The Tri-Town RotaNews news for September 5, 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 - September 5, 2007   President Todd rang the bell and brought the meeting to order. Joe Carroll gave the blessing   Visiting Rotarians and Guests: Visiting Rotarians today included Derek Scaldione from Hamilton and Peggy Pedro, AG from the Peabody Club. Peggy is also our AG. Guests included Meaghan Dragani from The Beverly National Bank in Topsfield, and Deb Shannon.   Make Ups: There were no make up cards reported today. If you missed today's meeting, you have until September 19, 2007 to complete a makeup.   Fines and Happy Dollars: Happy dollars were collected by Vice President (aka Stand In Sergeant at Arms) Jeff Kruck. Joe Long was happy the kids are back to school, AG Peggy Pedro was happy to be visiting, Bill Shannon was thankful for Joanne Travers' help while he was away, Derek Scaldione was happy to be back in our company, Oscar Padjen was just plain happy, Bob Was was happy to announce that our grant for Windrush was in the makings. We need volunteers for October 13th at Windrush Farm as we dedicate a saddle for special needs riders to the organization. Joe Carroll was happy about the recent Michigan Northwestern game. Joanne Travers was happy to physically make it through the singles tennis match at her summer get-a-way. Congrats on making it to the semis. Dr Hutt may be of some assistance for the aches and pains. Jeff Kruck was happy to have the kids back in school. Harry Martin rose from his chair to say, his kinder gentler self is gone, pony up people the push is one for sustaining memberships. He was happy to say Gretchen had already given and then some. Peter McAllister had something to say about the Road Race. Please work on sponsors. We fell short last year and really need the sponsors to get things off the ground. Volunteers are also need for the race day Oct 21. Bob Murphy quietly slipped in a buck. Ira Singer was happy to have the NSHC CEO Stephen Laverty and Charles Payson, VP of external affairs here with us today. Brad Swansen was also happy to have his kids off to school. Todd Darling was happy for Jack's first day of school. They grow up fast enjoy them.   Raffle: There were no winners today.   Announcements Peter McAllister asks for volunteers to act as road guards, check in people etc on race day. President Todd passed thank you notes from our scholarship recipients. Barbara also dropped the club a line thanking us for our thoughts and prayers. The 28th running of the TBM Fall Foliage Classic is fast approaching and we sprinting to get things done. Sponsors are needed. Sign up forms and runner registrations are out. Think about who you can approach for sponsorship. This is one of our biggest fund raisers lets all make the day a great success! Gilly once again will be helping out this year saving the Club some much needed dollars. Keith Harris is at Mass General dealing with an infection that has affected his heart. Christina is keeping us all informed as to his progress. Thoughts and prayers go out for them. The Ipswich Country Club will hold an outing for all fund raisers who made use of their facility. See President Todd for details if you're interested in playing. District Governor Julia Phellps will be visiting in two weeks. Let's show her that we are on the Rotary Shares team.   Program: This weeks speaker was Steve Laverty the CEO of Northeast Health Care Systems which encompasses Beverly Hospital, The Hunt Center and Addison Gilbert. Steve spoke to us about the Hunt Cent being moved to the old Danvers State Site off 62. The facility will open up an easy access to healthcare to many north shore residents. NEHCS employees over 4000 people currently so it's pretty likely you know someone that works there. NSHCS takes great pride in itself because of the diversity of healthcare which it offers. They have a remarkable spectrum of healthcare services all under one umbrella. Stay tuned for announcements regarding the grand opening of their new facility in Danvers. For more info on the Medical and Day Surgery Center check out www.nhshealth.org.       Upcoming Programs and Events             Webmaster's Notes: Click here to view a window into the RI website, showing the listing of the 100% PHF clubs.