August 26, 2021 Meeting of West Bay Rotary
26 Aug 2021
Speaker of the Day: District Governor Doug Curtis (and Doug' Wife, Farolyn)
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July 16, 2020 Meeting of West Bay RotaryBuckets on the Table: Backpack Program Speaker of the Day: 3 mini classification talks today! Marty Martins: Introducing her West Highland Terrier Emmie! Marty came to Maine in 1972 as a stripper (a Yankee stripper) with her 3 children. She is currently living in Quarry Hill Cottages and is involved in the antique world. Marty is on the QH board and is starting in hospice and is working with folks in downsizing efforts for people. Marty sponsored Ken! Roberta Walker: A Maine native, Roberta went to high school in Belfast and began dating Gary while in high school, and after college lived in several states: Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, and Maine. They have 3 children and 8 grandchildren! Roberta worked in a law firm in NJ and eventually came back to Rockport to open an insurance business for 12 years, then retirement. Her Dad was a Camden Rotarian and around 2000 she fell in love with rotary, became a member, was a rotary president and was an Assistant Governor. 56 years of marriage and she and Gary travel around the world and would like to continue traveling and serving the community. Roberta enjoys reading, golf, playing games, and social gatherings. Gary and Roberta live in Florida 7 months a year. George Abendroth: Ken sponsored George in 2016 and is celebrating his 4th year as club secretary! George would like to highlight some of our awards, a Foundation award for Polio Now, a Gold Distinction Citation and banner for Annual Fund Giving and a District Governor Citation for achieving District Governor goals. West Bay also was the highest point achiever for District Governor goals for the state of Maine, placing second after a close race with Quebec. Suzanne will be coming down to present the award for her program in the near future! ALERT!! Thought for the day must now be an “Original Poem” for the next 49 meetings! A $25 fine will be paid to the Foundation if you use a non-original poem. At the end of the year, the poems will be published!! Get your creative juices going!! Committee Reports: Community – Need 8-10 volunteers to help mulch pathways at PAWS, Saturday 18 July, 830-1130. Wheel Barrows and rakes welcome! Induction ceremony in Yucatan for Susan Dorr, WB recognized for the water foundation project Sept 26, Corn Hole Tournament, 12-4pm, an Amaaaaaizing Event! MRC Yard sale will be Sat, August 29 at MRC, will be outdoors! Next Habitat will be Aug 8th, 10 volunteers needed, 830-1230 Gary collecting historical data on WB club, please let Gary know! Backpacks: LLBean donated 50 backpacks! Still working on how to distribute them since we don’t know what school will look like this fall! But we will be ready! Next Week’s Speaker: Alison McKellar, Camden Fish Ladders |
July 9, 2020 Meeting of West Bay RotarySpeaker of the Day: Frannie Wheeler, Casa Alitas09 July 2020 Buckets on the Table: Backpack Program Speaker of the Day: Frannie Wheeler, Casa Alitas  A former member of West Bay Rotary, Frannie moved to Tucson, AZ and became involved with Casa Alisas, an organization that assists migrants entering the country. Casa Alitas began supplying clothing, food, a safe place to stay, and transportation to the next destination to incoming immigrant to the US. Immigrants are divided into two groups: refugees and asylum seekers. After interviews with Border Patrol, the individuals are brought to sites that can assist them with basic needs until sponsors are found and immigration hearings are completed. The numbers of people started growing and two houses and motel rooms did not provide enough space for the people needing assistance, clothing and other donations being dropped off. A Benedictine monastery, containing 40 bedrooms, 3 stories, kitchen and a lot of community space. Up to 80-90 people step off the ICE buses with little understanding of what is going on, they are hungry, stressed and in need of the basics. The group of volunteers provides some stability and safety for the families and individuals as they arrive. Committee Reports: Community – Need 8-10 volunteers to help mulch pathways at PAWS, Saturday 18 July, 830-1030. Budget has one more week for all of us to review and will vote on at next week’s meeting Next Week’s Speaker: Possible Classification Talks! |
May 14, 2020 Meeting of West Bay RotaryPresident Kim Milton opened the meeting, with Mary Sargent providing the Thoughts for the Day:
Buckets on the Table for May are for the Knox County Homeless Coalition. Tia Anderson from Habitat for Humanity was our Guest Speaker, providing those on the Zoom call with the status of the Philbrook Avenue, Rockland job sites. Tia indicated (and actually showed the group via her phone video the work progress at the jobsite) that 6 foundations have been poured, with 3 houses now started. 2 of them are closed-in and the third is framed. Walls are being built now for the other 3 homes as well. Gary Walker provided the Rotary Moment, discussing how Rotary was formed with its various Divisions (now called Districts), and described the large size of District 7790, which stretches over 1350 miles to the north, with Rockland Rotary Club being the southernmost in our district. Deborah Fink statused the Matching Challenge with United Midcoast Charities. As of meeting, we stand at $6656 raised. George Abendroth presented the revised Club Constitution and ByLaws for Club member approval – approval vote was unanimous, and George indicated that the approved documents will be added to our Club website for future access by all West Bay members. Reminder for all Members to send Photos for the May video to Deborah Fink. Next week’s speaker will be Tom Peaco, providing an update of Chamber activities. |
May 28, 2020 Meeting of West Bay RotaryPresident Kim Milton opened meeting, with Guests Isabella Benzie, as well as JP Fecteau and Peter Lindquist from the Sunset Satellite Club. Noel Cox provided 3 different Thoughts for the Day:
Buckets on the Table are for the Knox County Homeless Coalition. Roberta Walker provided the Rotary Moment, discussing membership thoughts about joining Rotary, and how we can offer membership as a gift to someone. Ira Mandel discussed the upcoming Virtual Opioid Prevention ACEs training program and solicited interest and possible participants for this June virtual conference. George Abendroth provided the Secretary’s report, which included the approval of the Club’s revised Constitution and ByLaws, and the ongoing drafting of the supporting Club and Committee Organization Document, which will provided guidance for each Committee and also capture the policy decisions made by the Club and the Board (for those items not included in the ByLaws). Kristen Lindquist provided the Treasurer’s Report, indicating that while we are fiscally solvent, we will remain tight, given we have had to cancel at least two major fundraisers (EWaste Plus and Duck Derby). It was noted that we are hoping to possibly hold these events in the fall, and that initial planning for Christmas Trees was also starting shortly. The drafting of the budget for President Elect Ken Gardiner’s Rotary year will be completed over the coming weeks, so that the Board at their June meeting, and then the whole Club at a follow-on weekly meeting can vote to approve the budget prior to July 1st. Mark Coursey indicated that there will be a June Zoom meeting of the Community Service committee, to recap the current year and discuss some initial ideas for the new Rotary year. Another Habitat for Humanity build day is scheduled now for June 13th from 8 to Noon (let Tim Dresser know if you are interested – note: maximum of 8 West Bay Rotarians can participate on each build day). Loriman Looke provided the Membership Committee report, which asked that if any member knows of any prospective members, to please forward contact information to Loriman, but to also invite them to participate in our ongoing, weekly Zoom meeting calls. Leamon Scott discussed Sponsorships, indicating that with cancellation of EWaste Plus and Duck Derby, we have lost out on various event-specific sponsors, but that we are trying to keep promotions up for our annual sponsors (noting articles in Village Soup and PenBay Pilot as often as possible). Joan LeMole provided an Interact Club update, as their year is now complete and a year-end meeting is currently planned for June 1st at 3pm via Zoom. Susan Dorr provided a summary of International Committee activities, highlighting the Committee’s current effort to identify an organization that supports welcoming new Mainers. Deb Hitchings shared information about the students in Lesotho, which is currently in lockdown, with no mail delivery. Etienne Perret shared that West Bay has met its Rotary Foundation goals for this Rotary year, and Kristen indicated that there are many West Bay Members to be recognized with their EREY stickers once face-to-face meetings resume. Deborah Fink and Ken Gardiner discussed the West Bay Charitable Foundation’s status, and the ongoing efforts with United Midcoast Charities and our Matching Challenge for their Rapid Response Fund. To date, there have been a total of $14, 156 donated, which along with the $10,000 matching by West Bay Rotary, totals $24,156 raised to date. We are hopeful that donations will continue! JP Fecteau of the Satellite Club informed those on the call that their Club has been meeting via Zoom, and also arranged a roadside cleanup of members’ neighborhoods. Kristen Lindquist noted the Book Club is planning to meet via Zoom in early June, with this month’s book being “Small Great Things” by Jodi Picoult. Another reminder to send Deborah Fink any photos of interest for the May video. Next week’s speaker will be Maria Libby, Five Town CSD/MSAD 28 Superintendent. |
May 21, 2020 Meeting of West Bay RotaryPresident Kim Milton opened meeting, with Guests Isabella Benzie and former West Bay Rotarian Mark Masterson. Mark provided the Thought for the Day (quote from Leo Buscaglia) “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” Buckets on the Table continue for all of May to be for the Knox County Homeless Coalition. Our guest speaker was fellow West Bay Rotarian, Tom Peaco, the Executive Director of the Penobscot Bay Chamber of Commerce, who provided the members with a status of ongoing chamber activities, despite the ongoing closed status of their offices. Meetings are held with other Chambers and businesses via Zoom, with much of the current workstaff furloughed until further notice. Ongoing work has centered around providing updates/current information on the Chamber’s websites about local news; local business information/opening status for various local businesses; links for Covid-19 information; and the creation of Opportunity KNOX, a one-stop website for over 100 local businesses and nonprofit organizations. Jane Lafleur provided the Rotary Moment, discussing Community Service and Rotary’s role in actively supporting and participating in it. Jim Potter provided a note to President Kim indicating that the Scholarship Committee had met and has made their decisions for this year’s Scholarship awards, with Awards Night planned for June 11th. John Viehman and Deborah Fink reported that the UMC Matching Challenge stood at $7363 as of the meeting start time. President Kim also reported that the Christmas Tree committee met last night and is moving forward on a number of assigned actions. Next week’s meeting will be Club Assembly. |
May 7, 2020 Meeting of West Bay RotaryPresident Kim Milton opened meeting, with Roberta Walker providing the Thought for the Day by Erma Bombeck — 'Worry is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere!' First guest speaker was Ella Pierce, the current President of the Midcoast Interact Club, who presented an overview of their year’s activities. It is terrific to note that the Club grew this year, with a total of 30 registered members, comprised of basically 50% boys and girls. Joan LeMole, Heidi Karod and Chris Richmond served as their facilitators this year. They are planning a year-end Zoom meeting to closeout events from this year and to elect next year’s officers. The second speaker was George Abendroth, Club Secretary, who presented the draft updates to both the West Bay Rotary Club Constitution, and the Club’s ByLaws. Many of the changes were due to two items: (1) the latest RI templates, provided by the RI Council on Legislation, and (2) our need to include information about the Sunset Satellite Club. Other smaller changes were made in the drafts, and George highlighted these changes in the drafts sent by email to all Club Members. A vote of approval will be held at next week’s (May 14th) meeting, with George addressing any additional comments received between today and next week via email to all concerned. It was reported to all Club Members that the Board voted at their monthly meeting yesterday to increase the Matching Challenge match with United Midcoast Charities, by adding another $5000 to the program. To date, the Club has had donations of $5873 against the original $5000, and it is felt that this is the best means of impacting our community in a positive way during the current pandemic. Next week’s speaker will be Tia Anderson from Habitat for Humanity. |
April 30, 2020 Meeting of West Bay RotaryPresident Kim Milton opened meeting, introducing guests – former West Bay Rotarian, Mark Masterson, along with our speaker, Debra Taylor of Sweetser. Mark Masterson provided the Thought for the Day, “If you’re searching for that one person that will change your life, try taking a look in the mirror!” In lieu of a single organization at this time, the idea for Buckets on the Table are for you to make a donation of your choice…please give generously! Debra Taylor of Sweetser briefed our Club members participating via Zoom about Sweetser, which is Maine’s oldest behavioral health organization, dating back to 1828. Sweetser’s mission is to provide quality treatment, support and hope to children, adults and families through a network of mental health, behavioral health, educational, and developmental services. Their vision is to help people create promising futures. Local offices are in Belfast and Rockland, with over 900 employees and 350 independent contractors working at these and other locations around the state of Maine. Sweetser has a single contact point (1.800.434.3000) for any client or referral source. John Viehman and President Kim updated the group on the status of the West Bay Rotary Matching Challenge with United Midcoast Charities. As of the meeting, over $5070 has been donated against the the initial $5000 goal had been achieved. Congratulations to West Bay for the great work in helping to get these funds donated. Tom Peaco informed the group that the 3 major festivals in the area have now been cancelled for this year (Lobster Festival, Blues Festival and Boats and Home Show). Gary Walker and Jane Lafleur shared news that Mike Moore’s wife, Carolyn, is having open heart surgery tomorrow due to an aortic valve issue. George was asked to send Mike’s mailing address to the full Club for get well messages and cards. Next week’s speakers are George Abendroth on updated Club Constitution and ByLaws, and Ella Pierce, who will be providing a summary of the Midcoast Interact Club’s year. |
April 23, 2020 Meeting of West Bay RotaryClub Meeting of April 23, 2020 President Kim Milton opened meeting, introducing guests Mark Masterson, Richard Anderson of the Camden Rotary Club, along with our speaker, State Representative Vicki Doudera. Sandy Cox provided the Thought for the Day, with a Mae West quote: “ You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough!” Members were asked to send an email to President Kim about potential recipients for Buckets on the Table. State Representative Vicki Doudera then briefed Club members participating via Zoom with an update of activities in the State legislature and related activities during the current pandemic. Vicki identified that the legislature last met on St. Patrick’s Day, and has stayed very busy dealing with a wide variety of issues for her constituents and also for the State, while monitoring via Zoom the State DOL, UMaine’s fall planning and some nationally-based calls. She mentioned that a large majority of people she has spoken to are very anxious about how to make a living and how to pay bills going forward. Vicki identified that a virtual phone bank to contact seniors over the age of 80 in our area has been successful in reaching out to check on the health and possible needs on a weekly basis. Vicki pointed out about Governor Mills working with the governors of New Hampshire and Vermont on future plans to reopen our states post-pandemic. She gave kudos to the local banks in the area to help local citizens with the small business stimulus, though pointed out that while many applications were processed, there are still a lot that have not yet been done. Vicki closed her comments before taking Club member questions that 89,500 unemployment claims had been filed as of the prior day. Roberta Walker provided the Rotary Information Moment discussing the role that Rotary played in the promotion of peace-making starting at the 1926 convention and also the formation of the United Nations in 1945, where Rotary International served as observers and translators to help guide the process and assist in dispute resolution. Richard Anderson from the Camden Rotary Club statused our Club members on the Rotariansserving.org website and the work on the Midcoast Rotarians initative. Sandy Cox, Leamon Scott, John Viehman and Deborah Fink have been heavily involved for West Bay Rotary. It was noted that a disclaimer has been added to the website, given interesting daily articles are being posted (the disclaimer is to reflect that the articles do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Rotary International or its Clubs). John Viehman and President Kim updated the group on the status of the West Bay Rotary Matching Challenge with United Midcoast Charities. As of the meeting, over $3500 of the initial $5000 goal had been achieved. President Kim identified that Etienne Perret is drafting a grant application for the Meals of Hope project, which would likely be conducted in the fall. Final reminder to send photos per Deborah Fink’s email request before April 25th. Next week's speaker is Debra Taylor of Sweetser. |
March 12, 2020 Meeting of West Bay Rotary12 March 2020 Speaker of the Day: Maria Provec -The Future of Maine  |
