June 6, 2018
Announcements
Pres-elect Tom B: Our changeover potluck dinner will be at Josiah's Meetinghouse on Thur, 6/28 at 6 PM for members and partners ... We'll have a final July 4th planning meeting on 6/27.
Pres Andy: He and Russ have Bingo tomorrow, 6/07. John and Tom B are up on 6/14, and Steve and Ashley have it on 6/21 ... This coming Sunday, 6/10, we'll be at Friends Forever from 9 - 11 AM for a campus cleanup ... We received a belated thank you note from End 68 Hours of Hunger for our contribution of $500 last December ... He'll be in touch with the Hampton club concerning our possible participation again this year in the Seacoast Seafood Festival.
David: George is dealing with a herniated disc at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital. The timeline for club consideration of the revised bylaws will slip.
Will: There will be a Fireworks Committee meeting this Friday at the Bagel Works at 3 PM ... Permitting for the fireworks is on track and the cost of the childrens' recreational activities will come in under $2,500.
Mark: Still working with the food vendors. We may have to lower our fee to land one of them, but we'll have a vendor.
Heather: Will be visiting sponsors to shoot a short clip for use on the UNH jumbotron. May come to us to get some video of us answering the question: "What does Rotary mean to you?"
Frank R: We should reconsider our ongoing relationship with entities who do not want to partner with us in our community work. Treasurer John indicated that he is already working on this and should have a resolution soon.
Program
David spoke to us about the fundraising aspect of the fireworks event. The work should not only raise money from sponsors and individual donors, but also increase awareness through branding and reach. Website work has established an internet presence for the event as well as a means to make an electronic donation. Ads are targeting the 107,000 folks in our area who are likely attendees, and the event has been added to all on-line calendars. There were several suggestions on tweaking this impressive effort.
Breakfast and Prayer
Jun 14 Ashley
Jun 21 Tom B
Jun 28 David
Megabucks: $458.50
Editor: Ric