Meeting: Thursdays, 7:30 AM, at the Peabody Marriott, Centennial Drive, Peabody, MA
September Theme: New Generations
How to propose a member:
Identify an individual (would s/he pass the Four-Way Test?).
Invite that person to a meeting.
Fill out a proposal card.
Board votes on the proposed member.
Proposed member has information session with Secretary Gary.
Proposed member is asked if s/he would like to join. If yes, application is signed.
Proposed member's name is published in The Ripple.
If there are no objections sent in writing to the Membership Chair within seven days, the proposed member becomes a member.
September Birthdays:
September 6: Christine Doherty (Jeff)
September 7: Norm Burnett
September 22: Dave Gravel (Cathy)
Jody Pedro (Peggy)
September Wedding Anniversaries:
September 3: Fred deNapoli and Rachel Williams
September 21: Martha and Chuck Holden
September 28: Cathy and Dave Gravel
TO ALL MEMBERS: IF THERE ARE ANY ERRORS WITH THE BIRTHDAY OR ANNIVERSARY DATES, PLEASE NOTIFY GARY EPSTEIN. ALSO, THERE ARE NUMEROUS MISSING DATES ON OUR ROSTER. PLEASE GIVE GARY YOUR INFORMATION--JUST THE DATES--NO ONE CARES HOW OLD YOU ARE. BUT WE MAY BE INTERESTED TO KNOW HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN MARRIED.
NEXT BOARD MEETING: Monday, September 21st, 5:30PM, at GraVoc. E-mail President Cathy (Cathyg@Gravoc.com) with agenda items.
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Citizens For Adequate Housing:
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Team Assignments: MEL BABNER (Meal Pickup), JOANNE DONOVAN (Salad and Cookies)
Arrive by at 42 Washington St., Peabody.
If you're unable to attend on the specified date, it's your responsibility to locate a replacement. Please inform the meal pickup person of the change and the replacement of your assigned responsibility. Thanks. Look at NEWS and Citizens For Adequate Housing Schedule for the future schedule (not changed yet, though) and specific responsibilities.
Meeting notes
Today's visiting Rotarians: Bob Lusinski, TBM
Guests: Jeffrey Corbett, guest of Gary Epstein, "the world's greatest boss", according to his employee, Jeff. That's called job preservation.
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President Cathy told the assemblage that the board approved a donation of $500 for Red Ribbon Week. This is an annual drug awareness project for the city's schools. Joanne has sign up sheets for the International Festival. Be sure to tell her when you can participate. We need a good showing so we can also promote membership in Rotary. President Cathy reminded everyone about the District Membership/Foundation Forum to be on October 1st at the Sheraton Ferncroft in Danvers. Perhaps you know a prospective member. This is a great venue to show what Rotary is all about! And for you to learn more. President Cathy reminded us that District Governor Ingrid Brown will be visiting the club on October 29th. There should be NO absences that day. And perhaps potential members could be invited! The Golf Tournament is moving along nicely. There's still quite a bit to do, but there are 104 golfer signed up so far. We all have to get more ads sold, more sponsors and more raffle gifts. The next Golf Committee meeting will be on Tuesday morning (9:00?) at GraVoc. Membership Chair Steve Smith passed out a Rotary classificiation list to all members. This list should help us think of potential members. Pick one classification and come up with a name. Tell Steve.
(Ed.'s note: Another superb upcoming event is NorthEast Link where you'll get to meet and hear from Ambassadorial Scholars from all around the world. This year it will be in Boxborough and will be on Saturday, September 26th, and Sunday morning, September 27th.)
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Grace introduced our speakers from the Peabody Council on Aging, Director Carolyn Wynn, and Assistant Director, Linda Cullen. They told us about all the activities offered to our seniors ranging from Project Mobility Buses to the nutrition program--both on site at the Torigian Coomunity Life center and for delivery (all meals are prepared in-house!), fuel assistance, fitness center, classes, woodworking shop, trips all over the world, Red Sox games, weekly dancing to their in-house 18-piece orchestra and singer. They're always looking for volunteers to add to the quality and quantity of programs.
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District Governor Ingrid Brown will visit the club on October 29th.
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Reminders:
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Our speaker scheduler, Grace Martins, asks that you tell her of any people who may want to speak to the club or whom you think may be of
interest to the club.
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Secretary Gary Epstein reminds members of Rotary's attendance requirements. Members cannot miss more than three consecutive meetings without making up. However, there are plenty of opportunities to make up. Attend a Board meeting (All members are encouraged to attend, anyway.), attend a committee meeting, work on the website, and the most basic make-up--attend other clubs' meetings. Be sure to steal ideas our club can use!!
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What do you do with your empty bottles and cans? (And we know there must be a lot of empty beer cans and bottles.) Please bring them (both beer and soda) to the meetings every week to give to Mel. Every nickel helps!! Mel thanks Bob Clattenburg for his generous contributions.
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Happy Dollars: Sergeant-at-arms Steve Padulsky collected $82. Some of that was from those who chose to not wear their Peabody Rotary badges.
Reminder: If you see any news articles or pictures (not Rotary related) of our members, bring them in so the member can donate $$$ to the club. We can use the money!! But more important--we'd like to recognize and applaud our members.
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50-50 Raffle: Neither Visitor Bob Lusinski nor Herb picked the Ace of Diamonds, so neither won the $274.
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Upcoming Programs:
NEXT MEETINGS:
September 3: Donnie Lyons (Peggie's Husband)--Professional golfer to give golf tips.
September 10: Tom Gould, Treadwell's Ice Cream--Disabled Children's programs in Peabody
September 17: Ha Tran, Vietnamese Immigrant, Motivational Speaker
September 24: General Business Meeting
October 1: Jen Andersen--For Kids Only/Y-It-Matters
October 8: Robert Dionne, Atlantic Ambulance, Salem Rotarian
October 15: Mayor Bonfanti and the City Council
October 22:
October 29: District Governor Ingrid Brown
Please make every effort to attend your Rotary meetings. The more members we have each week, the better we look to potential members--and to our visitors and speakers.
A senior citizen said to his eighty-year old buddy:
'So I hear you're getting married?'
'Yep!'
'Do I know her?'
'Nope!'
'This woman, is she good looking?'
'Not really.'
'Is she a good cook?'
'Naw, she can't cook too well.'
'Does she have lots of money?'
'Nope! Poor as a church mouse.'
'Well, then, is she good in bed?'
'I don't know.'
'Why in the world do you want to marry her then?'
'Because she can still drive!'
It's easy to become a Rotary Sustaining member. It's $100 per year, but Loring can bill you $25 per quarter. That's $8.33 a month, or 28 CENTS a day, or a little over a penny an hour.
LET'S BECOME A 100% SUSTAINING MEMBER CLUB!!
THE 4-WAY TEST of the things we think, say or do:
1. IS IT THE TRUTH? 2. IS IT FAIR TO ALL CONCERNED? 3. WILL IT BUILD GOODWILL & BETTER FRIENDSHIP? 4. WILL IT BE BENEFICAL TO ALL CONCERNED?
