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Newsletter - Current Feb 6, 2012
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The Newsletter of Wells Rotary Club

 

February 6, 2012

 
 

   

President 

Billy Hobbs

 

President Elect

Suzanne Ilsley

 

 

 

Vice President 

TBA

 

Secretary 

Vince Christinziano

  

Treasurer 

Luke Guerrette

 

 


 

Board of Directors

 

Term Ending

 

2012

Dennis Hardy

Vince Christinziano

Walter Leffler

 


 

2013 

Bob Foley

Lee Hansen

John Kreie

 


 

2014 

Brad Paige

Nancy Raynes

Dennis Thayer

 

 

 

 


 
 

Wells Rotary Club

Club # 23334 District 7780

http://www.wellsrotary.org/

 

Monday, February 6, 2012

 

Greeters:

Barry Wolfson

Vince Christinziano

 

Rotary Minute

Suzanne Ilsley

 

Program

Jud Knox, President, York Hospital

 

 

Monday, February 13, 2012

 

Greeters:

Nick Poli

Ron Collins

 

Rotary Minute

Annette Lewia

 

Program

Mary Jay Dowe, Nassau Broadcasting

 

 

 
 

Paul Harris Fellows


Bill Bassett

Laurie Bassett

Bridget Burns

Robert Bohlmann

Joseph Carleton

Buzzy Cather

Bill Chigas****

Margaret Chigas***

Ron Collins

Chuck Cumming

Karen F. Darling

John Dean

Heidi Desveaux

Robert Foley

Rick Goodrich

Orrin Granger

Russell Grethe

Luke Guerrette**

Rosemary Guptill

Cathy Hansen*

Lee Hansen**

Dennis Hardy

Billy Hobbs**

Bill Hobbs, Sr.

Terry Hodskins

Suzanne Ilsley

Richard Johnson

Bob Jorgensen

Ken Kuscher

Walter Leffler

Linda McDermott

Mike McDermott*

Sandy Mickeriz

Nikos Minadakis

Jim Morrison

Brad Paige

Helene Plourde

Nick Poli

Nancy Raynes

Bill Ryan

Joe Sheehan

James Spiller

Dennis Thayer

Eleanor Vadenais

Marcia Vieira

Bernie Wideman

Jim Wiggin

Jake Wolterbeck

Diana Young

 

 


 Commitee Chairs 

 

Foundation Chair:

Rich Goodrich

 

 

Membership Chair:

Dennis Thayer

 

 

Club Public Relations / Social Chair:

Kathy Thornton

 

Literacy Chair:

Terry Hodskins 

 

Ineract Advisors:

John  Kreie

Brad Paige

Vince Christinziano


Club Protection Officer:

Bob Bohlmann


Website Master:

Ken Kuscher

 

Scrib for Newsletter:

Nancy Raynes

 

 

Sergeant-at-Arms:

Dennis Thayer

 

 


Rotary Wheel

 President Rotary International

Kalyan Banerjee

 

District Governor

Gary Speers

 

District Governor Elect

Martha Helman

 

Past District Governor

Ann Lee Hussey

Last Week 

 

Announcements

 

 

 

  • Barry Wolfson reported that he attended a Rotary meeting while on his trip to Argentina. He said he felt underdressed, as the meeting there was very formal.
  • Blood Drive – February 27 at St. Mary’s. Assignments will be sent via e-mail.
  • District 7780 World Peace and Understanding Dinner at Portland Holiday Inn By the Bay, 88 Spring Street, Portland. Friday, February 17 at 6 p.m. Cost is $42/person. The speaker is Dr. Gani Abazi. Born in Peje, Kosovo, he attended medical school at the University of Prishtina and was named a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship in 2005-06 and attended Harvard University concentrating on Health Care Policy Management. With the help of Rotary International he received a research fellowship position in the department of neurosurgery at Children’s Hospital in Boston. He helped establish the first Rotary Club in Kosovo and currently works as an advisor on health policy to the health minister of Kosovo.
  • President Billy read a thank you note from our scholarship recipient currently attending Colby College.
  • A Big Brother/Big Sister request will be taken up at the next Board of Directors meeting on February 13 at the Kennebunk Savings Bank at 5:30 p.m.
  • The book and magazine project at the Food Pantry is going great.  Please bring in anything you are finished with -  including kids magazines and books as well.

 

Rotary Minute

 

 

Suzanne Ilsley spoke of the history of the man whose name is on the jar that is passed from table to table - the Sam Giftos jar. Sarando P. Giftos, born in 1921, resided in Cape Elizabeth as a high school teacher and local accountant. He became a member of the Rotary Club of South Portland-Cape Elizabeth and served as President in 1973-74. He went on to serve as club treasurer and district treasurer, was awarded a Paul Harris Fellow Award in 1977, and became our district governor in 1985-86 when he helped the Wells Rotary club become chartered. In 1985, after returning from a Rotary International meeting, Sam went to all the local clubs announcing Rotary International’s commitment to immunize every child on earth against polio. In the fall o 2001, Sam joined the humanitarian efforts in West Africa to participate in the National Immunization Day going door to door administering vaccine. Sam Giftos passed away in

December of 2004 at the age of 83.