March 5, 2020 Meeting of West Bay Rotary05 March 2020 Speaker of the Day: Stephanie Primm, Knox County Homeless Coalition  |
February 27, 2020 Meeting of West Bay Rotary27 February 2020 Speaker of the Day: Cheryl Lietchty, MD PhD – Coronavirus  |
February 20, 2020 Meeting of West Bay Rotary20 February 2020 Speaker of the Day: Jeremy Gold - President of Freeport Rotary  |
February 13, 2020 Meeting of West Bay Rotary13 February 2020 Speaker: Doug Curtis - District Conference  |
February 6, 2020 Meeting of West Bay Rotary06 February 2020 Club Assembly and Presentation of Awards!  |
January 30, 2020 Meeting of West Bay Rotary30 January 2020 Speaker of the Day: Tina Chapman, Rhoda Reads -Early Literacy Program  |
January 23, 2020 Meeting of West Bay Rotary23 January 2020 Speakers of the Day: Carolyn Ferguson, Rotary Foundation and Peter Garrett, Citizen's Climate ) |
January 16, 2020 Meeting of West Bay Rotary16 January 2020 Speaker of the Day: Todd French, Yacht Sequoia  |
January 09, 2020 Meeting of West Bay Rotary09 January 2020 Speaker of the Day: David Blanchard, Knox County Art Society  |
January 02, 2020 Meeting of West Bay Rotary02 January 2020 Speaker of the Day: Marty Helman, Rotary Peace Centers .jpg) |
December 26, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary26 December 2019 Today's Speaker: Scholarship Recipients |
December 19, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary19 December 2019 Robyn Walker-Spencer, Fortissima Female Acapella Group  |
December 12, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary12 December 2019 Today's Speaker: Audrey Lovering and Reade Brower, One Community Many Voices .jpg) |
December 5, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary05 December 2019 Speaker of the Day: Maria Libby, Superintendent of Schools, 5 Town Community Schools  |
November 21, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary21 November 2019  |
November 14, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary14 November 2019 Speaker of the Day: Matt Brown - Jazz in June  |
November 07, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary07 November 2019 Speaker: Camden Opera House, Dave Morrison, Manager |
October 31, 2019 Meeting of West Bay RotaryOctober 31, 2019 Todays Speaker: Tibetan Monks  |
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October 17, 2019 Meeting of West Bay RotaryOctober 17, 2019 Speaker: Rebekah Paredes, Executive Director at New Hope for Women |
October 10, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary10 October 2019 Robert Deetjen, Midcoast School of Technology |
October 3, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary03 October 2019 Speaker of the Day: Kevin Bedford, Owl's Head Transportation  |
September 26, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary26 September 2019 Joe Curll, Coastal Opportunities  |
September 19, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary19 September 2019 Speaker: Chris Rector, State of the Economy  |
September 12 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary12 September 2019 Speaker of the Day: Miranda Phelps, Haiti School of Social Work .jpg) |
September 05, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary05 September 2019 Speaker of the Day: Steve Marson, Pyrotechnics  |
August 29 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary29 August 2019 Today's Speaker: Diana Coleman, Women Going For It ! Taking Risks After 50  |
August 22, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary22 August 2019 Today's Speaker: Amy Williams, United Technology Associates .jpg) |
August 15, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary15 August 2019 Meghan Cox Gurdon, Wall Street Journal's Children's Book Reviewer  |
August 08, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary08 Aug 19 Today's Speaker: Bob Holmes, Classification Talk  |
Aug 01 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary01 Aug 2019 Today’s Speaker: Tiffany Love, CHA Regional CNO  |
July 25, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary25 July 2019 Today's Speaker: Suzanne Uhl-Melanson, District Governor .jpg) |
July 18, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary18 July 2019 Speaker: Kate Dullea, Classification Talk .jpg) |
July 11, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary11 July 2019 Today's Speaker: Robin McIntosh, Midcoast Leadership Academy  |
June 27 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary27 June 2019 Today's Speaker: George Look, Midcoast Forum on Foreign Relations .jpg) |
June 20, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary20 June 2019 Speaker of the Day: Laura Evans, Merida Yucatan  |
June 13, 2019 Meeting of West bay Rotary13 June 2019 Speaker: Ben Blackmon & John Pope, Rockport's New Public Library .jpg) |
June 06, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary06 June 2019 Speaker: Andrew Stewart, Drouthy Bear  |
May 30 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary30 May 2019 Speaker: Tom Peaco, Classification Talk .jpg) |
May 23, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary23 May 2019 Speaker: Winnie Fritz, Leading is not Managing  |
May 16 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary16 May 2019 Speaker: Christopher Keller, Pharmacy .jpg) |
May 9, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary09 May 2019 Speaker of the Day: Roger Moody, Logging, Tow Boat and Boom Jumpers  |
May 2 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary02 May 2019 Judith Lydon, Camden Area District Nursing  |
April 25, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary25 April 2019 Megan Williams, United Midcoast Charities  |
April 18, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary18 April 2019 Steve Rodigue, Maine Raised Beds  |
April 11, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary11 Apr 2019 Today’s Speaker: Erick Anderson, Ins and Outs of Lodging  |
April 4, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary04 April 2019 Joanne Bollinger, WISE  |
March 28, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary28 March, 2019 Amy Hand: Camden Public Library .jpg) |
March 21, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary21 March 2019 Club Assembly .jpg) |
March 14, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary14 March 2019 Mimi Edmunds, Classification Talk  |
March 7, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary07 March 2019 Barbara Spaulding, Coastal Family Hospice Volunteer  |
February 28, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary28 February, 2019 Speakers: Shelly Butler and Kim Palermo, CABG  |
February 21, 2019 Meeting of West Bay RotaryFebruary 21, 2019 Rotarian Speakers!  |
February 14, 2019 Meeting of West Bay Rotary14 February 2019 Lexi Doudera, Executive Director and Olivia Dawson, Director of Education – Saltwater Classroom  |
February 7, 2019 Meeting of West Bay RotaryFebruary 7, 2019 Marianne Naess, Nordic Aqua Farms  |
January 31, 2019 Meeting of West Bay RotaryJanuary 31, 2019 Speaker: Club Assembly  |
January 24, 2019 Meeting of West Bay RotaryJanuary 24, 2019 Camden Rockport Middle School Japan Exchange Program  |
January 17, 2019 Meeting of West Bay RotaryJanuary 17, 2019 Speaker: Loriman Looke, Classification Talk  |
January 10, 2019 Meeting West Bay RotaryJanuary 10, 2019 Cyndi Prince, Loohoo  |
January 3, 2019 Meeting of West Bay RotaryJanuary 3, 2019 Jane Babbitt - Hands Across the Sea .jpg) |
December 27, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryDecember 27, 2018 Scholar Speakers  |
December 20, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryDecember 20, 2018 The Off Beats from Camden High School  |
December 13, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryDecember 13, 2018 Dr Kerry Lavigne, MD FAAD, Skin Cancers  |
December 06, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryDecember 06, 2018 Speaker: Rick Cantz, Goodwill of Northern New England  |
November 29, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryNovember 29, 2018 Speaker, Tim Carroll, Sheriff Elect of the Knox County Sheriff's Office.  |
November 15, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryNovember 15, 2018  |
November 8, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryNovember 8, 2018 Rev. Ute Molitor, Congregational Minister  |
November 1, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryNovember 01, 2018 Kathleen Meil/Acadia Center  |
October 25, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryOctober 25, 2018 Molly Mulhern, The Apprenticeshop  |
October 18, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryOctober 18, 2018 Classification Talk, Kevin Abendroth  |
October 11, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryOctober 11, 2018 Razia Jan, Ray of Hope Foundation  |
October 4, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryOctober 4, 2018 Jim Sharp, Transportation Museum  |
September 27, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotarySeptember 27, 2018 Meeting of West Bay Rotary Joanne Miller, Puerto Rico and Hurricane Maria  |
September 20, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotarySeptember 20, 2018 Sandy Cox, West Bay Website  |
September 13, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotarySeptember 13, 2018 Susan Meisfeldt, Family Care Hostel: Improving Access to Cancer Care in Northern Tanzania  |
September 6, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotarySeptember 6, 2018 District Governor Marcel Noel  |
August 30, 2018 Meeting of the West Bay RotaryAugust 30, 2018 Paul Rogers, Expedition Cruise to Antarctica  |
August 23, 2018 Meeting of West Bay Rotary
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August 16, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryAugust 16, 2018 Mike Moore, Tanzania Project .jpg) |
August 9, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryAugust 09, 2018 Joan Phaup, Rotary District 7790 International Youth Exchange Chair  |
August 02, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryAugust 02, 2018 Training for ME Boat and Home Show  |
July 26, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryJuly 26, 2018 Meeting of West Bay Rotary Speaker of the Day: Mick Moore, Hypnosis  |
July 19, 2018 West Bay Rotary MeetingJuly 19, 2018 West Bay Rotary Meeting Helen Kelly and Anne Norman – PEO, NE District  |
July 12, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryJuly 12, 2018 Meeting of West Bay Rotary Charles Nethersole, Experience on the Leopard  |
July 5, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryGreg Dugal, Hospitality Industry .jpg) |
June 28, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryTom Peaco, Ex. Dir. Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce |
June 21, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryMelissa Bellew, Execu  tive Director, Pen Bay YMCA |
June 14, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryRich Ash, CHRHS Theater Production |
June 7, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotarySherry Cobb, Are  a Interfaith Outreach |
May 17, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryLEAPS of IMAGINATION Thinking through Art |
May 3, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotarySpeaker didn't show, Ad Lib |
April 19, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryDon Reimer, Owls |
April 5, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryBrian Robinson, Ever  green Home Performance |
March 15, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryPeter Leo, the Instr  ument Exchange |
February 22, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryShawn Doll, Big Brot  hers Big Sisters |
February 15, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryChris Finn, John Nappa, Storm Warriors   |
February 8, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryRandall A. Liberty, Warden, Maine State Prison, retired Kennebec County sheriff and Command Sargeant Major, US Army (RET)  |
February 1, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryHayden And  erson, Maine Humanities Council |
January 25, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryShelly Butler, PAWS Animal Adoption Center |
January 18, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryTrina Kuykendall Classification Talk  |
January 11, 2018 Meeting of West Bay RotaryADG David Wells, Ellsworth Rotary, Wheelchair Project |
January 4, 2018 Meeting of West Bay Rotary Ara Lovely, Owls Head |
December 28, 2017 Meeting of West Bay RotaryVocational Service Scholarship Recipients |
December 21, 2017 Meeting of West Bay RotaryClub Assembly and holiday music program  |
December 14, 2017 Meeting of West Bay RotarySafe Passage, Guate  mala City |
December 7, 2017 Meeting of West Bay RotaryAmanda Sprowl, A Family For Me |
November 30, 2017 Meeting of West Bay RotaryRoy Hitchings, A  ccess to Healthcare |
November 16, 2017 Meeting of West Bay RotaryNovember 16, 2017 Meeting of West Bay Rotary, at the VFW on Pearl Street  |
November 9, 2017 Meeting of West Bay RotaryKen Gardiner, "Y  ou Can't Take It With You" |
November 2, 2017 Meeting of West Bay RotaryEtienne Perret o  n the Rotary Foundation |
October 26, 2017 Meeting of West Bay RotarySpeaker unavailable today, but lots to report! |
October 19, 2017 Meeting of West Bay RotaryGood Shepherd Foo  d Bank of Maine |
October 5, 2017 Meeting of West Bay RotaryLyman Morse at Wayfarer  |
September - Club Assembly
West Bay Rotary September 28, 2017 Club Assembly Buckets on the Table – Rockport, TX Rotary support Make Checks Payable Rockport Rotary Club Foundation Budget 2018 – approved Sandy – World Polio Day October 24 – Bill & Melinda Gates will be hosting an online forum on Endpolio.org – information about Polio Day Polio Walk – Saturday, October 21 9 a.m. Belfast We will take the train from City Point to Brooks Sign ups for the walk & the ride will be provided in the upcoming weeks. George Abendroth Strategic Plan – Did a strategic plan around 2011-2012 If anyone has a copy of that plan, please forward to George. Membership Data Updates – We have local, district & Rotary International Goals. We didn’t have a very successful go around on updating information. We need to get Club Runner up-to-date. We are trying to get information current – the info doesn’t get shared anywhere except RI & west Bay. Event Reporting – Gathering information for events. We need to capture the details of events/activities for the club. Did we raise $$ -Did we spend $$ Website – Please provide detailed updates to George. Updated upcoming speaker section – will try to keep that updated. Charitable Foundation form has been updated for the spring. Committee Pages – We encourage all committee areas to provide details for their sections. Interact – George is now the advisor to Interact from West Bay. 12 in the group – trying to recruit new members. 9 Interact students that are interested in participating in the polio walk. Planning a Safe Passage Guatemala trip. Currently involved in the Window Dressers project. Charitable Foundation – Mary Sargent & Kim Milton We have $9,000 available to give – we have two applications so far – we have plenty of money to distribute. October 1 is the deadline. International Convention Booth – Etienne – no update on the convention booth. Sent in the application, we will find out if they accept later. Rotary Direct – EREY for the Polio fundraising. Visit Rotary.org – donate section. Make one time or quarterly or monthly updates. Automatic deductions are available. Presidents Project Peter Burke – still has $2,600 left from the Presidents Project - $300 to Susan’s Yucatan Project. $500 to Midcoast Recovery Coalition. $500 One Less Worry. With balance of $1,300 to the Hospitality House. Would like to hold the money and use it to focus on a project that we are working on. The club will be recognizing Joe & Ginny Ryan and Stuart & Marianne Smith for their contributions. Hospitality House – Thursday, October 5 – New client moving in – may need another person to assist with move in. Youth Exchange – We send a student & that country sends a student back. If you know of any students that want to do this or if any members want to help out, please see George. Mark Coursey Mark has electronically archived the financial materials – We are looking for all paper information. PAWS puppy path – sign up sheet next week Jim Potter – Entrepreneurship Kicked off 17th annual class last night – runs through October 16 Next Week’s Speaker - Bob Flight - Lyman Morse |
September 21, 2017 Meeting of West Bay Rotary Rick Tasker's Classification Talk |
September 14 Meeting West Bay Rotary
