The Tri-Town RotaNews news for February 8, 2006

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No 1 in District 2004-2005     Disaster Relief General Information   Rotary Club and District Disaster Relief Efforts   Frequently Asked Questions       HEADLINES Click for Full Article Greater Voice Project Report Follow Up Rotary Foundation Visit to San Pedro de Macoris Dec 6, 2005 Follow up visits are a crucial part of a Rotary Foundation Matching Grant. Rotary needs to stay in the loop to insure the purpose of the grant is continued. Help from Fellow Rotarians Jun 21, 2005 The Rotary Club of San Pedro de Macoris supported this TBM-DR Matching Grant project with great enthusiasm. Fostering Audiological and Education Service in San Pedro de Macoris Jun 16, 2004 Partners for A Greater Voice and Rotary Foundation Mission to San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic Haiti Project Report Medical Care Continues In The Clinic In Blanchard Feb 5, 2006 COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION is the heart and soul of Partners in Development. 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.   Click here for a reality check BE GENEROUS   Click below for more information about Ambassadorial Scholarships     Interact Rotary International's service club program for young adults, ages 14-18.   www rotarytbm Wikipedia The Tri-Town RotaNews - February 8, 2006   President Peter McAllister took charge of the meeting leading the Club in the Pledge of Allegiance. Joe Carroll provided the blessing and words of wisdom.   Visiting Rotarians and Guests: Jack Good from the Beverly Club visited us today. Our guests today were Shirley Murphy and Carol Plate.   Make Ups: No makeup cards were received today. If you missed today's meeting, you have until February 22 to complete a makeup.   Fines and Happy Dollars: Fines and Happy dollars were suspended today, but watch out next week.   Raffle: The Raffle was suspended today. We start a new raffle next week   Announcements: The Meeting on March 15 will be held at the Scholars Den. We have been invited to the Steward Elementary School in Topsfield to attend a play put on by the 3rd graders. It will be held next Thursday, February 16th at 9:15 AM. See Linda Parker for more details. The Red Cross has contacted Jan Sinclair. There is a 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. One hundred Foundation Recognition Points will be given to those who donate, or who get someone to donate for them. 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. 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: Today's meeting was held at the North Shore Technical High School's Logbridge Inn. We were pleasantly greeted by former TBM member, school principal Rich McLaughlin. We were served a delicious meal with class and attentiveness by the students. For those who missed the meeting, here is the menu: The Log Bridge Inn Welcomes the TBM Rotary Club February 8, 2006   From Our Soup Kettles Old New England Soup   The Inn's Entree Specials Grilled Turkey Tenderloin with Bourbon Glace Served with Roasted Peppers and Brown Rice with Pecans   From Our Bakeshop and Confectioner Chocolate Strawberry Mouse Cake with a fresh Strawberry   School Superintendant Amy O'Malley Spoke to us about the programs at the school, its students, and their success with the MCAS scores She also spoke about the potential merger of North Shore Technical High School and Essex Agricultural & Technical High School. This would be a great benefit for both schools, but is currently bogged down by unknown state politicians who continue to stonewall progress. It's a shame that they can't put the benefits to the school and students above whatever reasons they are using to stall the project.   Upcoming Programs: February 15: - Bob Luscinski on tax updates February 16: - Play at Steward Elementary School in Topsfield February 22: - Randy Larson (Janet's husband) Scout Executive of The Boy Scout Yankee Clipper Council March 1: - Open March 8: - Gary Sinclair will update us on the Tri-Town Council March 15: - We will be meeting for lunch at the Scholars Den (formerly the Ram's Inn) at North Shore Community College 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.     Webmaster's Notes: Click here to view a window into the RI website, showing the listing of the 100% PHF clubs. Click here for some real snowflakes!