Newsletter - Archive  May 5, 2010

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Rotary Club Business and Member News

May 5, 2010

Opening:

Pledge      President Richard

Prayer       Bill D

Song        Joe M

Visiting Rotarians and Guests:

Ian Stevenson     Rotary Club of Boston (and speaker)

Announcements:

Pres. Rich    District 7780 Conference is May 14 - 16 in Portsmouth

                    Quackfest is May 8 at the Landing

                    Charter Night is Saturday at Flaghill Winery starting at 6 PM.  Tickets are $45.  Let me know today if you will be attending.

                     Allison is our new Program Chairman.  She will be working with the speakers Don lined up and adding new ones from July 1.

                     A check will be presented to the winner of the $1000 food raffle on Friday in front of Durham Market Place.  You're all welcome.

John R         Ad copy is needed by the end of this month for July 4th celebration.  We're looking for a volunteer to manage the "at large" ad renewals.

Henry          Please turn in your ad material only to John R to keep the confusion down.  Henry will be preparing invoices for those advertisers.

Ric              The GSE team is arriving in the Seacoast for their final week this coming Sunday.  Mark, Chip and Arthur are hosting a pediatric surgeon, a musician, and a journalist.  A comprehensive program is planned.  The team will visit the club on Wednesday.

Happy Bucks:

Bill D            On this day, his brother was born, Alan Shepard went into space and he and Joan were married (45th)

Pres Rich     Told a great story about his dad last week that started out poorly but got better as the day went on ending on the ocean with a couple of lobsters.

Ian                One of his sons is overseas serving with the Navy Seals.

Jud               The new Board is meeting tomorrow at 5 PM at Mariner's.

John B          Vulture (?) arrived on time this year.

Frank             Great getaway in St. Maarten.

Joanne          Scooter buck.

Candace       Late buck

Program:

Ian Stevenson, The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship

2000 fellows around the world - mostly medical school graduates from the US - have been selected for a one-year fellowship during which they launch a project to address the ills of the underserved. 

Dr Schweitzer, a Rotarian in three countries, gave up a promising career in search of fulfillment and went to Africa in 1913 where he started the Albert Schweitzer hospital in Lambarene, French Equatorial Africa, the present-day Republic of Gabon.  While there, he dedicated his life to "reverence for life".

Today, fellows living in every state but six, operate in eleven locations throughout the US, donating over 40,000 hours to serve some 25,000 clients.  The reason they found the prospect of a life of service so attractive was illustrated in a brief video featuring several of the fellows.  They are now starting to become more active internationally.

Their sources of funding are vetted and include schools, individuals and major philanthropies.

Megabucks:

Bob W had the winning ticket, but no cigar.

Upcoming Programs:

May 12     GSE Team India    

May 19     Jan Martin, Home Instead senior care organization

May 26     Club Forum   

Your Scribe: Dave V A