September 14, 2017 West Bay Rotary Meeting Committee chairs – If you have an event that you would like to share with the club, please send event details to George so he can add them to calendar. Buckets on the table for Rockport, TX Rotary Speaker: Peter Berke Strange Things that Have Happened to Me Grew up in garment & textile business As a kid Peter packed boxes, inspected fabrics, etc. The job wasn't a good fit for Peter so he transitioned into a business that rented tropical plants to trade shows. Sometimes this business was challenging because of teamsters – in NYC the teamsters were asking for $1,500 to back his small truck up to the convention center. Peter connected to a guy through his father - after several phone calls, this guy gets Peter into the convention center without the $1,500. A couple of months later he gets a call from the FBI/DA doing an investigation on the teamsters. He follows the FBI to the meatpacking district – they want him to testify against the teamsters in front of a grand jury. He was nervous about his safety – the FBI offered to provide protection or a wire he declined. 4-6 years later he went back to the family business. He oversaw 17 “sweatshops” in NY & in the Caribbean. In NY – he traveled around to all the factories. He was working with a Korean factory and they messed up a project so they were not going to get paid. They wanted their money. They called his house and threatened his family. He went to his father about it – his father asked the factory owners to come into the showroom. Father meets with them and they continue to threaten Peters family - but Peter's father didn't seem to care. His father negotiates a decrease in the rate of pay. The rumor around the shop was that Peters father had discounted him so they should be careful because who knows what the father would do to them. He traveled to Columbia and it was dominated by drug cartels. He travels to this area and everyone is armed. He goes to the factories – he inspects the work. You go to these factories and it seems like a very small operation. It was all set up as a laundering situation for the cocaine industry. After the tour – they take him up to a room – he found that his father had bounced a $50,000 check. They wanted him to call his father on the phone. Father is out of town – out of reach. The Colombians tell him that they need the $50,000 and he’s not allowed to go home. They tell him that they are going to lock him in his hotel room until they get paid. Once he returned to the hotel room - he could arrange for a payment within 24 hours. After 24 hours, he received a call that they had received the money so he could go. His flight was cancelled – he had to fly to Cali instead – he arrived at night drove past cars on fire. He started painting houses in college - that’s how he ended up here in the business. In the late 90’s his father was bought out by his partner – it was a forced buy out and the rug was kind of pulled out from under him. He was most afraid when he was in Columbia because he wasn’t sure that he was going to come home. We have been invited to the AIO food pantry get together – 9/24 Rotary Club of Bangor has invited us to their Century of Service events on Friday, October 13. Welcome into membership Bruce Peel  Committee reports Mary Sargent – Foundation application is on the website. October 1 is the deadline for application for donation requests. If you know of any organization that is looking for a gift let them know. If they received in the spring – they are not eligible until next spring. Sandy Cox – October 21 – Rotary Walk in Belfast more details to come. Our goal is to raise $2,000 for each club. There will be a cost to participate – for polio. Mark Coursey Meeting on Wednesday On October 7 & 14 – will be working on the PAWS puppy trail. Ron Hall EREY Rodney Lynch, Barry King & Peter Berke After you’ve accumulated $1,000 you are eligible to be awarded with a Paul Harris Fellow Congratulations Suzanne Scott for becoming a Paul Harris Fellow  Susan Dorr - International Committee Grant was submitted to the Rotary District for 4 more water fountains in the Yucatan. Grants awarded – money held up because of another club in the District Found out that the money finally went through. October 31 – Susan, Peter and Heidi Karod will be traveling to the Yucatan to visit the locations. Heidi will spend some time at the school. Next Week - Rick Tasker – Classification Talk |
September 7, 2017 Meeting of West Bay RotaryBrenda Berry, Pre-diabetes and Diabetes  |
August 31, 2017 Meeting of West Bay RotaryMeagan Williams, Executive Director of United Midcoast Charities |
August 24, 2017 Meeting of West Bay RotaryDavid Jacobson, cartoonist and glass blower of Montville |
July 27 and August 3, 2017 Meetings of West Bay RotaryJuly 27 and August 3, 2017 Meetings   |
July 20, 2017 Meeting of West Bay Rotary - AlpacasExperience Alpacas!  |
July 13, 2017 - Joel LaFleur, MD - Electronic Medical Records
July 13, 2017 Buckets on the table – Backpack program Member info sheets – please complete Joel LaFleur, MD – Maine Medical Center Electronic Medical Records – Pen Bay Medical Center Joel was a practicing surgeon for about 25 years – Became interested in this field – sees his job as a liaison between information folks & physicians. Got a masters degree in biomedical information – concerned with healthcare & computers work together. EMR is just one part of that. MaineHealth Parent corporation is the parent corporation 13 members & 4 affiliates Largest employer in the state Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital merged as Coastal Healthcare Alliance in December 2015 The company EPIC kept a low profile until recently. It is a privately held company. Single largest EMR vendor in the country. Started by going to the largest healthcare systems. They have exhausted the US market and are expanding into foreign markets – UAE and Netherlands. Value of having an EMR – allows for us to share medical records fairly easily. 1 Patient 1 Record We all share the same chart – only one copy of your medication list, diagnosis, etc. Security & privacy protections – anytime you open a record there is an electronic tag that indicates who has been on your chart. There are protections around certain types of files. MyChart Patient Portal Your records are available to you and the clinicians. You can see lab, pathology and imaging results. Considering putting physician notes in MyChart. You can send messages to your providers through MyChart. Encourage everyone to get a MyChart account – it is very useful. As a patient can you opt out of sharing between doctors? Outside of the system yes – you can ask for a record of everyone who has accessed your account. What’s the responsibility of the patient to update their info? One of Joel’s pet peeves – a lot of practices still ask you to fill out forms. We all have a responsibility to make sure that the information is correct. You have a right to see all of that info. If there is incorrect info on the chart it is important to get it updated. MaineHeatlh Cardiologists are currently in a different EMR – will be transitioned into MyChart in the upcoming years. Imaging uses a different system, but they interface electronically. We don’t have the time, money & people to do all of this work done at one time. It is a work on progress. How does being a surgeon provide you with the skills to do this work? Other physicians respect physicians more so than they respect folks with computer science degrees. We understand each other. Rick Tasker – Newest member of our club Committee Reports Bob – Boats Homes & Harbors 1 month left until the event. We need 48 people to fulfill the volunteer needs for this event. Please sign up or recruit your friends. International Rotary Convention – House of Friendship at National Meeting. Highlighting the stove project in the House of Friendship. Pat Manley from Masons on a Mission is interested in participating. Meeting in Toronto in June. Details to follow. Community Service 63 Washington Street 2 day project – need more people to sign up. Had a great turnout & good time building on the tiny house. July 22 & July 29 Had a great meeting/training with window dressers. Will need folks for the build Bike Event Sunday, July 23 – breakfast Sign up – we will be putting breakfast together and selling breakfast that day. Between 4a – 8a Monday, July 17 at the Seadog – 5p – coordinating meeting Beer Garden – need two more people for the afternoon shift. Will piggyback on Mary’s meeting for planning. Next week - Michael Aimes – Maine Ocean School |
July 6, 2017 - Tora Decker Griffith / Masons on a Mission
July 6, 2017 Buckets on the table – backpack program Barbara Heard reported on the program - We ask LL Bean to donate backpacks – members of the club donate to the buckets or buy items. They go to students who need the backpacks and the supplies. What kind of stuff are we filling them with Pens, pencils, 3-ring binders, calculators, pencil boxes, erasers Tora Decker Griffith Youth Exchange Spain  Last year she went to spain for 10.5 months Aranda De Duero 30,000 people Very dry dessert climate Capital of Ribera Del Duero wine region – lots of vineyards in the region Every single town has a central plaza – the plazas are filled with kids. Houses in Spain are usually very tiny. Tora was fortunate to live in large beautiful home. Had to take public transportation in Spain – first time taking public transportation. 3 large rotary districts in Spain 70% of the exchange students she met were Americans. She was a little disappointed since she wanted to meet folks from other countries. Agreed to participate in a 5K because she didn’t recognize the word for 5k. Had to Google it and couldn’t believe she agreed to do this race. The first 1,000 finishers got a bottle of wine. Took a trip Bourkos – well known city in Spain. Cathedral is very old – had several different rooms and each room was designed by a different artist. School – Junior & Senior years are different. Huge test at the end of the year for Spanish students that decides whether they can go to college. The school was bi-lingual, but she took all courses in Spanish. Holiday Season The winter holidays include Christmas, NY and the day of Kings. They celebrate Christmas only because Americans too. Co-workers give each other pig legs. Came home from school and there was a leg in the kitchen. They cost anywhere from 50-300 euro. Giving & receiving legs – they last all year. Live action Nativity – people in costume just standing still in costume. Very cold. Q&A How did you do in the all Spanish speaking classes? For a little while it was difficult – but it got easier. Pat Manley – Stove Project in Guatemala Masons on a Mission Goal to build efficient, clean building cook stoves. Work with local folks in Guatemala – Ishey came to Maine for her first vacation ever. Thanks so much for welcoming us to talk about the stove project. Want to say thank you on behalf of the lives that it is changing. Most of the women cook with open fires – smoke is in the kitchen – causes eye & respiratory problems. Decrease the amount of wood that you have to use. Help the women to have more free time – with an open fire, it takes longer to good your food. It brings the family together. They provide leadership training & literacy skills. Thanks so much for your support of the program. Peter Burke – Recognize some folks Susan Dorr & Jen Harris Paul Harris Award – to Kristen Lindquist for all the work she does to keep the organization in good finances.  Boats & Harbors – sign ups are now available. Mark Coursey 3 sheets being distributed Habitat on Saturday 8a – noon 2 forest road in Warren Next Monday, July 10 – window dressers – 4p 20 mechanic street Training for measuring Approximately 90 minute training 63 Washington Street Painting – July 22 & 23 Sunday, July 23 – Beer garden Lobster Ride – Bicycle coalition Next weeks speaker Joel LaFleur – Electronic Medical Records |
June 22, 2017 Meeting - Connect CamdenLehman Scott and Karen  Brace, Connect Camden (NB: NO REGULAR 7:30a MEETING ON 7/29/17 DUE TO ANNUAL DINNER) |
West Bay Rotary Announces Grant Recipients
Congratulations to Bob Talbot & Richard Goff for completing the West Bay Rotary Red Badge Program  Bi-annually West Bay Rotary distributes funds to local non-profit organizations. We are happy to announce the recipients of this round of contributions. Knox County Homeless Coalition - $1,000 Steph Prim received the gift. Thanks so much for all your support over many years. Currently blessed with a 90-95% success rate for sustainable independence. We stick with them until they reach that point. Please stop by and see the new tiny house. PAWS - $1,000 gift accepted by Shelly Butler Thank you all very much for this gift. It enables us to do our work on a daily business. This specific gift will allow us to expand our medical suite. They have many kittens available for adoption. Camp Capella - $1,500 accepted by Harvey Cheslin Thank you for the hospitality – summer camp for Maine children with special needs. They open next Sunday. This gift will allow us to accommodate kids without concern for their ability to pay. Maine Alliance for Addiction Recovery - $500 Darren Ripley accepted the gift. This gift will help support the coastal recovery community center. We are trying to fill the gap between when folks get out of recovery. Try to help them adjust with their new life. Provide a safe place after they go through recovery. Monday – Friday 4p – 8p – 24 Lincoln Street, Rockland. All volunteer organization. University College of Rockland - $700 Deborah Meehan accepts the gift. This check will start one new college student to take that first college course. Pen Bay YMCA - $1,000 Marcia Roberts – This gift allows the YMCA to pay for summer camp for those who are unable to pay. LifeFlight - $500 Amy Root – Thank you for your loyalty. LifeFlight sincerely appreciates your gifts and the commitment you have shown. Life Flight has just expanded – this gift will allow us to buy a tug which makes it easier to get the helicopter out of the hanger. We added a third helicopter so this will be the safest summer in Maine. Wayfinders School $1,500 Martha Kempe Passages – home based HS degree program for teen parents. Graduated 19 from 8 counties. It is very difficult to get a high school diploma when you’re trying to raise a child. This gift will allow us to support these students. Penobscot Language School - $250 Joan Lemole This gift allows us to move forward with our new culture camp by engaging them with hands on activities. Each day they will “visit” a new country through activities. Coastal Mountain Land Trust – $1,000  Buckets on the table are for the toilet paper project. Community Service Mark Coursey Busy July planned July 8 (rain date 7/15) – Habitat for Humanity July 22/29 – 63 Washington Street for painting Annual Dinner June 29 Lincoln Erlinbach – new District Governor will be out guest. No morning meeting that day. Sunday, June 25 Group from WB, Camden and Beer & yachting rotarians – traveling out to Monhegan for the day. Get on the 10:30 boat and join them. Next Week Downtown Camden from Karen Brace & Leamon Scott Group of people looking to develop downtown Camden. |
Bonnie Rukin, Slow Money Maine, June 8, 2017 Bonnie Rukin, Slow Money Maine |
June 1, 2017 - Holly Anderson, BeekeeperHolly Anderson of Lincolnville, Maine, on Beekeeping  |
May 25, 2017 - Tia Anderson - Midcoast Habitat for Humanity
West Bay Rotary May 25, 2017 Midcoast Habitat for Humanity Tia Anderson, Executive Director  Mission: To work in cooperation with the vision & principles of Habitat for Humanity International, bringing people together to build hope, homes and community and end poverty housing in Knox County, Maine. A lot happening with Midcoast Habitat for Humanity - Need for affordable housing continues to grow 48.3% unable to afford median home 58% unable to afford 2 bedroom rental Habitat for Humanity is building, rehabbing & creating solutions Every Helping Hand Builds Home Habitat cannot do what they do without volunteers What they do & how they do it is based on community support Most recent project – turn over the house early in June. The property was donated by the City of Camden. The family lived in apartment that had issues with mold & rodents – had security issues. We have many teams that visit from away to help to build for a week. 10-12 volunteers Local churches house them for us. 11 groups are scheduled for this year. Criteria for housing Required to pay a mortgage Families need to be making a living, but need help They enter into the Habitat family and we ask them to stay engaged after they receive their homes. Quality of life in general Leads to better education, health & prosperity. Where we were 20 years 21 houses 16 volunteer/board 2 committees 5 businesses 2 churches Where we are: 27 years 31 homes 13 BOD 5 committees 3 staff 39 business/36 restaurants 4 churches 29 local volunteer teams 29 teams hosted 128,000 in kind donations 15 lots in land bank 1 restore – supports overhead 40 volunteers – commit to at least one shift per week. 1,000 donations annually $728k net sales 482 tons of waste diverted Current Projects: Camden home & rehab in Rockland (will work on this as a winter project) Ambitious plans for the next 2 years – they can’t work fast enough. The need is great in the community. They are working on some potential collaborations with the Knox County Homeless Coalition – building homes will allow them to free up beds in the hospitality house. Tiny Homes for Hope Hospitality House acquired the barn – hoping to build a campus there. The thought was to create a small community of tiny homes. Transitional houses – better than putting folks up in hotels. Allows families to still have access to services on campus. 192 Sq. feet. Full bathroom, efficiency kitchen – not intended to be cooked in. Temporary transitional housing. Rockland is very supportive. Looking for sponsors for individual houses – the cost is $15,000 per home. Philbrick avenue, Rockland This was developed by Mr. Philbrick as workforce housing – they are going to redevelop it in a similar model. 550-750 sq. foot homes. Another exciting project on the horizon. Looking for a regular flow of volunteers. Q&A How many people can live in the tiny homes? 1 person or a couple. A few could be connected with hallways that lock off if needed. Are all communities in this area committed to affordable housing? It is written into their plans, but not all are working on it. What is the donation criteria for Restore? This changes based on inventory Is there a typical wait time for waiting housing clients? Revolving application process, but we are looking to possibly modify for specific projects. If applications don’t qualify for a house because of financial hardships – they get those folks some assistance. They don’t blanket deny, we help them to move through the system to get assistance. Do these town provide reduction in real estate taxes? They are tax exempt – so they don’t pay taxes on the property. Homeowners must pay taxes. Partner families can apply by claiming poverty – and get an exemption or abatement. Any problems with houses? Never had a foreclosure on the homes – because we support them in difficult times. How many folks who apply don’t get accepted? 20:1 – Is this just families? In recent years, it’s been single moms – individuals can absolutely apply. Buckets on the table Toilet paper project – until the end of June Duck Derby Still a couple of spots open for this weekend. Please just show up and we will put you to work. If you have a kayak or paddleboard that can be used – Peter will pick up and return. George went to District Conference this weekend Recognized in several ways eWaste – 1 of 2 eco responsible projects for the district Certificate of appreciation for support of End Polio Now Averaged $100 & 100% participation - #2 in the district. Next BOD – June 7 – Peters last meeting. Monhegan Trip with Camden Rotary Club - Sunday, June 26 / 10:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Rockland Rotary – Governor LePage will be speaking at Rockland Rotary next week. Next week - Holly Edwards – Bee Keeping |
May 18, 2017 - Bob Talbot Classification Talk
