Buckets on the table are for the North Naples Florida Club in their aid to the victims of Hurricane Irma.
Today’s speaker had a medical issue, and was not present for the meeting.
Sandy had the family of Chuck Decker as his guests this morning. Chuck passed away earlier this month. Mik recognized Chuck as a member of Rotary from 1971. Son Flint, his wife Gail and Chuck’s widow Sally received a commermorative plaque.
Mike spoke about the Polio Walk attended by 88 walkers last weekend, including 20 from West Bay Rotary and members from Belfast and Camden clubs.
District Brew Fellowship at Gritty’s in Auburn from 5-10p tonight.
November 1, Best of the Best Gala with a table sponsored by West Bay Rotary and will include a looping video display about our activities and reaching out to increase membership. Ray Fink is looking for volunteers who would like to help decorate.
Barbara Heard is doing the box top campaign with the boc in the back of the room and it involves General Mills products that include
Today Mike Pierce and 4 others will be going to the Belfast Build of Window Dressers to learn how to build/install inserts. They are preparing for the November 18 Window Dresser project that he’s leading, and he needs 8-10 volunteers in the morning and afternoon shifts that day. Interact kids will be involved, along with folks from Camden Rotary along with our club.
Mark Masterson and Sandy Cox shared that there will be a project Tuesday starting at 8:30 at the Snowbowl, repairing a shed, and again the first Saturday in November, work at the top of the chute.
Jim Potter reported that the Entrepreneur’s class ended this week and thanked the various members who helped to run the classes.
Susan Dorr reported on the most recent meeting of the International Committee, with an update on the family from Congo, whom we helped to buy a car. They are now in need of winter clothing for the family. She and her son are working on that through their consignment shops. She and Peter Berke are headed to the Yucatan again to visit villages with new Rotary funded water fountains and they will share more about that when they return.
Deb Hitchings shared from a newsletter at Qualoque Mountain Connections and the student Nsebo that the club has supported since she attended high school at QMC and now is in the second year of college. Her family is vulnerable and impoverished, and she is doing very well scholastically, and appreciates very much the support of the club to allow her to go to school.
Next week’s speaker, Etienne Perret, is going to share a Rotary Foundation presentation.
Terry Bregy auctioned off a $40 gift certificate donated by Deb Fink’s sister for Lily Lupine and Fern.
December 14, 2017 will be our holiday party, and Jan Campbell is making the plans.
George Abendroth had the trophy the club won from the Lagasse tournament. He also shared that she and Jan are engaged to be married.