Rotary Night Out - Our next Rotary Night out will be May 21 starting at 5:30 PM. Mister Bagel 609 Main St, Westbrook. Members $10. Cash bar. Program TBD. Note: Week of April 15 is our annual Road Race so no meeting that week.
WRVC Awards Ceremony - Thursday May 23, 2019. 7PM Westbrook HIgh School Auditorium
Rotary Fest - Saturday June 22, 2019 9AM-5PM. Fort Williams Park, South Portland. Free!! Rain location The Point, 345 Clark's Pond Pkwy, South Portland. Please register to to make sure we have enough food and craft materials: https://rotary7780.org/event/district-conference-1/
Westbrook-Gorham Rotary Club Changeover - Tuesday June 25, 2019. Join us at our regular meeting when we thank Deb Shangraw for her service this year and welcome Mike Foley.
Locker Project Fresh Food Distribution – In this school year, produce distributions at Westbrook High School will take place the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month with additional days as needed: Apr 10 & 24, May 8 & 22 and June 12. Any date changes will be announced in the Scribbler. Arrive around 12:45 PM depart by 2:15 PM, unless otherwise noted. Help lay out food on tables and interact with the kids to encourage them to take items. Everyone is invited to bring food home with them. If you can help on any of these dates, please contact Christine Johnson. For more information, or to donate, visit their website: mainelockerproject.org
The Locker Project Doughraiser at UNO Pizzeria and Grill – Wednesday April 17, 2019, 11AM-11:30PM. UNO will donate up to 20% of your check all day.
NewFundraiser Dance - 100th Birthday or Westbrook American Legion - Saturday April 20, 2019, 7-11PM $20. 17 Dunn St, Westbrook. Door prizes, appetizers, cash bar. See Phil Spiller or other member of the Legion for tickets.
Update Fundraising Dinner – for the Chris Broderick Memorial Scholarship Fund. Saturday May 4, 2019, 5-6:30PM. $8, $4 under 12. WRVC Dining Room. Home cooked food, raffles. Chris Broderick taught CDL at WRVC and was a member of Rolling Thunder. Ron Welton, CDL instructor, chooses a worthy student to receive the $500 annual scholarship. FMI-207-892-5333 or rtmaine2@yahoo.com
Relay for Life at Gorham High School - Sunday May 5, 2019, 7AM- 7PM, GHS Track. American Cancer Society fundraiser put on by GHS Interact Club. Watch for link to donate. Or come on down to support the kids that day.
Bob Marley Fundraiser for Altrusa - Wednesday May 8, 2019, 7PM at Keeley’s Banquet Center, Warren Ave, Portland. $25 General Admission. See Christine Johnson for tickets or purchase at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bob-marley-performs-to-benefit-altrusa-tickets-58293228616
Purses with Purpose – Thursday June 6, 2019 ,11:30AM-2PM - $50 at Woodlands Club Falmouth, 39 Woods Rd Falmouth. Fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House Portland. To donate auction items or to purchase tickets: https://rmhcmaine.org/events/pwp/pwpportland/
Maine Cancer Foundation Twilight 5K – Thursday June 6, 2019 – Sponsor Mike Foley as he runs for this fundraiser. To support on line: Maine Cancer Foundation Twilight 5K- Support Mike Foley Maine Cancer Foundation was started in 1976 by a group of concerned citizens eager to do more for Maine in the fight against cancer. We lead a state-wide effort to foster and grow the most promising and effective cancer-fighting efforts available to the people of Maine through a combination of grant-based financial support and coalition building.
RYLA Registration – Sunday June 23 starting at 8:30AM. Camp Hinds, Raymond. Volunteers needed to help with registration and collecting forms as students arrive. For more information contact: Phil Giordano at Philtastic7780@gmail.com
Westbrook Strong 5K and Matt's Mile Kid's Fun Run - Saturday July 13, 2019. Riverbank Park. Run, sponsor or donate. This race is in memory of Matthew Rairdon who's life was tragically taken in November 2013. Proceeds benefit nursing scholarships. For more information: https://runsignup.com/Race/ME/Westbrook/2ndAnnualWestbrookStrong5KandMattsMileKidsFunRun
Six Westbrook Gorham Rotarians attended the annual District Training Assembly at York County Community College on Saturday April 6. The Assembly attracted 182 Rotarians and guests from 38 of the 40 clubs in our District 7780.
District Governor John Lobosco welcomes attendees
During the opening session we heard from District Governor John Lobosco, District Governor Elect Andy Glazier, District Governor Nominee Peggy Belanger and past District Governor Dave Underhill, each of whom touched on different topics as finish out the current Rotary year and look forward to the start of the new year on July 1. PDG Carolyn Johnson spoke to us about using the People of Action themes to help grow Rotary.
After a short break, attendees split off into three rounds of 40-minute breakout sessions covering a variety of topics. These included workshops for Club Foundation Chairs, Secretaries, Treasurers and Club Protection officers. Sessions also provided information on writing Grants and offered opportunities to learn about best practice in club membership, public image/people of action, visioning. There were also opportunities to learn more about Youth Exchange, RYLA, Rotaract and Interact.