May 18, 2017 West Bay Rotary Bob Talbot – Classification Talk  Joined West Bay Rotary recently – was a Rotarian in the late 90’s in Rockland Also in 2000 in Long Meadow Massachusetts Rockland native – moved back after lots of travels. Bob is in Marketing &Development for Phi Builders & Architects How did he get to this profession? He didn’t choose his profession – it chose him. He would consider himself an adventurer – he is always up for new experiences Had the opportunity to be a foreign exchange student in South Africa – with a family that he still speaks to today. Lived in 7 states – purchased 10 homes – lots of career opportunities Been with Phi for 5 years Phi is a 13 year old company that started as a cabinet shop - Now the company does more general construction. Folks come to Phi to talk about designing and/or building their homes. They do a lot of renovation work as well. It is an evolving world out there. It’s his role to understand who the customer is today. Social media – investing more dollars into digital platforms. Manages facebook, print and photoshoots. Serves a client liaison Some know them as Phi Home Designs – Many found this name confusing. Some think they’re an interior design firm. He wanted the name to be more clear - changed to Phi Builders & Architects. That way folks know exactly what they do. Favorite/least favorite project? Favorite - Once in a while we get smaller projects that he can just manage himself. Least Favorite – Sometimes projects just get off track Born in Rockland? Yes – born at the old Hospital – current Knox Center Thought about interior design? They don’t want to compete with other local interior designers, interior design will add value to the package. What other areas are you doing projects? General contracting – we do not want to take a job that is more than 60 minutes dive away. From a design perspective, we can design for anyone, but it gets more difficult the further away folks are. We can ship cabinets & furniture anywhere. Completed the new Cellardoor project on Thompsons Point. Business is getting pushed out a little bit because folks really want waterfront design and there isn’t a clot of waterfront available in this region. What other commercial work have you done? On the Water – for their real estate office. They have done an addition, incorporated a laundry service for clients. Working on a Montessori school plan out of the area – someone else will be the contractor. We fluctuate between 28 – 31 employees. They are not subcontracting projects out to other folks – they can do the work themselves. How many employed? Currently 30 – carpenters, laborers, architects, shop folks & 5 management level. Buckets on the table – Refugee family from Congo Community Service – 63 Washington – changing format from live in to day care – we are going to re-do their front porch. Coastal Mountain Land Trust – work on some of their trail projects. We will get some more formal plans in place as we move forward. Duck Derby – 10 days left Openings this weekend to sell duck derby tickets Sign ups for the day before & day of being distributed. EREY – Ron Hall  House keeping Annual Dinner June 29 – Samoset Sharon Hobson – One less worry Offering pads & tampons to women and teens 27,000 tampons & pads distributed Toilet paper – 6000 rolls Who knew that folks were struggling to meet their toilet paper needs. Toilet paper is expensive – if you’re struggling financially, you cannot afford to do that. SNAP & food stamp dollars cannot be used for toilet paper. Samoset is now giving her all of their tail ends – she bundles them in half pound packets. Monhegan Boat Trip Leni Gronros of the Camden club and Kristen Lindquist have come up with a fun outing for our two clubs (and I believe Leni is inviting the yachting and beer Rotarians, as well)--we're going to Monhegan for the day. Please join us on SUNDAY, JUNE 25, on the 10:30 a.m. boat from Port Clyde. (This is a correction from what I said this morning, as I forgot that the boat doesn't run at 7 a.m. on Sunday; it's the mailboat.) We will arrive on the island about an hour later, have lunch, then hike, explore, etc. until the 4:30 boat takes us home. I will try to arrange a sit-down lunch for those interested at the Island Inn--that's the big classic old inn right on the harbor, with a lovely, waterview dining room, good lobster rolls, and nice art. I will also try to arrange for us to get a tour at Monhegan Brewing Co., a small but excellent brewery on the island. (The brewery also makes really good ginger beer and root beer for kids and others who don't drink.) And I will come up with suggestions for other activities one might want to do while there--short hikes, gallery visits, visit to the small but excellent historical and art museum at the lighthouse, etc.--as well as other food options. (The pizza place out there is wonderful, for example, and also serves ice cream.) PLEASE let me know if you're are going, so that I don't inundate everyone with follow-up emails and information. Otherwise, all you need to do is reserve your spot on the 10:30 boat for that date. Adult tickets are $38 roundtrip, and parking is $7/day, so we should carpool as much as we can. Information here: https://monheganboat.com/schedule/ You can reserve online or call them. Then, show up by 10 a.m. (give yourself a little extra time to park; sometimes it can be busy!) to get on the boat! Constitution Bi-Laws Club specific constitution and set of bi-laws In order to approve these changes, we have to have a club vote. We are required to give you 10 days notice before vote. Committee organizational structure document – club specific – useful guide to help guide the committees. Next Week – Tia Anderson – Habitat for Humanity |
May 11, 2017 Meeting of West Bay RotarySpecial Olympics says "Thank You", Inbound Exchange Student "Jay" from Thailand |
April 27, 2017 - Club Assembly
April 27, 2017 West Bay Rotary Club Assembly Buckets on the Table – Last week for the Ripple Initiative Looking for new ideas for May & June Financial – We are in a good position financially. Would like to make sure that all members are paid in full before the end of Peters time in office. Had surplus in “buckets” fund – asked the club to vote on where it should go. Club offered up: Backpacks, Knox County Recovery Coalition & a refugee family in Thomaston. Club voted & selected the Thomaston refugee family. Bi-Laws Update BOD will be updating some portions of the materials and we will send it out to members to review updates. Are the changes substantive or procedural? Mostly just formatting. We have a committee organizational structure. We are tweaking that document to ensure that it reflects our current structure. Presidents Project Hospitality House – Have a lot of discussions going on with the Hospitality House. 1.Barn roof repair – Peter Burke is taking to Peter Horch about repair. 2.Walking path – trying to schedule a date defined – will be asking for some volunteers to help out. Likely a one day project. 3.Driveway & road repair – Looking for us to come & supervise – helping to define where the roads, driveways are. 4.Habitat for Humanity – Women’s Build – May 8. Trailer mounted mini house. 1 of 15 houses they plan to build this year. The idea is that they will drop 15 mini homes behind the hospitality house. 5.Trying to do a collaboration project with Rotaract to do a window dressers project either at Hospitality House or for those folks who are Hospitality House beneficiaries. eWaste+ This was a fun, team effort. Everyone dove in and took care of everything. Great signage by Joe Ryan. Jake Barber came out and smoothed out the areas for traffic, it was great. The layout worked really well. Hopefully next year we will have paint recycling. Great PR this year – couldn’t get out without giving a donation – thanks Deb! $4,500 raised – 8,200 pounds of paper (doubled from last year). Spoke about earmarking $500 to donate to Rockport for recycling bins. Community Service meeting agenda – ways we can improve the event next year. Duck Derby Saturday, May 27 2:00 p.m. Please sell your tickets – still have a couple openings to sell tickets The bridge is scheduled to be open on May 25. We are going to drop behind the Smiling Cow Single largest fundraiser for the year. In conjunction with the Duck Derby – next year have a Duck Waddle 5k. Children’s tent this year? If someone wants to manage that we can do it. See Heidi if you want to participate – coloring contest – kids duck pond Jim Potter - Scholarships – 35 applications (8-10 less) this year. Over the next 2-3 weeks the committee will review applications and make our decisions and let the school and the club know. We invite recipients to come & talk to the club during the xmas holidays. Lisa Dresser Membership – Co-Chairs of the district 7790 Maine membership committee. West Bay is considered a role model in the management of the club. We are going to have a conversation about the direction of membership for our club May 3, 6p at Tim & Lisa’s house. We welcome anyone to participate. New Brochure & business cards – keep them on you so that they can discover more about us. Sponsorships Leamon - Sponsorships are an important part of our fundraising - they help us offset the costs of what we do. It also gives our sponsors an opportunity to show off what they do. We have identified 5 major events that lend themselves to sponsorships. Traditionally we have asked for sponsorships for each event individually. There is now an annual sponsorship opportunity. We have our first signature sponsor – in Rockport Automotive. Youth Exchange Good news – 2 very successful outbound exchanges. Nat Lawson in Argentina & Tora Decker Griffith in Spain. Nat will be speaking to the Camden Rotary – it would be great if members of our club could attend Nat’s presentation. In bound – we had Jay from Thailand. He is having a great experience. Army from Paraguay also having a great year. Next year we are having no outbound/inbound/short term exchange next year. Numbers are way down all over the nation for rotary exchange. Challenges getting host families – challenges with the political climate. We have a plan for how we want to reenergize youth exchange. We need leadership from Rotary who want to stay engaged on the district level. At the district level there is a requirement for an outbound & an inbound coordinator. Current incumbents have been doing it for years and they are tapped out. They need to find someone to take those two jobs – Joan from Camden has agreed to take on the role of District Chair. Next week after the speaker is Club Assembly Continued… |
April 20, 2017 - Camden Rockport Middle School
Camden Rockport Middle School - The Middle Matters.JPG) George Abendroth & Maria Libby presented the plan The vote for this project has been moved from November to June 13 We want to make sure that the middle schoolers have a safe place to get a quality education. Building a NEW school makes most sense – both financially AND academically Valuable investment to community and in our children’s future We have a first rate school program that should be supported by a healthy and safe facility, configured for learning in the 21st century, and that reflects our value for education! CRMS offers premium education, but the building is FAILING around hard working students and staff The current building is patchwork of construction built over nearly 100 years (MET built 1925; additions in 1955, 1965, 1980 and 2000) The mechanical systems are outdated and overextended, and they will require major investment (over $10 million) and updates in very near future The building layout is sprawling (31000 sq ft (or about 25%) too large), difficult to navigate, does not meet current standards, and wastes energy There is no solution that is cost free Repairs to current building is $16 million – these patches won’t address any of the environmental, safety & efficiency issues. A NEW school will have a life cycle of 50+ years and will address all mechanical, structural, safety and environmental concerns Yes, a new building has a higher price tag ($26 Million), however, that cost will provide the community with building that is an asset to the community, benefiting future generations. A new school will cut operating costs and will benefit the students immeasurably Building now takes advantage of lower interest rates, saving taxpayers millions of dollars A NEW school is the most cost effective, long term solution and it improves the educational opportunities for our students during these important years. Tax impact of NEW school (versus current facility) is annual increase of <$40 per $100k of property value (future cost will only grow)  A strong school system and quality infrastructure also positions our community as a more attractive retirement destination It will add to the vitality of any community If approved, construction would begin June 2018, with new school opening in August 2020 If you have any questions – please reach out to Maria Libby or George Abendroth? Where will the kids go to school during the construction? They will be able to use the current structure – but they would lose the athletic fields during that time Why did you move the vote? The snow bowl budget announcement may have a negative impact on this vote. When the decision was made to shift the date, the snow bowl audit wasn’t even public yet. Will it be LEED certified? No – one of the concerns is that we have about LEED certification is that it costs significantly more to certify the building. When does the Bond mature? High School – 2022 - Only carrying $200,000 in debt for the high school because the state is offsetting the cost. Elementary School – 2035 maturing So much traffic on the street – will it be adjusted? There is not a lot of receptivity from the town to change that to 2-way. What are the plans for the gymnasium? Will keep the high school size gymnasium – the only space where all of the students fit – to accommodate Will have a 250 seat mini theater If the bond passes – there will be some targeted fundraising for spaces. What are the current plans for the tech school? The high school will pay $600,000 per year as a result of the increase in the bond. 7 members who brought 10 guests. Member winner – Mary Sargent Guest winner – Andy Nestor We give a contribution to a non-profit on their behalf |
April 13, 2017 Meeting of West Bay RotaryInternational Service project review with committee chair Susan Dorr, members Heidi Karod, Penny Dunning |
Window Dressers - April 6, 2017
The Window Dressers Insulating Window Inserts Windowdressers.org 207-596-3073 Karl Kahler What do they do? Manufacture interior window inserts goals:
Managed by executive committee of the BOD Use all volunteer labor to keep prices low Central frame cutting operation in Rockland Community builds located throughout Maine 14 established locations 5 new locations in 2017 Volume of activity growing significantly each year 2010 – 185 inserts 2011 – 1231 Inserts 2012 – 2224 Inserts 2013 – 2610 Inserts 2014 – 3425 Inserts 2015 – 5056 Inserts 2016 – 6113 Inserts Takes 1 person hour to build an insert They started with 26.4 days to almost 900 person days that are needed to manage the need. FY 16/17 – revenue $116k Supply costs - $80k Admin expense - $164k Grants $110k Net loss $18k This year – have capital expenditures are $11k. Software enhancements & tools for installation. Q&A How do you pay for those that are donated? Add $$ to the cost of paying customers as well as paying customers Life expectancy of inserts 7 years – they’ve been in business for 10 years and have only had 1 pair come back due to wear & tear and constant full time use. Other organizations in other states? Not like they do – greater savings, etc. Have you thought about running a workshop? We have considered that – long term possibilities How do you qualify folks who are in need? The communities know who needs help – you know when folks can’t pay when you walk into folks homes. How can a group volunteer? We would be happy to run a special build session for a specific organization. Energy efficiency savings Between 15 – 25% of their heating bill per year. Type of windows? Any type of windows – it mostly for older homes Buckets on the table for the Ripple Initiative – www.therippleinitiative.org/ Community Service – Began reviewing grant 18 requests for a total of $32,600. Business Expo – Next Thursday at the Samoset – need volunteers to promote Rotary Board Meeting - Wednesday, April 13 - Anderson Inn, Quarry Hill - 7:00 a.m. Ewaste+ Saturday, April 22 – 3 locations to display banners – please post & share flyers. Sign up sheets are available. |
MaineShare - March 30, 2017
March 30, 2017 MaineShare Kate Cronin – Executive Director .jpg) Moved here full time in 1990 – son & daughter grew up here in Camden. Kate has worked in non-profit sector for her full career – doing good things for Maine people and the environment. MaineShare is looking for positive & lasting change for Maine - much like Rotary International. Came together in the late 80’s to offer employee giving opportunities. Founded a collaborative organization in the 1980’s. If you have a vision a group of friends and a lawyer who can complete your 501C3 – it isn’t easy to find all of your resources. Maine Association of Non-Profits 6,000 non-profits in Maine How does someone choose where they will focus their time & dollars 11 billion dollars to the economy Employee 1 in 6 workers Build community & cultivate civil society $935 million to time and talent through ME non-Profits MaineShare Supports Long Term solutions Maine Share donors are funding member groups addressing root cause issues and working for sustainable solutions. Member groups advocate for policies, program and education to: Increase economic opportunity Advocate for social justice & peace Promote safety & Health Protect Maine’s environmental health Support education, cultural diversity and arts MaineShare benefits business and employees Helps establish community leadership Increases donation choices for employees Connects employees with the causes they care about Offering MaineShare broadens your community impact and offering an employee giving program is a great place to start. Economic opportunity New Ventures Maine Working with men & women to give them the tools to restart or start their careers. Economic viability for Maine Maine Women’s Fund – bolstering economic security for Maine women. Safety & health – environmental health strategies center – helped to pass the BPA free initiatives across the country. Been looking at toxins that are in our homes. Currently working on the arsenic & well water initiative. The environment – Many of the non-profits in Maine have been working to keep the environment cleaner. Natural Resources Council of Maine. Maine Audubon, Sierra Club, Maine Resources Recovery Association – work with municipal resource entities about what we are doing with our waste. Social Justice & Peace Maine Veterans for Peace – sharing the human impact of war Maine Council of Churches – seeking common ground across all sectors MaineShare member groups have important impact on the communities they serve. Maine Farmland Trust – the states leading force in protecting farmland –preserve farm land Chewonki uses the outdoors to educate students on Maine ecology & natural history Genesis Community Loan Fund – gives money to other organizations Maine organic farmers & gardeners – MOFGA Community Financial Literacy – teaching new Mainers financial skills – new residents & refugees. MaineShare is dedicated to choice in giving – donors designate their contributions directly to the groups and causes they care about most. MaineShare retains 15% of contributions – remaining goes to the recipients. Amount of money ranges from $3,000 - $12,000 each year. All of your dollars stay local and support progressive organizations working for Maine communities. Q&A What is MaineShare is doing to support the fight against drug addiction? Don’t know of any of the organizations that are addressing that today. Those groups that are working with young people can address that as part of their programming. How does a non-profit get on the MaineShare list? When our own member groups, staff and BOD decide that they are raising enough money to welcome additional groups to participate. The organizations review the applications and vote on groups to be added. Buckets on the table for Paws Next week Ripple Initiative - http://www.therippleinitiative.org/ April 22 – Ewaste Ron – EREY – Noel Cox & John Johanson Songbook update – Send in ideas & suggestions for new songs. Heidi – Youth Exchange – 2 outbound & inbounds are doing well. Calendar Changes Board meeting – April 12 Business to Business Expo – April 12 2p – 7p – need folks to staff the booth New brochure & business cards Next week – window dressers |
