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22nd Annual Westbrook-Gorham Rotary Golf Classic
Gorham Country Club
Sep 20, 2016
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
 
Board Meeting
WRVC Board Room
Oct 04, 2016
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM
 
Board Meeting
WRVC Board Room
Nov 01, 2016
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM
 
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10/4 10:30AM at WRVC
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Milestones
 * Carlo Giraulo - Rotary Anniversary  9/17 20 years
 * Judith & Ed Reidman - Anniversary 9/15 - 26 years
 
Stories
22nd Annual Golf Classic - Down to the Wire!!
The Rotary Club of Westbrook-Gorham will hold its 22nd Annual Rotary Classic Golf Tournament at the Gorham Country Club on Tuesday, September 20, 2016. The 18-hole four ball scramble will begin with a Shotgun Start at 12:00 noon.   All hands are needed to make this fundraiser a big success. 
 
Time is running short, but you can still help in these areas:
  • Provide or solicit Raffle Prizes
  • Encourage friends, family, colleagues and acquaintances to come play golf
  • Solicit Hole Sponsorships
  • Encourage other sponsorships:  Gold, Platinum, goody bag, etc
To help with these action items, brochures for the event are available electronically on our web site (under Homepage Download Files)  or can be emailed to you.  A few hard copies will be available at meetings.
 
During the event we will need help with:
  • Set up of canopy, signage, and registration area
  • Packing goody bags and placing on carts
  • Check-in/Registration
  • Collecting payments
  • Oversight of putting contest
  • Selling Raffle tickets
  • Drawing raffle tickets and compiling results
  • Oversight of hole in one for Truck prize
  • Oversight of hole in one for Harley Davidson prize
  • Posting all the fun we are having on FaceBook
  • Clean up, as needed.
 
This is quickly becoming our biggest fundraiser.  We hope to see you all there!
 
District Grant Awarded
We are pleased to report that our club has been awarded a $2400 District Grant towards our project in Cuatro Cayos Guatemala. This money, along with our match of $1000, will fund a trauma bag unit along with training on how to use it. Assistant District Gov Tony Wagner (L) presents the District Grant check to Pres Elect Bill Chadwick, President Jason Beever and Foundation Chair Steve Rand (L to R).
 
 
In addition, during the Board meeting of August 30, Bill told us about eco stoves that can be constructed in Guatemalan homes. These stoves are made from about $60 work of materials and help vent cooking smoke, providing a healthier home environment for women and children.  The board voted to approve $360 to build 6 stoves during the February trip.  
 
 
Thanks to Rev Bill who wrote the grant proposal and who has done so much legwork on the ground in Guatemala. More and greater projects to come!!
 
New Member Inducted: Woody Beach
Woody was born in Canada, but moved to Maine in 1940.  He graduated from Deering High School in 1947 and from the University of Maine with a degree in General Engineering.  He worked in the paper industry for his entire career.  He started in paper manufacturing in Lee MA, later worked in sales, and finally in consulting on ways to make better paper.  In 1991, he and his late wife Virginia, purchased a home on Raymond Pond where he currently lives.
 
Woody’s has history with Rotary, as his father was a member in Rumford ME.  Over the years, Woody has been a member of several Rotary clubs.  First in Lee MA, then in Hartford City IN, later in Raleigh NC, and finally Westbrook-Gorham.
 
 
 
New Member Inducted: Ethan Johnson
Ethan grew up in Buxton.  He graduated from Westbrook High School and holds a degree in Business from USM.  He has been in the insurance industry for 14 years, focusing on commercial insurance. He likes his work because he helps people.  His parents and grandparents were a great influence in his life.  Specifically, his grandfather who encouraged him to do a good deed every day.

Ethan lives in Gorham with his wife Maria and their two children, Mia 5 and Robbie 9 months.
 
