The Tri-Town RotaNews news for January 24, 2007

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No 1 in District 2005-2006     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 - January 24, 2007   Rotarians O'er the World, You Lead the Way!   Commissioned to commemorate the visit of Donna Jean Wayman, Rotary International District Governor, District 7930, to the Topsfield, Boxford and Middleton Rotary Club, Massachusetts, USA, on September 6, 2006.   Meeting started promptly at 12:15 with President John leadinging the Pledge Joe Carroll lead us in prayer.   Visiting Rotarians and Guests: Guests today were Rachel Williams from Ipswich and Dr. Nadeem Afridi who represents All Pakistani Physicians of New England. Dr Afridi was also our speaker.   Make Ups: There were no make up cards today. If you missed today's meeting, you have until February 7, 2007 to complete a makeup.   Fines and Happy Dollars: Gretchen Marks toted Spencer today. She was a kinder, gentler more attractive version of our typical Sgt. at Arms. Harry Martin was happy for the turnout of the Blood drive and reminded us that those participants will receive Foundation Recognition points due to their efforts. Linda Parker echoed Harry's happy dollar on the Blood Drive. Joanne Travers was thrilled to finally have gone skiing this past weekend. Joe Carroll had many happy dollars (one) for his granddaughter who recently took her AP Math and Physics test and scored 100% on both. Peter McAllister had a sad dollar in that his ski weekend to Sunday River was cut short due to his advanced age. It seems that three runs down the mountain (cumulative time about 7 minutes) paled in comparison to his time spent by the fire drinking beer. Sounds like a happy dollar to me.   Raffle: Joe Carroll and Janet Larson were today's unlucky winners since both missed finding the Queen of Hearts. And then there were 10 and over $400.   Comedy Night is February 8th 2007...get ready to hold your sides! Please spread the word and sell tickets we have room for 200 plus guests and everyone deserve to laugh!   Announcements President John had few announcements. Peter McAllister is selling past Road Race tees. $5 gets you one of these collectors' items. Comedy Night February 8, 2007. Rally up and sell tickets. Our coffers depend on the event. The TBM Rotary maintained Kiosk in Topsfield is a great place to post announcements, for sale items etc. Check it out. Start thinking about February 8ths Comedy Night. Who do you know that could use a good laugh? $20 is the cost per ticket and appetizers will be served.   Comedy Night Comedy Night is approaching, February 8, 2007, 7-10 here at Angelica's. Paul Gilligan has come through once again and offered to help us out. Thank you Joanne for arranging the evening. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Call Joe Long 978 360-2793 for tickets. They make great Christmas gifts. Remember!!! Comedy Night is February 8th 2007...get ready to hold your sides! Please spread the word and sell tickets we have room for 200 guests and everyone deserve to laugh!   Program: Dr. Nadeem Afridi, our speaker today provided us with a boots on the ground view on the Pakistani earthquake which took place on October 8, 2005. The region of Azad Kashmir,was so remote that the primary source of outside help came via helicopter. The earthquake left 3.5MM homeless, 70,000 dead of which 20,000 were children and over 130,000 severely injured. Through the tireless work of Dr. Afridi, Rachel Williams and countless others there are over 200 programs, much of which are collaborations, dealing with a variety of logistic issues still existent over a year after the earthquake. Rotary's involvement is far reaching. The wheelchair foundation has offered a 2 for 1 "special" for wheelchairs. Local Rotary Clubs have worked to support makeshift schools, re equip hospitals and provided materials to help rebuild the areas hardest hit. At the conclusion of the speech, President John presented Dr. Afridi with a check for $500 to aide his groups efforts.   Upcoming Programs: January 31: - Honorary member Gail Hull will bring us up to date on her activities with PID.   TBM Calendar 2006-2007: Thursday February 8, 2007: - Comedy Night at Angelica's - 7-10 pm. Monday June 11, 2007: - Annual Golf Tournament   Calendar of District Events         Webmaster's Notes: Click here to view a window into the RI website, showing the listing of the 100% PHF clubs.