Wayfinder Schools - March 23, 2017
West Bay Rotary March 23, 2017 Martha Kempe, Director of Passages Program Wayfinder Schools Wayfinder School has a long history here in Camden. 1973 Community School was started to address the needs of students who were dropping out of high school. The Community School helped students find work while completing their diplomas Opportunity Farm – for young boys with precarious living situations. Students lived/worked on the farm and went to school. 2011 – Opportunity Farm and the Community School merged – now they can serve more students. There are 65 students in the Passages program. The Residential program is for boys and girls who have already dropped out of school or at risk of dropping out. We try to help these students finish high school to be able to become a productive member of the community. Passages – started in the 90’s when a student became pregnant. She couldn’t stay in the residential program – had to figure out another option. Barriers to success for teen parents: child care – transportation and housing Needed to come up with a way to break down those barriers. We provide those students with tools including technology, transportation and child care. Hopes that this breaks the cycle. Diplomas help the students to become more engaged. Teen pregnancy rate in Maine – 4th lowest in the nation. When she interviews a student – they want to be good parents, they want to be there for their children. The organization is eligible to receive public school funding – but it doesn’t cover the costs When you have a teen mom, she doesn’t drive, doesn’t have control over her healthcare, in some school districts a teen can’t do adult ed. More barriers. Q&A How do you deal with emotional issues how do you deal? Students have to want to be there. When they are interviewed, they usually have had gaps in their education. Many have said that they have been bullied – some don’t have resources for self-care. These folks have self-diagnosed with anxiety, addiction, depression. The birth of a baby helps to reengage the students in life. School can be a very unwelcoming place – sometimes schools don’t want them there. Students join passages from 14-20 68% of those students will graduate by age 20 We talk about home safety & budgeting What other services are available to them? Can they get WIC, etc? One of the roles of the teachers is to learn about the agencies in the community so that they know what resources are available to these students. Many students have access to ASPIRE – helps a little bit with books or drivers ed – sometimes. When they see a student who is really struggling – one student had a trailer that she and her boyfriend were fixing up. DHSS told them it wasn’t safe for them to live in it. Trying to get them hooked up with social services. Bay Chamber collaboration – Carnegie Hall Lullaby Project – Students get to work with professional musicians to create a lullaby for their child and it is professionally recorded. The 4th year of this program. Buckets on the table for PAWS Community Service – Habitat for Humanity project on 3/25. Indoor painting project. 8:30a – Molyneaux Road. eWaste – no paint recycling this year. Maybe next year. Duck Derby – We need more prizes that went out to the committee - doesn’t have to be only inside of the club. We have Florida trip, jewelry and car detail. Save the Date Wednesday, May 17 - evening Ebantide Duck Derby Cocktail party Paul Harris awards – Paul Harris award to Jim Potter. Survey – please complete the survey – we just need feedback. We need ideas for fresh new fundraisers. Board Meetings First Wednesday of every month. April 5 meeting moved to April 12. Club Assembly – April 27 – see Peter if you want specific materials covered on Club Assembly.\ Next Week – Maine Share |
Camden Shakespeare Festival - March 16, 2017
Camden Shakespeare Festival Stephen Legawiec - Artistic Director  The festival performs in the Camden amphitheater Previously there was a professional company who managed it. Stephen's wife grew up in Friendship Maine – volunteered at Camden Shakespeare co in high school. After that experience she decided to become a professional actress. When they moved to Maine they reached out to the library about performances at the library – the library was thrilled to have them there. 2013 – did a production of As You Like It. Set it in the 1960’s – it is important to make Shakespeare meaningful & alive. There are so many barriers to understanding regular Shakespeare. 2014 – MidSummers Nights Dream & MacBeth (In High Mountain Hall). We do have a rain venue – at St. Thomas’ Episcopal church 2015 – Comedy of Errors – The Tempest – Costumes handmade – one of a kind for this performance. This year – Romeo & Juliet & Much ado About Nothing The goal is to cast from within Maine The company is trying to raise their awareness here in the area. Despite being active for three years – many folks haven’t seen us or know that these performances take place. Very interested in having a base audience of the people who live here. They perform quite a lot – 6 performances a week for 3 weeks. They do not cancel shows due to rain – move them to the indoor venue. If anyone wants to be involved – there are many things that they need help with. Out of town actors stay at local homes – need help with ushering or costumes. Programs & advertising sales. The thing that he loves about theater is that it brings people together in a way that other types of entertainment do not. It gives people an opportunity to experience something real & alive – vs being on devices. It is their goal to make Shakespeare acceptable. It is important to bring the community together. Q&A Do you raise enough money or do you have to have fundraisers? They do need donations. They want the organization to be an ongoing thing. Right now they are subsisting through ticket sales and program advertising. A regular theater does a 60/30 – 60% donated, 30% tickets – currently it’s 90% tickets. In order to ensure longevity we will need contributions. How many in the troop? Each play approximately 20 actors Schedule Outdoor schedule based on when the amphitheater is not being used for a wedding. Dates July 25 – Aug. 13. How do you manage tickets ahead of time? Discounted tickets at Zoot and online. Tickets at the door are not discounted. Camdenshakespeare.org Mike Moore had a dream – Help build a water system in Tanzania. His club in Naples North would spearhead the effort. We got the approval and the money this week from Rotary International. Partnering with Water Missions – they do water missions and sanitary missions across the world. $119,000 grant – our own international committee provided the $2,500 seed money. Community Service Habitat for Humanity Assistance – March 25 Hospitality House work forthcoming eWaste+ April 22, 2017 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Ewaste, paper shredding, drug disposal, paint disposal Songbook Formed 10-12 years ago. Needs to be updated If there are people who want to be part of the update. Wellness month Can do this in a couple of different ways – meditation or movement. Let Peter know if you're interested in this. Charitable Foundation Grant application deadline April 1 Hospitality House Giving a little more meaning to a Presidents Project – something that might be longer lasting. Largest issue there is the ongoing leak in the roof. Create a collaborative project to have a long lasting impact. They are bursting at the seams – need room to grow. We want to be able to share this project with many organizations. Survey going out today Please take a moment to complete this – helps us to get a baseline of feelings about programs. https://survey.zohopublic.com/zs/wmB0eL |
March 9, 2017 Meeting of West Bay RotaryBruce Cole, President of t
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March 2, 2017 Meeting of West Bay Rotary - Knox County Fund, Maine Community FoundationKnox County Fund, Maine Comm
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February 23, 2017 Meeting of West Bay Rotary |
Mano en Mano - February 2, 2017
West Bay Rotary - February 2, 2017
Immigrants & Farmworkers in Downeast Maine
Mano en Mano
Ian Yaffe – Director
Founded in 2005 in Milbridge, ME
Goals from Mano en Mano's 2017-2020 Strategic Plan:
Communities Served
Mano en Mano serves the communities of Milbridge and greater Washington County including this residential population of former migrant farmworkers and their families. Seasonally - workers enter the community to do the following agricultural work. Blueberries
Broccoli
Seafood processing
Tipping/wreaths
83% latino
4% white
4% Native American
2% Asian
Consider this community to be their permanent home.
45% from Mexico
43% from the US
$15-25,000 – household income bracket – live at or below the poverty line.
Has been solid economic growth in the last 5 years
Starting in the early 1990’s the town of Milbridge experienced a rapid influx of migrant farmworkers who decided to leave the “migrant stream” and settle in Downeast Maine. For many families, a lack of available and affordable housing limits one's ability to put down roots in the area. Mano en Mano worked to build Hand in Hand Apartments to address this need.
Provide access to essential services
Interpretation
Job search
Medical services
Referrals to other organizations – food pantries, etc.
Do not provide direct assistance beyond the housing assistance.
We match folks with the systems & services that exist.
2 barriers – language barriers & cultural barrier
Access to essential services was not enough on its own
Voice in the community
Community Workshops
Voting rights
Men's health
Largest program
Maine Department of Ed
Migrant education statewide
300 migrant children statewide
Provide support & instructional services
Increases significantly in the summer – during the blueberry harvest
Some national data on the role immigrants in the community – there wasn’t anything specific to rural Maine. They partnered with Colby to design & develop and econ impact study – collected over 255 data points from over 80 households. Colby is crunching the data
Direct & econ impact & direct jobs supported.
How do you multiply this data out to some representative samples.
1.5 million in direct & indirect econ activity
There isn’t a solution to the workforce issue in Maine
Maine is not a destination state from people moving within the US
Immigrants may be the only answer for rural Maine
Important piece of our economic strategy.
Q&A
Are there groups around here that you help?
Some of the blueberry workers here in the Midcoast
Also work with the state on the migrant education – have to be under 22
There’s no easy transition from a temporary visa to a more permanent status
Has the move toward mechanical harvesting
Piece rate went up recently – increased pay because hand crews in very difficult terrain.
Don’t have the opportunity to gather as many boxes
550-750 here for the blueberry harvest
How many new immigrants are you seeing per year?
A couple of families per year – not something where there is a lot of fluctuation in/out
Finding a way to help people transition into housing is pretty difficult
What are the families telling you?
What’s the attraction? How can we leverage
Economic opportunity – not just Mexico
Like that it’s a small town, its safe, schools good & the community is welcoming and there are services available. There is an anchor employer – seafood processing
How much integration is there with the community?
Schools are 25-30% latino
How did the community respond to the influx in immigrants?
The town was pretty proactive about it. The community needed to figure out how to communicate with each other. A lot of benefit for the community to having stable population. Overall it has been a pretty welcoming community.
Buckets on the table
Ken will decide who the money goes to
Toboggan
We need parking assistance
Chili – 7 chili vendors – would like 1 more
Upstairs at Seadog
Sponsorships – could use 2-3 more
$50 or $100
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January 27, 2017 - Polio Plus Update
West Bay Rotary
January 26, 2017
Scott Boucher - Bangor Rotary
Polio Plus / Rotary Foundation
Chair of Polio Plus charged with sharing info about the work of rotarians against polio
In 1985 Rotary launched Polio Plus – an initiative to immunize children
$1.5 billion toward a polio free world
2.5 children immunized
Currently Polio is endemic in 3 countries Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan
Follow “End Polio Now” on Facebook for updates
It was considered impossible for India to be Polio Free – it has been 6 years since there was a case in India.
2016 - 35 cases
2015 – 74 cases
2014 – 359 cases
2013 – 416 cases
Change in the vaccination – focuses on types 1 & 3
The World Health Organization believes that Polio can be eradicated in the next 12 months.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports through matching gifts
Dollars matched 2 for 1 – your $25 gift is matched with $50 from Bill & Melinda Gates
October 24 – World Polio Day
Purple Pinkie Project
When a child is immunized in a developing country they get their pinkie painted purple to indicate that they received an immunization.
Miles to end Polio
50% match of dollars donated
Our district paid $25,000 then matched by Bill & Melinda + match for Miles end our donation became $112,000.
Rotary Direct
Rotarian Magazine – ID # is at the top of your mailing label
Can also give to education, clean water, etc.
Foundation for Rotary is celebrating its 100 anniversary
$26.50 founding donation – it would be great if all rotarians would donate $26.50 to the foundation for the anniversary
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January 19, 2017 Meeting of West Bay RotaryTravels in Iceland with Dan Bookham
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January 12, 2017 - Alton Lane
West Bay Rotary
January 12, 2017
Peggy Smith from Center for Non-Violent Communication introduced Alton Lane
She met Mr. Lane when he was in the re-entry center in Belfast after being incarcerated.
He has used non-violent communication to re-frame his life.
Alton Lane
 Abused from age 5-12 which made him an angry & hateful person
This caused him to shut down his emotions and he was living on the street by the time he was 12.
He didn’t have a supportive family life & he started using drugs & felt accepted by this group of people. All he wanted was love and there was no emotional connection – He was taught that men don’t express emotions or say I love you. If people got to close he created violent situations to protect himself.
When he was 17 years old he was going to have his first child. Child wasn’t born yet and he hated her. His parents had changed their lives and found god and he went to them for help. He was afraid that if he had a daughter she would become him. His parents raised her – they don’t have a relationship. Had a son at 18 – named after him, acts like him and he hated him. The hate was to protect him from caring about him. He was drinking at doing drugs every day. At 21 - he was in a bar and someone sucker punched him and he ran him over in the street & he felt no remorse. He felt like he had to hate everyone and really hated himself too.
He went to prison for running the man over. Took 9-10 classes – after a few months he was back to his old ways and believed that he didn’t deserve happiness. – he pushed everyone away.
He met Rhonda – they’ve been together 11 years – has happiness. He allowed himself to open up & feel. Her children call him dad. They say he’s not a bad person & they love him.
Never had a license – got pulled over, went to the Maine Coast re-entry center. He convinced himself that it wasn’t going to work.
While in the program he went to the non-violent communication class. Thought Peggy was crazy. A couple of classes in, he started to connect to his feelings and he asked Peggy if it was okay to have all of these feelings. Connected these feelings to needs – were those needs okay?
In 2009 both of his parents died. Dad asked him not to get drunk & hurt people. He got high and hurt himself. He didn’t want to live – he wanted to die; he never had the courage to pull the trigger. Today he enjoys helping people. He couldn’t believe when his sisters told them that they were proud of him.
Went to work at the jail – his sister’s boyfriend was in jail for aggravated assault against his sister. He didn’t hurt him – he walked off. His sister never told him that it happened. He called his sister a couple days later – they didn’t want to tell him because they were afraid that he would have a violent reaction and they didn’t want to lose him.
If we change our thought process – we can change our behavior. He never patted himself on the back for his successes, but he feels pretty good about himself.
He quit all chemicals.
Q&A
Is there a single thing that you want us to walk away with?
Change is possible – people can change
Is there anything that we can do?
