“Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
Celebrating 50 Years in Rotary
Congratulations to Dick Labrecque. Dick celebrated his 50th Anniversary with Rotary back in April and we were finally able to present him with his recognition gift last week.
Thanks for your service to our community - since 1972!!
Don't Miss Out on Learning from Our Upcoming Speakers
Join us for our last club business meeting of the 2021-2022 Rotary Year.
We'll be reviewing and approving budgets for both our Charity and our Club for the new Rotary Year 2022-2023.
We'll also cover topics of interest in Fundraising, The Rotary Foundation, District Grants, Youth Services, Vocational Service, Community Service and Club Service.
Lauren is the Locker Project's Westbrook Programs and Farms to Families Coordinator. Lauren graduated from Bowdoin College in 2020 and started working for the Locker Project in September 2021. She is passionate about the connections between promoting food security and sustainable food systems.
Addressing Food Insecurity While Starting a New Business
Sue is currently serving her first term in the Maine house. She also serves as Chair of the Westbrook School Committee. A resident of Westbrook, she is actively involved in providing food to families in need through her organization Westbrook Families Feed Families.
A small business owner, she has operated a coffee shop in Westbrook since 2016 and recently opened The Daily Scoop, an ice cream shop.
Take Advantage of our Club's Matching Program
As we approach the end of this Rotary year, please consider a new or additional gift to The Rotary Foundation.
To donate quickly and easily online, go to https://my.rotary.org/en/donate Here you can choose a Fund or Area of Focus to support, but we hope you will consider donating to the Annual Fund. The AF is what funds our District Grants and provides matches for Global Grants.
There are several opportunities to volunteer in our Communities this summer. Click on the Learn More button for information about the expansion of our Reading Friends program into Gorham Summer School; find out about Locker Project Free Food Events in Westbrook; an end of summer food drive; and more!
All hands needed to make our largest annual fundraiser a success! It is not too early for all of us to reach out to potential players and sponsors. Visit https://westbrookgorhamrotarygolf.org/ and share the link with potential sponsors.
Our goal is to sign up at least 20 teams, with a stretch goal of 25 teams. Together, we can do this!
Birthdays & Anniversaries June 2022
Birthdays
Keegan Roma 6/19
Judith Reidman 6/21
Michael Fandell 6/26
Phil Spiller 6/27
Wedding Anniversary
Scott & Robin Linscott 6/2
38 Years
Rotary Anniversaries
Cliff Plummer 6/1 – 29 yrs
Arrian Bailey 6/5 – 4 yrs
Ethan Johnson 6/7 – 6 yrs
Karen Arnold 6/21 – 1 yr
Woody Beach 6/30 – 21 yrs
Semi-Annual Dues are Due!
Dues bills for the first half of the 2022-2023 Rotary year have been sent out via email by our Treasurer. If you haven’t paid already, please pay online, mail your check to our PO Box, or bring your check to our next meeting. Our goal is to collect all dues for each half of the year prior to the beginning of that half, since membership numbers must be reconciled by June 30th and December 31st each year.
If you did not receive your bill, have a question or would like another notice, please contact our Treasurer Karen Arnold Kearnold2828@gmail.com
HYBRID Meetings Will Continue
We will continue to meet each week in person, with a Zoom option. To help prevent the meeting link from being hijacked by bad actors, it will be sent out to our mailing list a day or two before each such meeting. The link will not be included in this newsletter or on our website for this security reason, as our Newsletters are publicly available on our website.
Until further notice, this link remains the same. Please consider saving it in your browser or in your calendar so you will quickly have access to it.