 
 
A Blast from the More Recent Past
Located during our closet clean-out in August, here is our club brochure from 1999-2000 Rotary year.  Cliff Plummer was President and the Club was still meeting at the Dunn St Legion Hall.  Current members should recognize some of the smiling faces in the club picture on the front page.  They include Dave Rolfe,  Cliff, our current President Jason Beever, Frank Emery and possibly Bill Gowen and Wayne Lopez way in the back!!
 
Over time, some of the organizations we support have changed, but most were, and continue to be, youth and senior related.
 
 
Upcoming District & Rotary International Dates
Literacy Project - Saturday September 17 at Ruth's Reusable Resources (www.ruths.org) 39 Blueberry Rd., Portland, ME. Volunteers will take loaded carts to teacher cars, pass items from thee loading dock, restock popular items in the teacher store, help at sign in and check out, or stock in the warehouse. 
Sign up for one of two shifts at the District website: 9-11:30  or 11:30-2.
 
Centennial Celebration – 100 for 100 - Thursday November 10, 2016- Come help Rotary celebrate our Foundation’s 100th Anniversary.  
Portland Marriott Sable Oaks.  $100 per person . $26.50 of each ticket will be donated to the Rotary Foundation.
 
World Polio Day - Monday October 24, 2016 - Join Rotary for World Polio Day to support polio eradication. Help us reach a polio-free world. Local events are being sponsored in Districts and Clubs all around the world on Oct 22, 23 and 24. 
 
Rotary Day at United Nations - November 12, 2016 - Rotary and the United Nations have a long history of working together and share similar visions for a more peaceful world. 
 
District Visioning Sessions - Portland area - September 15 at Husson College, Westbrook 5-8:30PM.  Additional sessions will be held in the Portsmouth area on November 3 and the Topsham area on January 17.
 
2017 District Conference - May 19-21, 2017- Samoset Resort, Rockport ME. Prior to the Conference there will be a 5K walk/run to benefit Polio Plus.
 
2017 International Convention - June 10-17, 2017 - Atlanta GA - Georgia World Congress Center - http://www.rotaryconvention2017.org 
 
Speaker Assignment List
The speaker assignment list will now only be published in the Scribbler (no longer a list on the website). Please let Christine Johnson know as soon as you have secured a speaker or if you need help securing a speaker. We frequently receive inquiries about program openings.
 
Thanks for your assistance in providing a great mix of interesting programs for our meetings!!
 
Here is the list of upcoming dates:
  • 9/13   Kate Wight - Katie Sherman - Gorham Business Exchange
  • 9/20   No Meeting - All hands needed at the golf tournament
  • 9/27   Club Assembly
  • 10/4   District Governor Visit - Marge Barker
  • 10/11 Bill Dunn - District Trip to Cuba
  • 10/18 Marty Helman - Global Grant Planning
  • 10/25 Mike Shaugnessay - Friends of the Presumpscot River
  • 11/1  Steve Rand or Jack Kivus
  • 11/8  Kara Wooldrick - Portland Trails
  • 11/15 David Rolfe
  • 11/22 Mike Foley
  • 11/29 Carlo Giraulo
  • 12/6 - TBD
  • 12/13 - No Meeting - See you at the Christmas Party
  • 12/20 - TBD
  • 12/27 - No School-No Meeting
 
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Missed a Meeting?   Make up online at Rotary E-Club One
 
Or at one of these other local clubs in our area:
 
Portland - Fridays 12:15PM at Holiday Inn by the Bay or Clarion
check website for current week's venue
 
Portland Sunrise - Thursdays 7:15AM
Cumberland Club 116 High St Portland
 
Falmouth - Mondays 4:30PM
American Legion Post  65 Depot Rd Falmouth
 
Scarborough - Tuesdays 5:45PM
Cabela's 100 Cabela's Blvd Scarborough
 
Sebago Lake Rotary Club - Thursdays 12:15PM 
Dena's Lobster House & Tavern 765 Roosevelt Trail Windham
 
You can also claim a make up by attending Rotary-sponsored events of other clubs like fundraisers, by volunteering at MPTC during the assigned Rotary Friday, or by attending District events or training. Just let our Secretary Mike Foley know when you have participated in any of these activities.
 
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