 

Guest Speaker

 

 

 

Joe Sheehan introduced Laura Dolce, the managing editor of the York County Coast Star,

  

 

 

who, he said, has loved the newspaper business since she was 8 years old. The York County Coast Star began in 1876 as the Daily Evening Star, which became the Evening Star and eventually the York County Coast Star. Laura said the commitment of the YCCC was to reach out to the community and be dedicated to being there to tell people’s stories. They have moved their business back to Main Street in Kennebunk in an effort to expand their business coverage and to support the local business community. She said they have an internet presence, a Facebook presence, and are in the process of reinventing themselves in order to stay current with accessibility being of importance. Laura then graciously took several questions from the audience.

 

50/50 – Joe Sheehan

 

 

 

 Wells Rotary Closing Notification Policy:

 

If Wells schools are closed or delayed there will be no meeting.  Information can be found by checking channel 6 or going to www.WCSH6.com.  Click on "closings & delays."  The listing will be shown as "Wells-Ogunquit CSD 18."

 

 

Make Up Opportunities

 Bath  Tuesday  12:00 PM  The Holiday Inn, Bath
 Bath Sunrise  Friday  7:00 AM  Mae's Cafe, 160 Center St. Bath
 Bethel  Tuesday  7:30 AM  The Bethel Inn
 Biddeford-Saco  Wednesday  12:15 PM  Captain's Galley, Old Orchard Beach
 Boothbay Harbor  Thursday  6:30 PM  Rotary Club House, 58 Townsend Ave.
 Breakwater Daybreak  Wednesday  7:15 AM

 McKernan Center, SMCC

 Bridgton-Lake Region  Thursday  7:30 AM  Bridgton Alliance Church
 Brunswick  Monday  12:00 PM  The Atrium Restaurant, Cook's Corner
 Brunswick Coastal  Wednesday  6:00 PM  China Rose Restaurant, Bath Road
 Casco Bay Sunrise  Thursday  7:15 AM  Cumberland Club, High St., Portland
 Damariscotta-Newcastle  Tuesday  7:15 AM  Congregational Church
 Dover  Wednesday  12:15 PM  Chop Shop
 Durham-Great Bay  Wednesday  7:30 AM  Three Chimney's Inn, 17 Market Street
 Exeter  Monday  12:15 PM  The Exeter Inn, Front St
 Falmouth  Monday  4:15 PM  Portland Country Club
 Freeport  Wednesday  7:15 AM  The Harraseeket Inn, Main Street
 Fryeburg Area  Tuesday  7:30 AM  St. Eliz-Ann Seton Cath. Ch., Rt. 5
 Hampton  Tuesday  7:30 AM  Ashworth By The Sea, Ocean Boulevard
 Kennebunk  Thursday  12:15 PM  Duffy's Tavern & Grill, 4 Main St
 Kennebunk Portside  Tuesday  7:15 AM  Fire Station Building on North Street in K'port
 Kittery  Tuesday  7:30 AM  Robert's Maine Grill and Market.
 Newburyport  Tuesday  12:15 PM  Glenn's, Merrimack Street
 Ogunquit  Wednesday  12:00 PM  Old village Inn, Rt 1
 Oxford Hills  Wednesday  7:30 AM  First Congregational Church, S. Paris
 Portland  Friday  12:15 PM  The Portland Club, State Street
 Portsmouth  Thursday  12:15 PM  Red Hook Brewery at Pease
 Portsmouth Sunrise  Thursday  7:30 AM  Portsmouth Gas Light Co Restaurant
 Rochester  Monday  12:00 PM  Rochester Country Club
 Rumford  Monday  12:00 PM  The Boiler Room, Harris Hotel
 Saco Bay  Thursday  7:30 AM  Captain's Galley, Old Orchard Beach
 Sanford-Springvale  Thursday  7:30 AM

  Knights of Columbus Hall, 47 High St.Sanford

 Scarborough  Tuesday  6:50 AM  Scarborough Downs Winner's Circle
 Sebago Lake  Thursday  12:15 PM  Charlie Beiggs, Rt. 302
 Somersworth  Tuesday  7:15 AM  Gateway II Restaurant
 South Berwick  Thursday  7:15 AM  The Lodge at Spring Hill
 So. Portland-Cape Eliz.  Wednesday  6:15 PM  Purpoodock Club, 300 Spurwink Ave., C.E.
 Topsham Expresso  Monday  7:15 AM  The Highlands
 Westbrook-Gorham  Tuesday  11:30 AM  Westbrook Regional Vocational Center
Yarmouth  First/Third  Thursday  7:00 AM  Downeast Village Restaurant, Rt. 1
 Yarmouth Second/Fourth  Thursday  5:00 PM  Downeast Village Restaurant, Rt. 1
 York  Friday  7:30 AM  York Harbor Inn, Rt. 1A