Show each other love. Learning to love people that we disagree with. Know that there is a way to learn
How did you get support for yourself when you were beginning to feel your emotions?
He would talk to Peggy a lot.
Was there an a-ha moment?
When his family started to reflect unconditional love. Having the feeling of goodness that he had from being a part of the family. The moment he realized he thought his family was awesome and he never wanted to lose them.
Did you go to re-hab or detox in jail?
He de-toxed at home alone. It wasn’t nice.
How did the book happen?
Only Human – Alton Lane
Originally it was just a manuscript to get the chatter out of his head.
Where else are you speaking?
Maine counseling association
Riverview psychiatric
Working on getting into the schools – it’s difficult to get into the schools.
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January 5, 2017 Meeting of West Bay RotaryClub Asse
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December 15, 2106 Meeting of West Bay RotaryExchange Studen
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December 8, 2016 Meeting of West Bay RotaryJohn Kelly, Acadi
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December 1, 2016 - Randy Gagne, Chief of PoliceWest Bay Rotary
December 1, 2016
Randy Gagne
Police Chief Camden / Interim Rockport Police Chief
Local – born at Camden Hospital. This area is very special to him.
Wife said – As soon as you start treating people like people you will go much further in your career.
Joint agreement with Rockport is a pretty recent introduction.
In order for this to be successful, it had to be a team effort.
His supervisory staff in Camden really stepped up
People have responded very well to this partnership.
They have created some mutual aid programs – officers from both communities can respond across town lines.
Randy has worked 28 years in the same job and still really enjoys it.
We do have a serious opiate problem in this community – we don’t have any place to put these folks. Not just heroin, prescription pain meds. We need to address this. We need the help of the community. Drug abuse is the root cause of property loss.
So many scams out there these days – no one is giving away free money.
How do you train for difficult police situations?
He believes in equipping officers with the most modern technology and train them for situations that we hope never happen. All of the departments train together so response can be seamless. No matter how much training, things can go bad.
Why do people want to be officers?
Every police department in the State of Maine has openings and no one wants to do the job anymore. It’s a dangerous job. Used to get 50-60 applicants for a job, now we get 2 or 3. We see negative police publicity – there are some that shouldn’t be in the profession.
Does the elderly program still exist?
Yes – we call on 6 elderly in the morning between 8 – 10a. If we can’t get in touch, they dispatch. Sand for seniors – if you can’t get out we drop off buckets of sand.
High school police – there have been issues there, but it has gotten better due to leadership.
Marijuana ordinance – thinks that this law is going to give us some challenges. It is a cash business – so they’re going to be sitting on so much cash.
Why staffing level changes: Community expectations have increased.
Peace Walk – 300 people planned a peaceful protest. It was exactly what they told him it would be – peaceful. We weren’t sure if there would be counter protests. It was a great event & he thanked them after it was over.
Do you have any youth education programs?
There has been a societal change in the attitude toward police in the school. That said, they make regular stops at the schools.
Buckets on the table – gift card for the homeless shelter. Would like to see each member give $20.
Christmas Trees – only 18 folks haven’t signed up. We’re off to a great start on tree sales $3,600 in sales. Couple things need to happen – make sure that the door is locked at the end of the day. Please leave $50 in $5’s and $1’s.
Habitat for Humanity – New build for Habitat in Camden. The mother that is receiving the home worked with them all day. Another project coming up in January.
Frozen 5K – If you can spare a couple of hours – 8am at Point lookout registration area.
Hospitality House – this weekend and next weekend sell Christmas decoration sales.
Holiday event – December 14 – sign up going around.
Next Week – John T. Kelly – transportation issues at Acadia.
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November 17, 2016 Meeting of West Bay RotaryExploring Websites with Sandy Cox
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November 10, 2016 Meeting of West Bay RotaryRefugees on the Greek island of Lesvos, by And
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Anneli Skaar - November 3, 2016West Bay Rotary
November 3, 2016
Anneli Skaar
Creative Director Farnsworth Museum
Artist/graphic designer
Anneli has a very strong interest in the Arctic and has done a lot of art that is based on that.
Used winter as a theme in her work – did a show around it.
She wanted to go somewhere & get an art residency.
Lived in Norway as a young adult - thought it would be a good place to consider.
Svalbard – 800 miles to the north pole
Found a residency there
She lived in a former mining settlement that now has a lot of tourism
She was living at the gallery
She wasn’t allowed to leave town without someone who had a shotgun because of bears.
Very well wired, high tech place, but very isolated.
Not allowed to die or give birth there.
You can’t be buried there as a result of the permafrost
Hospital – 9 hospital beds
If there is something serious, you get flown to the mainland.
At the hospital they can do operations over wifi with physician in Norway.
Arctic areas have become politically loaded areas as a result of shipping routes, etc as a result of global warming.
Financed this trip largely on pre-sales of paintings –
Returned and wanted to do something like this again.
Dan Bookham told her about an Icelandic shipping co that is based in Portland
She did a residency on a ship
She left in February 2016 – she was hazed by the crew - they fed her lamb testicles
It is a very difficult life on the ship & it all revolves around the cook.
All of the social time revolves around the table
All Icelandic crew – very welcoming and friendly
It is dangerous on board the ship
It is not for the faint of heart
She learned about the idea “Old Sea” sky is clear but the ocean is rough from an old storm.
Everyone believed that there was a ghost on board the ship.
Outside of Iceland the water gets very choppy close to shore.
Q&A
Svalbard – wanted to pick a good time to go. Light or dark.
End of January to February – Civil twilight. The light was very beautiful
How many other women on the ship?
One other woman who was the engineer – her nickname was grandma dragon. Missing a finger that a fish got.
Did you run into bears? No
Did you see other ships?
Very rarely – maybe 2 – The route is dominated mostly by that specific company
You realize that you’re out of range of anything but other ships. There was no safety training. Feeling so connected with technology and but we were blip on a screen
Safety change after El faro? She doesn’t really know. The captain said – you had free range of the ship, but if you do anything that will put my crew in danger you are headed to your room.
Plans to do another trip?
Headed to Greenland in April
Buckets on the table – food pantry needs money for turkey dinners
Peter away next week – Mike will run the meeting.
November 17 – Myrotary.com sign up
Sandy will send registration sign ups to members
Community Service Update – Pretty busy
Finished work on the toboggan chute, finished painting picnic tables – habitat for humanity November 19.
More labor than paint – basic construction.
Hospitality House – working on a walking path around the property. We are installing a yellow heart for fundraising.
West Bay donates a tree to Camden for Christmas
Next Wednesday – monthly community service meeting. Review of foundation funding requests.
Best of the Best – November 16
Foundation Seminar for the district – November 19
Ron Hall – EREY
Steve Daily, Bill Hartman, Chase Lasbury, Kim Milton
Benefactor Society – leaving $1,000 or more to the Rotary Intl Foundation
Noel Cox, Etienne Perret, Suzanne Scott & Ron Hall
Christmas Trees
November 23-25 unload trees from the trucks
Maine Sport – starts the day after Thanksgiving
Tim Lawson – Unique original Christmas Cards that can be purchased on behalf of WBR
Interact – yes not sure when
Jim Potter – Vocational Committee completed 16th annual entrepreneurship class.
Polio Plus – sending check in to the west bay rotary foundation
Setting up an investment account – will be going with Charlie White
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Bill McCumber, Maine Old Cemetery Association - October 27Jan Campbell introduced Bill McCumber, Maine Old Cemetery Association.
Presented about Hope Grove Cemetery
Lives in Blanchard Township – population of 101
Tools
Nothing out of the ordinary for cleaning
If you want to clean stones, please feel free and people would really appreciate it.
Cleaning/repairing stones – all depends on the quality of the stone.
First look at how good of shape that it is in.
Most of the stones in the Hope are from the 1820’s – 1913.
Hope Grove – mostly granite stones – some slate and marble.
Pack for cleaning:
A lot of water – must keep hydrated.
Certain times of year there are lots of mosquitoes, black flies & ground wasps – make sure you take bug repellent,wasp killer, sunscreen and plenty of water.
Small sprayers are good for cleaning stones – not very expensive, but perfect for these smaller jobs.
Tools – different brushes including small toothbrushes for the letters.
Non metallic hand spade for digging around the stone.
Larger shovel once away from the stone.
Brings a smaller brush to remove the dirt from the bottom of the stone.
Uses a 300 gallon water tank – uses the water supply at the fire department for Hope Grove.
Wooden sticks for digging around in intricate patterns in stones – plastic cards (hotel keys) for cleaning off moss.
Repairing broken stones – uses epoxy
Different attitudes about using pressure washer – how will it impact the stone?
The reason you use a fiberglass pins – because they don’t rust/corrode which further damage the stones.
Uses a tripod to life the stones – it is important that there are no chains or wire rope touching the stone.
Local Engravers – Cobb & Matthews in Rockland
Do you use anything besides water? Do not use bleach – pool cleaner – doesn’t destroy your clothes.
Why not Clorox – sodium hypo-chloride – Clorox will discolor it. D2 – made by SimpleGreen
Buckets on the table – New Hope for Women
November/December – Hospitality House
Polio Walk – Camden, Rockland, Interact – about 40 people with a post gathering at SeaDog.
Community Service Update
Repairs on toboggan chute – repairing picnic tables
Hospitality House – campaign (yellow Heart) – we are installing a sign.
Banner at Hospitality House to promote the partnership
Road Rally – resuscitated it after 10 years. No one got really lost or really mad.
November 16 – Best of the Best - Samoset
November 17 – Club Runner Sign up day.
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Youth Exchange - August 11, 2016Welcome to Visitors:
 Speaker of day: Ruby Ianelli:
Ruby left for La Plata, Argentina in August and came back recently. She provided a slideshow of her time in Argentina over the past several months. September was all about first impressions for her. She spent her time getting to know the city. She loved the beautiful buildings but was surprised by the amount of graffiti on them. She attended one of the best schools in Argentina; albeit the oldest school.
In October and November , she barely spoke Spanish but managed. She them started to focus on the language with a new intensity. She began to understand the finer points of the language from people she met in school. She noted many differences between Argentina and Maine: They ate dinner around 9:00 or 10:00 at night much later than she ate at home. She started to eat/drink customary foods; a tea that was bitter but believed to give lots of energy, a cookie that everyone ate all the time, and BBQ. The Argentinians would cook their meat over grills outside all day for the evening. She said the people had a lot of passion.
By November, she was finding her personality in the language. In December, she switched host families. It was challenging but she made it through and was grateful for the new family she was placed with. There are no real Christmas traditions there and it was hot. She watched snow falling on her computer and sang Christmas songs to feel a connection to the holiday. In Argentina, people have a nice meal and open gifts on Christmas Eve and that is it.
In January, she went with her host family to the beach four hours from the city. This was the place that her host parents met and now they go there every January for a month to celebrate. In February, she took a two week trip with 50 other Rotary Exchange students.
March and April she attended several marches to protect various things; one was for teacher rights. April was the month of celebrations. May, June, and July were about absorbing the culture, and speaking the language. She attended another Rotary sponsored trip too. Overall, she has more confidence and knows not t to be scared of what the future holds. She has great friendships there and a new perspective of the world.
When asked what she missed most while in Argentina, she replied, “sushi, family, and dogs”.
When asked what she missed most from Argentina, she replied, “dancing, the people, and the types of friendships she had”.
When asked if she attend any Rotary meetings, she replied, “Once a month, Thursday evenings with woman”.
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Copy of August 4 - Dr. Deborah WaltersAugust 4, 2016
West Bay Rotary Dr. Deborah Walters How Kayaking Helped to Break the Cycle of Chronic Poverty in Guatemala .jpg) Deb kayaked from Maine to Guatemala
A tv producer once asked “what went wrong in your life to make you do this?” Deb said Rotary!
Her goal was 2,500 miles but got to 1,509 miles when she had to get emergency spinal surgery
During her recovery she continued with speaking engagements
She had pledged to kayak 2,500 miles – she felt like she had fallen short.
Got after her recovery, she got back in the kayak in South Carolina – ran into Hurricane Joaquin
Because of all of the flooding, the rivers were too flooded to kayak – filled with flood debris.
On January 30 – completed 2,503 miles and finished her journey in the keys.
Raised over $425,000 for Safe Passage – some with a global grant.
Media coverage – one day 118 stations across the country shared her story
She was excited when Fox News said that she was "Powered by Paddle & Passion"
She received the Rotary Women of Action Award – UN Award for work to eliminate global poverty.
She received this recognition for her work to help create a gravity fed water system.
Clean water and sanitation
Total raised $256,017 for this project
What’s Next?
Another kayaking challenge coming up
50k to lake circumnavigation to raise money for ALDEA
Working on clean water & sanitation as well as malnutrition issues.
Training women in the village as health promoters.
Providing prenatal and children’s vitamins
Starting gardens to grown healthy foods.
Also need more protein – each woman will be given a goat.
Each family that gets a goat, pledges to give a baby goat to a neighbor.
ALDEA stays in villages for 2-3 years and then leaves – creates a program that is self-sustaining.
Q&A
Volcanos a problem?
The volcanos don’t worry her as much as the earthquakes in Guatemala
Lake Atilan in crises?
Same has problems with agricultural run off – it’s improving, but it’s not quite there yet.
What is the follow up with ALDEA on these villages?
They have great assessment tools. They find out what problems a program may have had and adjust accordingly. All of the staff is Mayan – so they speak the language and are present in the communities.
Are the men engaged in these projects?
Traditional division of labor – men are doing all of the physical labor on the water system. The water committee is all men – they told them that Rotary couldn’t help out unless women weren’t participating. They started a women’s water committee.
When are you going back?
She returns in April & then June – Innova has donated a folding, inflatable kayak.
Brain drain out of villlages?
Safe passage graduates are earing 5x the family income.
If you can provide better opportunities for folks in Guatemala they will want to stay there.
Changes at Safe Passage?
We had been outsourcing education to the local schools which weren’t very good. They converted programs from after school to all day one grade at a time. Now the kids are all there all of the time. They have had to add new buildings. Still need new classrooms – in the silent phase of a capital campaign to create more classrooms.
Is there exchange taking place between safe passage & the highlands?
The most direct connection is through the curriculum – designed in Guatemala
We took that curriculum to some schools in the Highlands.
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August 4 - Dr. Deborah WaltersAugust 4, 2016
West Bay Rotary Dr. Deborah Walters How Kayaking Helped to Break the Cycle of Chronic Poverty in Guatemala Deb kayaked from Maine to Guatemala
A tv producer once asked “what went wrong in your life to make you do this?” Deb said Rotary!
Her goal was 2,500 miles but got to 1,509 miles when she had to get emergency spinal surgery
During her recovery she continued with speaking engagements
She had pledged to kayak 2,500 miles – she felt like she had fallen short.
Got after her recovery, she got back in the kayak in South Carolina – ran into Hurricane Joaquin
Because of all of the flooding, the rivers were too flooded to kayak – filled with flood debris.
On January 30 – completed 2,503 miles and finished her journey in the keys.
Raised over $425,000 for Safe Passage – some with a global grant.
Media coverage – one day 118 stations across the country shared her story
She was excited when Fox News said that she was "Powered by Paddle & Passion"
She received the Rotary Women of Action Award – UN Award for work to eliminate global poverty.
She received this recognition for her work to help create a gravity fed water system.
Clean water and sanitation
Total raised $256,017 for this project
What’s Next?
Another kayaking challenge coming up
50k to lake circumnavigation to raise money for ALDEA
Working on clean water & sanitation as well as malnutrition issues.
Training women in the village as health promoters.
Providing prenatal and children’s vitamins
Starting gardens to grown healthy foods.
