West Bay Rotary Club Meeting January 22, 2015
Posted by Jennifer Bell
on Jan 25, 2015
West Bay Rotary Club Meeting: 1/22/15
Robin Walker-Spencer, a Camden-Rockport middle school student, represented herself and 12 other middle school students who are going to Eleuthera in the Bahamas as part of an exchange with the Deep Creek middle school in Eleuthera. Each student was accepted for is his or her ability to take “great responsibility and willing to take risks”. The students have raised most of the money for this science based exchange but need another $700.00 for some unforeseen additional costs. Robin is asking if West Bay Rotary might help. They will be leaving in three weeks. Buckets on the table are for this group.
Today’s Speaker
Front Street Shipyard co-founders Taylor Allen & JB Turner talked about Front Street Shipyard in Belfast. http://frontstreetshipyard.com/
Front Street was started 4 years ago by Taylor Allen of Rockport Marine, JB Turner formerly of Lyman Morse Boats, Steve White of Brooklyn Boat Yard and Ken Priest. It is now the biggest ship yard north of the Cape Cod Canal. The shipyard employs 100 men and women mostly from Maine. It has four main areas of service:
- Services and storage for local boats
- Setting up new production line boats – patrol boats, water taxis etc.
- Servicing bigger boats
- Custom Boat building from 20-200 feet
Front Street Shipyard refits of all size boats and has two boatlifts: One 165 ton lift and one 488 ton lift. The larger lift has enabled them to really expand their business. They do nearly all the work themselves and rarely sub out work. They have many capabilities including working with composites and wood, do metalwork, fabrications, carpentry and finishes, and have heated boat storage and full marina and dockage sites and services
They are presently working on getting financing and permitting for Building Six. Building Six will be their largest building enabling them to haul and directly move their largest boats into the building without having to do a transfer. They are hoping this will also enable them to increase their employee size to about 150 people.
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Susan Dorr and Etienne invited Juliet Surprise and Evelyn Donnelly from Hospitality House to give a brief presentation about how the Hospitality House is doing: The Hospitality House has been open for 1 yr. It has served 370 people, 140 of those are children. This has been accomplished by sheltering adults and children in the Hospitality House and motel rooms. They have assisted in housing 52 adults along with their 57 children. Eight of their clients have received their GEDs, four are enrolled in college and two have their CNA licenses.
Evelyn wanted us to know that they are changing meal situation/system. What they need now is cash to buy groceries as opposed to cooking meals for the Hospitality House. They have found that the activity of the residents cooking together has proven to be a very rich experience.
They also wanted us to know that everyone has a case manager and that just yesterday, a 12 passenger van was donated by Darlings Auto in Bangor.
They give a big thanks to us for all of our past and continued support.
EREY: Jane Lefleur - $100 donations can provide extensive goods and services around the world.
A card for Chummy Berry was passed around. Chummy had bilateral knee replacements and is doing well.
Proposed New members:
Tom Rodman - Tom works with Strive, Northern New England in Belfast: Strive is a work force development organization for those who have a hard time keeping a job. Tom is also involved with the new Fox Hill Rehabilitation Center
Jennifer Harris - Jennifer is the new Regional Director of Marketing and Communications for Waldo County General Hospital and PenBay Medical Center. Jen recently relocated to the mid-coast area from southeastern PA and is very happy to be here.
West Bay Rotary members have until 1/29/15 to object to either of these proposed members. If there are no objections, Tom and Jen will be inducted on 1/29/15.
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National Toboggan Race February 6th, 7th and 8th
Steve Dailey – Volunteers are needed for parking at the Camden Snowbowl. Please sign up if you are able to help.
Ken Gardiner – Looking for business sponsors for Down the Chute and the Chili Challenge.
Lisa Dresser - Down the Chute, beer and wine tasting – we have 14 vendors and we need volunteers Friday afternoon from 2 to 5 to help set up and 5 to 7 to help with the actual event.
Mark Masterson - Chili Challenge – Saturday Feb 7th. Need Volunteers
Pancake Breakfast - Sunday Feb 8th with the Sunrise club at the Camden Snowbowl.
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Penbay Chamber of Commerce is having their winter gala, if members are interested in getting a table to together talk with Mark Materson. Sandy Cox already had a table but has room.
Next week’s speaker: Staci Coomer, Executive Director of the Pen Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce (AND a former West Bay Rotarian) will review the chamber's past year and update us on plans for the year ahead.
Tuesday at the Sunrise Union Club – Georges River Land Trust rep is speaking
Skip Day asked to have the Food Cupboard menus posted in the new letter.
WEST BAY ROTARY FOOD CUPBOARD
SUGGESTED MENUS
FEBRUARY 2015
March 5 - Cash or Check Week
March 12 Vegetable Week
Canned Vegetables
Canned Fruits
Canned Baked Beans
March 19 - Soup and Stew Week
Canned or Packaged Soups
Canned Hearty soups
Canned Beef Stew
March 26 - Basic Stock Week
Canned or Packaged Tuna Fish
` Spaghetti Sauce
Packaged Spaghetti Noodles
Quart Size Plastic Zippered Storage Bags