August 21, 2014 Meeting of West Bay Rotary

Marty Martens shared that founding West Bay Rotarian Jack Clinton passed away this week.

Betsy gave her classification talk as a new member of the club.

Her parents met after her father graduated from Yale and was teaching water skiing in Cape Cod and her mom was a singer performing in a club there. They married, first lived in Ridgefield, CT and her father worked at Lockheed. and then moved Camden in 1972. Her mother was an artist, as well.

Within a year or so, her mother moved her and their siblings to Florida suddenly, and her parents separated. They moved to the Hamptons, and her father stayed and put her through Choate Hall and college.

She spent some time out west, and returned to Portland Maine and met her “future ex-husband” and has two children, Davis, age 20 and at NYU, and Brooks, and senior at Exeter. She works at Pen Bay Healthcare Foundation in development.

Buckets on the table are still going toward the transportation fund at the Hospitality House.

Etienne Perret presented Rotary Information about “Mercy Ships” that focus on areas of the world where medical care is lacking. A link to a 60 minutes story is http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/africa-mercy-hospital-of-hope/

and webiste: www.mercyships.org.

Jane Lafleur spoke about the Rotary Foundation and Polio Plus, supporting global efforts to eradicate polio begun in 1985. She also awarded stickers to those who are contributing to Every Rotary Every Year.

Mark Masterson thanked members for marking the tasting cups for the Chowder Challenge, a project undertaken during the meeting. The Challenge is Saturday of Labor Day Weekend. Volunteers are needed Friday at 8:30a to put up the tent. Saturday they will need to pickup tables and chairs and deliver them to the site, sell tickets, serve and clean up. Please let Mark know if you can help.

Ken Gardiner announced $50 and $100 sponsorships and having every member secure at least one sponsor. He has sponsorship forms and will manage the signage and banners. $50 sponsors are listed in publications and on a plaqard in the tent with the other sponsors. $100 sponsors also get to hang a banner inside the tent on the day of the event.

The sign-up for the Road Rally and dinner to follow at the Dresser's is circulating, and Barbara Heard is organizing.

Polio Walk is being planned for October 25. Etienne Perret is organizing.

Next week's speaker will be Mark Biscone, CEO of Waldo General Hospital and interim CEO of Pen Bay Medical Center.

Mark Masterson pulled Boardwalk after winning the raffle.