Newsletter - Archive  Apr 22, 2009

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Rotary Club Business and Member News

April 22, 2009

Opening:

        Pledge                        Don

        Prayer                        Amos   

        Song                          Joe M.       

Visiting Rotarians and Guests:

        Guy Buising               Portsmouth Rotary Club

        Suellen McDonough  Guest of Bob

        Marty Smith               Guest of Bob McD

        Warren Smith             Proposed new member

Announcements:

 Rich, Jud and Pres John attemded the District Assembly.  Jeff Pelkey will

 be the new District Governor and Leanne Hussey will follow.

        District Conference will be held on June 5th, 6th and 7th, in Rockport,

 ME. There is a one-day registration fee of $50 for Saturday if you can't  

 commit to the entire weekend.

        Roadside Clean up is May 2nd. Please email Sean to volunteer.

        Camp Sunshine and Bill D are looking for volunteers to clean up the

 fallen trees and brush.

        Bobcat Bolt is May 9th. 5-10K: a road race to honor Nate and Josh Hardy of

 Durham, to raise funds for an after school program in their names. Our club

 has donated $250 and we need volunteers. Please see Sandy.

        Jud updated us on our Club Foundation goal and Polio Plus Goal. By the

 time he finished the update, the goals were met! (Thanks Chuck!)

        Scott remined everyone of the need for 4th of July Sponsorships.

Happy Bucks:

       Arthur                     Weekend in DC

Pres John               $5 for a "big' birthday

Brian                       Wedding he attended, and the Coast Guard

Chuck                     Scooter

JoAnne                   Scooter

Henry                      Son's wedding, and the Coast Guard

Bill D.                      Arthur caught on tape and reaching goals

Candace                 Sandy's husband

Sandy                     20th anniversary, her orthopedic surgeon, Coast Guard

Mark                       Daughter passed her driver's test [there goes your insur.]

Bob W.                   Son's visit

Program:

LT H Scowron and ENS D Couture, Coast Guard cutter Reliance

LT. Scowdron enlisted in the CG in 1998. In 2002 she graduated from Officer Candidate School. While stationed in Alaska she completed 2 years of training as a Naval Engineer, and she is now the Enginer Officer aboard the Reliance.  ENS Couture graduated form the USCG Academy in May 2008. He currently serves abord the Reliance as the Assistant Navigator and Weapons Officer.

They presented a slide show highlighting the careers and assets of the Coast Guard as well as an overview of the Coast Guard cutter Reliance. The Reliance covers the eastern seaboard from Canada to South America handling maritime safety, security , national defense and protecting our natural resources.

Megabucks:

Jud had the winning ticket: his card draw was "Close but no cigar."

Upcoming Programs:

Apr 29      Pres John: DG Jett's DVD of District accomplishments

May 6       Robert Bestani, Consultant on Energy and Finance

May 13     GSE Team from Poland

May 20     Joe M, Classification Talk

                                                                       Your Scribe, Deb