Also need more protein – each woman will be given a goat.
Each family that gets a goat, pledges to give a baby goat to a neighbor.
ALDEA stays in villages for 2-3 years and then leaves – creates a program that is self-sustaining.
Q&A
Volcanos a problem?
The volcanos don’t worry her as much as the earthquakes in Guatemala
Lake Atilan in crises?
Same has problems with agricultural run off – it’s improving, but it’s not quite there yet.
What is the follow up with ALDEA on these villages?
They have great assessment tools. They find out what problems a program may have had and adjust accordingly. All of the staff is Mayan – so they speak the language and are present in the communities.
Are the men engaged in these projects?
Traditional division of labor – men are doing all of the physical labor on the water system. The water committee is all men – they told them that Rotary couldn’t help out unless women weren’t participating. They started a women’s water committee.
When are you going back?
She returns in April & then June – Innova has donated a folding, inflatable kayak.
Brain drain out of villlages?
Safe passage graduates are earing 5x the family income.
If you can provide better opportunities for folks in Guatemala they will want to stay there.
Changes at Safe Passage?
We had been outsourcing education to the local schools which weren’t very good. They converted programs from after school to all day one grade at a time. Now the kids are all there all of the time. They have had to add new buildings. Still need new classrooms – in the silent phase of a capital campaign to create more classrooms.
Is there exchange taking place between safe passage & the highlands?
The most direct connection is through the curriculum – designed in Guatemala
We took that curriculum to some schools in the Highlands.
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July 28, 2016 Meeting of West Bay RotaryRotary Uganda Cancer Center
Carolyn Johnson
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July 21, 2016 Meeting of West Bay RotaryIra Mandel and Knox County Recovery Coalition
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July 14, 2016Philemon Dushimire
 BURUNDI:
An interesting case for Democracy
Burundi is located in central east of Africa and surrounded with Rwanda in north, Democratic Republic of Congo in west and
Tanzania in east and south. It is populated by three major ethnic groups namely Hutus (85%), Tutsi (14%) and Twa (1%).
It was colonized by Germany(1903 to 1916) and Belgium (1916 to 1962), the year of independence.
Burundi was a monarchy until 1966 when it was abolished and became a Republic. From 1966 to 1993 Barundi was a Republic ruled by military regimes dominated by ethnic group of Tutsis.
In 1990 Burundi will held the first general election since 1966 - they elected a Hutu President for the first time. After just three months and ten days, the President was killed during a military coup plunging the country into civil war.
The civil war that took place from 1993 to 2005 was ethnic based because the army that killed the elected Hutu President was dominated by Tutsis. This being said the civil war was ethnic based between the two most important ethnic groups namely Hutus and Tutsis. Since the advent of Republic,Tutsis dominated political affairs in Burundi until 1993.
Hutu political leaders had always claimed to participate in public affairs management from different military regimes led by Tutsis. In 1993 things took a different turn in Burundi with the acceptance of multiple political parties and then the first elected President
came in office. It is common sense that this President was a Hutus the majority ethnic group. Despite of the political openness at that time, defense and security forces were still dominated by Tutsis and this is the reason why
some Tutsi politicians succeeded in manipulating them. They aimed to kill the elected President so that a chaos will take place and then permit them again to come back in public affairs management. The civil war that followed was long and caused much damage. It brought all sides in conflict to start political negotiations in order to end atrocities and reach a cease fire agreement.
The cease fire negotiations were held in Arusha in Tanzania.
On August 28, 2000 a general accord was signed between all parts to stop the war and start a political transition that will lead to general election in
2005. The transition was supposed to last five years and the first part to be led by a Tutsi President and the second one to be ruled by a Hutu President.
After the transition, the plan was to organize general election and then put Burundi back in democratic political system. One of the main agreement was that anyone will be President more than two terms of five years each. Another important reform with Arusha accords was about defense and security forces. The agreement says that Burundi forces will be composed by 50% of Tutsis and 50% of Hutus.
This was done in order to tranquilize every ethnic group and also to stabilize the country in terms of security. In 2005 general elections brought Pierre Nkurunziza to power and this one was the chef of one of the Hutu rebel movements involved in civil war (1993 to 2005). From 2005 to 2015 Burundi remained in peace mostly because of the Arusha accords even though the regime behaved more than
once in violating human rights but also corruption reached a higher level. At the end of his second term President Pierre Nkurunzia refused to leave the power and this put Burundi again in a political turmoil.
Since April 26th 2015 when the incumbent President made the announcement to run for a third term against Constitution,protesters came out the streets but they were heavily repressed by the police. Today - one year later more than 500 people have been killed and more than 250,000 people are refugees in countries around Burundi.
Philemon believes that we shouldn’t remain silent when democracy is being destroyed any place in the world.
His personal belief is that the biggest threat of democracy is not dictatorship but the decrease of civic engagement especially in old democracies. Q&A
Is there a differences between the tribes?
Not really andy tangible differences – it is used politically to attain power.
500 people killed doesn’t sound like a lot, how does one deal with neighbor killing neighbor?
It’s very easy in times of turmoil to see “others” as the enemy
The court case that caused you to become a refugee?
As a judge he sat on criminal and civil cases. Someone was charged with being against the government. The system is corrupt and people who follow the rules – lucky enough to escape
President running for a third time?
Agreement for Peace included only 2 presidential terms.
He put together a militia and tried to control the army.
In 2015, the President was well armed for a coup.
He was able to force his third election
The country is now in turmoil
How did you get to Maine?
Had a friend in the USA who got him an invitation to give a workshop. His plan was to ask for asylum. He’s been in Maine since 2010, only granted asylum in May 2015. When you apply for asylum after 5 months you can receive a work permit.
With 250,000 refugees in surrounding countries – how stable are those countries?
Tanzania is a stable country. In Rwanda, after the genocide – it’s not necessarily a democracy, but it is stable.
Were you able to bring family? Who is left behind?
Came by myself? By chance my brother was lucky enough to get out before him. Siblings and dad still live in Burundi , they are in danger – he’s trying to get them to the US.
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West Bay Rotary - 7/7/2016 - Club AssemblyJuly 7 - Club Assembly
Deb Fink & Chum Berry will split the responsibility of the 2016/2017 Sargent at Arms
Administration / Programs
Sandy Cox – Attendance and classifications have always been important to Rotary.
As time has gone by, it has become less important. They want to make membership easier.
It is okay if we have 67 lawyers now – the priority is friendship, fun & fundraising.
We will still be keeping track of attendance to ensure participation.
Website - please visit the website regularly
Pots on the table – to the backpack program for the month of July
Committees – it is really important that people participate.
Every Rotarian Every Year (EREY) & the Charitable Foundation
Ron Hall
Mission of the Rotary Foundation
The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.
The Rotary Foundation helps fund our humanitarian activities, from local service projects to global initiatives. Your club or district can apply for grants from the Foundation to invest in projects and provide scholarships. The Foundation also leads the charge on worldwide Rotary campaigns such as eradicating polio and promoting peace. Rotarians and friends of Rotary support the Foundation’s work through voluntary contributions.
Clarify the distinction between EREY & Rotary Foundation
EREY – program to get everyone involved $100/year.
After you give $1,000 you get a Paul Harris Fellowship. Make check payable to Rotary International & give to Kristin Lindquist
West Bay Charitable Foundation – For our club in particular. Has nothing to do with Rotary International. That money goes to our club programs. Make check payable to West Bay Rotary Foundation and give check to Kim Milton – these are tax deductible. Money to local charities is being awarded from the WB Charitable Foundation.
Chairs
Club Service - Mary Sargent / Terry Bregy
Mary is responsible for keeping the meetings going.
Terry arranges programs - If you are interested in helping out, please let Mary or Terry Know.
Membership – Lisa Dresser
If you have a new member you’d like to propose, get new member proposal form and then we vet them. They also organize the fireside chats.
PR – Jen Harris
You can work with Jen on press and event marketing requests.
This year we will be engaging the club as a whole to be responsible for minutes.
Jen will be contacting you to set up dates.
Community Service – Mark Coursey
Mark coordinates projects in the community.
Meet 2nd Wednesday of the month at Quarry Hill.
He is always looking for new projects. Great fellowship opportunities.
Presidents Project – Hospitality House, Ira Mendel will serve as the liaison. Peter would like to create a partnership with the Rockland club for this project.
Jim Potter – Youth & Entrepreneurship Programs
Always looking for new projects to do. 2 annual projects. Awarding scholarships to current year or post grad Camden Hills students.
Entrepreneurship class for folks who think they want to start their own business. This years’ class will be Oct. 12 – Nov 9.
Susan Dorr – Fellowship & International
Fun making – outdoor casual potluck before the end of the summer.
International – This club really has a passion for this type of work. Opportunities to continue to be involved in projects on an ongoing basis or new service projects.
Youth programs & Interact – we need help with these groups. It is a great way for us to get engaged with the younger group. They meet at 2:15 pm on Thursdays at the high school. Every week – 15 minute meeting.
Fundraising – Ken has stepped down as Fundraising chair. We need help working with organizing the sponsorship.
Lobster Ride – Sunday, July 24
Maine Boats Homes & Harbors
Toboggan Weekend – Asked to do the parking once again.
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June 30, 2016 West Bay Rotary MeetingWest Bay Rotary
June 30, 2016
Jodi Heal - Classification Talk
 Born at Pen Bay Medical Center and raised in the Midcoast.
She attended St. George elementary & stayed in the area most of her life
She is the youngest of three girls
Living in a small town is a very comforting feeling – about 50% of the town of Spruce Head was members of her family.
Played basketball in High school, she also had her first taste of accounting in high school & wanted to take as much accounting as she could.
She came to accounting naturally, both of her parents were business owners, sister has a MA in tax; other sister is a graphic designer.
Went to Husson College for 2 years – didn’t think that on campus life was good for her. Moved back to town, got an apartment and took courses on line. During that time she started doing accounting for her mother’s business. Wanted to have an independent job but mom wanted her to continue to be her accountant. Got a job at Camden National – decided that banking wasn’t for her.
Decided that she was going to get her CPA – spent some time doing municipal auditing and loved it. She completed her Masters while working at the CPA firm and doing her moms business accounting. Passed the CPA exam and decided to go work for a larger firm.
She got a job in Portland and commuted every day - Worked 70 hours a week for 9 months a year.
During that time she was diagnosed with chronic Lyme. After 1 season of a heavy schedule, she decided to scale back. She still worked in Portland, but the hours were not as long. The records of the new company she went to work for was kind of a mess – she got everything in order and then got bored.
She decided to open her own CPA firm locally. She was called by a local manufacturing firm and they wanted her to come in to be their controller. She does that three days a week, has her own business 2 days a week and does her mother’s books on the weekends.
Outgoing President Lisa acknowledged the hard work of members of the West Bay Rotary Community during the last year.
 Club Administration – Mary Sargent
Programs & Co-Chairs of xmas trees – Terry Bregy
Fundraising – Ken Gardiner
Fellowship – Susan Dorr
ByLaws – Bruce Malone
Membership – Lisa Dresser
PR – Sarah Ruef-Lindqust and Jen Harris
Community Servce – Mark Coursey
Vocational Projects – Jim Potter
International Service – Deb Hitchings
Youth Programs – George Forestal
Youth Exchange – Heidi Karod
Rotary Foundation – Ron Hall
Charity Foundation – Mik Mikkelsen
Charitable Foundation Secretary – Tim Dresser
Treasurer – Kim Milton
Past Treasurer – Jane LaFleur
Xmas trees co-chair - Bob Rubin
Boats, Homes & Harbors, 2015 - Rodney Lynch
Toboggan parking chair - Steve Daily
EWaste - Tom Albertson
Duck Derby, In-coming President – Peter Burke
Secretary – Sandy Cox
Treasurer – Kristen Lindquist
Sargent at Arms – Barbara Heard
Special thanks to our breakfast team!
 Rotary Serving Humanity – 2016/2017 Rotary Theme
Saturday July 16, 8-12, noon-4p
Sign-up sheets next week
Lobster Ride – August 30
We will run the beer garden
Shipyard & Andrews Brewing will donate the beer
Sign-ups next week
Greeter Sign-ups are available
Next week’s speaker – Club Assembly
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June 9, 2016 Meeting of West Bay RotaryFive Town Football
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May 26, 2016 Meeting of West Bay RotaryMaria Libby, Superintendent of Schools
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May 19, 2016 West Bay RotartyMay 19, 206
George H. Abendroth, P.E., CSP
Classification Talk
 Born in Philadelphia during Hurricane Hazel in 1954
Raised in New Jersey
Sports brat – played every sport
Active in the scouts – merit badge counselor to this day.
Played trumpet and piano growing up
When he was 5 years old he was living on his grandparents farms. Babysitting a calf – decided to take it to the movies.
Everything was fine until the door closed and the lights went out.
Converted lefty – went to catholic school. Got sick of getting in trouble for writing with a left hand. Taught himself to write with right hand.
Rode bicycles behind the fogging mosquito trucks in New Jersey.
First job – golf caddy – worked from the age of 11 until college.
College prep student – stuck between book nerds and jocks – not interested in girls until he was in the musical Guys N Dolls
College – University of VA transferred to Villanova – dual major
Played soccer for 2.5 seasons until he broke his collarbone.
Met wife Susan at a friend’s wedding before his junior year. Knew each other since 4th grade – married 35 years.
Work – started as a design and safety engineer for FMC. Moved up to management at GE Surface.
Raced carts as a kid – boss at FMC got him hooked on racing a formula ford. 1000 pound race car. Finished 2 races and crashed twice. Ended career after second crash and subsequent concussion.
Worked for NASA from 1992-1996
Chief of Safety
Then worked for Raytheon, Washington Group International, URS Corporation & KBR.
Been to 39 different countries working on different projects – didn’t get to spend a lot of time site seeing.
KBR wanted him to move permanently to TX – but wanted to live in Maine so decided to retire.
Flew over 4.2 million miles
Stayed 5351 nights in hotels – spent over 13 years away from home.
Worked in 48 of 50 states; 8 Canadian provinces
Why Maine?
Just decided to move up here after his wife passed away.
Greg, his son works at PBMC as clinical pharmacist
Kevin – younger son works up here as well at Bangor Savings bank
Bucket list
Walk more of the App Trail
Play top 100 golf courses
Wants to go to every MLB stadium & every NHL arena
Attend premier league games at Chelsea and Man U
Attend Philly Eagles Super Bowl
Retirement - now semi retired
“You need to retire to something”
He joined the YMCA
Habitat for Humanity - Portland first and now the Midcoast
West Bay Rotary – feels strongly about giving back to the community
Taking classes in the Adult Ed
Part time consulting
Works at the proshop at Rockland golf club.
Q&A
How do you feel about us buying our rocket engines from Russia?
He doesn’t like what has happened with NASA.
Buckets for Paws
Ron Hall
EREY
Very close to accomplishing 100% for the year. Implore everyone to give $100 this year
Sheila Davenport
Duck Derby
Set up on 5/27 at 2p for set up.
June 11 – 5 2 person teams to paint light posts
4 Way Test
Next 4 Fridays
2 people
8:30a – Lincolnville School
Annual Dinner
June 30 – 6p cocktails – 7p dinner.
