & words of wisdom.
Visiting Rotarians and Guests:
Sheriff Frank Cousins, from the Newburyport Club, who was also our luncheon speaker, joined us today. Willie Smith came from the Bedford Club also joined us, as did Rick Atwood, from the Haverhill Club.
Bob Murphy's grandson, Matt, a budding hockey star from Londonderry, NH, was a guest today.
Make Ups:
Oscar Padjen made up at
on January 12,
Bob Luscinski made up at
on January 13,
and at
on January 17.
Fines and Happy Dollars:
Happy Dollars were collected by Todd Darling
First, Harry Martin acknowledged that he had a birthday that week and Frank Cousins led a rousing (and harmonious) rendition of "Happy Birthday". Harry paid his age in dollars to the TBM Rotary Foundation for this fine rendition.
President Peter discovered that he had "lost" his name badge. (It was found on the floor by another Rotarian). So he had to make a sizeable contribution to the cause to get his badge back!
Linda Parker took Ira Singer down "Memory Lane"-Linda told Ira that she met "Cornell Knight", the man who took Ira's old position as town manager in Hollowell, Maine some 25 years ago! (And Ira remembered him!)
Gail Hull was very excited---the mothers & babies have survived in Guatemala; they've opened a new program there & as of January 1, she's full time with Partners in Development.
Raffle:
No winners today-Both Todd D and Bob M could not find the 4 of Hearts. 7 cards left. Will there be a winner next week---Stay tuned.
Announcements:
Reminder that the Meeting on February 8th will be held at the North Shore Technical High School's Logbridge Inn.
The Meeting on March 15 will be held at the Scholars Den.
Don't forget about the Saturday, February, 25th World Understanding & Peace Dinner of 2006 in Hampton Falls, NH.
A brief announcement was made indicating that the Red Cross has critical need of blood once again. Further discussion was made about organizing a blood drive among Rotary member/friends to assist in meeting the Red Cross' needs. Further details will be shared at the next meeting.
Be thinking about the golf tournament planning. Want to help? Please make it known. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year. Let's work together to make 2006 the best yet.
We're collecting useable paper to donate to the schools for our January project.
We're collecting outerwear (coats, hats, mittens, sweaters, boots - all cleaned and "gently" used) for our February project to donate to the BoxTop. More information will follow as to when and where to bring these items.
The District 7930 World Understanding & Peace Dinner for 2006 will be held in conjunction with another district this year, Maine District 7780!
Governors Bob and Dave invite you to A Very Special Evening of Rotary Fellowship for Districts 7780 & 7930 on Saturday, February 25, 2006 at the Faro Gardens in Hampton Falls, N.H.
Fellowship Hour: 6:00 P.M.
Buffet Dinner: 7:00 P.M.
$39.00 per person
Special Guest: Carolyn Jones, a Trustee of The Rotary Foundation. Tickets will be available through our club President
Program:
Linda Parker introduced Frank Cousins, Sheriff of Essex County as the speaker of today's TBM Rotary program. Frank gave a most interesting talk that highlighted some of his accomplishments and emphasized his future commitment to community corrections. Some of these included: the reaccreditations process, (The Middleton & Women's Facility achieved ACAA or American Correctional Association Accreditation. received by very few in the US, the reentry initiative to bring offenders back into society , and a regional lock-up program. Mr. Cousins also spoke about the average age at which offenders are incarcerated: Juvenile (avg age14) Middleton (avg age 24). He believes that drugs are the #1 problem, with heroin being very cheap and easily accessed.
Upcoming Programs:
February 1: - Ambassadorial Scholar Carmen Yip
February 8: - We will be meeting the North Shore Technical High School's Logbridge Inn
February 15: - Bob Luscinski on tax updates
February 22: - Randy Larson (Janet's husband) Scout Executive of The Boy Scout Yankee Clipper Council
March 1: - Open
March 8: - Open
March 15: - We will be meeting for lunch at the Scholars Den at North Shore Community College (formerly the Ram's Inn)
March 1: - Open
March 1: - Open
Calendar:
Up coming events open for discussion include, a Comedy Night and our Golf Tournament. Be thinking, assistance, ideas and suggestions anyone?
Calendar of District Events
Membership News:
Ask a friend to come to lunch next week. Let's all pull together and support President Peter and help the Club grow this year.
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