New Member Application - Jeff Malloy - Second Publication
Jeff has been a manager for over ten years. For the past few years he was the Store Manager for Yankee Candle in South Portland. He recently accepted the position as Branch Manager for Casco Federal Credit Union in Westbrook. This has given him the opportunity to learn a new trade and to utilize his management skills.
Jeff and his wife Kiersten live in Saco with their two cats named Tober and Halley. Still almost newlyweds, they have been married just under four years. He enjoys playing golf, going to the beach and spending time with his family. In fact, he will be playing on Wayne Lopez’s team at our tournament this year.
He has not had a lot of time to do volunteer work in the past, but now realizes that individuals must make time for such work in order to help their local communities. He looks forward to growing as an individual while helping Rotary grow as well.
New Member Application - Phil Spiller - Second Publication
Phil Spiller is a Westbrook native and member of WHS Class of 1991. He graduated from Cornell with a degree in engineering (MS, MENG), has been a Navy/Navy Reserve pilot for 20 years, and has been a JetBlue Captain for 10 years.
He is a member of American Legion Post 62 on Dunn St and Prides Corner Congregational Church. He is the local Maine (Portland Jetport) ALPA Safety rep, is on the Advisory Council of My Place Teen Center, and is on the Westbrook Together Days Committee.
He lives in Westbrook with his partner Susan McCarthy. Phil is sponsored by Henry Saunders.
Westbrook-Gorham Rotary Club met at My Place Teen Center at 755 Main St in Westbrook on September 15.
We enjoyed the newly completed dining area and kitchen on the lower level. The Rotary Club of Falmouth provided the new flooring which looks great!
MPTC Director, Donna Dwyer spoke about the Herculean effort over the past 4 years to bring the building up to a high standard and renovate it to best serve the nearly 600 kids who use the center. MPTC still needs ten thousand square feet of siding to eliminate leaking.
Following our meal, we went on a tour of the building. They have a small gym area on the lower level. The upper level still sports the beautiful windows of this former church. There are many nicely decorated and equipped areas for the kids to play, study, or just relax.
In the coming months, members of Westbrook/Gorham Rotary will help prepare and serve meals on the 2nd Friday and the Falmouth Rotary Club on 4th Friday of each month. Next opportunity to volunteer is Oct 9, followed by November 13 and December 11. Deb Shangraw and Steve Rand are coordinating our efforts.
Scott Linscott, a Westbrook resident and organ recipient, was our guest and speaker on September 8. Scott held the meeting spellbound as he told the story of how his own medical emergency at Disney World in May of 2011 when he found out his liver had failed and he had only a short time to live, resulted in a partial liver transplant from his son, and started Scott on his life’s work of encouraging people to register as organ, eye, and tissue donors either on a driver’s license or with the New England Organ Bank.
121,000 Americans are on the waiting list for an organ donation. While medications can help prolong line until a donor is found, 18 people die every day on the waiting list. That is 6800 people a year die waiting for a donor. Most, approximately 90,000, are waiting for a kidney.
About 6000 people receive liver transplants annually. The liver will regenerate, so healthy donors can donate 60% of their liver and their own liver will regenerate. However, the top choice is a full liver transplant from a deceased donor. Living donors are used only after waiting to determine if a deceased donor can be found. This waiting can be problematic in New England, where the wait is the worst in the US, behind only California.
To register to become a donor, visit http://www.organdonor.gov/ . You can also sign up when you renew your driver’s license.
Pictured: Westbrook-Gorham President Christine Johnson (left) with Scott Linscott (Center), a speaker invited by Rotarian Pat Plummer (Right)
We are very fortunate to now have programs scheduled through the end of the year, with the exception of December 22. We are working diligently to fill that spot. Please let Christine Johnson know if you have ideas.
See the website or the Scribbler for details of upcoming meetings.
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