Kathi Perkins, Steve Rand, Bill Chadwick, Christine Johnson
At the closing general session we we heard the Rotary Story of Juan Gallego. Juan, Past President of Rotary Cub of Chelsea, Massachusetts, is originally from Columbia. He grew up in a working class family next door to a center that fed undernourished children - a place he later learned was built and supported by Rotarians. He moved to the US in 1980 and later joined Rotary. Through his connections and his passion to help, his club has been instrumental in building a health center in a remote community in Columbia. This center has helped the community fight malaria and has brought other care to the area, including Rotaplast cleft palate surgeries.
Finally, we learned more about Rotaryfest (District Conference). We were encouraged to bring our families and register on the website to provide a headcount. While this conference is FREE, a count is needed to be sure there is enough food and enough crafting supplies for the children's programming. In case of inclement weather, a location with options for the whole family will be available.
The Rotary Club of Westbrook Gorham was pleased to present a check to representatives from DECA at Westbrook Regional Vocational Center on Tuesday April 2. Six students won or placed well in their area of competition at the recent state competition and are headed to the national conference and competition in Orlando, FL that is being held April 27-30.
Pictured are President Deb Shangraw; President Elect Mike Foley; Alysse Stone - Apparel & Accessories; Emma Boucher - Hotel & Lodging Management; Christian Dubuc - Quick Service Restaurant & Management.
On April 2, 2019, Bill Chadwick announced that the Global Grant for our water project has been approved!. Bill has been working on this grant with the Los Amates club for well over a year and is very pleased that we can finally move forward. The work will take place in the community of Pozon.
Pozon is a community of about 2000 people in the Los Amates region of Guatemala. The community will be providing storage and distribution systems worth about $50,000. Our grant includes drilling, pumping equipment, training on maintenance of the infrastructure, and electrical system. The total value of the project is nearly $130,000.
Our club's donation of $1000 has been multiplied exponentially with donations by several other clubs in our District, the Celebration FL Club, the Los Amates Club, District matching funds and finally funds from The Rotary Foundation. The District and Foundation funds are available thanks to Rotarians who donate to the Foundation. Thank you for supporting our Foundation and allowing projects like this one to happen!
This is just a reminder that we continue to purchase books for our speakers to sign and donate to our local libraries. Money collected in our CLYNK bags helps defray this cost. Pick up a bag at our next meeting. The Children's Librarians at Walker Memorial Library (pictured) and Baxter Library thank you.
Rotary Leadership Institute – Register by April 10! Saturday April 20, 8Am-3:30PM, York County Community College, 112 College Dr, Wells. Parts I, II, III and Graduate available. Recommended for all Rotarians, but especially for those considering leadership positions. If you 'd like to attend, the club may pay the registration fee. Talk to club President. For more information and to register: www.rlinea.org
Rotary Fest (AKA District Conference) - Friday-Saturday June 21-22, 2019 - Fort Williams, Park Cape Elizabeth. Free!! Friday service project and cook out for volunteers. Saturday packed with fun and educational events for adults and kids, and another service project opportunity. Rain location The Point, 345 Clark's Pond Pkwy, South Portland. Register at https://rotary7780.org/event/district-conference-1/
District Changeover - Tuesday June 25, 2019, 5PM at Camp Hinds, Raymond. More details to come.
For listing of all District-wide events, visit: https://rotary7780.org/events/calendar
Children's Books for Pantries - We continue to supply new and gently used children's books to food pantries about every two weeks. We have been fortunate to obtain a regular supply of used books from Goodwill Buy the Pound. We also periodically obtain new books from a couple of sources at little cost. However, the need is always greater than the supply. If you, a family member, friend or colleague have children or grandchildren who have outgrown their books, we'd love to have them to share with children who will love them. All ages from babies to young teens. We can also always use large print books for older readers. Bring to any club meeting or contact Christine Johnson for pick up.
Can Tabs for Ronald McDonald House - Thank you for continuing to collect can tabs.It's and easy way to help a wonderful organization! Just keep a small plastic bag or small jar in your kitchen, on the counter or in a drawer. As you go to toss your returnable can into your CLYNK bag, simply twist off the tab first.
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. If you have been working on filling a bag for a very long time (6 months or more), please consider returning it and starting a new one. Thank you for your ongoing support of this fundraiser!
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.
If you have an idea for a speaker or program, please contact Christine Johnson at cejinmaine@gmail.com or Phil Spiller at pdsflynavy@gmail.com . We are also interested in ideas for periodic evening meetings, service projects in lieu of meetings, or in-meeting service projects
We are now scheduling programs for April and May.
Here is the list of upcoming speakers and programs:
* 4/9 - Sheila Rollins - Rotaract in Puerto Rico
* 4/16 - No lunch meeting. See you at the Road Race on 4/15
* 4/23 - TBD
* 4/30 - Eliza Kenigsberg - Community Career Coordinator GHS
* 5/7 - TBD
* 5/14 - Alicia Milne - Dev Director Ronald McDonald House
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