Bruce Malone
Curtis Island – Camden Rotary holding meeting at Curtis Island
June 2, $12
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May 12, 2016 Meeting of West Bay RotaryInbound Exchange student from Iceland, Berglind Sigurbjornsdottir
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May 5, 2016 West Bay RotaryWest Bay Rotary
May 5, 2016
The Knox Museum
Ann Perkins
Montpelier
Reconstruction of General Knox’s house in Thomaston
Original House built in 1794 while General Knox was serving as Secretary of War
Knox intended to make Montpelier a grand estate but died before those plans came to fruition
Original home was demolished in 1878 to make way for the railroad
DAR decided the house should be reconstructed
1930 Olmstead Brothers engaged to create a landscaping plan – never came to fruition due to lack of funds.
Over the years other effort were made but a general lack of funds has
Landscape Committee created a plan for the grounds
2013 the board approved the plan
Visited other historic gardens across the country & internationally as examples.
Spoke to noted garden experts
Why are we doing this?
The house isn’t historically accurate without the landscape – the house is nothing without the landscape
It’s a really exciting opportunity to create a new landscape – we have a blank slate to create an idealized landscape plan.
Required to create an appropriate landscape to the life and times
We have some materials from the original plan to work from
Knox was an enthusiastic gentleman farmer
Garden, design and competitive plant collection
How are we going to accomplish these lofty goals?
Included appropriate features from the original plans
Gates – will likely remain the same and add perennials based on historical reference.
Original meeting House – they’re required to maintain this as an archeological site.
Parking lots – expanded & create screening
Welcome Circle – modeled after Mt. Vernon
Walkway will be kept but rebuilt for accessibility
Will add a parade ground – event and ceremonial space. Separated from the road by a wall.
Encampment areas for re-enactors on the other side.
Upper lawn will have simple oval flower beds.
Oval gardens – reflected in historical writings & they were used by Jefferson at Monticello
Knox wanted a vegetable garden 100 yards from the house – new garden will follow Knox’s seed order
Formal but practical & surround by small fruit trees
Haha – walled ditch that allows views while keeping the animals out.
Will also include a great park – our plan includes paths that meander through the park & provide various vistas of the property.
There will also be a pond and farm fields
They were able to purchase the coal house and it now houses the museum – they will add the orchard behind it.
3 dedicated volunteers have created a revival garden
Boots on the ground event – memorial Day. Traveling Vietnam memorial wall.
Holiday open house – first weekend in December.
Q&A
Will you be able to take trees from the community?
It depends – they have to be historically accurate. Must be of the period of General Knox
Were women involved in landscape?
Abigail Adams was very adams was very interested. Women ran the farms – they weren’t able to influence their landscapes as much as their husbands
Can we look forward to livestock?
Yes if we can raise enough money to endow an appropriate staff.
Projected cost?
Lots over 10 years
Working with Medomak valley for heirloom seeds?
Yes for the vegetable garden
What are the hours of the museum?
Website
Have they started the capital campaign?
Informally –
Buckets for PAWS
Ron Hall – EREY
When a Rotarian donates $100 to the Foundation
District Conference
May 20 -22 at Sugarloaf
Annual Dinner – June 30 @ the Samoset, 6p cocktails – 7p dinner $30 per person
Next Week
Bergelin exchange student Iceland
Community Service Committee
Wednesday, 7 am - Anderson Inn
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May 5, 2016 West Bay Rotary MeetingWest Bay Rotary
May 5, 2016
The Knox Museum
Ann Perkins
Montpelier
Reconstruction of General Knox’s house in Thomaston
Original House built in 1794 while General Knox was serving as Secretary of War
Knox intended to make Montpelier a grand estate but died before those plans came to fruition
Original home was demolished in 1878 to make way for the railroad
DAR decided the house should be reconstructed
1930 Olmstead Brothers engaged to create a landscaping plan – never came to fruition due to lack of funds.
Over the years other effort were made but a general lack of funds has
Landscape Committee created a plan for the grounds
2013 the board approved the plan
Visited other historic gardens across the country & internationally as examples.
Spoke to noted garden experts
Why are we doing this?
The house isn’t historically accurate without the landscape – the house is nothing without the landscape
It’s a really exciting opportunity to create a new landscape – we have a blank slate to create an idealized landscape plan.
Required to create an appropriate landscape to the life and times
We have some materials from the original plan to work from
Knox was an enthusiastic gentleman farmer
Garden, design and competitive plant collection
How are we going to accomplish these lofty goals?
Included appropriate features from the original plans
Gates – will likely remain the same and add perennials based on historical reference.
Original meeting House – they’re required to maintain this as an archeological site.
Parking lots – expanded & create screening
Welcome Circle – modeled after Mt. Vernon
Walkway will be kept but rebuilt for accessibility
Will add a parade ground – event and ceremonial space. Separated from the road by a wall.
Encampment areas for re-enactors on the other side.
Upper lawn will have simple oval flower beds.
Oval gardens – reflected in historical writings & they were used by Jefferson at Monticello
Knox wanted a vegetable garden 100 yards from the house – new garden will follow Knox’s seed order
Formal but practical & surround by small fruit trees
Haha – walled ditch that allows views while keeping the animals out.
Will also include a great park – our plan includes paths that meander through the park & provide various vistas of the property.
There will also be a pond and farm fields
They were able to purchase the coal house and it now houses the museum – they will add the orchard behind it.
3 dedicated volunteers have created a revival garden
Boots on the ground event – memorial Day. Traveling Vietnam memorial wall.
Holiday open house – first weekend in December.
Q&A
Will you be able to take trees from the community?
It depends – they have to be historically accurate. Must be of the period of General Knox
Were women involved in landscape?
Abigail Adams was very adams was very interested. Women ran the farms – they weren’t able to influence their landscapes as much as their husbands
Can we look forward to livestock?
Yes if we can raise enough money to endow an appropriate staff.
Projected cost?
Lots over 10 years
Working with Medomak valley for heirloom seeds?
Yes for the vegetable garden
What are the hours of the museum?
Website
Have they started the capital campaign?
Informally –
Buckets for PAWS
Ron Paul – EREY
When a Rotarian donates $100 to the Foundation
District Conference
May 20 -22 at Sugarloaf
Annual Dinner – June 30 @ the Samoset, 6p cocktails – 7p dinner $30 per person
Next Week
Bergelin exchange student Iceland
Community Service Committee
Wednesday, 7 am - Anderson Inn
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West Bay Rotary May 5, 2016West Bay Rotary
May 5, 2016
The Knox Museum
Ann Perkins
Montpelier
Reconstruction of General Knox’s House in Thomaston
Original House built in 1794 while General Knox was serving as Secretary of War
Knox intended to make Montpelier a grand estate but died before those plans came to fruition
Original home was demolished in 1878 to make way for the railroad
DAR decided the house should be reconstructed
1930 Olmstead Brothers engaged to create a landscaping plan – never came to fruition due to lack of funds.
Over the years other effort were made but a general lack of funds has
Landscape Committee created a plan for the grounds
2013 the board approved the plan
Visited other historic gardens across the country & internationally as examples.
Spoke to noted garden experts
Why are we doing this?
The house isn’t historically accurate without the landscape – the house is nothing without the landscape
It’s a really exciting opportunity to create a new landscape – we have a blank slate to create an idealized landscape plan.
Required to create an appropriate landscape to the life and times
We have some materials from the original plan to work from
Knox was an enthusiastic gentleman farmer
Garden, design and competitive plant collection
How are we going to accomplish these lofty goals?
Included appropriate features from the original plans
Gates – will likely remain the same and add perennials based on historical reference.
Original meeting House – they’re required to maintain this as an archeological site.
Parking lots – expanded & create screening
Welcome Circle – modeled after Mt. Vernon
Walkway will be kept but rebuilt for accessibility
Will add a parade ground – event and ceremonial space. Separated from the road by a wall.
Encampment areas for re-enactors on the other side.
Upper lawn will have simple oval flower beds.
Oval gardens – reflected in historical writings & they were used by Jefferson at Monticello
Knox wanted a vegetable garden 100 yards from the house – new garden will follow Knox’s seed order
Formal but practical & surround by small fruit trees
Haha – walled ditch that allows views while keeping the animals out.
Will also include a great park – our plan includes paths that meander through the park & provide various vistas of the property.
There will also be a pond and farm fields
They were able to purchase the coal house and it now houses the museum – they will add the orchard behind it.
3 dedicated volunteers have created a revival garden
Boots on the ground event – memorial Day. Traveling Vietnam memorial wall.
Holiday open house – first weekend in December.
Q&A
Will you be able to take trees from the community?
It depends – they have to be historically accurate. Must be of the period of General Knox
Were women involved in landscape?
Abigail Adams was very adams was very interested. Women ran the farms – they weren’t able to influence their landscapes as much as their husbands
Can we look forward to livestock?
Yes if we can raise enough money to endow an appropriate staff.
Projected cost?
Lots over money over 10 years
Working with Medomak valley for heirloom seeds?
Yes for the vegetable garden
What are the hours of the museum?
Website
Have they started the capital campaign?
Informally –
Buckets for PAWS
District Conference
May 20 -22 at Sugarloaf
Perceptions - Mentalist show by Nat Lawson
Union Hall, Rockport
May 14 @ 7 p.m.
Tickets $10 in advance, $13 at the door
Available at Zoot and Hav II
Annual Dinner – June 30 @ the Samoset, 6p cocktails – 7p dinner $30 per person
Next Week
Bergelin exchange student Iceland
Community Service Committee
Wednesday, 7 am - Anderson Inn
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April 21, 2016 Meeting of West Bay RotarySuzanne Scott, classificatio
 n talk, Susan Dorr, Masons on a Mission, upcoming EWaste and Shredding |
West Bay Rotary Meeting March 24March 24, 2017
West Bay Rotary
Moment of silence for Brussel attack
Speaker of day: Julia Schultz – Endangered language project Speakingplace.org
 Julia Shultz was Director and Co-founder of the internationally recognized Penobscot School where she developed its innovative immersion language teaching methods. She originally trained as an anthropologist and did graduate fieldwork in French Canadian communities. She has been recognized as a leader in French language education emphasizing heritage cultures as a curricula source and has actively created programs in reacquisition of “hidden” or “forgotten” heritage language. Julia speaks English, French, Italian, and Spanish, as well as knowing “big pieces” of Russian and German and Passamaquoddy. She has also studied, Portugese, Japanese, and Arabic.
She was invited to talk at Rotary by Etienne. She spoke about a few projects that they are working on. The first project is one that took several years. It was capturing and preserving the Passamaquoddy tribe language. They worked with 20 fluent speakers and about 250 that understand language but cannot speak I to create a dictionary of words. These words were then used to create the Passamaquoddy –Maliseet Language Portal. This is an online database with over 19,000 words. The words are defined and used in various sentences and contexts. There is also audio available to hear them used in speech. It gives you can idea of patterns in language and makes the language visible. You can visit the portal at http://speakingplace.org/passamaquoddy-maliseet-language-projects/ The thought is have the people understand and bring life back to this language through immersion in their every day life.
Another project that Speaking Place is working on is teaching the language to the young through a preschool. It is a total immersion project. The teachers are fluent speakers of the Passamaquoddy language. The preschool is for children 3-5 years old. The preschool opened its doors to the project Feb 1st. The school is Monday through Friday for 4 hours each day. Cultural identity and language is important to preserve the identity of the people. Children are very observant and teachable of languages at a young age.
They hope to work on similar projects in other areas that will allow language reacquisition. To learn more about this organization and what they do, please check out their website at http://speakingplace.org/ and sign up to be on their mailing list.
Buckets on the table:
Donations for the food pantry. The month of March was used to collect peanut butter and jelly for families in need. If you forget to bring items this week, you still have a chance next week.
Every Rotarian Every Year
George Abendroth, Jessica Kent, and Roberta Smith were recognized for contributions equaling $100
Healthy Kids Brighter Future Project
Ispwich Rotary has asked West Bay Rotary to participate in a global grant for this project with a dollas for dollar matching program. More details coming.
Habitat for Humanity
Mark Masterson thanked the volunteers that came the previous Saturday to help paint walls in the newly constructed Habitat Home. There were about 20 people from Rotary that volunteered from 8-4. Thank you.
EWaste and Shredding
A reminder that this event is April 23rd at the old CRES site in Rockport from 9-2. This is donation only. Shredding will happen on site. Checks can be written to: West Bay Rotary
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West Bay Rotary March 17, 2016West Bay Rotary
March 17, 2016
Deb Hitchings introduced our guest speakers
 3 students who were scholarship students to Camden Conference
Catherine – Didn’t really know what the conference is about. She is very interested in developing countries. Large take away – Africa is a huge powerful continent that is struggling as a result of the failure of the government. She became hopeful because of the enthusiasm of the speakers & their dedication to the growth. Africa is home to 14% of the world’s population – hopefully that it will emerge as a great power. Catherine was grateful to be part of this experience.
Lauren – Thank you for giving her the opportunity – it is so exciting to be a part of this conference. After college she wants to join the Peace Corp and go to Africa. The country is full of young innovators that are tired of their govt and want to make a change. Seeing the enthusiasm of the speakers made her want to see what was going to happen next. There is a big difference between the young people and the elders. The elders have lost hope and she was shocked to see that dwindling enthusiasm
Devon – Thanks so much for giving him the opportunity to participate - it was exciting. He didn’t know anything about Africa – now knows that it has been suppressed by corruption and there is so much potential. The country is full of young entrepreneurs that want to make it into something. One speaker indicated that it had been poorly run and if they could move away from that, they could have potential. It’s dynamic, it’s expanding – if we are able to get the leadership that they need in power, and then it could be a place that rivals our own.
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March 10, 2016 West Bay RotaryWest Bay Rotary
Connecting Cultures
Gretchen Oster – Coordinator
Annabelle Williams
Sam Maltese
Sophie Ernst
Sarah Fisk
 10 day trip
Tokyo (2 nights) & Aomori prefecture (10 days)
1889 Maine Ship ran aground off the coast
19 drowned and 4 were rescued
1994 Maine became a sister state
Student Ambassadors
Applicants must demonstrate core values
Grit, Kindness, self-control, responsibility
Must complete an essay
Serve as Goodwill Ambassadors
Learn about culture, promote friendship
100% of the cost of the trip is fundraised by the students – they have to raise $30,000
They have raised $27,000
If you wish to support them - visit Sendkidstojapan.com
CRMS – make checks payable
How many people applied – 34 applicants, 10 selected
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March 3, 2016 Meeting of West Bay RotaryCaitlin Clark, Maine College and Career Planning an
 d Worthington Scholars |
February 25 Rotary BulletinFebruary 25, 2016
Yachting Rotarians
Dan Bookham introduced Chris Richmond, Commodore, of the International Fellowship of Yachting Rotarians (IYFR)
.JPG) Dan, Bruce and Chris are all members of the Bridge (Board of Directors) of the Yachting Rotarians
IYFR began in England in 1947
It is the oldest fellowship club in Rotary
There are 110 fleets in 4 districts across the globe.
3300 members in 34 countries
In 1956 the first International Committee was elected from Chicago
In 1964 the first independent meeting of the group was held
The local branch was established in 2006
Chris joined the group 4 years ago after working on the water for a decade.
Anyone can be a member – you do not have to own a boat, only have an interest in spending time on the water. It is a reciprocal club across the world.
The goals of this group:
There are many social activities on Penobscot Bay and on local lakes
Approximately 4 official meetings a year – held quarterly.
Annual Meeting – March 24 at the Owls Head Transportation Museum
The Keynote Speaker is Hanna Grey the project manager for the rebuild of the Schooner Bowdoin. Anyone is welcome to attend.
Q&A
Q. Are there separate dues?
A. Yes - $30/year
Q. What is the commitment?
A. It is pretty relaxed – maybe 4 meetings/year. The Bridge meets about 6x per year.
Q. How many members?
A. 30
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