Christmas Tree Sales - We are now selling trees - Don't forget to sign up for sales shifts using SignUp Genius: Sign Up for Tree Sales Shift A few shifts remain uncovered and we need help from all members to make this fundraiser a success. Note that wreaths have already sold out and we are more than halfway through our trees.
If you are having trouble signing up on-line, please contact Mike Foley so he can get you on the schedule. Please note: We are asking for only one person per shift on weeknights, unless someone specifically requests help. If you are concerned about our new point-of-sale tool, please let Mike know. It really is easy to use!!
Festival of Trees - Westbrook Warren Church - December 2-9, events and times vary daily. Visit the website for complete schedule: westbrookfestivaloftrees.com 810 Main St, Westbrook. Proceeds from donations and contributions go to support local charities.
FBC Holiday Craft Fair& Bake Sale - Saturday December 9, 10-4PM 733Main St Westbrook.
Walker Library Holiday Open House - Tuesday December 12, 2-6 PM - Join the staff at the Library for their annual holiday celebration. Enjoy an afternoon of music, snacks & beverages, a visit by Santa (4 - 5), and a silent auction. Explore the festive Victorian tree in the historical part of the library with friends and family. (Hint: Go early so you can attend W-G Rotary Christmas Party at 5:30!)
Altrusa Fundraiser - Your $10 donation puts you in the running to win a great prize EVERY DAY for the month of January! These make great stocking stuffers or Christmas gifts. Prizes include cash ($25, $50, $100, $250) and lots of gift cards (Shaws, LL Bean Gift, Kohls, Applebees, Amato's, DiMillo's and more). To see complete list: Altrusa Prize Calendar Your Donation will help @AltrusaPortland continue it’s great work in the community! Download a copy of this entry form, complete the form and include it with your check made payable to Altrusa of Portland and mail to: Altrusa of Portland Maine, PO Box 8834, Portland, ME 04104
Toys for Tots Donation Drive - One option for drop off of unwrapped toys this year is the AllState offices of Carlo Giraulo 543 Main St, Westbrook. Collecting from October 18 to December 15.
Clean Water for 100 Families in Guatemala– For $35 per family you can provide clean drinking water for one family in Guatemala for two years through an Ecofiltro unit. Scott Linscott has set a goal of helping 100 families by Christmas. He currently has 85!! Won't you help him reach his goal? Use the Easy Tithe app to make your tax-deductible contribution through FBC Westbrook by going to https://app.easytithe.com/g3/, click on Quick Give and use the drop down to choose the option Clean Water for 100 Families. You may also write a check to FBC Westbrook and hand to Scott at a meeting. Put “Clean Water” in the memo line.
Toiletries for the High School - Ongoing - Collect those tiny bottles of toiletries you are paying for during your next hotel visit and bring them home to help students in need of personal hygiene products. The HS Pantry and the HS Nurse are always looking to restock these basic supplies. You can always drop items off during the school day at the HS main office, or bring them to a meeting.
Donate to our Club's Charity through Amazon Smile – Ongoing - If you order items from Amazon.com, even if not very often, you can help Westbrook Gorham Rotary Club Charities. Go to http://smile.amazon.com/. Search for our Charity and select it. You may need to login to your Amazon account before being able to finalize your selection. Then, when you shop Amazon.com (always starting from http://smile.amazon.com/) a portion of every purchase will be donated to our charity.
Can Tabs for Ronald MacDonald House – Ongoing - Let’s keep collecting those can tabs over the winter months so we'll have a big donation in the spring.
CLYNK for Literacy - Ongoing - Don't forget to keep filling those bags to help fund the children's books we ask our speakers to sign for the Baxter and Walker Libraries. Extra bags are always available at our meetings.
Come join us for our annual pot luck Christmas Party, this year at the home of Judith and Ed Reidman - 7 Enchanted Ln, Westbrook. Starting a 5:30PM. As always, we'll be having some fun with a Yankee Swap. If you'd like to participate, please bring a wrapped gift of value up to $15.
To sign up, please go to SignUp Genius: Christmas Part Sign Up Tell us how many will be attending and choose the type of food to bring. Use the comments section to tell us more details. If you are having trouble with the link, please contact Mike Foley for assistance.
Members of the Westbrook Interact Club, along with their adviser Dr Bruce Dyer, decorated their tree on Thursday November 30, in preparation for the annual Festival of Trees now taking place at Westbrook Warren Church. The theme for their tree is Westbrook Reads!! Their trees is cleverly covered with books for various reading levels.
L-R:Lauren Musk, Faith Musk, Julia Lewis,
Heidi Huynh, and Karin Leyon
You can see this tree and the other beautiful trees decorated by organizations in the community by attending any of the several events now taking place through December 9 at Westbrook-Warren Church, 810 Main St, Westbrook.
Members of the Gorham Interact Club, along with their adviser Neile Nelson, decorated their tree on Tuesday November 28, in preparation for the annual Festival of Trees now taking place at Westbrook Warren Church. The theme for their tree is 1000 Cranes of Hope. Cranes are the international symbol of peace and hope. Read more about the symbolism of cranes when you visit their tree.
L-R: Ben Nelson, Jonathan Scribner,
Neile Nelson and Aaron Farr
You can see this tree and the other beautiful trees decorated by organizations in the community by attending any of the several events now taking place through December 9 at Westbrook-Warren Church, 810 Main St, Westbrook.
On Friday November 24, after many changes of delivery time from the tree company, the trees finally arrived at our downtown Westbrook sales lot shortly after 3PM.
We are very grateful to the ten folks who could be flexible and worked hard to off load trees, unwrap trees, and finish the fencing and decorative lighting. We are particularly thankful for our newest (not quite yet) member Kathi Perkins who brought two granddaughters, one with a boyfriend!! Also to Bill Chadwick who brought his friend Steve Dulac. The extra hands were much needed.
We have been receiving many requests to provide programs recently so have not assigned members to specific weeks as we have done in the past. If you have an idea for a program, please contact Christine Johnson at cejinmaine@gmail.com.
We are now scheduling programs for March.
Here is the list of upcoming speakers and programs:
*12/5 - Club Assembly
* 12/12 - No Meeting - Christmas Party at the Reidman's
* 12/19 - Jana Allain - Woodfords Family Services
* 12/26 - No meeting - Christmas Break
* 1/2 - No meeting - Happy New Year
* 1/9 - New Members Induction & Sarah Hutchins Classification Talk
* 1/16 - Ken Hawley - CEO Transformation Project - Project Update
* 1/23 - Dan Stevenson - Economic Development Director Westbrook
Rotary is about fellowship, as well as service to our community. Even if you must miss a meeting, you can remain engaged by attending Rotary-sponsored events of our club or other clubs like fundraisers, by selling Christmas Trees, by volunteering at our Golf Tournament or our Road Race, or by attending District events or training. Just let our Secretary Mike Foley know when you have participated in any of these activities at mfoley@me.com
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