August 6, 2015
West Bay Rotary Club Meeting
 
August 6, 2016
West Bay Rotary
 
Guest Today
2015-2016 District Governor
Al Feather & wife Sue
 
4 Midcoast clubs have 300 years of combined service.
West Bay is the 15th club visit out of 53
 
Deb Hitchings, Mike Moore & Tim Carroll – recognized for being a “Gift to the World”
 
Al Feather set a lofty goal of getting our district membership back to 2,000.
August is membership month – encourage people to join Rotary.
Sandy Cox is part of the membership committee at District.
 
42 clubs got grants from the district office for a total of $56,000.
Had requests totaling $72,000 so there is significant need.
 
District Rotary is utilizing technology in a more thoughtful way.
 
District Water Project – 3 year project in Nicaragua.  The water project impacts 11,000 people in the region.
 
Polio – people working together to eradicate polio
 
Fall Assembly – trying to engage groups when we are creating budgets. October 31-November 1.
 
Fall interact – hope to have a one day event in the fall.
 
Maine Boats Homes & Harbors
Doing this event since 2003.
August 14-16
We need volunteers for Saturday. 
Please reach out to Rodney if you’re available.
 
Buckets on the table for backpacks
 
Next Week – Baptist Church steeple builders